2013 MEN’S SOCCER

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ZIPS CONTINUE ROAD SWING AT ST. 2013 SCHEDULE/RESULTS JOHN’S TOURNAMENT No. 5 AKRON ZIPS (2-0-0) OVERALL: 2-0-0 | MAC: 0-0-0 • The No. 5 University of Akron men’s soccer at No. 23 ST. JOHN’S RED STORM (1-1-0) HOME: 0-0-0 | AWAY/NEUTRAL: 1-0-0 team will continue their season against a pair of Match #3 • Sept. 6, 2013 • 8:00 p.m. ET non-conference opponents this weekend at the Belson Stadium • Queens, N.Y. AUGUST St. John’s Tournament. 30 at College of Charleston$ W, 2-0 • The Zips will face the No. 23 Red Storm Television: None • Radio: None from the Big EAST Friday in Queens, N.Y., at Live Stats: RedStormSports.com SEPTEMBER 8 p.m. ET before crossing the boarder to face Video Stream: StormTracker (Subscription) 1 vs. Furman$ W, 1-0 Rutgers, which will soon join the Big Ten Con- 6 at St. John’s# 8:00 p.m. ference, Sunday in Piscataway, N.J. at 1 p.m. 8 vs. Rutgers# 1:00 p.m. No. 5 AKRON ZIPS (2-0-0) 13 VCU^ 7:00 p.m. TRACKING THE ZIPS vs. RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS (0-1-1) 15 San Diego St.^ 1:00 p.m. • Live stats will be available for both matches Match #4 • Sept. 8, 2013 • 1:00 p.m. ET 21 Bowling Green* 1:00 p.m. this weekend via RedStormSports.com and Yurcak Field • Piscataway, N.J. 24 Ohio State! 7:00 p.m. ScarletKnights.com, respectively. 29 at West Virginia* 7:00 p.m. • Video for both matches will also be Television: None • Radio: None streamed on-line. Friday’s contest at St. John’s Live Stats: ScarletKnights.com OCTOBER will require a paid subscription while Sunday’s Video Stream: RVision (Free) 5 Hartwick* 7:00 p.m. match at Rutgers will be available free of 9 at Cleveland State 7:30 p.m. charge. 15 Wake Forest 7:00 p.m. • Follow @ZipsMSoc on Twitter for updates UP NEXT 18 at Buffalo* 7:30 p.m. during each match this weekend as well as The Zips will return home for the annual Univer- 23 Michigan State 7:00 p.m. insider access throughout the season. sity of Akron Tournament next weekend (Sept. 26 Northern Illinois* 7:00 p.m. 13-15). Akron will take on VCU Friday at 7 p.m. 30 at Michigan 7:30 p.m. ZIPS RESET ET and San Diego State Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. • Akron posted a pair of shutout victories NOVEMBER against the College of Charleston (2-0) and Fur- 6 Penn State 7:00 p.m. man (1-0) to open the 2013 season last week- 9 at Western Michigan* 1:00 p.m. end and win the Nike/Aaron Olitsky Memorial ABOUT ST. JOHN’S 15 MAC Tournament – Semifinal TBA Classic in South Carolina. • The Red Storm went 1-1 during their 17 MAC Tournament – Final TBA • The Zips used second-half goals to earn season-opening weekend, registering a 2-1 vic- the result in each match with senior midfielder tory against NJIT at home and enduring a 2-0 DECEMBER bagging the game-winner in loss on the road to then-ranked No. 20 Virginia. 13 NCAA College Cup – Semifinals TBA the 80th minute against the host Cougars and • St. John’s, which enters the week ranked 15 NCAA College Cup – Final TBA senior striker Reinaldo Brenes, who paced the No. 23 in the NSCAA poll, advanced to the club with 11 goals in 2012, burying the match’s NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in five lone goal in the 59th minute against Furman. seasons last fall. The Red Storm suffered a 1-0 All rankings are according to the NSCAA poll. • Junior defender and Tournament MVP defeat to Fairleigh Dickinson in the first round. All times are ET and subject to change. Bryan Gallego logged all 180 minutes from his • Junior defender Tim Parker was named Home games in bold. center back position as UA limited CofC to just to the Hermann Trophy Watch List last month. Key five shots overall and the Paladins to a single Parker was one of 10 defenders and one of * - Mid-American Conference game shot on goal. three BIG EAST players on the list. $ - Nike/Aaron Olitsky Memorial Classic, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. • Joining Gallego on the All-Tournament • St. John’s earned a 2-0 win at Maryland # - St. John’s Tournament, Queens, N.Y. Team were Brenes, Quinn and Eric Steven- during the preseason on Aug. 24. Sophomore ^ - The University of Akron Tournament, Akron, Ohio son midfielder Danny Bedoya scored the eventual ! - NSCAATV.com broadcast , who is tied with Quinn for the team lead with three shots on goal through the first two game-winner on a direct free kick in the 64th matches. minute.

AKRON IN THE NATIONAL POLLS GALLEGO GARNERS PRAISE ST. JOHN’S SERIES NOTES Soccer Top Drawer College Soccer • In addition to being named Tournament • Friday’s match will represent the fourth all- NSCAA America Soccer Soccer News Times MVP, Gallego’s play earned regional and nation- time meeting between the Zips and Red Storm Preseason 8 11 11 9 8 wide acclaim. and just the second time the teams have faced Sept. 3 5 9 8 9 7 • The three-year starter was dubbed Mid- off in Queens, N.Y. Sept. 10 - - - - - American Conference Player of the Week and • UA and St. John’s played to a scoreless Sept. 17 - - - - - named to National Teams of the Week by Col- draw at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field Sept. 24 - - - - - last September in a match that was broad- Oct. 1 - - - - - lege Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer. Oct. 8 - - - - - cast nationally by FOX Soccer Channel as the Oct. 15 - - - - - HOMEWARD BOUND NSCAA Game of the Week. Oct. 22 - - - - - • This weekend’s contests will represent a • The Zips and Red Storm were fairly evenly Oct. 29 - - - - - homecoming of sorts for a trio of Zips with New matched with Akron earning the slight edge in Nov. 5 - - - - - Jersey ties. shots, 9-7, and shots on goal, 4-3. Nov. 12 - - - - - • Gallego (Kinnelon HS) and sophomore New • Akron will be looking for its first ever win Nov. 19 - - - - - against St. John’s after going 0-1-2 (.333) in Dec. 3 - - - - - Hampshire transfer Clint Caso (St. Benedict Dec. 10 - - - - - Prep) are from Kinnelon, N.J. while true fresh- three previous meetings. UA earned a 2-2 draw man (Paramus Catholic HS) hails in its first and only match at St. John’s during from Clifton, N.J. the 2005 season. 2013 NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Yr.-Exp. Ht. Wgt. Hometown (High School/Last School) 1 Fernando Pina GK Fr.-RS 6-0 180 Houston, Texas (Challenge Early College HS) 2 Andrew Souders D So.-1L 5-11 165 Amherst, Ohio (Amherst Steele HS) 3 Saad Adbul-Salaam F Jr.-1L 6-3 170 Gahanna, Ohio (Gahanna Lincoln HS) 4 Bryan Gallego D Jr.-2L 5-10 165 Kinnelon, N.J. (Kennelson HS) 5 Matt Foldesy MF So.-SQ 5-7 145 North Olmsted, Ohio (St. Ignatius HS) 6 Adam Najem MF Fr.-HS 5-8 140 Clifton, N.J. (Paramus Catholic HS) 7 Reinaldo Brenes F Sr.-3L 5-10 155 San Jose, Costa Rica (Edison Academic Center [Fla.]) 8 Victor Souto MF Fr.-HS 5-11 165 Sao Paolo, Brazil (Sport Club Corinthians Paulista) 10 Aodhan Quinn MF Sr.-2L 6-0 155 San Diego, Calif. (Mt. Carmel HS/Bradley) 11 Ismail Seremba F Fr.-HS 5-8 135 London, England (Chelsea Academy) 12 Sam Gainford F Fr.-HS 6-1 165 Whitehaven, England (Liverpool Academy) 13 Zac Portillos MF Sr.-2L 5-9 141 Aurora, Colo. (Grandview HS/Washington) 14 Eric Steveson MF/F Sr.-3L 5-8 145 Columbus, Ohio (Worthington Christian HS) 15 Louis Cross D Fr.-HS 6-1 165 Lancashire, England (Blackpool Academy) 16 Phil Fives D So.-1L 5-9 145 Pittsburgh, Pa. (North Allegheny HS) 17 Riley Grant F Fr.-HS 6-1 160 Copley, Ohio (Copley-Fairlawn HS) 18 Osas Malkin MF Fr.-RS 5-11 165 Pittsburgh, Pa. (Pittsburgh Central Catholic HS) 19 Tyler Sanda MF Fr.-HS 6-0 180 North Royalton, Ohio (St. Ignatius HS) 20 Brad Ruhaak D Fr.-RS 6-0 170 Akron, Ohio (Copely HS) 21 Brett Gravatt D Fr.-HS 6-0 160 Dunn Loring, Va. (IMG Academy [Fla.]) 22 Robby Dambrot MF/D Fr.-HS 6-0 150 Akron, Ohio (St. Vincent-St. Mary HS) 23 Robbie Derschang MF Sr.-1L 6-0 165 Englewood, Colo. (Cherry Creek HS/SMU) 24 Jake Fenlason GK So.-SQ 6-0 157 San Diego, California (Rancho Bernardo HS) 25 Clint Caso MF So.-TR 6-0 165 Kinnelon, N.J. (St. Benedict Preparatory School/New Hampshire) 26 Jonny DeMoya GK Fr.-HS 5-10 180 Olney, Md. (Sherwood HS) 27 Keisuke Ohata MF/F Fr.-HS 5-10 165 Chiba Prefecture, Japan (Kokugakuin Kugayana HS) 28 Alex Shedloski GK Fr.-HS 6-1 170 Alexandria, Ohio (Northridge HS)

Head Coach: Jared Embick (First Season; Indiana Weslyan, 2000); Assistant Coaches: Carl Capellas (First Season; Marshall, 1997), Oliver Slawson (Eighth Season; Leeds Carnegie Metropolitan University, 2003); Director of Soccer Operations: Donny Sheehan (First Season; SIU-Edwardsville, 2004); Goalkeepers Coach: Stuart Dobson (Second Season; Portland, 2003).

THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON 2012 REVIEW Location Akron, Ohio (44325) Overall Home Away Neutral Population 200,000 (fifth largest in Ohio) 2012 Record 18-1-3 10-0-2 6-1-1 2-0-0 Founded 1870 (as Buchtel College) 2012 MAC Record 7-0-0 4-0-0 3-0-0 0-0-0 Enrollment 29,699 Postseason Finish 2012 MAC Regular Season/ Nickname Zips Tournament Champion School Colors Blue (PMS 282) and Gold (PMS 871) NCAA Tournament (No. 5 seed) Affiliation NCAA Division I NCAA Round of 16 Conference Mid-American Postseason Results: W, 2-0 vs. Bowling Green (MAC semifinal)* President Dr. Luis M. Proenza W, 2-0 vs. Northern Illinois (MAC Championship)* Director of Athletics Tom Wistrcill W, 2-1 vs. Michigan (NCAA Second Round)* Senior Associate AD/SWA/MSOC Administrator Mary Lu Gribschaw T, 1-1 (4-5 PK) vs. Creighton (NCAA Round of 16)* Athletics Department Phone (330) 972-7080 * - played at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field Ticket Office Phone 1-888-99-AKRON 2013 ROSTER BREAKDOWN FIRSTENERGY STADIUM – CUB CADET FIELD Starters Returning/Lost 5/6 Capacity 5,000 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 9/8 Field Dimensions 120 x 77 Non-Letterwinners Returning/Lost 4/6 Surface Natural Grass Newcomers 11

PROGRAM HISTORY SOCIAL MEDIA Seasons of Men’s Soccer 58 Twitter @ZipsMSoc First Season of Men’s Soccer 1955 Facebook facebook.com/ZipsMSoc All-Time Record 633-236-83 (.709) Instagram instagram.com/ZipsMSoc All-Time MAC Record 101-10-6 (.880) YouTube youtube.com/ZipsAthletics MAC Tournament Titles 9 MAC Regular Season Titles 15 NCAA Tournament Appearances 27 NCAA College Cup Appearances 3 (1986, 2009, 2010) NCAA Championship Appearances 2 (2009, 2010)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Saad Abdul-Salaam______Sahd ab-DOOL sa-LAHM Keisuke Ohata______CASE-kay oh-HA-ta Reinaldo Brenes______ray-NALD-oh BREN-is Fernando Pina______PEEN-yah Clint Caso______CASS-oh Zac Portillos______por-TEE-ohs Robbie Derschang______DER-shang Aodhan Quinn______AID-in Matt Foldesy______FOLD-eh-see Brad Ruhaak______ROO-hawk Bryan Gallego______guy-AY-go Victor Souto______SO-toe Osas Malkin______OH-sas

2 2013 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON MEN’S SOCCER MATCH NOTES ABOUT RUTGERS AKRON’S RECORD • The Scarlet Knights are still looking for their first win of the season SITUATION HOME AWAY NEUTRAL OVERALL after going 0-1-1 at the Duke Soccer Classic last weekend. vs. Top 10 opponents (NSCAA) 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 • Rutgers played Duke to a 1-1 draw Friday night before falling to 2012 vs. Top 25 opponents (NSCAA) 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Southern Conference Champion and NCAA Tournament qualifier Elon, vs. MAC opponents 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-1, Sunday. In non-conference games 0-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 • Junior midfielder Nathan Bruccoleri, who scored RU’s lone goal In overtime games 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 versus Elon, and sophomore midfielder Mael Corboz were each named to In games decided by 1 goal 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 the Duke Soccer Classic All-Tournament Team. In games decided by 2+ goals 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Leading at the half 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 RUTGERS SERIES NOTES Tied at the half 0-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 • Sunday’s match will represent the fourth all-time meeting between Trailing at the half 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 the Zips and Scarlet Knights. The series is knotted at 1-1-1 (.500). Leading at 75’ 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 • The two teams last met during the 2003 season when Akron earned a Trailing at 75’ 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-2 result on its home field. UA lost it only other contest at Rutgers, a 1-0 Tied at 75’ 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 setback in 1992. More fouls than opponent 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Less fouls than opponent 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 A NEW ERA Fouls even as opponent 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 • After serving as Caleb Porter’s top assistant and recruiting coordina- Single overtime games 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 tor for the past six years, Jared Embick is in his first season as head coach Double overtime games 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 of the Zips. • Since joining the staff in 2007, Embick, who was the 2010 NSCAA AKRON SCORING HOME AWAY NEUTRAL OVERALL National Assistant Coach of the Year, has been a key component of Scoring first 0-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Akron’s dominant run in college soccer, culminating with the school’s first Scoring one or fewer goals 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 team national championship in any sport in 2010. Scoring two goals 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 • Under Embick’s direction, Akron has secured some of the best Scoring three or more goals 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 prospects in the country – and around the world – with top-five recruiting classes in each of the past five seasons, highlighted by the No. 1 class in OPPONENT SCORING HOME AWAY NEUTRAL OVERALL 2009 and No. 2 classes in 2010 and 2011. Scoring first 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 • More importantly, UA’s recruits have flourished in the Zips’ system, Scoring one or fewer goals 0-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 which features a style of play that is attractive and attack-oriented, yet Scoring two goals 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 effective on both sides of the ball. In total, Embick recruited or helped Scoring three or more goals 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 develop 20 players who have gone on to play professionally either in MLS or overseas at Akron since 2007. AKRON SHOOTING HOME AWAY NEUTRAL OVERALL More shots than opponent 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 ABOUT AKRON Recording five or fewer shots 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 • The Zips return five starters and nine letterwinners from a team that Recording 6-10 shots 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 earned the No. 1 ranking in the final coaches poll of the regular season Recording 11-15 shots 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 before making another deep postseason run – reaching the NCAA Round Recording 16 or more shots 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 of 16 for the fifth consecutive year. • In all, Akron posted a mark of 18-1-3 and swept Mid-American OPPONENT SHOOTING HOME AWAY NEUTRAL OVERALL Conference regular-season and tournament titles for the eighth time in More shots than Akron 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 program history. Moreover, UA extended its run of unbeaten conference Recording five or fewer shots 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 matches to 47 (44-0-3) – dating back to the 2007 campaign – to establish Recording 6-10 shots 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 an NCAA record. Recording 11-15 shots 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 • Headlining the list of returnees this fall are tri-captains F Reinaldo Recording 16 or more shots 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Brenes (17 G, 2 A, 17 matches), D Bryan Gallego (1 G, 1 A, 22 matches) and MF Aodhan Quinn (4 G, 3 A, 19 matches). Preseason hype has been MONTH HOME AWAY NEUTRAL OVERALL building for the Zips’ trio as Brenes, who was Akron’s leading goal scorer in August 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 from a year ago, was recently named to the Hermann Trophy Watch List, In September 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 while Gallego and Quinn each earned preseason accolades from College In October 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer, respectively. In November 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 • Other top returners include D/F Saad Abdul-Salaam (1 G, 1 A, 13 In December 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 matches), D/MF Robbie Derschang (1 G, 4 A, 18 matches), D Andrew Souders (18 matches) and MF/F Eric Stevenson (7 G, 5 A, 22 matches). • Akron will also welcome 13 newcomers this fall, including U.S. Youth MISCELLANEOUS Zips Opponents National Team product MF Adam Najem, sophomore New Hampshire Quickest Goal: Brenes (57:35), - transfer MF/D Clint Caso, and international standouts MF Victor Souto 9/1 vs. Furman (Sao Paolo, Brazil), D Louis Cross (Lancashire, England), Sam Gainford Unassisted Goals: - - (Whitehaven, England) and Ismail Seremba (London, England). Game-Winning Goals after 75’: Quinn (79:06) - 8/30 at CofC PRESEASON REVIEW Game-Tying Goals after 75’: - - • Despite out-shooting the opposition by a combined count of 36-9, Multi-Goal Games: - - Akron went 1-1 during the preseason, with a 4-1 victory against Marshall Own Goals: - 9/1 vs. Furman and a 2-0 defeat at No. 15 Saint Louis. Red Cards: - - • Adam Najem powered the Zips’ attack with a pair of goals and an as- sist against the Thundering Herd as Akron rolled to the rout behind three first-half goals. • UA dominated possession and the stat sheet with a 17-6 advantage in shots against the Billikens but couldn’t finish its chances at Hermann Stadium. SLU jumped on top in the eighth minute on a restart, then capi- talized on a Zips turnover to put the game away in the 88th.

2013 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON MEN’S SOCCER MATCH NOTES 3 AKRON CAREER STATISTICS BRENES NAMED TO HERMANN TROPHY WATCH LIST • Reinaldo Brenes, a senior forward from San Jose, Costa Rica was named to the Hermann Trophy Watch List on Aug. 20. Name GP/GS G A Pts. • The Missouri Athletic Club’s Herman Trophy is the highest individual Aodan Quinn (Sr.)* 66/64 11 23 45 award in intercollegiate soccer and the official NSCAA Player of the Year Reinaldo Brenes (Sr.) 45/19 13 7 33 award for Division I competition. Robbie Derschang (Sr.)* 57/46 7 10 24 • It is the sixth straight season an Akron player will be in consideration Eric Stevenson (Sr.) 57/40 8 9 25 for the prestigious honor. became the first Zip to win the Zac Portillos (Sr.)* 40/19 1 5 7 award in 2009 and made it back-to-back UA winners Phil Fives (So.) 9/4 1 2 4 by earning the honor in 2010. was a finalist in 2008 and Saad Abdul-Salaam (Jr.) 15/6 1 1 3 followed as semifinalists in 2012 and Bryan Gallego (Jr.) 45/45 1 1 3 2011, respectively. Matt Foldesy (So.) 6/2 0 1 1 • After spending his first two seasons at Akron primarily at midfield, Ismail Seremba (Fr.) 2/0 0 1 1 Brenes broke out in a major way last fall – leading the Zips in goals (11) Clint Casso (So.) 1/0 0 0 0 and game-winners (4) – after making the switch to forward. He earned All- Louis Cross (Fr.) 1/1 0 0 0 Mid-American Conference First Team honors for a campaign that saw him Brett Gravatt (Fr.) 1/0 0 0 0 bag his first career hat trick in a 4-0 victory over Buffalo and tally 10 goals Adam Najem (Fr.) 2/2 0 0 0 over an eight-match rampage from late September to late October. Andrew Souders (So.) 20/9 0 0 0 • Near the end of the collegiate regular season, NCAA Division I Victor Souto (Fr.) 2/2 0 0 0 coaches that are NSCAA members will vote on their top choices and the * Includes statistics from previous school lists will be narrowed down to the top 15. College soccer fans will also have the opportunity to participate in the selection process, as they will Goalkeeper GP/GS Minutes GA GAA Svs. W-L-T Sho be able to vote for their favorite semifinalist starting in November at the Fernando Pina (Fr.) 2/2 180:00 0 0.00 4 2-0-0 2 MAC Hermann Trophy website. • From that pool, three finalists will be chosen to attend the award AKRON CAREER HAT TRICKS ceremony in January where the winner will be announced. ZIPS PICKED TO WIN THE MAC Reinaldo Brenes (1) • After sweeping Mid-American Conference regular-season and tourna- 2012 ment championships for the eighth time last fall, the Zips were picked to Buffalo (4-0) (11:13) (23:46) (37:17) Sept. 29 repeat titles in 2013 in a preseason poll of conference coaches. • In all, the Zips received six of seven first-place votes for the regular season crown and five of seven votes to win the league tournament. West AKRON CAREER MULTIPLE-GOAL GAMES Virginia was the only other league member to receive votes in either category. Reinaldo Brenes (2) • Northern Illinois, which is the only school other than Akron to win 2012 the MAC Tournament since 2004, was picked to finish third, followed by Buffalo (4-0) (11:13) (23:46) (37:17) Sept. 29 Bowling Green, Buffalo, Western Michigan and Hartwick. Flordia Atlantic (5-0) (9:00) (60:16) Oct. 5 PRO FACTORY Aodhan Quinn (1) • Akron soccer currently has 20 professional players competing either 2011 in or overseas: Anthony Ampaipitakwong (Buriram at Western Michigan (3-0) (13:45) (18:42) Oct. 1 United), Chad Barson (), Teal Bunbury (), Evan Bush (Montreal Impact), Scott Caldwell (New England Revolu- tion), (Seattle Sounders), Perry Kitchen (D.C. United), Chris THE LAST TIME Korb (D.C. United), Darren Mattocks (Vancouver Whitecaps), Wil Trapp Akron scored... (Columbus Crew), David Meves (), Darlington Nagbe 4 goals W 4-0 at Hartwick Oct. 27, 2012 (Portland Timbers), (Portland Timbers - on loan to 5 goals W 5-0 vs. Florida Atlantic Oct. 5, 2012 Jonkopings Sodra in Sweden), Kofi Sarkodie(Houston Dynamo), Dillon 6 goals W 6-0 vs. Bowling Green Sept. 26, 2009 Serna (Colorado Rapids), Sinisa Ubiparipovic (Montreal Impact), Zarek 7 goals W 7-1 vs. Michigan Oct. 19, 2010 Valentin (Montreal Impact on loan to FK Bodo/Glimt in Norway), DeAn- 8+ goals W 8-0 vs. Wright State Oct. 15, 2008 dre Yedlin (Seattle Sounders), Steve Zakuani (Seattle Sounders) and Ben Zemanski (Portland Timbers). Akron allowed... • Akron set an MLS record in 2011 when eight Zips had their name 3 goals L 3-1 at Notre Dame Sept. 9, 2012 called at the league’s SuperDraft, including five with the first eight selec- 4 goals L 4-0 at Michgian Oct. 29, 2004 tions overall. 5 goals L 5-0 vs. UC Santa Barbara Aug. 25, 2006 • Nine UA players have earned coveted contracts 6 goals L 6-0 at SIU Edwardsville Oct. 14, 1978 since 2009, starting with Zakuani – the No. 1 overall draft choice of 7+ goals L 7-0 at Saint Louis November 1970 the then-expansion Seattle Sounders. Other top choices during that time include, Nagbe (No. 2 overall in 2012), Mattocks (No. 2 in 2011), Akron won by... Kitchen (No. 3 in 2011), Bunbury (No. 4 in 2010), Valentin (No. 4 in 2011), 4 goals 4-0 at Hartwick Oct. 27, 2012 Sarkodie (No. 7 in 2011), Nanchoff (No. 8 in 2011) and Gavin (No. 10 in 5 goals 5-0 vs. Florida Atlantic Oct. 5, 2012 2010). 6 goals 7-1 vs. Michigan Oct. 19, 2010 • Akron has had at least one player enter MLS in each season since 7+ goals 8-0 vs. Wright State Oct. 15, 2008 2009. Adding to the group last season were five Zips, who signed Home- grown Contracts with their respective clubs: Barson, Caldwell, Trapp, Akron won in overtime... Serna and Yedlin. 2-1 (2OT) at Cal State Northridge Sept. 3, 2011 DID YOU KNOW? Akron lost in overtime... • Since 2007, the Zips have posted the highest winning percentage 1-0 (OT) at Michigan Oct. 18, 2011 in the nation (.849) with an overall record of 110-13-16 heading into the 2013 season. Maryland is second with a mark of (.783; 101-23-142), fol- lowed by Connecticut (.761; 90-21-21), North Carolina (.727; 91-28-20)

4 2013 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON MEN’S SOCCER MATCH NOTES and Wake Forest (.716; 87-29-18). ZIPS CAREER GAME-WINNING GOALS • Akron has been defeated just once in its last 63 matches (55-1-7) at Reinaldo Brenes (5) FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field. Michigan State ended the Zips’ 2013 NCAA-milestone run of unbeaten home matches at 48 contests with a 1-0 vs. Furman (1-0) (57:35) Sept. 1 decision in the final match of the regular season last fall. 2012 • The Zips advanced to the national championship game in back to vs. Buffalo (4-0) (11:13) Sept. 29 back seasons in 2009 and 2010. After falling to Virginia in penalty kicks vs. Florida Atlantic (5-0) (9:00) Oct. 5 in ‘09, Akron made history with a 1-0 victory over Louisville the following at Penn State (2-0) (27:14) Oct. 10 year. It was the first team national championship in school history for any at Ohio State (1-0) (51:18) Oct. 23 sport. Aodhan Quinn (4) • UA, which has advanced to the NCAA postseason 27 times in its 2013 history, has made six straight appearances in the NCAA Tournament at College of Charleston (2-0) (79:06) Aug. 30 (2007-12) while earning a first-round bye in all but one season. Moreover, 2012 the Zips have advanced to the NCAA’s Round of 16 in each of the last five vs. Michigan (1-0) (13:34) Oct. 16 years. 2011 • UA leads all MAC schools with 15 regular-season championships and at Western Michigan (3-0) (13:45) Oct. 1 nine league tournament titles. vs. Northwestern (3-1) (54:09) Nov. 17

ALL CLASS Eric Stevenson (4) • In addition to being named to the Hermann Trophy Watch List, Rein- 2012 aldo Brenes was also listed as one of 30 candidates for this year’s Senior vs. Indiana (1-0) (18:36) Sept. 7 CLASS Award. vs. Florida Gulf Coast (4-0) (19:19) Aug. 24 • Former Zip and current professional Anthony Ampaipitakwong is the at Hartwick (4-0) (1:45) Oct. 27 2010 only Akron student-athlete to win the award and did so in 2010. Scott at No. 4 North Carolina (3-0) (7:56) Sept. 3 Caldwell was one of 10 finalists a year ago. • Brenes is one of the top student-athletes at UA, posting a 3.90 GPA Saad Abdul-Salaam (1) as an International Business major through his junior season. For his ac- 2012 complishments, he was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America First vs. Northern Illinois (2-0) (72:26) Nov. 11 Team in 2012 after first earning Academic All-Mid-American Conference honors. Robbie Derschang (1) • The 30 candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through 2012 the regular season, and those 10 names will be placed on the official at Michigan State (1-0) (47:18) Oct. 31 ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one candidate who best exem- Phil Fives (1) plifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and 2012 competition. at Northern Illinois (2-0) (1:31) Oct. 13

ON THE AIR Bryan Gallego (1) 2012 • The Zips’ home match against Ohio State on Sept. 24 has been vs. SIU Edwardsville (2-1) (44:06) Sept. 2 selected to air on NSCAATV.com, a new on-line media property launched by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) in 2013. ZIPS CAREER GAME-WINNING ASSISTS • The Zips’ contest against their in-state rivals, which will kick off at 7 Aodhan Quinn (7) p.m. ET at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field, is one of 10 NCAA 2012 Division I men’s games scheduled to air this fall. vs. South Florida (5-0) (14:16) (Caldwell) Sept. 16 vs. Buffalo (4-0) (11:13) (Brenes) Sept. 29 WHAT IS A ZIP? vs. Michigan (2-1) (58:36) (Quinn) Nov. 18 One of the unique nicknames in all of intercollegiate athletics belongs 2011 to The University of Akron. at Saint Louis (4-0) (20:43) (Dagilis) Sept. 10 In 1925, a campus-wide contest was held to choose a nickname for vs. Northern Illinois (2-0) (15:57) (Mattocks) Oct. 8 UA. Suggestions submitted by students, faculty and alumni included vs. Penn State (1-0) (24:38) (Mattocks) Oct. 12 Golden Blue Devils, Tip Toppers, Rubbernecks, Hillbillies, Kangaroos and vs. Hartwick (2-0) (66:41) (Schmitt) Oct. 15 Cheveliers. Eric Stevenson (3) After a three-way vote—one by the student body, one by the University 2013 lettermen and one by the local sports writers and faculty representa- at College of Charleston (2-0) (79:06) (Quinn) Aug. 30 tives—the winner was the “Zippers,” inspired from a very popular rubber 2012 overshoe (over 500,000 sold the first year) invented by Akron’s B.F. at Penn State (2-0) (27:14) (Brenes) Oct. 10 Goodrich Co. vs. Northern Illinois (2-0) (72:26) (Abdul-Salaam) Nov. 11 Goodrich introduced its rubber galoshes in 1923 and it made a lasting impression on the world. The footwear featured an ingenious invention, a Reinaldo Brenes (1) slide fastener with interlocking metal teeth. With a quick pull of a tab, the 2011 overshoes opened wide or sealed shut. at Buffalo (5-2) (65:24) (Holmes) Oct. 21 The product’s original suggested name was the “Mystik Boot,” but the name just did not work for Goodrich President Bertram G. Work. Robbie Derschang (1) “What we need is an action word,” he told a group of sales representa- 2012 tives. “Something that will dramatize the way the thing zips.” From that at Hartwick (4-0) (1:45) (Stevenson) Oct. 27 he said, “Why not call it the Zipper?” Matt Foldesy (1) 2013 at College of Charleston (2-0) (79:06) (Quinn) Aug. 30

Ismail Seremba (1) 2013 vs. Furman (1-0) (57:35) (Brenes) Sept. 1

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8/30 9/1 9/6 9/8 9/13 9/15 9/21 9/24 at COLLEGE of vs. at vs. VCU SAN DIEGO BOWLING OHIO CHARLESTON FURMAN ST. JOHN’S RUTGERS STATE GREEN STATE

Pina (GK) Pina (GK) Cross Derschang Souders Souders Gallego Gallego Abdul-Salaam Abdul-Salaam Souto Souto Najem Najem Quinn Quinn Portillos Foldesy Brenes Brenes Stevenson Stevenson

9/29 10/5 10/9 10/15 10/18 10/23 10/26 10/30 at WEST HARTWICK at CLEVELAND WAKE at MICHIGAN NORTHERN at VIRGINIA STATE FOREST BUFFALO STATE ILLINOIS MICHIGAN

11/6 11/9 11/15 11/17 TBA TBA TBA PENN at WESTERN MAC MAC NCAA NCAA NCAA STATE MICHIGAN TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

TBA 12/13 12/15 NCAA NCAA NCAA TBA TBA TBA

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DATE OPPONENT SCORE W-L-T UA GOALS UA ASSISTS SHOTS ON-GOAL CORNERS SAVES FOULS 8/30 at Col. of Charleston 2-0 1-0-0 Quinn (80’) Eric Stevenson 23-5 11-3 7-1 3-9 8-10 Matt Foldesy - - - - - Own Goal (87’) ------9/1 vs. Furman 1-0 2-0-0 Brenes (58’) Seremba 7-8 3-1 6-1 1-2 10-10 9/6 at St. John’s ------9/8 vs. Rutgers ------9/13 VCU ------9/15 San Diego St. ------9/21 Bowling Green ------9/24 Ohio State ------9/29 at West Virginia ------10/5 Hartwick ------10/9 at Cleveland St. ------10/15 Wake Forest ------10/18 at Buffalo ------10/23 Michigan State ------10/26 Northern Illinois ------10/30 at Michigan ------11/6 Penn State ------11/9 at Western Michigan ------

NOTE: All team stat totals (shots, shots on goal, corners, saves and fouls are listed Akron first, then opponent)

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RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 2-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 2-0 0-0 1-0 1-0

Date Opponent Score Att. ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att Aug 30 at COFC W 2-0 1230 10 QUINN, Aodhan 2 1 0 2 1 1 . 0 9 1 3 . 2 7 3 1 0 - 0 Sep 01 vs Furman W 1-0 212 7 BRENES, Reinaldo 2 1 0 2 4 . 2 5 0 2 . 5 0 0 1 0 - 0 14 STEVENSON, Eric 2 0 1 1 5 . 0 0 0 3 . 6 0 0 0 0 - 0 TEAM STATISTICS AKRON OPP 11 SEREMBA, Ismail 2 0 1 1 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 SHOT STATISTICS 5 FOLDESY, Matt 2 0 1 1 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Goals-Shot attempts 3-30 0-13 13 PORTILLOS, Zac 2 0 0 0 3 . 0 0 0 1 . 3 3 3 0 0 - 0 Goals scored per game 1.50 0.00 6 NAJEM, Adam 2 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 1 . 5 0 0 0 0 - 0 Shot pct. . 1 0 0 . 0 0 0 3 ABDUL-SALAAM, Saad 2 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 1 . 5 0 0 0 0 - 0 Shots on goal-Attempts 14-30 4-13 23 DERSCHANG, Robbie 2 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 - 0 SOG pct. . 4 6 7 . 3 0 8 15 CROSS, Louis 1 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 S h o t s / G a m e 15.0 6.5 2 SOUDERS, Andrew 2 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 - 0 CORNER KICKS 13 2 25 CASO, Clint 1 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Goals off corners 2 0 21 GRAVATT, Brett 1 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 PENALTY KICKS 0-0 0-0 8 SOUTO, Victor 2 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 OFFSIDES 6 3 4 GALLEGO, Bryan 2 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 PENALTIES 1 PINA, Fernando 2 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Yellow cards 1 4 Total 2 3 3 9 3 0 . 1 0 0 1 4 . 4 6 7 2 0 - 0 Red cards 0 1 Opponents 2 0 0 0 13 . 0 0 0 4 . 3 0 8 0 0 - 0 ATTENDANCE T o t a l 0 1230 ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho Dates/Avg Per Date 0/0 1/1230 1 PINA, Fernando 2 180:00 0 0.00 4 1.000 2-0-0 2/0 Neutral Site #/Avg 1/212 Total 2 180:00 0 0.00 4 1.000 2-0-0 2 Opponents 2 180:00 3 1.50 11 . 7 8 6 0-2-0 0

Goals by Period 1st 2nd Total AKRON 0 3 3 Opponents 0 0 0

Shots by Period 1st 2nd Total AKRON 15 15 30 Opponents 7 6 13

Saves by Period 1st 2nd Total AKRON 3 1 4 Opponents 5 6 11

Corners by Period 1st 2nd Total AKRON 4 9 13 Opponents 2 0 2

Fouls by Period 1st 2nd Total AKRON 7 11 18 Opponents 9 11 20

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