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ADAM NAJEM ANDREW SOUDERS BRAD RUHAAK JAKE FENLASON TABLE OF CONTENTS COACHING STAFF Table of Contents ......................................................................................................2 Directions to Campus ...............................................................................................3 Athletics Communications ........................................................................................3 Quick Facts ................................................................................................................4 2015 Schedule .........................................................................................................5 Series Records vs. 2015 Opponents ......................................................................6-7 Roster Information ...................................................................................................8 Radio/Television Chart ..............................................................................................9 2014 Season Review ........................................................................................ 10-12 COACHING STAFF Head Coach Jared Embick ................................................................................ 14-15 Assistant Coach Leo Chappel ..................................................................................16 Assistant Coach Ger Coppinger ..............................................................................16 Assistant Coach T.J. Kolba .......................................................................................17 Director of Operations Oliver Slawson ....................................................................17 Akron Zips by Class ........................................................................................... 18/48 MEET THE 2015 AKRON ZIPS Meet the Zips .................................................................................................... 20-28 THIS IS AKRON SOCCER This is Akron Soccer .......................................................................................... 30-32 S SOCCER MLS Draft History ....................................................................................................33 ’ Zips In The Pros .......................................................................................................34 AKRON HISTORY All-Time Student-Athlete Honors ...................................................................... 36-40 All-Time Coaching Records .....................................................................................41 All-Time Letterwinners ...................................................................................... 42-45 All-Time Postseason History .............................................................................. 46-47 AKRON RECORDS AKRON MEN Team Records ..........................................................................................................50 Individual Records ............................................................................................ 51-52 All-Time Series Records ...........................................................................................53 Year-By-Year Results .......................................................................................... 54-59 CREDITS Follow Akron men’s soccer on the official web site of UA Athletics, www.GoZips.com. The The publication was designed, written, and edited by Sean Palchick, with site offers everything for the Zips fan, media member, and recruit. From the latest results, editorial assistance from Dallas Moyer, Cathy Bongiovi. Cover design and recaps and statistics to previews and press releases. Updated daily, the newly-redesigned layout by Jessica Atsas. Photography by John Ashley, Ernie Aranyosi, and www.GoZips.com also provides ticket information and UA apparel. If it’s happening in Zips Jeff Harwell. Athletics, it’s happening on . www.GoZips.com 2 GoZips.com/ZipsMSOC 2015 MEN’SOCCER MEDIA GUIDE DIRECTIONS TO CAMPUS | ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT INFO External Relations Office Phone: (330) 972-7468 External Relations/Athletics Comm. Fax: (330) 374-8844 InfoCision Stadium Press Box Phone: (330) 374-2913 Athletics Ticket Office: 1-888-99-AKRON Athletics Dept. Phone: (330) 972-7080 Athletics Department Fax: (330) 972-5473 Athletics Web Site: GoZips.com Mid-American Conference Office Phone: (216) 566-4622 MAC Office Fax: (216) 858-9622 MAC Web Site: www.MAC-Sports.com AKRON MEN DIRECTIONS TO CAMPUS Below are directions to the UA campus and InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field (building #99 on the campus ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS map on page 4). Rhodes Arena • Suite 83 • Akron, OH 44325-5201 From Rt. 8 North: Exit Buchtel Avenue. Go straight through traffic CATHY light. Turn right on Carroll Street at the next traffic light. InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field is to your left. Gameday media parking is in Lot 1 at this intersection BONGIOVI (Carroll Street/Spicer Street). } Assistant AD for Communications [Football Contact] ’ } S SOCCER From I-77 North, Rt. 8 North, I-76 West: E-Mail: [email protected] } Office: (330) 972-6106 • Cell: (267) 326-5400 Take 77 North/76 West to Route 8 North. Take the first exit (Carroll Street/Buchtel Ave.). Turn left at the stop } Contact for Football light. The second traffic light is the Carroll Street/Spicer Street intersection. InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field is to your left. Gameday media parking is in Lot 1 at this SEAN intersection. From Route 8 South: PALCHICK Follow 76 East/77 South to the Route 8 North/ Cuyahoga Falls exit. Take the first exit (Carroll } Associate Director for Communications Street/Buchtel Ave.). Turn left at the stop light. The } E-Mail: [email protected] second traffic light is the Carroll Street/Spicer Street } Office: (330) 972-2677 • Cell: (440) 567-3992 intersection. InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field is to } Contact for Men’s Soccer, Women’s Basketball, XC/Track & Field your left. Gameday media parking is in Lot 1 at this intersection. From I-76 East/I-77 South: CHELSEA Follow 76 East/77 South to the Route 8 North/ Cuyahoga Falls exit. Take the first exit (Carroll Street/ ANDORKA Buchtel). Turn left at the stop light. The second traffic light is the Carroll Street/Spicer Street intersection. } Graduate Assistant for Communications InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field is to your left. } E-Mail: [email protected] Gameday media parking is in Lot 1 at this intersection. } Office: (330) 972-7171 • Cell: (330) 844-6305 } Contact for Volleyball, Tennis, XC/Track & Field [secondary contact] From the west on Market Street: Take Market to Union Street and follow Union Street to Buchtel Avenue. At Buchtel turn left and go to the JONATHAN first traffic light. Turn right at the light onto Spicer Street. InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field is straight ahead. Gameday media parking is in Lot 1 at the corner PLATTEN of Carroll and Spicer Streets. } Graduate Assistant for Communications From the west on Exchange Street: } E-Mail: [email protected] Take Exchange to Spicer Sreet and turn left. InfoCision } Office: (330) 972-6584 • Cell: (216) 973-4181 Stadium-Summa Field is to your left. Gameday media } Contact for Women’s Soccer, Rifle, Swimming & Diving, Softball parking is in Lot 1 at the Carroll and Spicer Streets. #ZipsGameday 3 #RiZeUP! QUICK FACTS THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON COACHING STAFF Location Akron, Ohio (44325) Head Coach Population 200,000 (fifth largest in Ohio) Jared Embick Ninth Season/Third as HC Founded 1870 (as Buchtel College) Alma Mater Indiana Weslyan, 2000 Enrollment 26,000 Record at Akron (Yrs.) 30-10-3/.733 (2) Nickname Zips Career Record/Pct. (Yrs.) 77-31-11/.693 (6) School Colors Blue (PMS 282) and Gold (PMS 871) Affiliation NCAA Division I Assistant Coaches Conference Mid-American Leo Chappel (Ohio Wesleyan) Second Season President Dr. Scott L. Scarborough T.J. Kolba (John Carroll) First Season Director of Athletics Larry Williams Sr. Associate AD/SWA/MSOC Administrator Mary Lu Gribschaw Director of Soccer Opertions Athletics Department Phone (330) 972-7080 Oliver Slawson (Leeds Carnegie Metropolitan Univ.) 10th Season Ticket Office Phone 1-888-99-AKRON Goalkeepers Coach Ger Coppinger (Missouri Baptist) First Season FIRSTENERGY STADIUM – CUB CADET FIELD Capacity 5,000 Web Site GoZips.com/ZipsMSoc Field Dimensions 120 x 77 Twitter @ZipsMSoc Surface Natural Grass Facebook /ZipsMSoc Instagram /ZipsMSoc PROGRAM HISTORY Seasons of Men’s Soccer 60 AKRON ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS First Season of Men’s Soccer 1955 Sean Palchick/Men’s Soccer SID All-Time Record 663-246-86 (.710) E-mail [email protected] All-Time MAC Record 110-12-6 (.883) Office Phone (330) 972-2677 MAC Tournament Titles 11 Mobile Phone (440) 567-3992 S SOCCER ’ MAC Regular Season Titles 17 NCAA Tournament Appearances 29 Cathy Bongiovi, Assistant AD for Athletics Communications NCAA College Cup Appearances 3 (1986, 2009, 2010) E-Mail [email protected] NCAA Championship Appearances 2 (2009, 2010) Office Phone (330) 972-6106 Mobile Phone (267) 326-5400 2014 REVIEW Overall Home Away Neutral Mailing Address 373 Carroll Street, Suite 83 2014 Record 13-6-2 10-1 3-5-2 0-0-0 Akron, OH 44325-5201 2014 MAC Record 4-1-0 2-1-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 Office Fax (330) 374-8844 Postseason Finish 2014 MAC Regular Season/ Web Site GoZips.com Tournament Champion Twitter @AkronZips AKRON MEN NCAA Tournament Facebook /AkronZips NCAA First Round YouTube /ZipsAthletics Postseason Results: T, 1-1 at Ohio State (Lost in Penalty Kicks, 13-12) MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE