Andrew Souders

Height:
5-11
Weight:
171
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Amherst, Ohio
High School:
Amherst Steele HS

Honors:
First-Team All-MAC (2013, 2014, 2015)
Second-Team All-Ohio (2014)
Academic All-MAC (2014, 2015)
MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete (2014, 2015)
First-Team All-Ohio (2014)
Second-Team All-Ohio (2015)
MAC All-Tournament Team (2015)

2015: Started all 24 games for Akron and tallied an assist on 11 shots en route to collecting first-team All-Mid-American Conference performer...named to MAC All-Tournament squad...helped anchor an Akron defensive unit that posted nine shutouts, including four against conference opponents...tallied an assist on Tyler Sanda’s goal in a 4-0 victory over Bowling Green (Nov. 7)...a MAC Distinguished Scholar and academic All-MAC honoree...a second-team All-Ohio recipient.

2014: Started all 20 matches in which he appeared registering a goal and an assist on three shots, with two coming on goal…helped spark the Zips to seven shutouts, including a pair in league play…tabbed a first-team All-Mid-American Conference selection…named a second-team All-Ohio honoree by Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association…selected as an Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete recipient…tallied goal in a 5-0 win over Cleveland State…assisted on Adam Najem’s game-winning goal in a 1-0 win past No. 21 UAB.

2013: Started all but one contest while appearing in all 22 matches…part of a back line that finished the season ranked 14th in the country with a goals against average (GAA) of 0.69…as a unit, the Zips held their opponents to one or fewer goals in 19 or 22 matches while notching nine shutouts…Akron recorded three consecutive shutouts twice; from Sept. 21-29 and again from Oct. 15-23.

2012: Appeared in 18 games, making seven starts…logged minutes on the back line as well as at defensive mid…rated the No. 51 freshman in the nation, according to TopDrawerSoccer.com, as of Oct. 3…played all 90 minutes against Northern Illinois (Oct. 13), Michigan (Oct. 16), Hartwick (Oct. 27) and Western Michigan (Nov. 3).

PRIOR TO AKRON: No. 6-ranked recruit according to TopDrawerSoccer.com…ranked No. 8 by ESPN RISE and No. 9 by College Soccer News…top-ranked recruit in Great Lakes Region (TDS)…team captain of the U.S. U-17 National Team…competed in the 2011 U-17 World Cup, alongside fellow Akron recruits Koroma, Pina and Serna…played all 90 minutes against Cuba and Panama, and all 120 in a crucial semifinal victory against El Salvador during the 2011 CONCACAF Championship…also started against Canada in the championship game…team earned a shutout in three of four matches he played in…joined residency in Fall of 2009…played for Columbus Crew Academy of the US soccer Developmental Academy.

PERSONAL: Born Feb. 26, 1994…majoring in economics…son of Steve and Cheryl Souders…mother played tennis at Ohio University.