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Pacheco Garners Third-Team United Soccer Coaches All-America Accolades
December 09 | Men's Soccer
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2021 UNITED SOCCER COACHES ALL-AMERICA AWARDS RELEASE
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – University of Akron men's soccer senior Diogo Pacheco (Lisbon, Portugal) was named a Third-Team United Soccer Coaches All-America selection it was announced on Thursday, Dec. 9.
Pacheco becomes the 44th Akron player to capture United Soccer Coaches All-America accolades and first since former teammate David Egbo earned Third-Team All-America honors in 2018.
The United Soccer Coaches All-America citation was the 60th in the Zips' storied men's soccer history.
Pacheco earlier garnered first-team regional accolades for the first time a year after pulling in second team honors a season ago.
Pacheco was tabbed a First-Team All-Mid-American Conference honoree this fall for the second time after starting 11 of the 17 games he appeared in for the Zips. He registered team-high marks in goals (7), assists (7), points (21), shots (48), shots on goal (14) and game-winners (2). He ranked 52nd in the NCAA in assists (7), 57th in shots per game (2.82) and 59th in assists per contest (0.41), while finishing second in the MAC in points (1.24), third in assists (.412), goals (.412) and shots (2.82) and eighth in game-winners (.118). In league-only affairs, Pacheco led the conference in goals (.667), while rating third in shots (3.33), fourth in game-winners (.167) and fifth in assists (.333) and shots on goal (1.00).
2021 UNITED SOCCER COACHES ALL-AMERICA AWARDS RELEASE
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – University of Akron men's soccer senior Diogo Pacheco (Lisbon, Portugal) was named a Third-Team United Soccer Coaches All-America selection it was announced on Thursday, Dec. 9.
Pacheco becomes the 44th Akron player to capture United Soccer Coaches All-America accolades and first since former teammate David Egbo earned Third-Team All-America honors in 2018.
The United Soccer Coaches All-America citation was the 60th in the Zips' storied men's soccer history.
Pacheco earlier garnered first-team regional accolades for the first time a year after pulling in second team honors a season ago.
Pacheco was tabbed a First-Team All-Mid-American Conference honoree this fall for the second time after starting 11 of the 17 games he appeared in for the Zips. He registered team-high marks in goals (7), assists (7), points (21), shots (48), shots on goal (14) and game-winners (2). He ranked 52nd in the NCAA in assists (7), 57th in shots per game (2.82) and 59th in assists per contest (0.41), while finishing second in the MAC in points (1.24), third in assists (.412), goals (.412) and shots (2.82) and eighth in game-winners (.118). In league-only affairs, Pacheco led the conference in goals (.667), while rating third in shots (3.33), fourth in game-winners (.167) and fifth in assists (.333) and shots on goal (1.00).
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