2010 Akron Zips men's soccer team

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.

2010 Akron Zips men's soccer
National Champions
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
2010 record22–1–2 (6–0–0 MAC)
Head coachCaleb Porter (4th season)
Home stadiumLee Jackson Field
2010 Mid-American Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Roster

The 2010 Akron Zips roster.[1]

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

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

Match results

Key

  Win   Tie   Loss

  • Home team is listed on the right

Preseason
2010-08-25 VCU1–3No. 1 AkronAkron, 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 Akron1–2No. 16 South FloridaTampa, Florida
7:30 p.m. Nagbe  79' Report Añor  22', 76' Stadium: USF Soccer Stadium

Regular season
2010-09-03 No. 1 Akron3–0No. 4 North CarolinaChapel Hill, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. Stevenson  8'
Kitchen  22'
Barson  55'
Nagbe  64'
Sarkodie  88'		 Report Ababio  55'
McKinney  64'		 Stadium: Fetzer Field
Attendance: 3,125
Referee: Matt Jozadis
2010-09-05 No. 1 Akron2–0No. 3 Wake ForestWinston-Salem, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. 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
2010-09-11 No. 1 Akron2–0Bowling GreenBowling Green, Ohio
1:00 p.m. Mattocks  81' Report Stadium: Cochrane Field
Attendance: 513
Referee: Karim Elfishawy
2010-09-17 Cal State Northridge0–3No. 1 AkronAkron, Ohio
7:30 p.m. Report Kitchen  5'
Nagbe  28'
Barson  43'		 Stadium: Lee Jackson Field
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Sorin Stoica
2010-09-19 Cincinnati0–1No. 1 AkronAkron, Ohio
2:30 p.m. Report Ampaipitakwong  13' Stadium: Lee Jackson Field
Attendance: 2,619
Referee: Niko Bratsis
2010-09-24 No. 2 Tulsa0–4No. 1 AkronAkron, Ohio
8:00 p.m. Report Sarkodie  9'
Kitchen  13'
Mattocks  50'
Ampaipitakwong  70'		 Stadium: Lee Jackson Field
Attendance: 4,744
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
2010-09-29 No. 1 Akron2–2 (a.e.t.)No. 19 Ohio StateColumbus, Ohio
7:00 p.m. Nanchoff  38'
Mattocks  68'		 Report McAnena  30'
Tiemstra  90'		 Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,255
Referee: Benjamin Trevino
2010-10-01 Florida Atlantic0–3No. 1 AkronAkron, Ohio
5:30 p.m. Report Sarkodie  10', 53'
Kitchen  11'		 Stadium: Lee Jackson Field
Attendance: 3,232
Referee: Tony DeLois
2010-10-06 No. 1 Akron5–0OaklandRochester, Michigan
7:00 p.m. Mattocks  3', 14'
Barson  23'
Nanchoff  25'
Tulloch  75'		 Report Stadium: Ultimate Soccer Arenas
Attendance: 1,188
Referee: Ted Grigoriou
2010-10-09 No. 1 Akron1–0Northern IllinoisDeKalb, Illinois
4:00 p.m. Mattocks  16' Report Stadium: NIU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,276
Referee: Pawel Wydra
2010-10-13 No. 1 Akron2–1 (a.e.t.)Penn StateUniversity Park, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. Nagbe  7'
Nanchoff  107' (pen.)		 Report Hertzog  6' Stadium: Jeffrey Field
Attendance: 2,856
Referee: Mark Gorak
2010-10-16 Buffalo0–4No. 1 AkronAkron, Ohio
7:30 p.m. Stadium: Lee Jackson Field
2010-10-19 Michigan1–7No. 1 AkronAkron, Ohio
7:30 p.m. Stadium: Lee Jackson Field
2010-10-23 Western Michigan1–2No. 1 AkronAkron, Ohio
7:30 p.m. Stadium: Lee Jackson Field
2010-10-27 No. 9 Creighton0–1No. 1 AkronAkron, Ohio
7:30 p.m. Stadium: Lee Jackson Field
2010-10-30 No. 1 Akron1–2Cleveland StateCleveland, Ohio
2:00 p.m. Stadium: Krenzler Field
2010-11-03 No. 2 Akron1–0Michigan StateEast Lansing, Michigan
3:00 p.m. Stadium: DeMartin Soccer Complex
2010-11-06 No. 2 Akron2–1HartwickOneonta, New York
7:00 p.m. Stadium: Elmore Field

MAC tournament

Numbers in parenthesis (#) represent tournament seed.

2010-11-12 Semifinals(4) Buffalo1–3(1) No. 2 AkronAkron, 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
2010-11-14 MAC Championship(2) Western Michigan0–4(1) No. 2 AkronAkron, 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 parenthesis (#) represent tournament seed.

2010-11-21 Second roundWest Virginia2–3(3) No. 2 AkronAkron, Ohio
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
2010-11-28 Third round(14) No. 16 Indiana1–2(3) No. 2 AkronAkron, Ohio
4:00 p.m. Bushue  28'
Adlard  82'		 Report Nanchoff  53'
Mattocks  55'		 Stadium: Lee Jackson Field
Attendance: 3,225
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
2010-12-04 Quarterfinals(6) No. 6 California3–3 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)		(3) No. 2 AkronAkron, Ohio
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
2010-12-10 Semifinals(10) No. 19 Michigan1–2(3) No. 2 AkronSanta Barbara, California
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
2010-12-12 NCAA Championship(3) No. 2 Akron1–0(1) No. 1 LouisvilleSanta Barbara, California
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 123318
2 MF 9 Michael Nanchoff 71210
3 DF 8 Kofi Sarkodie 7018
4 FW 6 Darlington Nagbe 6107
5 DF 5 Perry Kitchen 4026
6 MF 15 Scott Caldwell 0235
7 MF 10 A. Ampaipitakwong 3003
8 DF 3 Chad Barson 2002
8 MF 17 Ben Speas 2002
10 MF 14 Eric Stevenson 1001
10 MF 17 Thomas Schmitt 1001
10 FW 19 McKauly Tulloch 1001

Transfers

In
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Reinaldo Brenes
MF		 Bradenton, FL Edison Academic Center 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Richard Diaz, Jr.
MF		 Chesapeake, VA Oscar F. Smith High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Perry Kitchen
DF		 Indianapolis, IN IMG Academy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
  • 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. 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
  2. "Akron Team Stats 2010-11". Akron Zips. GoZips.com. Archived from the original on February 28, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
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