Matt Tutich

Height:
6-0
Weight:
175
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Westmont, Ill.
High School:
Hinsdale Central

as a Senior (2008): NSCAA Third Team ... OCSA All-Ohio honoree ... All-Great Lakes Region Second Team ... All-MAC First Team ... started all 23 games ... part of the nation's 11th-ranked scoring unit, averaging 2.04 goals per game ... reached career highs for goals (6), assists (9), shots (52) and points (21) ... notched a trio of game-winners, including the decisive goals in back-to-back contests at Northern Illinois (Oct. 4) and versus Oakland (Oct. 8) ... also scored the biggest goal of the season, finding the net on a header to sink Ohio State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament with five seconds remaining in the second overtime period ... second on team with 52 shots, including 21 on goal.

as a Junior (2007): First team All-MAC selection for third straight season ... appeared in 20 games, starting 18 ... finished second on the team with 13 points, including five goals and three assists ... tied for the league lead with three game-winners ... notched the decisive score in back-to-back games at Buffalo (Oct. 26) and at Oakland (Oct. 30) ... also posted the go-ahead score in a 4-0 decision at St. Francis [Pa.] (Sept. 16) ... assisted the game-winning goal against New Mexico (Aug. 31) ... was sixth in the league with 39 shots attempted (39) ... also ranked highly in goals (5th) and assists (9th) ... second on team with 20 shots on goal.

as a Sophomore (2006): First team All-MAC ... started all 19 games in the midfield ... finished the year with four goals and three assists for 11 points ... assisted on Ashley Kozicki’s game-winning goal in the 110th minute as the Zips topped St. Bonaventure, 3-2 (Sept. 1) ... put home the game winner in a 2-0 MAC win over Western Michigan (Sept. 29) ... also produced the game-winning score in a 2-0 victory over Wright State (Oct. 10) ... teamed up again with Kozicki, assisting on the score in a 1-0 win over Michigan (Oct. 18) ... scored the last of Akron’s four goals in a 4-1 win at Bowling Green (Oct. 20) ... was credited with an assist on the game-winner as the Zips clinched a share of the MAC regular season title with a 2-1 victory over Buffalo (Oct. 28) ... was one of seven different Zips players to score in an 8-2 win over the Falcons (Nov. 3) in the MAC Tournament semifinals.

as a Freshman (2005): College Soccer News All-Freshman third team ... first team All-MAC ... one of 23 players picked for U-20 National Team training camp in March 2006 ... appeared in all 23 games, making 14 starts ... after coming in off the bench in the first nine games, started the final 14 matches ... fourth on the team in goals scored (eight) and total points (17) ... tied for second on the team in game-winning goals with four ... making his first start vs. Penn State, recorded the game-winning score in the 2-1 triumph (Oct. 3) ... first career goal came vs. Cleveland State (Sept. 9) ... recorded the game-winner as the Zips posted a 1-0 shutout at Princeton (Sept. 18) ... tied the game at 1-all with his goal at St. John’s (Oct. 12) ... his third game-winning goal came at Western Michigan (Oct. 23) as the Zips clinched the MAC regular season championship ... recorded his first career multiple-goal came, including the game-winner, in Akron’s 5-0 victory over West Virginia in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 23) ... shared the team’s Newcomer of the Year award with Evan Bush.

at Hinsdale Central High School: An all-sectional honoree at Hinsdale Central HS ... led his team to a perfect regular-season record and national ranking as a senior ...Red Devils finished 18th in the final adidas/NSCAA poll with a 21-1-1 mark ... helped the squad set school marks for best winning percentage-season (. 934), best record (21-1-1), most wins-season (21), longest win streak (21), longest unbeaten streak (22), and most goals-season (79).

Personal: Parents are Stephen and Nancy Tutich ... was a member of the dean’s list/honor roll every semester in high school ... gained club experience with the Chicago Magic ... majoring in mechanical engineering.