The chase for the 2015 college men’s soccer NCAA Championship title continues as the first two rounds of the tournament have been completed. Portland Timbers Academy alumni feature on four teams that remain in the hunt for the NCAA Championship.
No. 3-seed Georgetown, No. 4-seed Akron, No. 8-seed Stanford and No. 12-seed Creighton all remain in the hunt after the first two rounds of play.
Eight Timbers Academy alumni feature on the four remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament including Georgetown's Edson Martinez, Akron's Anthony Macchione, Jesse Garcia-Aguilar and Niko De Vera, Stanford's Foster Langsdorf and Sam Werner, as well as Creigton's Peter Prescott and Stefan Wutte.
Last week in the first round of NCAA Tournament play, goalkeeper Collin Partee and Utah Valley were eliminated from postseason play, falling 2-0 to SMU on Thursday, Nov. 19. After advancing past CSU Fullerton with a 3-0 win in the first-round, Gen Kimura and Santa Clara fell 3-1 to No. 8-seeded Stanford.
After earning a first-round bye, No. 3-seed Georgetown defeated Hofstra while No. 4-seeded Akron and No. 12-seeded Creighton earned decisive wins over Rutgers and Drake to move on to the third round.
In the upcoming week, Creighton will square off against North Carolina in the third round of the NCAA Tournament on Nov. 28 while Stanford, Akron and Georgetown will all play in third round matches on Nov. 29.
Throughout the season, we will keep fans updated on Timbers Academy alumni who are competing at the collegiate level.
*Listed in order of year in school.
Stefan Wutte (Jr., D – Creighton University): Did not see action in the No. 12-seeded Blue Jays’ 5-1 win over Drake in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (11/22).
(Season Totals: GP: -- GS: -- SH: -- SOG: -- G: -- A: --)
Niko De Vera (So., D – University of Akron): Logged 18 minutes as a substitute in the No. 4-seeded Zips’ 6-1 win over Rutgers in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (11/22).
(Season Totals: GP: 16 GS: 6 SH: 5 SOG: 3 G: -- A: 1)
Jesse Garcia-Aguilar (So., M – University of Akron): Did not see action in the No. 4-seeded Zips’ 6-1 win over Rutgers in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (11/22).
(Season Totals: GP: 12 GS: 2 SH: 2 SOG: 2 G: -- A: --)
Foster Langsdorf (So., F – Stanford University): Started and played 45 minutes in the No. 8-seeded Cardinal 3-1 win over Santa Clara in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
(Season Totals: GP: 19 GS: 18 SH: 31 SOG: 16 G: 6 A: 2)
Anthony Macchione (So., F – University of Akron): Recorded two shots, including one on goal, in 30 minutes as a substitute in the Zips’ 6-1 win over Rutgers in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (11/22).
(Season Totals: GP: 13 GS: -- SH: 9 SOG: 6 G: 2 A: --)
Collin Partee (So., GK – Utah Valley): Did not see action in Utah Valley’s 2-0 loss against SMU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (11/19).
(Season Totals: GP: 16 GS: 16 SV: 36 GA: 16 SHO: 5)
Sam Werner (So., M – Stanford University): Registered two shots, including one on goal, as a substitute in the No. 8-seeded Cardinal 3-1 win against Santa Clara in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (11/22).
(Season Totals: GP: 17 GS: 7 SH: 13 SOG: 6 G: 2 A: 1)
Gen Kimura (Fr., D – Santa Clara): Did not see action in Santa Clara’s 3-1 loss to No. 8-seeded Stanford in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (11/22) or in the 3-0 win over CSU Fullerton to advance to the second round (11/19).
(Season Totals: GP: -- GS: -- SH: -- SOG: -- G: -- A: --)
Edson Martinez (Fr., D – Georgetown University): Did not see action in the No. 3-seed Hoyas’ 3-0 win over Hofstra in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (11/22).
(Season Totals: GP: 5 GS: -- SH: -- SOG: -- G: -- A: --)
Peter Prescott (Fr., D – Creighton University): Played 90 minutes in his first start of the 2015 season in the No. 12-seeded Blue Jays’ 5-1 win over Drake in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (11/22).
(Season Totals: GP: 17 GS: 1 SH: 9 SOG: 4 G: 1 A: --)
