2010 Akron Zips men's soccer team

2010 Akron Zips men's soccer
MAC Regular Season Champions
MAC Men's Soccer Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, College Cup vs. Louisville, W 1–0
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
Record22–1–2 (6–0–0 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLee Jackson Field
2010 Mid-American Conference men's soccer standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Akron 6 0 0 22 1 2
Western Michigan 4 2 0 10 8 2
Buffalo 3 3 0 7 10 1
Bowling Green 3 3 0 6 9 3
Northern Illinois 2 4 0 9 6 2
Florida Atlantic 2 4 0 5 9 2
Hartwick 1 5 0 2 14 1
As of December 11, 2010
Rankings from NSCAA

The 2010 Akron Zips men's soccer team represented the University of Akron during the 2010 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Zips finished the season winning the 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship, making it the first time in their history to win the national title.

Roster

The 2010 Akron Zips roster.[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
00 GK  USA Anthony Ponikvar
2 DF  PUR Zarek Valentin
3 DF  USA Chad Barson
5 MF  USA Perry Kitchen
6 MF  USA Darlington Nagbe
7 MF  USA Michael Balogun
8 DF  USA Kofi Sarkodie
9 MF  USA Michael Nanchoff
10 MF  THA Anthony Ampaipitakwong
11 FW  JAM Darren Mattocks
12 MF  CRC Reinaldo Brenes
14 MF  USA Eric Stevenson
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  USA Scott Caldwell
16 DF  USA Chris Korb
17 MF  USA Ben Speas
18 MF  USA Martin Ontiveros
19 FW  JAM McKauly Tulloch
20 FW  USA Richard Diaz, Jr.
21 FW  USA Thomas Schmitt
22 DF  VEN Enrique Paez
23 GK  USA Andrian McAdams
24 GK  USA David Meves
25 DF  USA Matt Dagilis
28 FW  USA Gabe Genovesi

Match results

Key

  Win   Tie   Loss

  • Home team is listed on the right

Preseason

2010-08-25 VCU 1–3 No. 1 Akron Akron, Ohio
7:30 p.m. Valentin 2' (o.g.) Report Sarkodie 29', 48'
Nagbe 35'
Stadium: Lee Jackson Field
Attendance: 2,385
2010-08-28 No. 1 Akron 1–2 No. 16 South Florida Tampa, Florida
7:30 p.m. Nagbe 79' Report Añor 22', 76' Stadium: USF Soccer Stadium

Regular season

September 3 No. 1 Akron 3–0 No. 4 North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC
7:00 p.m. EDT Stevenson 8'
Kitchen 22'
Barson  55'
Nagbe 64'
Sarkodie  88'
Report Ababio  55'
McKinney  64'
Stadium: Fetzer Field
Attendance: 3,125
Referee: Matt Jozadis
Assistant referees: David McPhunn
Assistant referees: Rick Guarino
Fourth official: Ayman Nabulsi
September 5 No. 1 Akron 2–0 No. 3 Wake Forest Winston-Salem, NC
7:00 p.m. EDT Mattocks 15'
Sarkodie  38'
Nagbe 53'
Valentin  68'
Report Redmond  38'
Arena  40'
Delbono  68'
Tulloch  74'
Ibikunle  76'
Stadium: Spry Stadium
Attendance: 4,583
Referee: Chris Penso
Assistant referees: Ross Cox
Assistant referees: Justus Agbeko
Fourth official: Ryan Cigich
September 11 No. 1 Akron 2–0 Bowling Green Bowling Green, OH
1:00 p.m. EDT Sarkodie 64'
Mattocks 81'  90'
Report Jurtovski  38' Stadium: Cochrane Field
Attendance: 513
Referee: Karim Elfishawy
Assistant referees: Michael Allie
Assistant referees: Derrick Mroz
Fourth official: MJ Caulfield
September 17 CSUN 0–3 No. 1 Akron Akron, OH
7:30 p.m. EDT Gil  28'
Hohn  42'
Bonvehi  84'
Report Kitchen 5'
Nagbe 28'
Barson 43'
Stadium: Lee Jackson Field
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Sorin Stoica
Assistant referees: Michael Allie
Assistant referees: Derrick Mroz
Fourth official: MJ Caulfield
September 19 Cincinnati 0–1 No. 1 Akron Akron, OH
2:30 p.m. EDT Klosterman  14' Report Ampaipitakwong 13'  54'
Sarkodie  52'
Stadium: Lee Jackson Field
Attendance: 2,619
Referee: Niko Bratsis
Assistant referees: Islam Sallaj
Assistant referees: Chris Penso
Fourth official: Jordan Hardwick
September 24 No. 2 Tulsa 0–4 No. 1 Akron Akron, OH
20:00 EDT Report Sarkodie 9'
Kitchen 13'
Mattocks 50'
Ampaipitakwong 70'
Stadium: Lee Jackson Field
Attendance: 4,744
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
Assistant referees: Brian Miller
Assistant referees: Ioan Aldea
Fourth official: Carl del Corral
September 29 No. 1 Akron 2–2 (a.e.t.) No. 19 Ohio State Columbus, OH
19:00 EDT Nanchoff 38'
Mattocks 68'  68'
Barson  98'
Report McAnena 30'
Warzycha  52'
Tiemstra 90'
Scales  90'
Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,255
Referee: Benjamin Trevino
Assistant referees: Brian Apwisch
Assistant referees: Michael Kinder
Fourth official: Trey Gaither
October 1 Florida Atlantic 0–3 No. 1 Akron Akron, OH
17:30 EST Merrigan  55' Report Sarkodie 10', 53'
Kitchen 11'
Stadium: Lee Jackson Field
Attendance: 3,232
Referee: Tony DeLois
Assistant referees: Brian Miller
Assistant referees: John Safar
Fourth official: Jordan Hardwick
October 6 No. 1 Akron 5–0 Oakland Rochester, MI
7:00 p.m. Mattocks 3', 14'
Barson 23'
Nanchoff 25'
Tulloch 75'
Report Lipari  8'
Timm  52'
Stadium: Ultimate Soccer Arenas
Attendance: 1,188
Referee: Ted Grigoriou
Assistant referees: Michael Allie
Assistant referees: Donovan Noocha
Fourth official: Elisabeth Putnam
October 9 No. 1 Akron 1–0 Northern Illinois DeKalb, IL
16:00 EST Mattocks 16'
Stevenson  84'
Balogun  90'
Report King  50'
Totsch  55'
Jor  57'
Stadium: NIU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,276
Referee: Pawel Wydra
Assistant referees: Michael Allie
Assistant referees: Donovan Noocha
Fourth official: Elisabeth Putnam
October 13 No. 1 Akron 2–1 (a.e.t.) Penn State University Park, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. Nagbe 7'
Nanchoff 107' (pen.)
Report Hertzog 6' Stadium: Jeffrey Field
Attendance: 2,856
Referee: Mark Gorak
October 16 Buffalo 0–4 No. 1 Akron Akron, Ohio
7:30 p.m. Stadium: Lee Jackson Field
October 19 Michigan 1–7 No. 1 Akron Akron, Ohio
7:30 p.m. Stadium: Lee Jackson Field
October 23 Western Michigan 1–2 No. 1 Akron Akron, Ohio
7:30 p.m. Stadium: Lee Jackson Field
October 27 No. 9 Creighton 0–1 No. 1 Akron Akron, Ohio
7:30 p.m. Stadium: Lee Jackson Field
October 30 No. 1 Akron 1–2 Cleveland State Cleveland, Ohio
2:00 p.m. Stadium: Krenzler Field
November 6 No. 2 Akron 2–1 Hartwick Oneonta, New York
7:00 p.m. Stadium: Elmore Field

MAC tournament

Numbers in parentheses (#) represent tournament seed.

November 12 Semifinals (4) Buffalo 1–3 (1) No. 2 Akron Akron, Ohio
5:00 p.m. Gradwell  11'
Unwin  25'
Woods  62'
Craven 90'
Report Nanchoff 29'
Mattocks  8' 69'
Caldwell 89'
Stadium: Lee Jackson Field
Attendance: 2,407
Referee: Abdu Bensalah
November 14 MAC Championship (2) Western Michigan 0–4 (1) No. 2 Akron Akron, Ohio
4:00 p.m. Lemus  37' Report Kitchen  44'
Nagbe 48'
Caldwell 54'
Mattocks 56', 70'
Stadium: Lee Jackson Field
Attendance: 1,867
Referee: Tony DeLois

NCAA tournament

Numbers in parentheses (#) represent tournament seed.

November 21 Second round West Virginia 2–3 (3) No. 2 Akron Akron, OH
4:00 p.m. Flott  24'
Etuk  49'
Gaddis  56'
Sebele 81'
Tayou 86'
Box Score Mattocks 11', 31'
Valentin  48'
Caldwell 70'
Stadium: Lee Jackson Field
Attendance: 2,825
Referee: Ben Traveno
November 28 Third round (14) No. 16 Indiana 1–2 (3) No. 2 Akron Akron, OH
4:00 p.m. Bushue  28'
Adlard 82'
Report Nanchoff 53'
Mattocks 55'
Stadium: Lee Jackson Field
Attendance: 3,225
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
December 4 Quarterfinals (6) No. 6 California 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)
(3) No. 2 Akron Akron, OH
4:00 p.m. Avalos 31'
Salciccia 57'
Fitzpatrick 89'
Report Nanchoff 41'  100'
Caldwell 42'
Kitchen 76'
Stadium: Lee Jackson Field
Attendance: 3,442
Referee: Peter Dhima
Penalties
Jiménez
Soares
Carrasco
Davis
Avalos
Nanchoff
Kitchen
Valentin
Caldwell
Sarkodie

NCAA College Cup

December 10 Semifinals (10) No. 19 Michigan 1–2 (3) No. 2 Akron Santa Barbara, CA
11:00 p.m. Meram 2'
Pereira  74'
Box Score
Report
Kitchen 33'
Sarkodie  41' 74'
Stadium: Harder Stadium
Attendance: 7,650
Referee: Alex Gorin
December 12 NCAA Championship (3) No. 2 Akron 1–0 (1) No. 1 Louisville Santa Barbara, CA
4:00 p.m. Korb  56'
Caldwell 79'
Box Score
Report
Murray  54'
Campbell  84'
Stadium: Harder Stadium
Attendance: 9,672
Referee: Chico Grajeda

Statistics

Goalscorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.[2]

Rnk Pos No. Player Regular season MAC Tournament NCAA Tournament Total
1 FW 11 Darren Mattocks 12 3 3 18
2 MF 9 Michael Nanchoff 7 1 2 10
3 DF 8 Kofi Sarkodie 7 0 1 8
4 FW 6 Darlington Nagbe 6 1 0 7
5 DF 5 Perry Kitchen 4 0 2 6
6 MF 15 Scott Caldwell 0 2 3 5
7 MF 10 A. Ampaipitakwong 3 0 0 3
8 DF 3 Chad Barson 2 0 0 2
8 MF 17 Ben Speas 2 0 0 2
10 MF 14 Eric Stevenson 1 0 0 1
10 MF 17 Thomas Schmitt 1 0 0 1
10 FW 19 McKauly Tulloch 1 0 0 1

Transfers

In

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Reinaldo Brenes
MF
Bradenton, FL Edison Academic Center 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg)  
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Richard Diaz, Jr.
MF
Chesapeake, VA Oscar F. Smith High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg)  
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Perry Kitchen
DF
Indianapolis, IN IMG Academy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg)  
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
  • 11 Darren Mattocks F Fr. 6-0 165 Portmore, Jamaica / Bridgeport HS
  • 23 Andrian McAdams GK Fr. 6-0 170 Oberlin, Ohio / Oberlin HS
  • 18 Martin Ontiveros MF Fr. 5-9 145 Pharr, Texas / Edison Academic Center [Fla.]
  • 19 McKauly Tulloch F Fr. 6-1 180 Kingston, Jamaica / St. George's College HS

Out

Awards

References

  1. ^ "2010 Akron Men's Soccer Match Notes" (PDF). Akron Media Relations. July 26, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
  2. ^ "Akron Team Stats 2010-11". Akron Zips. GoZips.com. Archived from the original on February 28, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2017.