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Six Zips Earn All-MAC Men’s Soccer Accolades
November 08 | Men's Soccer
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Led by redshirt junior Skye Harter (Copley, Ohio) and sophomore David Egbo (Enugu, Nigeria), who were selected as First-Team All-Mid-American Conference men's soccer selections, six Akron student-athletes garnered All-MAC accolades as announced by the league on Thursday, Nov. 8.
Senior Ben Lundt (Berlin, Germany), freshmen Carlo Ritaccio (Westbury, N.Y.) and Sam Tojaga (Erie, Pa.) and junior Marcel Zajac (Mississauga, Ontario) were tabbed second-team honorees.
All six Akron players collected All-MAC accolades for the first time in their respective careers.
Pulling in All-MAC honors for the first time was Harter, who has started 12 of the 16 games in which he has appeared this season, registering a goal and five assists on 12 shots, including five on frame. His five assists rank second on the team and ninth in the conference this season.
Earning first-team honors for the initial time was Egbo, who has started 13 of the 15 games in which he has appeared for Akron on the campaign, owning team-high marks in goals (9), points (21), shots (40), shots on goal (15) and game-winners (4), while rating third in assists (3). He paced the MAC in goals per game (0.60), while ranking second in points per contest (1.40) and game-winning goals (0.27) and third in shots per tilt (2.67).
A three-year starter in goal for the Zips, Lundt has started each of the 14 matches he has appeared in for Akron and owns 37 saves and five shutouts. In league-only affairs, he led the conference in shutouts (0.67) and goals against average (0.62), while rating second in saves per game (4.33). Overall, he ranks first in the MAC in shutouts (0.36).
After missing the first five games of the year due to injury, Zajac has been a dominating force for the Zips starting seven of the 11 matches in which he has appeared en route to collecting a team-high six assists and adding three goals. He ranks second on the team in shots on goal (11) and third in overall shots (20). He is rated second in the league in assists per game (0.55) and sixth in points per contest (1.09), while finishing ninth in league-only affairs in assists (0.25) and shots per game (2.25).
Ritaccio, has started all 14 matches in which he has appeared for the Zips at his center back position, and has helped anchor a Zips' defensive unit that has posted six shutouts on the campaign.
Tojaga has started 13 of the 16 games in which he has played this season and owns an assist on nine shots, including three on goal.
The fourth-seeded Zips (8-6-2) return to action on Friday, Nov. 9, as Akron travels to Morgantown, W.Va., for a MAC Tournament semifinal showdown with top-seeded West Virginia. Game time is set for 5:30 p.m.
The Zips' tilt against the Mountaineers on Friday, Nov. 9, will follow the other semifinal match between second-seeded Bowling Green and third-seeded Western Michigan. That contest is slated for a 2:30 p.m. start.
The winners will advance to the MAC Championship game, which will be held Sunday, Nov. 11, at 1 p.m.
First-Team All-MAC:
Skye Harter, MF, Akron
David Egbo, F, Akron
Moe Mustafa, D, Bowling Green
Ebenezer Ackon, D, Bowling Green
Tate Robertson, F, Bowling Green
Kevin Rodriguez, M, Northern Illinois
Johan DePicker, D, SIUE
Jorge Gonzalez, F, SIUE
Lachlan McLean, F, SIUE
Ben Thornton, D, Western Michigan
Steven Tekesky, GK, West Virginia
Joey Piatczyc, MF, West Virginia
Second-Team All-MAC
Carlo Ritaccio, D, Akron
Marcel Zajac, F, Akron
Ben Lundt, GK, Akron
Sam Tojaga, MF, Akron
Anthony Markanich, D, Northern Illinois
Jan Mertens, F, SIUE
Cameron Sipple, D, Western Michigan
Albert Andres Llop, D, West Virginia
Ryan Kellogg, F, West Virginia
Andres Muriel, MF, West Virginia
Pascal Derwaritsch, MF, West Virginia
2018 MAC Player of the Year:
Joey Piatczyc, MF, West Virginia
2018 MAC Freshman of the Year:
Nick Markanich, MF, Northern Illinois
Gary V. Palmisano Coach of the Year:
Marlon LeBlanc, West Virginia
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Led by redshirt junior Skye Harter (Copley, Ohio) and sophomore David Egbo (Enugu, Nigeria), who were selected as First-Team All-Mid-American Conference men's soccer selections, six Akron student-athletes garnered All-MAC accolades as announced by the league on Thursday, Nov. 8.
Senior Ben Lundt (Berlin, Germany), freshmen Carlo Ritaccio (Westbury, N.Y.) and Sam Tojaga (Erie, Pa.) and junior Marcel Zajac (Mississauga, Ontario) were tabbed second-team honorees.
All six Akron players collected All-MAC accolades for the first time in their respective careers.
Pulling in All-MAC honors for the first time was Harter, who has started 12 of the 16 games in which he has appeared this season, registering a goal and five assists on 12 shots, including five on frame. His five assists rank second on the team and ninth in the conference this season.
Earning first-team honors for the initial time was Egbo, who has started 13 of the 15 games in which he has appeared for Akron on the campaign, owning team-high marks in goals (9), points (21), shots (40), shots on goal (15) and game-winners (4), while rating third in assists (3). He paced the MAC in goals per game (0.60), while ranking second in points per contest (1.40) and game-winning goals (0.27) and third in shots per tilt (2.67).
A three-year starter in goal for the Zips, Lundt has started each of the 14 matches he has appeared in for Akron and owns 37 saves and five shutouts. In league-only affairs, he led the conference in shutouts (0.67) and goals against average (0.62), while rating second in saves per game (4.33). Overall, he ranks first in the MAC in shutouts (0.36).
After missing the first five games of the year due to injury, Zajac has been a dominating force for the Zips starting seven of the 11 matches in which he has appeared en route to collecting a team-high six assists and adding three goals. He ranks second on the team in shots on goal (11) and third in overall shots (20). He is rated second in the league in assists per game (0.55) and sixth in points per contest (1.09), while finishing ninth in league-only affairs in assists (0.25) and shots per game (2.25).
Ritaccio, has started all 14 matches in which he has appeared for the Zips at his center back position, and has helped anchor a Zips' defensive unit that has posted six shutouts on the campaign.
Tojaga has started 13 of the 16 games in which he has played this season and owns an assist on nine shots, including three on goal.
The fourth-seeded Zips (8-6-2) return to action on Friday, Nov. 9, as Akron travels to Morgantown, W.Va., for a MAC Tournament semifinal showdown with top-seeded West Virginia. Game time is set for 5:30 p.m.
The Zips' tilt against the Mountaineers on Friday, Nov. 9, will follow the other semifinal match between second-seeded Bowling Green and third-seeded Western Michigan. That contest is slated for a 2:30 p.m. start.
The winners will advance to the MAC Championship game, which will be held Sunday, Nov. 11, at 1 p.m.
First-Team All-MAC:
Skye Harter, MF, Akron
David Egbo, F, Akron
Moe Mustafa, D, Bowling Green
Ebenezer Ackon, D, Bowling Green
Tate Robertson, F, Bowling Green
Kevin Rodriguez, M, Northern Illinois
Johan DePicker, D, SIUE
Jorge Gonzalez, F, SIUE
Lachlan McLean, F, SIUE
Ben Thornton, D, Western Michigan
Steven Tekesky, GK, West Virginia
Joey Piatczyc, MF, West Virginia
Second-Team All-MAC
Carlo Ritaccio, D, Akron
Marcel Zajac, F, Akron
Ben Lundt, GK, Akron
Sam Tojaga, MF, Akron
Anthony Markanich, D, Northern Illinois
Jan Mertens, F, SIUE
Cameron Sipple, D, Western Michigan
Albert Andres Llop, D, West Virginia
Ryan Kellogg, F, West Virginia
Andres Muriel, MF, West Virginia
Pascal Derwaritsch, MF, West Virginia
2018 MAC Player of the Year:
Joey Piatczyc, MF, West Virginia
2018 MAC Freshman of the Year:
Nick Markanich, MF, Northern Illinois
Gary V. Palmisano Coach of the Year:
Marlon LeBlanc, West Virginia
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