Academy Way

College Roundup: Nate Opperman scores game-winning goal in win over Marshall

Nate Opperman Evansville Men's Soccer

Each week, SportingKC.com will recap SKC Academy players in college who appeared with their respective collegiate programs the previous weekend. Last weekend, two players tallied goals with another playing 90 minutes for the No. 1 ranked team in the country.




Andrew Brown - Bradley University, Senior midfielder

  • Started both matches of the Holiday Inn Express Invitational as Bradley lost 4-1 to Utah State and UNLV


Eric DeJulio - Creighton, Senior defender

  • Started and played 90 minutes for the No. 1 ranked Blue Jays in a 1-0 win over Michigan State University


Daniel Hare - Loyola Chicago, Senior defender

  • Played 101 minutes in a 1-0 win over Stetson and 90 minutes in a 1-0 win over Florida Atlantic Univeristy


Andrew Lightner - Dayton, Senior defender

  • Featured in Dayton's 2-1 win over High Point and a 2-0 loss to Oakland


Nate Opperman - Evansville, Senior forward

  • Came off the bench to score the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over Marshall University

Joe Amico - Jacksonville, Junior defender

  • Featured in two road losses for Jacksonville: a 4-0 loss at Old Dominion University and a 3-0 loss to Virginia Commonwealth University


Paul Dean - Rockhurst University, Junior defender

  • Featured in two victories last weeke: a 1-0 win over Missouri S&T and a 1-0 win over Drury University


Seo-In Kim - UC Santa Barbara, Junior midfielder

  • Started in Santa Barbara's 2-0 win at Yale and came off the bench in the team's 2-1 loss to UCONN


Austin Wilcox - Cal-Poly, Junior midfielder

  • Featured in a 1-0 win over Air Force and a 1-0 loss Cal Poly


Wes White - UMKC, RS Sophomore midfielder

  • Played 82 minutes in a 2-1 win over Central Arkansas and 68 minutes in a 4-0 loss to Drake University


Heath Honold - West Virginia, Sophomore midfielder

  • Played 16 minutes in a 6-2 win over James Madison University


Mason Leonard - Drake, Sophomore defender

  • Featured in both matches last week for Drake: a 4-0 win over UMKC and a 4-0 loss to Butler University


Blake Levine - Baker, Sophomore midfielder

  • Featured in Baker's 1-0 loss to Doane College (Nebraska)


Matt Lewis - Fordham, Sophomore defender

  • Saw time in both of Fordham's draws last weeked: a 0-0 tie with Lafayette and a 1-1 tie with Army West Point


JoJo Piatzcyc - West Virginia, Sophomore midfielder

  • Continue his strong start to the season recording an assist in a 6-2 win over James Madison and a 3-1 loss to Wright State
  • Leads all SKC Academy players with 7 assists on the year


Cole Stevenson - Denver, Sophomore forward

  • Played 50 minutes and scored his second goal of the year in a 2-1 win over St. John's
  • Denver is ranked No. 15 in the latest polls


Zach Wright - North Carolina, Sophomore forward

  • Played 87 minutes and recorded one shot on goal in a 2-0 win over Virginia Tech


Nic Jaimes - Drake, Freshman midfielder

  • Played 40 minutes in a 4-0 win over UMKC


Hector Solorio - Niagara, Freshman midfielder

  • The freshman midfielder featured in Niagara's 3-2 overtime loss to the New Jersey Institute of Technology and their 2-0 loss to Saint Francis University


Tucker Stephenson - West Virginia, Freshman forward

  • Recorded an assist in 47 minutes of action in a 6-2 win over James Madison. Also played 29 minutes in a 3-1 loss to Wright State.