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Egbo and Ritaccio Garner United Soccer Coaches All-North Regional Accolades
December 09 | Men's Soccer
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2019 UNITED SOCCER COACHES D1 MEN'S ALL-NORTH REGIONAL TEAMS RELEASE
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -Â University of Akron men's soccer junior David Egbo (Enugu, Nigeria) and sophomore Carlo Ritaccio (Westbury, N.Y.) added to their impressive Zips' resumes on Monday, Dec. 9, as the United Soccer Coaches tabbed the Akron duo as 2019 All-North Regional honorees.
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Egbo garnered second-team regional accolades for the Zips, while Ritaccio was named a third-team selection.
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Egbo earned All-North Regional honors for second consecutive season, while Ritaccio collected regional recognition for the first time.
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Pulling in First-Team All-MAC honors for the second straight year, Egbo started 13 of the 15 games in which he appeared in this season, registering team-leading marks in goals (9), assists (4), points (18), shots (49) and shots on goal (19).
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Egbo rated second in the MAC in goals (0.47), points (1.20), shots (3.27) and shots on goal (1.27) per contest. In league-only affairs, he led the conference in goals (0.75), points (2.25) and shots (4.00) per outing, while pacing all players in total goals (3) and points (9), and ranking second in total assists (3) and shots (16).
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A year after garnering second-team all-league honors, Ritaccio, who started each of the 15 matches he appeared in for Akron, was elevated to a First-Team All-MAC recipient this season. He helped anchor a Zips' defensive unit that has posted four shutouts on the campaign, while adding an assist on the strength of eight shots, including three on frame.
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2019 UNITED SOCCER COACHES D1 MEN'S ALL-NORTH REGIONAL TEAMS RELEASE
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -Â University of Akron men's soccer junior David Egbo (Enugu, Nigeria) and sophomore Carlo Ritaccio (Westbury, N.Y.) added to their impressive Zips' resumes on Monday, Dec. 9, as the United Soccer Coaches tabbed the Akron duo as 2019 All-North Regional honorees.
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Egbo garnered second-team regional accolades for the Zips, while Ritaccio was named a third-team selection.
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Egbo earned All-North Regional honors for second consecutive season, while Ritaccio collected regional recognition for the first time.
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Pulling in First-Team All-MAC honors for the second straight year, Egbo started 13 of the 15 games in which he appeared in this season, registering team-leading marks in goals (9), assists (4), points (18), shots (49) and shots on goal (19).
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Egbo rated second in the MAC in goals (0.47), points (1.20), shots (3.27) and shots on goal (1.27) per contest. In league-only affairs, he led the conference in goals (0.75), points (2.25) and shots (4.00) per outing, while pacing all players in total goals (3) and points (9), and ranking second in total assists (3) and shots (16).
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A year after garnering second-team all-league honors, Ritaccio, who started each of the 15 matches he appeared in for Akron, was elevated to a First-Team All-MAC recipient this season. He helped anchor a Zips' defensive unit that has posted four shutouts on the campaign, while adding an assist on the strength of eight shots, including three on frame.
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