Academy Way

College Roundup: Jaimes, Stevenson win conference tournament titles

Nic Jaimes Drake

Each week, SportingKC.com will recap SKC Academy players in college who appeared with their respective collegiate programs the previous weekend. Here is a recap of last week's action. The 2015 College Cup will take place at Sporting Park on December 11 and 13. Click here to purchase tickets.




Andrew Brown - Bradley, Senior midfielder

  • Played 90 minutes in a 1-0 loss to Drake in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament semifinals
  • Finished season with 1,433 minutes played, one goal and three assists
  • Named All-MVC Honorable Mention


Eric DeJulio - Creighton, Senior defender

  • Played 107 minutes in 2-1 overtime loss to Georgetown in Big East Conference Tournament final
  • Finished senior season with 1,437 minutes played


Daniel Hare - Loyola Chicago, Senior defender

  • Converted penalty kick in shootout loss to SIU-Edwardsville in Missouri Valley Conference tournament semifinals
  • Named All-MVC Second Team and to MVP All-Tournament Team

Andrew Lightner - Dayton, Senior defender

  • DNP as Dayton beat VCU 4-1 in Atlantic-10 Conference Tournament championship
  • Finished season with 11 appearances and 839 minutes played


Nate Opperman - Evansville, Senior forward

  • Named All-MVC Second Team and finishing year with three goals and one assist


Derek Schrick - UMKC, RS Junior midfielder

  • Finished season with one goal and two assists in 10 appearances


Joe Amico - Jacksonville, Junior defender

  • Ended season with one goal scored in 16 appearances (all starts)


Paul Dean - Rockhurst University, Junior defender

  • Scored a goal in a 3-0 win over Cedarville in a second-round Midwest Region game Saturday in the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship
  • Rockhurst (17-1-2) will take an 11-game winning streak into a third-round match in the Midwest finals against Northwood on Friday at Bourke Field.

Seo-In Kim - UC Santa Barbara, Junior midfielder

  • Played 12 minutes in 1-0 loss to California State - Fullerton in Big West Tournament championship
  • Finished season with one goal and one assists in 20 appearances


Austin Wilcox - Cal-Poly, Junior midfielder

  • Played 68 minutes in 3-1 loss to California State - Fullerton in Big West Tournament semifinals
  • Finished season with one assist and 24 shot attempts in 20 appearances


Wes White - UMKC, RS Sophomore forward

  • Finished season with team-best five goals and 12 points in 12 appearances


Matt Lewis - Fordham, Sophomore defender

  • Started and played 97 minutes in a 1-0 loss to Massachusetts


Mason Leonard - Drake, Sophomore defender

  • Played 66 minutes in 1-0 win over SIU-Edwardsville in the MVC Tournament championship match
  • Finished season with 18 appearances (16 starts)


Heath Honold - West Virginia, Sophomore midfielder

  • Played 73 minutes in 3-2 loss to Akron in Mid-American Conference Tournament semifinals
  • Finished season with three assists in 14 appearances


Andy Ericks - Colorado School of Mines, Sophomore midfielder

  • Made four appearances in 2015
  • Colorado School of Minds will play Midwestern State on Friday in NCAA Division II Tournament Third Round


Joey Piatzcyc - West Virginia, Sophomore midfielder

  • Played 73 minutes in 3-2 loss to Akron in Mid-American Conference Tournament semifinals
  • Led team with 19 appearances, 13 assists and 17 points
  • Named All-MAC Second Team after leading NCAA Division I with 13 assists


Cole Stevenson - Denver, Sophomore forward

  • Played 38 minutes in 2-0 win over Oral Roberts in The Summit League Tournament championship match
  • Scored a goal in a 4-0 win over Western Illinois in semifinal match
  • Finished season with 18 appearances and five goals (tied for team lead)
  • Denver finished the season as only undefeated program in NCAA D1 Men's Soccer (15-0-3)


Zach Wright - North Carolina, Sophomore forward

  • Third on team with 13 points after finishing sophomore season with four goals and five assists


Nic Jaimes - Drake, Freshman midfielder

  • Scored game-winning goal in MVC Tournament semifinal win over Bradley and played 85 minutes in 1-0 win over SIU-Edwardsville in championship match
  • Made 18 appearances (17 starts) and was second on team with four goals and 10 points
  • Named All-MVC All-Freshman Team

Tucker Stephenson - West Virginia, Freshman forward

  • Played 77 minutes in 3-2 loss to Akron in Mid-American Conference Tournament semifinals
  • Finished season with 19 apperances, two goals, three assists and seven points


Alexis Quevedo - UNLV, Freshman midfielder

  • Finished freshman season with five appearances


Hector Solorio - Niagara, Freshman midfielder

  • Tied for second on team with 19 appearances during freshman season