The University of Akron Athletics
2013 Men's Soccer

Eric Stevenson
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 145
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Columbus, Ohio
- High School:
- Worthington Christian
Honors
All-Great Lakes Region (Third Team, 2013)
2x All-MAC (First Team, 2013; Second Team,2012)
as a Senior (2013): All-Great Lakes Region ThirdTeam honoree ... also earned All-MAC First Team honors ... appearedin 22 games, making 21 starts ... finished third on the team withfive goals, including a pair of game winners ... also tied forsecond with five assists ... paced the club with 76 shots and 26shots on goal ... earned MAC All-Tournament Team honors afterfueling the Zips attack with two goals and an assist during the MACTournament ... scored both goals, including the game-winner, in a3-0 rout of West Virginia (Nov. 15) in the MAC semifinals ... addedan assist in UA's 4-1 win over Western Michigan in the championshipmatch ... also completed the brace in a 2-1, double overtimevictory against San Diego State (Sept. 15) ... his decisive strikeagainst the Aztecs came in the 105th minute ... also assistedgame-winning goals at West Virginia (Sept. 29) during the regularseason, against Bowling Green (Sept. 21) and the College ofCharleston (Aug. 30) ... notched helpers at Rutgers (Sept. 8) andWestern Michigan (Nov. 16) in the MAC Championship match.
as a Junior (2012): Named to All-MAC Second Team ...started all 22 matches at either forward or midfield ... enjoyed abreak out season, posting career highs in just about everycatergory, inlcuding goals (7), assists (5), starts (22), shots(82) and minutes played (1,806) ... found the back of the net twiceand added an assist against Florida Atlantic (Oct. 5) ... finishedsecond on the team with three game-winning goals ... recorded thedecisive strikes against Florida Gulf Coast (Aug. 24), Indiana(Sept. 7) and Hartwick (Oct. 27) ... also assisted game-winnersagainst Penn State (Oct. 10) and Northern Illinois (Nov. 11) in theMAC Tournament Championship match ... finished with five assistsoverall and was third on the team with 19 points.
as a Sophomore (2011): Appeared in 20 games, including 14starts ... made 12 consecutive starts at left back from Sept. 3 toOct. 21 ... recorded an assist against Bowling Green (Oct. 26).
as a Redshirt Freshman (2010): Appearedin 13 games, including starts at North Carolina (Sept. 3) and atWake Forest (Sept. 5) ... scored the first goal of his careeragainst the Tar Heels in UA's 3-0 win ... also recorded assists inwins against Michigan (Oct. 19) and Western Michigan (Nov.14).
as a Freshman (2009): Redshirted.
Prior to Akron: NSCAA High School All-American ...ranked 27th-best high school prospect in the nation by TopDrawer Soccer ... two-time Division III All-Ohio first teamhonoree ... member of the U-18 Columbus Crew Academy team ... ledWorthington Christian High School to a Div. III state championshipas a sophomore.
Personal: Born Aug. 30, 1990 ... parents are Davidand Paula Stevenson ... has three older brothers; Bill, Rob and Tim... father, David, grew up in the Congo in the 1960's where hisparents were missionaries ... David later played for the Ohio Statemen's soccer team in 1970-71 ... majoring in marketing.