On Campus: Season Wraps Up for Academy Players

The college soccer season is entering it’s final week with the men’s College Cup taking place this coming weekend in Santa Barbara, California. For the players that have graduated from the Sporting Kansas City academy, their seasons are over. This past weekend, Ryan Krutz and Notre Dame lost to Indiana 1-0 while Kentucky, where Colin Innes is red shirting this season, lost 1-0 to Maryland to end both their seasons.

The year was still fairly successful for the Sporting academy players, with red shirt senior, Joey Piatczyc and sophomore Leroy Enzugusi leading the academy graduates in goals with eight each. Piatczyc also led academy graduates in assists with 10 this past season. Defender, Logan Lucas and goalkeeper Steven Tekesky played the most games this season with both playing 21 for West Virginia.

Speaking of goalkeepers, Tekesky finished with the best goals against average of the goalkeepers in college, with a 1.28. Of the other goalkeepers, Krutz is the only other one that got significant time for their school. Among the three freshman goalkeepers, Connor Jordan-Hyde was Virginia Tech’s number 2 goalkeeper all season, backing up Mathijs Swaneveld, who played every minute this season. Jordan-Hyde was also the only other goalkeeper rostered for the ACC and NCAA tournaments.

Among the other freshman, two of them, Innes and Roman Knox were both red shirted this year, while Grayson Barber probably had the most success in his freshman season, appearing in all 17 of Clemson’s game, scoring a goal and adding two assists.

Here’s the full recap of the season for former academy players.

Class of 2014

Joey Piatczyc (West Virginia) - MF - RSr - Started and played in 18 games for West Virginia, scoring 8 goals and adding 10 assists as West Virginia went 14-7.

Class of 2015

Jack Freeman (Furman) - D - RJr - Played in 15 of Furman’s games, starting 7 of them as Furman went 13-7-2.

Bryce Gibson (Creighton) - D - RJr - Played in 14 of Creighton’s games, starting 6 of them, scoring a goal as Creighton went 11-4-3.

Nic Jaimes (Drake) - MF - Sr - Started and played in 15 games for Drake, scoring a goal as Drake went 7-7-3.

Ryan Krutz (Notre Dame) - GK - Sr - Started and played in 11 games for Notre Dame, finishing with a 1.4 GAA and a 5-5-1 record as Notre Dame finished 10-7-3.

Zane Moxley (Air Force) - D - Sr - Played in 19 games, starting 17 of them for Air Force as they went 17-5.

Hector Solorio (Niagara) - MF - Sr - Played in 18 games, starting 16 of them, recording an assist as Niagara went 3-15.

Tucker Stephenson (Loyola) - F - Sr - Started and played in 17 games recording 2 assists as Loyola went 10-7-2.

Bailey Weeks (Northeastern State University) - D - RJr - Started and played in 18 games, recording an assist as Northeastern wen 15-3-1.

Class of 2016

Dakota Karns (Missouri State) - MF - RSo - Played in 10 games, recording an assist as Missouri State went 9-2-6.

Ryan Kellogg (West Virginia) - D - Jr - Played in 20 games, starting 16 of them, scoring 4 goals and added 2 assists as West Virginia went 14-7.

John Leisman (Yale) - F - Jr - Played in 16 games, starting 5 and recorded an assist as Yale went 6-6-3.

Logan Lucas (West Virginia) - D - Jr - Started and played in all 21 games scoring 1 goal and added 2 assists as West Virginia went 14-7.

Andrew McLeod (Northwestern) - D - Jr - Started and played 11 games as Northwestern went 6-9-5.

Absalom Solorio (Niagara) - MF - Jr - Played in 18 games, starting 11 scoring 1 goal and added an assist as Niagara went 3-15.

Class of 2017

Christian Albelo (Marquette) - D - So - Did not play in any of Marquette’s games as they went 7-9-3.

Chase Bromstedt (Tulsa) - MF - So - Started and played in all 17 games for Tulsa, scoring 4 goals and adding 6 assists as Tulsa went 6-9-2.

Joe Corner (Gonzaga) - MF - So - Played in 7 games, starting 4, and scored a goal as Gonzaga went 2-14-2.

Leroy Enzugusi (Drake) - F - So - Played in 15 games, starting 13 games, scoring 8 goals and adding 1 assist as Drake went 7-7-3.

Alex Kaddah (Denver) - MF - RFr - Played in 6 games for Denver as they went 15-4-2.

Steven Tekesky (West Virginia) - GK - So - Started and played in all 21 games for West Virginia, recording 2 assists with a goals against average of 1.28 and a 14-7 record.

Patrick Wilkinson (Saint Louis) - D/M - So - Played in 15 games, starting 12, recording an assist as Saint Lluis went 6-4-7.

Class of 2018

Grayson Barber (Clemson) - F - Fr - Played in 17 games, starting 11, scoring a goal and adding 2 assists as Clemson went 7-9-1.

Alex Brown (Coastal Carolina) - GK - Fr - Played in 1 game as Coastal Carolina went 10-6.

Colin Innes (Kentucky) - MF - Fr - Was red shirted as Kentucky went 19-2-1.

Connor Jordan-Hyde (Virginia Tech) - GK - Fr - Did not play in any games for Virginia Tech.

Roman Knox (North Carolina) - MF - Fr - Was red shirted as UNC went 14-4-1.

Dawson Lee (Missouri State) - F - Fr - Played in 13 games, starting 1 as Missouri State went 9-2-6.

Isaac McGinnis (Penn) - MF - Fr - Played in 13 games for Penn, starting 2 of them, recording an assist as Penn went 5-5-6.

Reagan Mugume-Rice (Cal Poly) - F - Fr - Played in 9 games, starting 3, and scored a goal as Cal Poly went 5-9-2.

Mason Visconti (Clemson) - F - Fr - Started 10 games as Clemson went 7-9-1.

Alec Wons (Marquette) - GK - Fr - Did not play in any of Marquette’s games as they finished 7-9-3.