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Five Zips Garner United Soccer Coaches All-Region Accolades
December 09 | Men's Soccer
2025 UNITED SOCCER COACHES ALL-REGION AWARDS RELEASE
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - University of Akron men's soccer redshirt senior Mitch Budler (Lincoln, Neb.), seniors Stefan Dobrijevic (Uniontown, Ohio), Ashton Kamdem (West Chester, Ohio) and Daragh Reilly (Navan, Ireland) and junior Matt Dreas (Covington, Ky.) added to their impressive Zips' resumes on Tuesday, Dec. 9, as the United Soccer Coaches tabbed the Akron quintet 2025 All-East Regional honorees.
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Budler, Dobrijevic and Reilly each garnered first-team regional accolades and are now eligible to receive All-America honors when the United Soccer Coaches unveils its 2025 class on Friday, Dec. 12.
Budler earned First-Team All-Region laurels for the second time after collecting Third-Team All-America accolades in 2024.
A 2025 First-Team All-BIG EAST selection, Budler started all 21 games for Akron this season en route to recording an NCAA-best 13 shutouts. He ranks sixth in the NCAA in the nation in goalie minutes played (1,890:00) and 14th in goals against average (0.714).
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The 2025 and 2024 BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year, Budler recorded 47 saves this season in net. He ranked first in the BIG EAST Conference in goals against average (0.710) and shutouts (13) and fourth in save percentage (.758).
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Budler is rated first among NCAA D1 active leaders in career shutouts (36), third in goalie minutes played (6,843.85), 15th in goals against average (.894), 21st in saves (182) and 25th in games played (77).
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The BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year and a unanimous First-Team All-BIG EAST selection, Dobrijevic earned All-Region accolades for the first time after appearing in all 21 games for Akron, including 19 starts, en route to posting team-high marks in goals (8), assists (12), points (28), shots (51), shots on goal (22) and game-winners (3).
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Dobrijevic ranked second in the BIG EAST in assists per game (.571), fourth in points per contest (1.33), seventh in shots per tilt (2.43) and in game-winners (.143) and eighth in goals per outing (.381) and in shots on goal (1.05). In league-only affairs, Dobrijevic was second the BIG EAST in points per game (2.00), goals per match (.750) and in game-winners (.250), third in assists per contest (.500) and shots on goal (1.75) and fourth in shots per tilt (3.00).
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Individually, Dobrijevic is fifth in the NCAA in total assists (12), seventh in assist per contest (0.57), 17th in total points (28), 31st in points per game (1.33) and 37th in game-winners (3).
A First-Team All-BIG EAST honoree in 2025, Reilly captured All-Region accolades for the first time after appearing in 20 games for the Zips this season, including 17 starts, en route to leading the defensive efforts for the Zips to a league-best 13 shutouts on the campaign. Offensively, Reilly contributed a pair of shots, including one on goal.
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Dreas and Kamdem each earned All-Region honors for the first time this season.
A Second-Team All-BIG EAST honoree in 2025, Dreas started all 21 games for Akron this season en route to scoring a goal and an assist on the strength of 10 shots, including five on goal.
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Kamdem, a Third-Team All-BIG EAST selection this season, started all 21 games for Akron on the campaign and helped anchor a Zips' defensive unit that recorded a league-best 13 shutouts and limited its opponents to a league-low 0.71 goals per game and 8.4 shots per contest and a 0.71 goals against average. Offensively, Kamdem contributed five assists on the strength of 10 shots, including one on goal.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - University of Akron men's soccer redshirt senior Mitch Budler (Lincoln, Neb.), seniors Stefan Dobrijevic (Uniontown, Ohio), Ashton Kamdem (West Chester, Ohio) and Daragh Reilly (Navan, Ireland) and junior Matt Dreas (Covington, Ky.) added to their impressive Zips' resumes on Tuesday, Dec. 9, as the United Soccer Coaches tabbed the Akron quintet 2025 All-East Regional honorees.
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Budler, Dobrijevic and Reilly each garnered first-team regional accolades and are now eligible to receive All-America honors when the United Soccer Coaches unveils its 2025 class on Friday, Dec. 12.
Budler earned First-Team All-Region laurels for the second time after collecting Third-Team All-America accolades in 2024.
A 2025 First-Team All-BIG EAST selection, Budler started all 21 games for Akron this season en route to recording an NCAA-best 13 shutouts. He ranks sixth in the NCAA in the nation in goalie minutes played (1,890:00) and 14th in goals against average (0.714).
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The 2025 and 2024 BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year, Budler recorded 47 saves this season in net. He ranked first in the BIG EAST Conference in goals against average (0.710) and shutouts (13) and fourth in save percentage (.758).
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Budler is rated first among NCAA D1 active leaders in career shutouts (36), third in goalie minutes played (6,843.85), 15th in goals against average (.894), 21st in saves (182) and 25th in games played (77).
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The BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year and a unanimous First-Team All-BIG EAST selection, Dobrijevic earned All-Region accolades for the first time after appearing in all 21 games for Akron, including 19 starts, en route to posting team-high marks in goals (8), assists (12), points (28), shots (51), shots on goal (22) and game-winners (3).
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Dobrijevic ranked second in the BIG EAST in assists per game (.571), fourth in points per contest (1.33), seventh in shots per tilt (2.43) and in game-winners (.143) and eighth in goals per outing (.381) and in shots on goal (1.05). In league-only affairs, Dobrijevic was second the BIG EAST in points per game (2.00), goals per match (.750) and in game-winners (.250), third in assists per contest (.500) and shots on goal (1.75) and fourth in shots per tilt (3.00).
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Individually, Dobrijevic is fifth in the NCAA in total assists (12), seventh in assist per contest (0.57), 17th in total points (28), 31st in points per game (1.33) and 37th in game-winners (3).
A First-Team All-BIG EAST honoree in 2025, Reilly captured All-Region accolades for the first time after appearing in 20 games for the Zips this season, including 17 starts, en route to leading the defensive efforts for the Zips to a league-best 13 shutouts on the campaign. Offensively, Reilly contributed a pair of shots, including one on goal.
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Dreas and Kamdem each earned All-Region honors for the first time this season.
A Second-Team All-BIG EAST honoree in 2025, Dreas started all 21 games for Akron this season en route to scoring a goal and an assist on the strength of 10 shots, including five on goal.
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Kamdem, a Third-Team All-BIG EAST selection this season, started all 21 games for Akron on the campaign and helped anchor a Zips' defensive unit that recorded a league-best 13 shutouts and limited its opponents to a league-low 0.71 goals per game and 8.4 shots per contest and a 0.71 goals against average. Offensively, Kamdem contributed five assists on the strength of 10 shots, including one on goal.
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