The University of Akron Athletics
Bunbury Named Player of the Year by Goal.com
December 05 | Men's Soccer
Sophomore Teal Bunbury, who was named
Player of the Year, was one of five University of Akron men's
soccer players honored by Goal.com this week.
Joining Bunbury, the nation's leading scorer, on the Goal.com First
Team were junior midfielder Anthony Ampaipitakwong and
sophomore defender Kofi Sarkodie. Goalkeeper David
Meves and defender Zarek Valentin were named to
the All-Freshman Team. Both Bunbury and Ampaipitakwong are
semifinalists for the prestigious 2009 Hermann Trophy.
According to Goal.com, Bunbury "left many fans, opponents, and
scouts in awe of his agility, pace, and power during Akron's
undefeated season. He was the focal point of the Akron attack that
led the nation in scoring. He topped the charts in goals scored
with seventeen plus he added five helpers. If assists were awarded
for suffering fouls that led to free kick goals, his point tally
would double.
"While Akron's league opponents were not the most difficult
competition, their out-of-conference schedule was more than
adequate to showcase Bunbury's prowess at the highest collegiate
level. Against teams that made the NCAA tournament this regular
season, he registered ten points; averaging more than a point per
game. It has been a season to treasure for the Akron faithful;
Bunbury has been the pinnacle for much of the success."
Bunbury, the reigning Mid-American Conference Player of the Year,
has developed into the most dangerous striker in the nation. Of his
17 goals, five have been game-winners while four of his five
assists have led to game-winning goals.
In all, he
has recorded at least one point 16 times in 22 games and scored
multiple goals in four contests. Bunbury enjoyed an incredible run
from late September to early November, scoring 14 goals in a
12-game span, including game-winners against Florida Atlantic,
Virginia Tech, Buffalo and Penn State. For the season, the striker
from Prior Lake, Minn., has totaled a team-high 39 points while
starting every game this season.
The top-seeded Zips (22-0-0) will host eighth-seeded Tulsa (15-4-2)
Saturday at 4 p.m. (EST) in the NCAA quarterfinals at Lee Jackson
Field. UA is attempting to become the first team in 35 years to win
a national championship with a perfect record.
Goal.com Teams of the
Year
First
Team
GK: Brian Perk, Senior, UCLA: 14 Games played, .82 save percentage,
50 saves, 5 shutouts
DEF: Kwame Watson-Siriboe, Senior, UCONN: 19 games started, 3
goals, 13 shutouts
DEF: Ike Opara, Junior, Wake Forest: 15 games started, 3 goals, 2
assists, 9 shutouts
DEF: Kofi Sarkodie, Sophomore,
Akron: 21 games started, 2 goals, 7 assists, 16
shutouts
MID: Tony Tchani, Sophomore, Virginia: 20 games started, 7 goals, 3
assists
MID: Rafael Baca, Junior, LMU: 20 games started, 9 goals, 5
assists
MID: Anthony Ampaipitakwong,
Junior, Akron: 22 games started, 8 goals, 5 assists
MID: Kyle Nakazawa, Senior, UCLA: 19 games started, 12 goals, 7
assists
MID: Corben Bone, Junior, Wake Forest: 22 games started, 2 goals,
12 assists
FWD: Danny Mwanga, Sophomore, Oregon State: 18 games started, 14
goals, 2 assists
FWD: Teal Bunbury, Sophomore,
Akron: 22 games started, 17 goals, 5 assists
GK: Diego Restrepo, Senior, Virginia: 21 games started, .892
save percentage, 58 saves, 14 shutouts
DEF: Phil Edginton, Senior, Louisville: 20 games started, 2 goals,
2 assists, 13 shutouts
DEF/MID: Bobby Warshaw, Junior, Stanford: 20 games played, 6 goals
1 assist, 9 shutouts
DEF: Mark Blades, Senior, Northwestern: 20 games started, 4
assists, 7 shutouts
MID: Michael Farfan, Junior, North Carolina: 20 games started, 5
goals, 3 assists
MID: J.C. Banks, Junior, Green Bay: 20 games started, 13 goals, 10
assists
MID: Levi Houapeu, Junior, UMBC: 20 games started, 15 goals, 13
assists
MID: Irving Garcia, Senior, UC Irvine: 22 games started, 8 goals, 9
assists
FWD: Billy Schuler, Sophomore, UNC: 20 games started, 9 goals, 4
assists
FWD: Andre Akpan, Senior, Harvard: 19 games started, 12 goals, 6
assists
FWD: Andrew Bulls, Sophomore, UMBC: 20 games started, 15 goals, 11
assists
Third
Team
GK: Zac MacMath, Sophomore, Maryland: 22 games started, .781 save
percentage, 9 shutouts
DEF: Barry Rice, Senior, Kentucky: 18 games played, 2 goals, 7
shutouts
DEF: Zach Loyd, Senior, UNC: 15 games started, 2 goals, 2 assists,
11 shutouts
MID/DEF: Luis Silva, Sophomore, UCSB: 23 games started, 4 goals, 5
assists, 16 shutouts
MID: Ryan Kinne, Junior, Monmouth: 22 games started, 10 goals, 7
assists
MID: Ashley McInnes, Junior, Tulsa: 19 games started, 9 goals, 8
assists
MID: Conor O'Brien, Senior, Bucknell: 23 games started, 11 goals, 9
assists
MID/FWD: Phil Bannister, Junior, Loyola: 18 games started, 4 goals,
13 assists
FWD: Austin Neil, Sophomore, Tulsa: 20 games started, 13 goals, 3
assists
FWD: Matt Eliason, Junior, Northwestern: 20 games started, 13
goals, 3 assists
FWD: Garrett Webb, Senior, Drake: 23 games started, 13 goals, 5
assists
Freshman
Team
GK: David Meves, Akron: 22 games
started, .837 save percentage, 36 saves, 16 shutouts
DEF: Zarek Valentin, Akron: 22
games started, 16 shutouts
DEF: Anthony Arena, Wake Forest: 22 games stated, 3 goals, 9
shutouts
DEF/MID: Andrew Wenger, Duke: 21 games started, 4 goals, 3 assists,
7 shutouts
MID/DEF: Machael David, UCSB: 23 games started, 1 goal, 4 assists,
16 shutouts
MID: Amobi Okugo, UCLA: 19 games started, 2 assists
MID: Dominic Reinold, Farleigh Dickinson: 18 games started, 12
goals, 4 assists
MID: Issa Tall, Adelphi: 18 games started, 16 goals, 1 assist
FWD: Will Bates, Virginia: 18 games started, 11 goals, 1 assist
FWD: Patrick Wallen, San Diego: 17 games started, 7 goals, 5
assists
FWD: Ryan Finley, Duke: 21 games started, 11 goals, 5 assists
