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2017 Akron Zips men's soccer
MAC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, College Cup
ConferenceMid-American Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 7
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 3
Record18–3–2 (4–1–0 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Leo Chappel (3rd season)
  • Ger Coppinger (3rd season)
  • T.J. Kolba (3rd season)
Home stadiumFirstEnergy Stadium–Cub Cadet Field
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Mid-American Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Western Michigan + 5 – 0 – 0 17 – 4 – 1
No. 3 Akron ‡ 4 – 1 – 0 18 – 4 – 2
SIU Edwardsville 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 10 – 1
West Virginia 1 – 2 – 2 9 – 6 – 4
Bowling Green 1 – 3 – 1 7 – 9 – 1
Northern Illinois 0 – 4 – 1 3 – 11 – 1
As of December 13, 2017
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2017 Akron Zips men's soccer team represented The University of Akron during the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Zips, played in the Mid-American Conference.

The Zips ended their 12-year reign as the MAC regular season champions, as an upstart campaign by Western Michigan saw the Broncos beat the Zips on tiebreaker. In the Mid-American Conference Men's Soccer Tournament, Akron defeated Western Michigan, 3-1, in the championship match to win their sixth straight MAC Tournament championship. The championship ensured the program's 14th-straight berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. In the NCAA Tournament, Akron advanced to their fifth-ever College Cup after posting victories over Seattle U, Wisconsin, and Louisville.

The Zips were guided by fifth-year head coach, Jared Embick.

Background[edit]

Further information: 2016 Akron Zips men's soccer team

Roster[edit]

As of December 1, 2017[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Germany GER Ben Lundt
2 DF Portugal POR João Moutinho
3 DF United States USA Nick Hinds
4 DF United States USA Niko de Vera
5 DF United States USA Marc Alexander
6 MF United States USA Skye Harter
7 FW England ENG Sam Gainford
8 DF United States USA Morgan Hackworth
9 FW New Zealand NZL Stuart Holthusen
10 MF Portugal POR Manuel Cordeiro
11 FW Canada CAN Marcel Zajac
12 MF Canada CAN Reggie Laryea
13 MF Spain ESP Pau Belana
14 FW Nigeria NGA David Egbo
15 FW Eritrea ERI Ezana Kahsay
16 DF United States USA Shane Wiedt
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF United States USA Joe Korb
18 DF United States USA Nate Shultz
19 MF Brazil BRA Dener Dos Santos
20 DF United States USA Alex Mapp
21 MF United States USA Christian Lue Young
22 DF United States USA Jackson Crawford
23 MF Cameroon CMR Barth-Luther Mouafo
24 GK United States USA Tor Saunders
25 DF United States USA Daniel Strachan
26 MF Canada CAN Faisal Ghaffur
27 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Declan Watters
28 GK United States USA Nick Costa
29 FW United States USA Braden Petno
30 GK United States USA Codie Lynd
31 DF Canada CAN Nate Brown

Schedule[edit]

Date
Time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Exhibition
August 16*
1:00 p.m. 		No. 16 Penn State W 1–0 
FirstEnergy Stadium (1,154)
Akron, OH
August 19*
4:00 p.m. 		No. 16 Loyola (MD) L 0–1 
FirstEnergy Stadium (1,195)
Akron, OH
Regular Season
August 25*
9:00 p.m. 		No. 16 at No. 18 Utah Valley L 0–1  0–1–0
 Clyde Field (4,351)
Orem, UT
August 28*
7:00 p.m., SLTV 		No. 16 at No. 3 Denver L 0–1  0–2–0
 CIBER Field (503)
Denver, CO
September 1*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		No. 24 No. 10 Washington W 2–0  1–2–0
 FirstEnergy Stadium (1,987)
Akron, OH
September 9*
10:00 p.m. 		at UC Santa Barbara W 3–1  2–2–0
 Harder Stadium (1,759)
Santa Barbara, CA
September 16*
7:00 p.m., A10N 		at Saint Louis T 0–0 2OT 2–2–1
 Hermann Stadium (601)
St. Louis, MO
September 24*
12:00 p.m., ESPN3 		No. 21 UMass Lowell W 5–0  3–2–1
 FirstEnergy Stadium (1,320)
Akron, OH
September 27*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		No. 4 Michigan State W 4–1  4–2–1
 FirstEnergy Stadium (2,454)
Akron, OH
September 30*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		St. Mary's W 2–1 2OT 5–2–1
 FirstEnergy Stadium (1,813)
Akron, OH
October 3*
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 25 at Syracuse W 1–0  6–2–1
 SU Soccer Stadium (1,172)
Syracuse, NY
October 7
1:00 p.m., WMTV 		No. 25 at No. 12 Western Michigan L 0–1  6–3–1
(0–1–0) 		WMU Soccer Complex (923)
Kalamazoo, MI
October 10*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Cleveland State W 2–0  7–3–1
 FirstEnergy Stadium (1,844)
Akron, OH
October 13
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		SIU Edwardsville W 3–1  8–3–1
(1–1–0) 		FirstEnergy Stadium (1,560)
Akron, OH
October 17*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		No. 19 No. 12 Notre Dame W 2–0  9–3–1
 FirstEnergy Stadium (1,905)
Akron, OH
October 21
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		No. 19 Bowling Green W 2–1 OT 10–3–1
(2–1–0) 		FirstEnergy Stadium (1,809)
Akron, OH
October 24*
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 14 at Pittsburgh W 3–0  11–3–1
 Ambrose Urbanic Field (707)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 27
7:00 p.m., WVUS 		No. 14 at West Virginia W 4–0  12–3–1
(3–1–0) 		Dick Dlesk Stadium (832)
Morgantown, WV
November 1*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		No. 10 Marshall W 2–0  13–3–1
 FirstEnergy Stadium (1,252)
Akron, OH
November 4
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		No. 10 Northern Illinois
Senior Night 		W 4–0  14–3–1
(4–1–0) 		FirstEnergy Stadium (2,061)
Akron, OH
MAC Tournament
November 10
11:00 a.m., WMTV 		(2) No. 7 vs. (3) SIU Edwardsville
Semifinals 		W 2–1 2OT 15–3–1
 WMU Soccer Complex (479)
Kalamazoo, MI
November 12
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		(2) No. 7 at (1) No. 4 Western Michigan
MAC Championship 		W 3–1  16–3–1
 WMU Soccer Complex (650)
Kalamazoo, MI
NCAA Tournament
November 19*
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		(5) No. 4 No. 23 Seattle U
Second Round 		W 3–0  17–3–1
 FirstEnergy Stadium (1,739)
Akron, OH
November 25*
4:00 p.m., ESPN3 		(5) No. 4 No. 20 Wisconsin
Third Round 		W 3–2  18–3–1
 FirstEnergy Stadium (2,089)
Akron, OH
December 1*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		(5) No. 4 at (4) No. 9 Louisville
Quarterfinals 		T 0–0
(W 4–3 PK) 2OT 		18–3–2
 Lynn Stadium (3,179)
Louisville, KY
December 8*
6:00 p.m., ESPNU 		(5) No. 4 vs. (9) No. 3 Stanford
Semifinals 		L 0–2  18–4–2
 Talen Energy Stadium (4,948)
Chester, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings[edit]

National rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
United Soccer[2]1624RVRVRVRVRV19141074Not released 
TopDrawer Soccer[3]131316—2481215953333
CollegeSoccerNews.com[4]N/A202625RV291721171511105Not released 

Regional rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
Week
Poll123456789101112Final
USC Midwest Region

Season statistics[edit]

Individual Player Statistics (As of December 2, 2017)[5]
Player App Goals Asst Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW Pk-Att GA Saves SO
Forwards
Egbo, David 17 1 4 6 21 .048 7 .333 1 0-0 0 0 0
Gainford, Sam 17 10 5 25 40 .200 24 .480 5 2-3 0 0 0
Holthusen, Stuart 23 12 3 27 52 .231 23 .442 5 2-2 0 0 0
Kahsay, Ezana 21 2 3 7 22 .091 5 .227 2 0-0 0 0 0
Petno, Braden 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 0 0 0
Zajac, Marcel 18 4 1 9 26 .154 11 .423 1 0-0 0 0 0
Midfielders
Belana, Pau 21 0 3 3 11 .000 2 .182 0 0-0 0 0 0
Cordeiro, Manuel 22 2 5 9 34 .059 13 .382 0 0-0 0 0 0
Crawford, Jackson 3 1 0 2 1 1.000 1 1.000 0 0-0 0 0 0
Dos Santos, Dener 3 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 0 0 0
Ghaffur, Faisal 14 1 0 2 3 .333 1 .333 1 0-0 0 0 0
Harter, Skye 23 4 6 14 18 .222 9 .500 1 0-0 0 0 0
Lue Young, Christian 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 0 0 0
Mouafo, Barth-Luther 7 1 0 2 1 1.000 1 1.000 0 0-0 0 0 0
Defenders
Alexander, Marc 3 0 0 0 2 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 0 0 0
Brown, Nate 6 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 0 0 0
De Vera, Niko 22 0 4 4 5 .000 2 .400 0 0-0 0 0 0
Hackworth, Morgan 21 0 5 5 6 .000 2 .333 0 0-0 0 0 0
Hinds, Nick 22 6 4 16 20 .300 9 .450 1 0-0 0 0 0
Korb, Joe 11 0 2 2 5 .000 3 .600 0 0-0 0 0 0
Laryea, Reggie 8 1 0 2 2 .500 1 .500 0 0-0 0 0 0
Mapp, Alex 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 0 0 0
Moutinho, Joao 23 3 5 11 38 .079 17 .447 1 0-0 0 0 0
Schultz, Nate 22 2 2 6 11 .182 4 .364 1 0-0 0 0 0
Strachan, Daniel 23 0 2 2 4 .000 1 .250 0 0-0 0 0 0
Watters, Declan 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 0 0 0
Wiedt, Shane 11 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 0 0 0
Goalkeepers
Costa, Nick 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 0 0 0
Lundt, Ben 19 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 10 46 10
Lynd, Codie 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 0 0 0
Saunders, Tor 4 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 2 8 2
Total 23 50 54 154 334 .150 136 .407 18 4-5 12 59 12
Opponents 23 12 9 33 172 .070 71 .413 3 1-2 59 86 5
Legend
 App  Appearances   Asst  Assists   Shot%  Shots to Goals
 SOG  Shots on Goal  SOG%  Shots on Goal Percent  GW  Game Winning Goals
  PK-Att  Penalty Kicks-Attempts   GA  Goals Against   SO  Shut Outs
    Team high

MLS Draft[edit]

The following members of 2017 Akron Zips men's soccer team were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.[6]

Player Round Pick Position MLS club Ref.
João Moutinho 1 1 DF Los Angeles FC [7]
Niko De Vera 2 31 DF New York Red Bulls [8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2017 Men's Soccer Roster". gozips.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". United Soccer Coaches. June 12, 2017. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  3. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. June 12, 2017.
  4. ^ "CSN Top 30 Polls". CollegeSoccerNews.com. November 17, 2017.
  5. ^ "2017 Akron Soccer: Akron Individual Player Statistics (as of Dec 02, 2017)" (PDF). gozips.com. August 25, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  6. ^ "2018 MLS SuperDraft Tracker". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 19, 2018. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  7. ^ Couch, Ben. "MLS SuperDraft: LAFC select Joao Moutinho No. 1 overall". MLSSoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  8. ^ "New York Red Bulls Select Niko De Vera in Second Round". newyorkredbulls.com. New York Red Bulls. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
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