Robbie Derschang

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Height:
6-0
Weight:
165
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Englewood, Colo.
High School:
Cherry Creek HS/SMU

Honors
All-MAC (First Team, 2013)

as a Senior (2013): Appeared in 20 matches, making 18starts ... finished tied for third on the team with four goals andone assist ... recorded the first brace of his Zips career with apair of goals in a gritty, 2-1 road win at Michigan (Nov. 5) ... itwas the second straight match he had bagged the game-winning goalafter also notching the decisive strike - and adding an assist -against Northern Illinois in a 2-1 result ... also recorded thegame winner in a dramatic 2-1 victory at Western Michigan in theregular-season finale ... the victory against the Broncos clinchedthe MAC Regular Season championship for UA ... Derschang'sgame-winner at WMU came with just six minutes left in the secondovertime period (104:00) ... named to the National Teams of theWeek by Top Drawer Soccer (Nov. 5) and College Soccer News (Nov. 4)... also earned MAC Player of the Week recognition on Nov.4.

as a Junior (2012): Appeared in 18 matches, starting 12... started two games at striker and 10 at left back ... assisted agoal in his first game at Akron, helping the Zips to a 4-0 win overFlorida Gulf Coast (Aug. 24) ... assisted the game-winning goal atHartwick (Oct. 27) with the first of two helpers on the day ...flicked home the game-winning header at Michigan State (Oct. 31)... also assisted one of five Akron goals in a shutout win againstSouth Florida (Sept. 16).

Prior to Akron: Top Drawer Soccer Freshman All-Americanand two-year starter at SMU ... helped lead the Mustangs to anoverall record of 29-9-3 over two seasons ... advanced to the NCAATournament each year, including a trip to the NCAA quarterfinals in2010 ... appeared in 37 games overall, earning 33 starts ... foundthe net six times, including a pair of game-winners, to go with sixassists ... named to Conference USA All-Freshman team.

Prior to SMU: NSCAA High School All-American atCherry Creek HS ... 35th-ranked recruit in the nation, according toTop Drawer Soccer, after scoring 36 goals and adding 33 assistsover a four-year career ... 5A Colorado Player of the Year as asenior after scoring 21 goals and totalling eight assists ...two-time, first-team all-state selection ... named to the U.S.National team Pool at the Under-14, Under-15 and Under-17 levelsand participated in the U.S. Under-17 residency program in2008.

Personal: Born March 16, 1992 ... parents arePeter and Kathy Derschang ... has two older sisters; Allison andMegan ... Megan runs cross country for Fort Lewis College inDurango, Colo. ... sports management major.