2016 Akron Zips Men’S Soccer Table of Contents
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Victor Souto Danilo Radjen Adam Najem Sam Gainford Brad Ruhaak 2016 AKRON ZIPS MEN’S SOCCER TABLE OF CONTENTS TEAM INFORMATION Table of Contents ......................................................................................................2 Directions to Campus ...............................................................................................3 Athletics Communications ........................................................................................3 Quick Facts ................................................................................................................4 2016 Schedule .........................................................................................................5 Series Records vs. 2016 Opponents ......................................................................6-7 Roster Information ...................................................................................................8 Radio/Television Chart ..............................................................................................9 2016 Season Review ........................................................................................ 10-12 2015 NCAA TOURNAMENT RECAP Head Coach Jared Embick ................................................................................ 14-16 COACHING STAFF Head Coach Jared Embick ................................................................................ 18-19 Assistant Coach Leo Chappel ..................................................................................20 Assistant Coach Ger Coppinger ..............................................................................20 Assistant Coach T.J. Kolba .......................................................................................21 Akron Zips by Class .................................................................................................22 MEET THE 2016 AKRON ZIPS Meet the Zips .................................................................................................... 24-34 THIS IS AKRON SOCCER This is Akron Soccer .......................................................................................... 36-38 MLS Draft History ....................................................................................................39 Zips In The Pros .......................................................................................................40 AKRON HISTORY All-Time Student-Athlete Honors ...................................................................... 42-46 All-Time Coaching Records .....................................................................................47 All-Time Letterwinners ...................................................................................... 48-51 All-Time Postseason History .............................................................................. 52-54 AKRON RECORDS Team Records ..........................................................................................................56 Individual Records ............................................................................................ 57-58 All-Time Series Records ...........................................................................................59 Year-By-Year Results .......................................................................................... 60-65 CREDITS Follow Akron men’s soccer on the official web site of Akron 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 Cathy Bongiovi. Cover design and layout by Jessica recaps and statistics to previews and press releases. Updated daily, the newly-redesigned Atsas. Cover by Jeff Harwell. Photography by John Ashley, Ernie Aranyosi, and www.GoZips.com also provides ticket information and Akron apparel. If it’s happening in Jeff Harwell. Zips Athletics, it’s happening on . www.GoZips.com 2 GoZips.com/ZipsMSOC ZIPS SOCCER DIRECTIONS TO CAMPUS | ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTIONS TO CAMPUS Below are directions to the UA campus and InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field (building #99 on the campus map on page 4). From Rt. 8 North: Exit Buchtel Avenue. Go straight through traffic 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 (Carroll Street/Spicer Street). From I-77 North, Rt. 8 North, I-76 West: Take 77 North/76 West to Route 8 North. Take the first exit (Carroll Street/Buchtel Ave.). Turn left at the stop light. The second traffic light is the Carroll Street/Spicer Street intersection. InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field is to your left. Gameday ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS media parking is in Lot 1 at this intersection. From Route 8 South: Rhodes Arena • Suite 83 • Akron, OH 44325-5201 Follow 76 East/77 South to the Route 8 North/ Cuyahoga Falls exit. Take the first exit (Carroll CATHY Street/Buchtel Ave.). Turn left at the stop light. The second traffic light is the Carroll Street/Spicer Street intersection. InfoCision Stadium-Summa BONGIOVI Field is to your left. Gameday media parking is in Lot 1 at this intersection. Assistant Athletics Director for Communications } From I-76 East/I-77 South: E-Mail: [email protected] } Follow 76 East/77 South to the Route 8 North/ } Office: (330) 972-6106 • Cell: (267) 326-5400 Cuyahoga Falls exit. Take the first exit (Carroll } Contact for Football Street/Buchtel). Turn left at the stop light. The sec- ond traffic light is the Carroll Street/Spicer Street SEAN intersection. InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field is to your left. Gameday media parking is in Lot 1 at PALCHICK this intersection. From the west on Market Street: } Associate Director for Communications Take Market to Union Street and follow Union } E-Mail: [email protected] Street to Buchtel Avenue. At Buchtel turn left and } Office: (330) 972-2677 • Cell: (440) 567-3992 go to the first traffic light. Turn right at the light } Contact for Men’s Soccer, Women’s Basketball, XC/Track & Field onto Spicer Street. InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field is straight ahead. Gameday media parking is in Lot 1 at the corner of Carroll and Spicer BRIAN Streets. DENNISON From the west on Exchange Street: Take Exchange to Spicer Sreet and turn left. } Associate Director for Communications [Secondary FB Contact] InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field is to your left. } E-Mail: [email protected] Gameday media parking is in Lot 1 at the Carroll } Office: (330) 972-6292 • Cell: (330) 571-4145 and Spicer Streets. } Contact for Men’s Basketball, Men’s & Women’s Golf CONTACT INFO CHELSEA Athletics Communications Fax: (330) 374-8844 ANDORKA InfoCision Stadium Press Box Phone: } Graduate Assistant for Communications (330) 374-2913 } E-Mail: [email protected] } Office: (330) 972-7171 • Cell: (330) 844-6305 Athletics Ticket Office: 1-888-99-AKRON } Contact for Volleyball, Tennis, XC/Track & Field [secondary contact] Athletics Dept. Phone: (330) 972-7080 Athletics Department Fax: (330) 972-5473 JONATHAN Athletics Web Site: GoZips.com PLATTEN Mid-American Conference Office Phone: (216) 566-4622 Graduate Assistant for Communications } MAC Office Fax: (216) 858-9622 } E-Mail: [email protected] } Office: (330) 972-6584 • Cell: (216) 973-4181 MAC Web Site: www.MAC-Sports.com } Contact for Women’s Soccer, Rifle, Swimming & Diving, Softball 2016 SOCCER MEDIA GUIDE #ZipsGameday 3 QUICK FACTS THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON COACHING STAFF Location Akron, Ohio (44325) Head Coach Population 200,000 (fifth largest in Ohio) Jared Embick Tenth Season/Fourth as HC Founded 1870 (as Buchtel College) Alma Mater Indiana Weslyan, 2000 Enrollment 26,000 Record at Akron (Yrs.) 48-13-6/.761 (3) Nickname Zips Career Record/Pct. (Yrs.) 95-34-14/.713 (7) School Colors Blue (PMS 282) and Gold (PMS 871) Affiliation NCAA Division I Assistant Coaches Conference Mid-American Leo Chappel (Ohio Wesleyan) Third Season Interim President Matthew J. Wilson T.J. Kolba (John Carroll) Second Season Director of Athletics Larry Williams Sr. Associate AD/SWA/MSOC Administrator Mary Lu Gribschaw Goalkeepers Coach Athletics Department Phone (330) 972-7080 Ger Coppinger (Missouri Baptist) Second Season Ticket Office Phone 1-888-99-AKRON Web Site GoZips.com/ZipsMSoc Twitter @ZipsMSoc FIRSTENERGY STADIUM – CUB CADET FIELD Facebook /ZipsMSoc Capacity 5,000 Field Dimensions 120 x 77 Surface Natural Grass AKRON ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Sean Palchick/Men’s Soccer SID E-mail [email protected] PROGRAM HISTORY Office Phone (330) 972-2677 Seasons of Men’s Soccer 61 Mobile Phone (440) 567-3992 First Season of Men’s Soccer 1955 All-Time Record 681-249-89 (.712) Cathy Bongiovi, Assistant AD for Athletics Communications All-Time MAC Record 114-12-7 (.883) E-Mail [email protected] MAC Tournament Titles 12 Office Phone (330) 972-6106 MAC Regular Season Titles 18 Mobile Phone (267) 326-5400 NCAA Tournament Appearances 30 NCAA College Cup Appearances 4 (1986, 2009, 2010, 2015) Mailing Address 373 Carroll Street, Suite 83 NCAA Championship Appearances 2 (2009, 2010) Akron, OH 44325-5201 2015 REVIEW Office Fax (330) 374-8844 Overall Home Away Neutral Web Site GoZips.com 2015 Record 18-3-3 11-2-1 7-1-1 0-0-1 Twitter @AkronZips 2015 MAC Record 4-0-1 2-0-0 2-0-1 0-0-0 Facebook /AkronZips YouTube /ZipsAthletics Postseason Finish 2015 MAC Regular Season/ Tournament Champion NCAA Tournament MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE CONTACTS NCAA College