Academy Way

SKC Academy product Zach Wright finishes regular season with most points for UNC Tar Heels

Zach Wright North Carolina Wilmington

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Joe Amico | Jacksonville | DF | Senior

Started Jacksonville's 2-1 loss to Florida Gulf Coast University and a 1-0 win over Stetson


Paul Dean | Rockhurst | DF | Senior

Out for the season with a torn ACL


Adam Lightner | Northern Illinois | DF | Senior

Started his team's 1-0 loss to Buffalo


Wes White | Coastal Carolina | FW | RS Junior

Played 22 minutes in a 3-1 loss to UCLA


Heath Honold | West Virginia | MF | Junior

Played 37 minutes in a 1-0 win over Penn and 49 minutes in a 2-1 loss to Western Michigan


Mason Leonard | Drake | DF | Junior

DNP this past week.


Matt Lewis | Fordham | DF | Junior
Played 95 minutes and scored a goal in a 3-2 win over Davidson and 109 minutes in a 2-1 win over St. Louis
JoJo Piatzcyc | West Virginia | MF | Junior

Played 84 minutes in a 1-0 win over Penn and 90 minutes in a 2-1 loss to Western Michigan


Cole Stevenson | Fordham | FW | Junior
Played 68 minutes with two attempts in a 3-2 win over Davidson and played 104 minutes and tallied a goal in a 2-1 win over St. Louis
Zach Wright | North Carolina | FW | Junior
Finished the regular season with five goals and a team-high six assists and 16 points. UNC is the No. 1 seed in the ACC Men's Soccer Championship.
Bryce Gibson | Creighton | DF | Sophomore

Played 47 minutes in a 1-0 loss to Providence


Nic Jaimes | Drake | MF | Sophomore

Scored in back-to-back matches, a 2-1 win over Bradley and a 3-2 loss to Central Arkansas

Zane Moxley | Air Force | DF | Sophomore
Played 19 minutes in a 1-1 draw with UTRGV
Alexis Quevedo | UNLV | MF | Sophomore
DNP
Hector Solorio | Niagara | MF | Sophomore
DNP
Tucker Stephenson | West Virginia | FW | Sophomore

DNP


Ryan Kellogg | West Virginia | DF | Freshman

Played 19 minutes in a 1-0 win over Penn and 45 minutes in a 2-1 loss to Western Michigan


John Leisman | Yale | FW | Freshman

Played 46 minutes in a 1-0 loss to Columbia and 75 minutes in a 2-1 loss to Hartford


Logan Lucas | West Virginia | DF | Freshman

Played 90 minutes in a 1-0 win over Penn and 76 minutes in a 2-1 loss to Western Michigan


Absalom Solorio | Niagara | MF | Freshman

Played 42 minutes in a 2-1 loss to Marist and 27 minutes in a 1-0 win over Manhattan


Paul Whitener | Marshall | MF | Freshman

DNP