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
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
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Akron† 6 –0 –022 –1 –2
Western Michigan 4 –2 –010 –8 –2
Buffalo 3 –3 –07 –10 –1
Bowling Green 3 –3 –06 –9 –3
Northern Illinois 2 –4 –09 –6 –2
Florida Atlantic 2 –4 –05 –9 –2
Hartwick 1 –5 –02 –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. Pos. Nation Player
00 GK United States USA Anthony Ponikvar
2 DF Puerto Rico PUR Zarek Valentin
3 DF United States USA Chad Barson
5 MF United States USA Perry Kitchen
6 MF United States USA Darlington Nagbe
7 MF United States USA Michael Balogun
8 DF United States USA Kofi Sarkodie
9 MF United States USA Michael Nanchoff
10 MF Thailand THA Anthony Ampaipitakwong
11 FW Jamaica JAM Darren Mattocks
12 MF Costa Rica CRC Reinaldo Brenes
14 MF United States USA Eric Stevenson
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF United States USA Scott Caldwell
16 DF United States USA Chris Korb
17 MF United States USA Ben Speas
18 MF United States USA Martin Ontiveros
19 FW Jamaica JAM McKauly Tulloch
20 FW United States USA Richard Diaz, Jr.
21 FW United States USA Thomas Schmitt
22 DF Venezuela VEN Enrique Paez
23 GK United States USA Andrian McAdams
24 GK United States USA David Meves
25 DF United States USA Matt Dagilis
28 FW United States 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
2010-09-03 No. 1 Akron 3–0 No. 4 North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. Stevenson 8'
Kitchen 22'
Barson Yellow card 55'
Nagbe 64'
Sarkodie Yellow card 88'		 Report Ababio Yellow card 55'
McKinney Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Fetzer Field
Attendance: 3,125
Referee: Matt Jozadis
2010-09-05 No. 1 Akron 2–0 No. 3 Wake Forest Winston-Salem, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. Mattocks 15'
Sarkodie Yellow card 38'
Nagbe 53'
Valentin Yellow card 68'		 Report Redmond Yellow card 38'
Arena Yellow card 40'
Delbono Yellow card 68'
Tulloch Yellow card 74'
Ibikunle Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Spry Stadium
Attendance: 4,583
Referee: Chris Penso
2010-09-11 No. 1 Akron 2–0 Bowling Green Bowling Green, Ohio
1:00 p.m. Mattocks 81' Report Stadium: Cochrane Field
Attendance: 513
Referee: Karim Elfishawy
2010-09-17 Cal State Northridge 0–3 No. 1 Akron Akron, 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 Cincinnati 0–1 No. 1 Akron Akron, Ohio
2:30 p.m. Report Ampaipitakwong 13' Stadium: Lee Jackson Field
Attendance: 2,619
Referee: Niko Bratsis
2010-09-24 No. 2 Tulsa 0–4 No. 1 Akron Akron, 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 Akron 2–2 (a.e.t.) No. 19 Ohio State Columbus, 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 Atlantic 0–3 No. 1 Akron Akron, 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 Akron 5–0 Oakland Rochester, 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 Akron 1–0 Northern Illinois DeKalb, Illinois
4:00 p.m. Mattocks 16' Report Stadium: NIU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,276
Referee: Pawel Wydra
2010-10-13 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
2010-10-16 Buffalo 0–4 No. 1 Akron Akron, Ohio
7:30 p.m. Stadium: Lee Jackson Field
2010-10-19 Michigan 1–7 No. 1 Akron Akron, Ohio
7:30 p.m. Stadium: Lee Jackson Field
2010-10-23 Western Michigan 1–2 No. 1 Akron Akron, Ohio
7:30 p.m. Stadium: Lee Jackson Field
2010-10-27 No. 9 Creighton 0–1 No. 1 Akron Akron, Ohio
7:30 p.m. Stadium: Lee Jackson Field
2010-10-30 No. 1 Akron 1–2 Cleveland State Cleveland, Ohio
2:00 p.m. Stadium: Krenzler Field
2010-11-03 No. 2 Akron 1–0 Michigan State East Lansing, Michigan
3:00 p.m. Stadium: DeMartin Soccer Complex
2010-11-06 No. 2 Akron 2–1 Hartwick Oneonta, New York
7:00 p.m. Stadium: Elmore Field

MAC tournament

Numbers in parentheses (#) represent tournament seed.

2010-11-12 Semifinals (4) Buffalo 1–3 (1) No. 2 Akron Akron, Ohio
5:00 p.m. Gradwell Yellow card 11'
Unwin Yellow card 25'
Woods Yellow card 62'
Craven 90'		 Report Nanchoff 29'
Mattocks Yellow card 8' 69'
Caldwell 89'		 Stadium: Lee Jackson Field
Attendance: 2,407
Referee: Abdu Bensalah
2010-11-14 MAC Championship (2) Western Michigan 0–4 (1) No. 2 Akron Akron, Ohio
4:00 p.m. Lemus Yellow card 37' Report Kitchen Yellow card 44'
Nagbe 48'
Caldwell 54'
Mattocks 56', 70'		 Stadium: Lee Jackson Field
Attendance: 1,867
Referee: Tony DeLois

NCAA tournament
Main article: 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

Numbers in parentheses (#) represent tournament seed.

2010-11-21 Second round West Virginia 2–3 (3) No. 2 Akron Akron, Ohio
4:00 p.m. Flott Yellow card 24'
Etuk Yellow card 49'
Gaddis Yellow card 56'
Sebele 81'
Tayou 86'		 Box Score Mattocks 11', 31'
Valentin Yellow card 48'
Caldwell 70'		 Stadium: Lee Jackson Field
Attendance: 2,825
Referee: Ben Traveno
2010-11-28 Third round (14) No. 16 Indiana 1–2 (3) No. 2 Akron Akron, Ohio
4:00 p.m. Bushue Yellow card 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 California 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)		 (3) No. 2 Akron Akron, Ohio
4:00 p.m. Avalos 31'
Salciccia 57'
Fitzpatrick 89'		 Report Nanchoff 41' Yellow card 100'
Caldwell 42'
Kitchen 76'		 Stadium: Lee Jackson Field
Attendance: 3,442
Referee: Peter Dhima
Penalties
Jiménez soccer ball with red X
Soares soccer ball with check mark
Carrasco soccer ball with red X
Davis soccer ball with red X
Avalos soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Nanchoff
soccer ball with check mark Kitchen
soccer ball with check mark Valentin
soccer ball with red X Caldwell
soccer ball with check mark Sarkodie

NCAA College Cup
See also: 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Tournament § College Cup
2010-12-10 Semifinals (10) No. 19 Michigan 1–2 (3) No. 2 Akron Santa Barbara, California
11:00 p.m. Meram 2'
Pereira Yellow card 74'		 Box Score
Report		 Kitchen 33'
Sarkodie Yellow card 41', 74'		 Stadium: Harder Stadium
Attendance: 7,650
Referee: Alex Gorin
2010-12-12 NCAA Championship (3) No. 2 Akron 1–0 (1) No. 1 Louisville Santa Barbara, California
4:00 p.m. Korb Yellow card 56'
Caldwell 79'		 Box Score
Report		 Murray Yellow card 54'
Campbell Yellow card 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 Jamaica Darren Mattocks 123318
2 MF 9 United States Michael Nanchoff 71210
3 DF 8 Ghana Kofi Sarkodie 7018
4 FW 6 Liberia Darlington Nagbe 6107
5 DF 5 United States Perry Kitchen 4026
6 MF 15 United States Scott Caldwell 0235
7 MF 10 Thailand A. Ampaipitakwong 3003
8 DF 3 United States Chad Barson 2002
8 MF 17 United States Ben Speas 2002
10 MF 14 United States Eric Stevenson 1001
10 MF 17 United States Thomas Schmitt 1001
10 FW 19 Jamaica 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

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.
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