| Year: | 2017 |
| Team: | Akron Zips |
| Sport: | soccer |
| Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
| Short Conf: | MAC |
| Record: | 18–3–2 |
| Conf Record: | 4–1–0 |
| Head Coach: | Jared Embick |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach1: | Leo Chappel |
| Ac1 Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach2: | Ger Coppinger |
| Ac2 Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach3: | T.J. Kolba |
| Ac3 Year: | 3rd |
| Stadium: | FirstEnergy Stadium–Cub Cadet Field |
| Champion: | MAC Tournament champions |
| Tourney: | NCAA Tournament |
| Tourney Result: | College Cup |
| Nscaarank: | 7 |
| Tdsrank: | 3 |
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.
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| Player | App | Goals | Asst | Points | Shots | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | GW | Pk-Att | GA | Saves | SO | |||||||||||||||
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| style=white-space:nowrap | Egbo, David | < | -- App ----->17 | < | -- Goals --->1 | < | -- Asst ---->4 | < | -- Points -->6 | < | -- Shots --->21 | < | -- Shot% --->.048 | < | -- SOG ----->7 | < | -- SOG% ---->.333 | < | -- GW ------>1 | < | -- Pk-Att -->0-0 | < | -- GA ------>0 | < | -- Saves --->0 | < | -- SO ------>0 | |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Gainford, Sam | < | -- App ----->17 | < | -- Goals --->10 | < | -- Asst ---->5 | < | -- Points -->25 | < | -- Shots --->40 | < | -- Shot% --->.200 | < | -- SOG ----->24 | < | -- SOG% ---->.480 | < | -- GW ------>5 | < | -- Pk-Att -->2-3 | < | -- GA ------>0 | < | -- Saves --->0 | < | -- SO ------>0 | |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Holthusen, Stuart | < | -- App ----->23 | < | -- Goals --->12 | < | -- Asst ---->3 | < | -- Points -->27 | < | -- Shots --->52 | < | -- Shot% --->.231 | < | -- SOG ----->23 | < | -- SOG% ---->.442 | < | -- GW ------>5 | < | -- Pk-Att -->2-2 | < | -- GA ------>0 | < | -- Saves --->0 | < | -- SO ------>0 | |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Kahsay, Ezana | < | -- App ----->21 | < | -- Goals --->2 | < | -- Asst ---->3 | < | -- Points -->7 | < | -- Shots --->22 | < | -- Shot% --->.091 | < | -- SOG ----->5 | < | -- SOG% ---->.227 | < | -- GW ------>2 | < | -- Pk-Att -->0-0 | < | -- GA ------>0 | < | -- Saves --->0 | < | -- SO ------>0 | |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Petno, Braden | < | -- App ----->0 | < | -- Goals --->0 | < | -- Asst ---->0 | < | -- Points -->0 | < | -- Shots --->0 | < | -- Shot% --->.000 | < | -- SOG ----->0 | < | -- SOG% ---->.000 | < | -- GW ------>0 | < | -- Pk-Att -->0-0 | < | -- GA ------>0 | < | -- Saves --->0 | < | -- SO ------>0 | |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Zajac, Marcel | < | -- App ----->18 | < | -- Goals --->4 | < | -- Asst ---->1 | < | -- Points -->9 | < | -- Shots --->26 | < | -- Shot% --->.154 | < | -- SOG ----->11 | < | -- SOG% ---->.423 | < | -- GW ------>1 | < | -- Pk-Att -->0-0 | < | -- GA ------>0 | < | -- Saves --->0 | < | -- SO ------>0 | |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| style=white-space:nowrap | Belana, Pau | < | -- App ----->21 | < | -- Goals --->0 | < | -- Asst ---->3 | < | -- Points -->3 | < | -- Shots --->11 | < | -- Shot% --->.000 | < | -- SOG ----->2 | < | -- SOG% ---->.182 | < | -- GW ------>0 | < | -- Pk-Att -->0-0 | < | -- GA ------>0 | < | -- Saves --->0 | < | -- SO ------>0 | |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Cordeiro, Manuel | < | -- App ----->22 | < | -- Goals --->2 | < | -- Asst ---->5 | < | -- Points -->9 | < | -- Shots --->34 | < | -- Shot% --->.059 | < | -- SOG ----->13 | < | -- SOG% ---->.382 | < | -- GW ------>0 | < | -- Pk-Att -->0-0 | < | -- GA ------>0 | < | -- Saves --->0 | < | -- SO ------>0 | |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Crawford, Jackson | < | -- App ----->3 | < | -- Goals --->1 | < | -- Asst ---->0 | < | -- Points -->2 | < | -- Shots --->1 | < | -- Shot% --->1.000 | < | -- SOG ----->1 | < | -- SOG% ---->1.000 | < | -- GW ------>0 | < | -- Pk-Att -->0-0 | < | -- GA ------>0 | < | -- Saves --->0 | < | -- SO ------>0 | |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Dos Santos, Dener | < | -- App ----->3 | < | -- Goals --->0 | < | -- Asst ---->0 | < | -- Points -->0 | < | -- Shots --->0 | < | -- Shot% --->.000 | < | -- SOG ----->0 | < | -- SOG% ---->.000 | < | -- GW ------>0 | < | -- Pk-Att -->0-0 | < | -- GA ------>0 | < | -- Saves --->0 | < | -- SO ------>0 | |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Ghaffur, Faisal | < | -- App ----->14 | < | -- Goals --->1 | < | -- Asst ---->0 | < | -- Points -->2 | < | -- Shots --->3 | < | -- Shot% --->.333 | < | -- SOG ----->1 | < | -- SOG% ---->.333 | < | -- GW ------>1 | < | -- Pk-Att -->0-0 | < | -- GA ------>0 | < | -- Saves --->0 | < | -- SO ------>0 | |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Harter, Skye | < | -- App ----->23 | < | -- Goals --->4 | < | -- Asst ---->6 | < | -- Points -->14 | < | -- Shots --->18 | < | -- Shot% --->.222 | < | -- SOG ----->9 | < | -- SOG% ---->.500 | < | -- GW ------>1 | < | -- Pk-Att -->0-0 | < | -- GA ------>0 | < | -- Saves --->0 | < | -- SO ------>0 | |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Lue Young, Christian | < | -- App ----->0 | < | -- Goals --->0 | < | -- Asst ---->0 | < | -- Points -->0 | < | -- Shots --->0 | < | -- Shot% --->.000 | < | -- SOG ----->0 | < | -- SOG% ---->.000 | < | -- GW ------>0 | < | -- Pk-Att -->0-0 | < | -- GA ------>0 | < | -- Saves --->0 | < | -- SO ------>0 | |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Mouafo, Barth-Luther | < | -- App ----->7 | < | -- Goals --->1 | < | -- Asst ---->0 | < | -- Points -->2 | < | -- Shots --->1 | < | -- Shot% --->1.000 | < | -- SOG ----->1 | < | -- SOG% ---->1.000 | < | -- GW ------>0 | < | -- Pk-Att -->0-0 | < | -- GA ------>0 | < | -- Saves --->0 | < | -- SO ------>0 | |
| Defenders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| style=white-space:nowrap | Alexander, Marc | < | -- App ----->3 | < | -- Goals --->0 | < | -- Asst ---->0 | < | -- Points -->0 | < | -- Shots --->2 | < | -- Shot% --->.000 | < | -- SOG ----->0 | < | -- SOG% ---->.000 | < | -- GW ------>0 | < | -- Pk-Att -->0-0 | < | -- GA ------>0 | < | -- Saves --->0 | < | -- SO ------>0 | |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Brown, Nate | < | -- App ----->6 | < | -- Goals --->0 | < | -- Asst ---->0 | < | -- Points -->0 | < | -- Shots --->1 | < | -- Shot% --->.000 | < | -- SOG ----->0 | < | -- SOG% ---->.000 | < | -- GW ------>0 | < | -- Pk-Att -->0-0 | < | -- GA ------>0 | < | -- Saves --->0 | < | -- SO ------>0 | |
| style=white-space:nowrap | De Vera, Niko | < | -- App ----->22 | < | -- Goals --->0 | < | -- Asst ---->4 | < | -- Points -->4 | < | -- Shots --->5 | < | -- Shot% --->.000 | < | -- SOG ----->2 | < | -- SOG% ---->.400 | < | -- GW ------>0 | < | -- Pk-Att -->0-0 | < | -- GA ------>0 | < | -- Saves --->0 | < | -- SO ------>0 | |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Hackworth, Morgan | < | -- App ----->21 | < | -- Goals --->0 | < | -- Asst ---->5 | < | -- Points -->5 | < | -- Shots --->6 | < | -- Shot% --->.000 | < | -- SOG ----->2 | < | -- SOG% ---->.333 | < | -- GW ------>0 | < | -- Pk-Att -->0-0 | < | -- GA ------>0 | < | -- Saves --->0 | < | -- SO ------>0 | |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Hinds, Nick | < | -- App ----->22 | < | -- Goals --->6 | < | -- Asst ---->4 | < | -- Points -->16 | < | -- Shots --->20 | < | -- Shot% --->.300 | < | -- SOG ----->9 | < | -- SOG% ---->.450 | < | -- GW ------>1 | < | -- Pk-Att -->0-0 | < | -- GA ------>0 | < | -- Saves --->0 | < | -- SO ------>0 | |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Korb, Joe | < | -- App ----->11 | < | -- Goals --->0 | < | -- Asst ---->2 | < | -- Points -->2 | < | -- Shots --->5 | < | -- Shot% --->.000 | < | -- SOG ----->3 | < | -- SOG% ---->.600 | < | -- GW ------>0 | < | -- Pk-Att -->0-0 | < | -- GA ------>0 | < | -- Saves --->0 | < | -- SO ------>0 | |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Laryea, Reggie | < | -- App ----->8 | < | -- Goals --->1 | < | -- Asst ---->0 | < | -- Points -->2 | < | -- Shots --->2 | < | -- Shot% --->.500 | < | -- SOG ----->1 | < | -- SOG% ---->.500 | < | -- GW ------>0 | < | -- Pk-Att -->0-0 | < | -- GA ------>0 | < | -- Saves --->0 | < | -- SO ------>0 | |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Mapp, Alex | < | -- App ----->0 | < | -- Goals --->0 | < | -- Asst ---->0 | < | -- Points -->0 | < | -- Shots --->0 | < | -- Shot% --->.000 | < | -- SOG ----->0 | < | -- SOG% ---->.000 | < | -- GW ------>0 | < | -- Pk-Att -->0-0 | < | -- GA ------>0 | < | -- Saves --->0 | < | -- SO ------>0 | |
| < | -- Player -->Moutinho, Joao | < | -- App ----->23 | < | -- Goals --->3 | < | -- Asst ---->5 | < | -- Points -->11 | < | -- Shots --->38 | < | -- Shot% --->.079 | < | -- SOG ----->17 | < | -- SOG% ---->.447 | < | -- GW ------>1 | < | -- Pk-Att -->0-0 | < | -- GA ------>0 | < | -- Saves --->0 | < | -- SO ------>0 | |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Schultz, Nate | < | -- App ----->22 | < | -- Goals --->2 | < | -- Asst ---->2 | < | -- Points -->6 | < | -- Shots --->11 | < | -- Shot% --->.182 | < | -- SOG ----->4 | < | -- SOG% ---->.364 | < | -- GW ------>1 | < | -- Pk-Att -->0-0 | < | -- GA ------>0 | < | -- Saves --->0 | < | -- SO ------>0 | |
| < | -- Player -->Strachan, Daniel | < | -- App ----->23 | < | -- Goals --->0 | < | -- Asst ---->2 | < | -- Points -->2 | < | -- Shots --->4 | < | -- Shot% --->.000 | < | -- SOG ----->1 | < | -- SOG% ---->.250 | < | -- GW ------>0 | < | -- Pk-Att -->0-0 | < | -- GA ------>0 | < | -- Saves --->0 | < | -- SO ------>0 | |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Watters, Declan | < | -- App ----->0 | < | -- Goals --->0 | < | -- Asst ---->0 | < | -- Points -->0 | < | -- Shots --->0 | < | -- Shot% --->.000 | < | -- SOG ----->0 | < | -- SOG% ---->.000 | < | -- GW ------>0 | < | -- Pk-Att -->0-0 | < | -- GA ------>0 | < | -- Saves --->0 | < | -- SO ------>0 | |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Wiedt, Shane | < | -- App ----->11 | < | -- Goals --->0 | < | -- Asst ---->0 | < | -- Points -->0 | < | -- Shots --->1 | < | -- Shot% --->.000 | < | -- SOG ----->0 | < | -- SOG% ---->.000 | < | -- GW ------>0 | < | -- Pk-Att -->0-0 | < | -- GA ------>0 | < | -- Saves --->0 | < | -- SO ------>0 | |
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| style=white-space:nowrap | Costa, Nick | < | -- App ----->0 | < | -- Goals --->0 | < | -- Asst ---->0 | < | -- Points -->0 | < | -- Shots --->0 | < | -- Shot% --->.000 | < | -- SOG ----->0 | < | -- SOG% ---->.000 | < | -- GW ------>0 | < | -- Pk-Att -->0-0 | < | -- GA ------>0 | < | -- Saves --->0 | < | -- SO ------>0 | |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Lundt, Ben | < | -- App ----->19 | < | -- Goals --->0 | < | -- Asst ---->0 | < | -- Points -->0 | < | -- Shots --->0 | < | -- Shot% --->.000 | < | -- SOG ----->0 | < | -- SOG% ---->.000 | < | -- GW ------>0 | < | -- Pk-Att -->0-0 | < | -- GA ------>10 | < | -- Saves --->46 | < | -- SO ------>10 | |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Lynd, Codie | < | -- App ----->0 | < | -- Goals --->0 | < | -- Asst ---->0 | < | -- Points -->0 | < | -- Shots --->0 | < | -- Shot% --->.000 | < | -- SOG ----->0 | < | -- SOG% ---->.000 | < | -- GW ------>0 | < | -- Pk-Att -->0-0 | < | -- GA ------>0 | < | -- Saves --->0 | < | -- SO ------>0 | |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Saunders, Tor | < | -- App ----->4 | < | -- Goals --->0 | < | -- Asst ---->0 | < | -- Points -->0 | < | -- Shots --->0 | < | -- Shot% --->.000 | < | -- SOG ----->0 | < | -- SOG% ---->.000 | < | -- GW ------>0 | < | -- Pk-Att -->0-0 | < | -- GA ------>2 | < | -- Saves --->8 | < | -- SO ------>2 | |
| < | -- Player -->Total | < | -- App -----> 23 | < | -- Goals ---> 50 | < | -- Asst ----> 54 | < | -- Points --> 154 | < | -- Shots ---> 334 | < | -- Shot% ---> .150 | < | -- SOG -----> 136 | < | -- SOG% ----> .407 | < | -- GW ------> 18 | < | -- Pk-Att --> 4-5 | < | -- GA ------> 12 | < | -- Saves ---> 59 | < | -- SO ------> 12 | |
| < | -- Player -->Opponents | < | -- App -----> 23 | < | -- Goals ---> 12 | < | -- Asst ----> 9 | < | -- Points --> 33 | < | -- Shots ---> 172 | < | -- Shot% ---> .070 | < | -- SOG -----> 71 | < | -- SOG% ----> .413 | < | -- GW ------> 3 | < | -- Pk-Att --> 1-2 | < | -- GA ------> 59 | < | -- Saves ---> 86 | < | -- SO ------> 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 | |||||
The following members of 2017 Akron Zips men's soccer team were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.[3]
| Player | Round | Pick | Position | MLS club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [4] | ||||
| 2 | 31 | [5] | |||