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
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
Record	22–1–2 (6–0–0 MAC)
Head coach	Caleb Porter (4th season)
Home stadium	Lee Jackson Field
Seasons ← 2009 2011 →

2010 Mid-American Conference men's soccer standings

v t e	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

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

VCU v ^{No. 1} Akron

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

^{No. 1} Akron v ^{No. 16} South Florida

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

^{No. 1} Akron v ^{No. 4} North Carolina

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  55' Nagbe 64' Sarkodie  88'	Report	Ababio  55' McKinney  64'	Stadium: Fetzer Field Attendance: 3,125 Referee: Matt Jozadis

^{No. 1} Akron v ^{No. 3} Wake Forest

2010-09-05	No. 1 Akron	2–0	No. 3 Wake Forest	Winston-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

^{No. 1} Akron v Bowling Green

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

Cal State Northridge v ^{No. 1} Akron

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

Cincinnati v ^{No. 1} Akron

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

^{No. 2} Tulsa v ^{No. 1} Akron

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

^{No. 1} Akron v ^{No. 19} Ohio State

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

Florida Atlantic v ^{No. 1} Akron

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

^{No. 1} Akron v Oakland

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

^{No. 1} Akron v Northern Illinois

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

^{No. 1} Akron v Penn State

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

Buffalo v ^{No. 1} Akron

2010-10-16	Buffalo	0–4	No. 1 Akron	Akron, Ohio
7:30 p.m.				Stadium: Lee Jackson Field

Michigan v ^{No. 1} Akron

2010-10-19	Michigan	1–7	No. 1 Akron	Akron, Ohio
7:30 p.m.				Stadium: Lee Jackson Field

Western Michigan v ^{No. 1} Akron

2010-10-23	Western Michigan	1–2	No. 1 Akron	Akron, Ohio
7:30 p.m.				Stadium: Lee Jackson Field

^{No. 9} Creighton v ^{No. 1} Akron

2010-10-27	No. 9 Creighton	0–1	No. 1 Akron	Akron, Ohio
7:30 p.m.				Stadium: Lee Jackson Field

^{No. 1} Akron v Cleveland State

2010-10-30	No. 1 Akron	1–2	Cleveland State	Cleveland, Ohio
2:00 p.m.				Stadium: Krenzler Field

^{No. 2} Akron v Michigan State

2010-11-03	No. 2 Akron	1–0	Michigan State	East Lansing, Michigan
3:00 p.m.				Stadium: DeMartin Soccer Complex

^{No. 2} Akron v Hartwick

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.

⁽⁴⁾ Buffalo v ^{(1) No. 2} Akron

2010-11-12 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

⁽²⁾ Western Michigan v ^{(1) No. 2} Akron

2010-11-14 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

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

Numbers in parentheses (#) represent tournament seed.

West Virginia v ^{(3) No. 2} Akron

2010-11-21 Second round	West Virginia	2–3	(3) No. 2 Akron	Akron, 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

^{(14) No. 16} Indiana v ^{(3) No. 2} Akron

2010-11-28 Third round	(14) No. 16 Indiana	1–2	(3) No. 2 Akron	Akron, Ohio
4:00 p.m.	Bushue  28' Adlard 82'	Report	Nanchoff 53' Mattocks 55'	Stadium: Lee Jackson Field Attendance: 3,225 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

^{(6) No. 6} California v ^{(3) No. 2} Akron

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'  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

See also: 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Tournament § College Cup

^{(10) No. 19} Michigan v ^{(3) No. 2} Akron

2010-12-10 Semifinals	(10) No. 19 Michigan	1–2	(3) No. 2 Akron	Santa 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

^{(3) No. 2} Akron v ^{(1) No. 1} Louisville

2010-12-12 NCAA Championship	(3) No. 2 Akron	1–0	(1) No. 1 Louisville	Santa 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	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