MLS Academy alumni weekly roundup: Oct. 23
Graduates of MLS Academies are everywhere in the college ranks nowadays, as many are aiming to continue developing with hopes of one day landing a homegrown contract.
For now, of course, the focus is on their college teams, as the season continues to move along and the chase for the College Cup inches along.
Here’s a look at how a selection of MLS Academy alumni fared in Division I action over the past week.
Chicago Fire
Junior GK Charlie Lyon started, played 90 minutes and made seven saves in Marquette’s 1-0 win over Providence on Oct. 19.
Freshman MF Louis Bennett II started, played 80 minutes in Marquette’s 1-0 win over Providence on Oct. 19.
Junior MF Brady Wahl started and played 90 minutes in Marquette’s 1-0 win over Providence on Oct. 19.
Senior F Harrison Shipp started, played 90 minutes and had an assist in Notre Dame’s 2-1 win over NC State on Oct. 19.
Junior F Tyler Engel started, played 90 minutes and had an assist in North Carolina’s 1-0 win over Syracuse on Oct. 18. He also started and played 70 minutes in a 1-0 loss against UNC Wilmington on Oct. 22.
Sophomore F Joey Calistri started and played 99 minutes in Northwestern’s 0-0 tie against Ohio State on Oct. 20.
Senior MF Chris Ritter started and played 110 minutes in Northwestern’s 0-0 tie against Ohio State on Oct. 20.
Freshman MF Marcus Epps came off the bench and played 55 minutes in South Florida’s 0-0 tie against Rutgers on Oct. 19.
Chivas USA
Sophomore D Brendan Hines-Ike started and played 99 minutes in Creighton’s 1-0 loss against Villanova on Oct. 19.
Freshman GK Jake McGuire started, played 90 minutes and made five saves in Tulsa’s 2-1 loss against UAB on Oct. 19.
Colorado Rapids
Freshman MF Ricardo Perez came off the bench and played 60 minutes in Creighton’s 1-0 loss against Villanova on Oct. 19.
Senior D Patrick Slogic started and played 110 minutes in Cornell’s 0-0 tie against Yale on Oct. 19.
Junior F James Rogers started, played 58 minutes and had an assist in New Mexico’s 2-0 win against Florida Atlantic on Oct. 19.
Columbus Crew
Sophomore D Andrew Souders started and played 108 minutes in Akron’s 1-0 win over Buffalo on Oct. 18.
Senior MF Eric Stevenson started and played 108 minutes in Akron’s 1-0 win over Buffalo on Oct. 18.
Senior D Sage Gardner started and played 110 minutes in Ohio State’s 0-0 tie against Northwestern on Oct. 20.
D.C. United
Junior D Nat Eggleston started and played 79 minutes in Duke’s 1-0 win over Boston College on Oct. 18. He also started and played 78 minutes in a 3-0 win over Elon on Oct. 22.
Freshman D Michael Sauers started, played 90 minutes and scored a goal in Maryland’s 4-3 loss against Wake Forest on Oct. 19. He also started and played 73 minutes in a 1-0 win over Drexel on Oct. 22.
Freshman D Patrick Foss started and played 61 minutes in Virginia’s 1-1 tie with Virginia Tech on Oct. 18.
Freshman D Suliaman Dainkeh started and played 62 minutes in Maryland’s 4-3 loss against Wake Forest on Oct. 19. He also started and played 90 minutes in a 1-0 win over Drexel on Oct. 22.
Junior MF Tyler Rudy started and played 90 minutes in Georgetown’s 4-1 win over Butler on Oct. 19.
Freshman MF Ian Harkes started and played 90 minutes in Wake Forest’s 4-3 win over Maryland on Oct. 19. He also started, played 74 minutes and had an assist in a 4-0 win over Davidson on Oct. 22.
Sophomore D Jalen Robinson started and played 90 minutes in Wake Forest’s 4-3 win over Maryland on Oct. 19. He also started and played 90 minutes in a 4-0 win over Davidson on Oct. 22.
Freshman D Lars Eckenrode started and played 61 minutes in Michigan’s 2-1 win over Wisconsin on Oct. 20.
Freshman D Rafael Fagundo started, played 61 minutes and tallied his first collegiate assist for Wake Forest against Davidson on Oct 22.
FC Dallas
Junior D Boyd Okwuonu started and played 90 minutes in North Carolina’s 1-0 win over Syracuse on Oct. 18. He also started and played 90 minutes in a 1-0 loss against UNC Wilmington on Oct. 22.
Sophomore D Mikey Ambrose started and played 90 minutes in Maryland’s 4-3 loss against Wake Forest on Oct. 19. He also started and played 90 minutes in a 1-0 win over Drexel on Oct. 22.
Redshirt freshman D Nicholas Rochowski started and played 46 minutes in New Mexico’s 2-0 win over Florida Atlantic on Oct. 19.
Freshman MF Fernando Laverde started and played 90 minutes in UCF’s 0-0 draw against SMU on Oct. 19.
Houston Dynamo
Senior GK Patrick Wall started, played 90 minutes and made four saves in Notre Dame’s 2-1 win over NC State on Oct. 19.
Senior D Sebastien Ibeagha started and played 90 minutes in Duke’s 1-0 win over Boston College on Oct. 18. He also started and played 80 minutes in a 3-0 win over Elon on Oct. 22.
Freshman GK Fernando Pina started, played 108 minutes and made two saves in Akron’s 1-0 win over Buffalo on Oct. 18.
Junior D Uchenna Uzo started and played 90 minutes in Coastal Carolina’s 3-1 win over Winthrop on Oct. 16. He also started and played in a 1-0 win over Radford on Oct. 20.
Sophomore D Bradley Bourgeois started and played 90 minutes in Tulsa’s 2-1 loss against UAB on Oct. 19.
LA Galaxy
Sophomore D Grady Howe came off the bench and played 36 minutes in UCLA’s 1-1 tie against Oregon State on Oct. 18. He also started and played 110 minutes in a 2-2 tie against Washington on Oct. 21.
Freshman GK Josh McNeely started, played 109 minutes and made two saves in UC Santa Barbara’s 3-2 win over UC Davis on Oct. 19.
Freshman D Nathan Smith started and played 98 minutes in UCLA’s 1-1 tie against Oregon State on Oct. 18. He also started and played 110 minutes in a 2-2 tie against Washington on Oct. 21.
Montreal Impact
Freshman D Kai Morton started and played 85 minutes in Coastal Carolina’s 3-1 win over Winthrop on Oct. 16. He also started and played 90 minutes in a 1-0 win over Radford on Oct. 20.
New England Revolution
Junior F Cole DeNormandie came off the bench and played 60 minutes in a 1-0 loss against Duke on Oct. 19. He also started and played 85 minutes in a 3-2 win over Harvard on Oct. 22.
Freshman MF Dominik Machado started and played 86 minutes in Providence’s 1-0 loss against Marquette on Oct. 19.
Junior MF Fabio Machado started and played 59 minutes in Providence’s 1-0 loss against Marquette on Oct. 19.
New York Red Bulls
Junior MF Sean Davis started and played 90 minutes in Duke’s 1-0 win over Boston College on Oct. 18. He also started, played 90 minutes and scored two goals in a 3-0 win over Elon on Oct. 22.
Freshman F Ethan Decker came off the bench and played 10 minutes in Connecticut’s 2-2 tie against Louisville on Oct. 19. He also came off the bench and played 28 minutes in a 1-0 win over Yale on Oct. 22.
Sophomore F Brandon Allen started, played 70 minutes and score a goal in Georgetown’s 4-1 win over Butler on Oct. 19.
Junior MF Dan Metzger started and played 43 minutes in Maryland’s 4-3 loss against Wake Forest on Oct. 19. He also started and played 90 minutes in a 1-0 win over Drexel on Oct. 22.
Freshman MF Adam Najem started, played 108 minutes and scored a goal in Akron’s 1-0 win over Buffalo on Oct. 18.
Freshman MF Alex Muyl started, played 72 minutes, had a goal and an assist in Georgetown’s 4-1 win over Butler on Oct. 19.
Philadelphia Union
Freshman GK Zack Steffen started and played 90 minutes in Maryland’s 4-3 loss against Wake Forest on Oct. 19. He also started and played 90 minutes in a 1-0 win over Drexel on Oct. 22.
Sophomore D Keegan Rosenberry started and played 90 minutes in Georgetown’s 4-1 win over Butler on Oct. 19.
Sophomore F Darius Madison started and played 87 minutes in Virginia’s 1-1 tie with Virginia Tech on Oct. 18.
Portland Timbers
No alumni in action.
Real Salt Lake
Freshman F Coco Navarro started and played 83 minutes in Marquette’s 1-0 win over Providence on Oct. 19.
Junior D Phanuel Kavita started and played 90 minutes in Clemson’s 2-0 win over Pittsburgh on Oct. 18. He also started and played 90 minutes in a 3-1 loss against Charlotte on Oct. 22.
Freshman MF Jordan Allen started and played 110 minutes in Virginia’s 1-1 tie with Virginia Tech on Oct. 18.
Senior D Taylor Peay started and played 90 minutes in Washington’s 4-2 win over San Diego State. He also started and played 110 minutes in a 2-2 tie against UCLA on Oct. 21.
Freshman MF Riggs Lennon came off the bench and played 57 minutes in Virginia’s 1-1 tie with Virginia Tech on Oct. 18.
Freshman MF Andrew Brody started, played 88 minutes and had two assists in Louisville’s 2-2 tie against Connecticut on Oct. 19.
Sophomore MF Ricardo Velazco started, played 96 minutes and had an assist in Louisville’s 2-2 draw against Connecticut on Oct. 19.
San Jose Earthquakes
Freshman D Christian De Luna started and played 90 minutes in San Francisco’s 2-0 win over San Diego on Oct. 18. He also started and played 78 minutes in a 1-0 loss against Loyola Marymount on Oct. 20.
Seattle Sounders FC
Junior F Nick Palodichuk started, played 70 minutes and scored a goal in Duke’s 1-0 win over Boston College on Oct. 18. He also started, played 59 minutes and had two assists in a 3-0 win over Elon on Oct. 22.
Junior F Darwin Jones started, played 76 minutes and scored two goals in Washington’s 4-2 win over San Diego State on Oct. 18. He also started and played 104 minutes in a 2-2 tie against UCLA on Oct. 21.
Junior F Sean Okoli started, played 83 minutes and scored a goal and had an assist in Wake Forest’s 4-3 win over Maryland on Oct. 19. He also started, played 50 minutes and scored a goal in a 4-0 win over Davidson on Oct. 22.
Sophomore MF Aaron Kovar started and played 90 minutes in Stanford’s 1-0 loss against California on Oct. 20.
Freshman F Jordan Morris started and played 81 minutes in Stanford’s 1-0 loss against California on Oct. 20.
Sporting KC
Senior MF Alex Sweetin started, played 71 minutes and had two assists in Saint Louis’ 3-1 win over Dayton on Oct. 19.
Toronto FC
Junior D Jordan Murrell started and played 90 minutes in Syracuse’s 1-0 loss against North Carolina on Oct. 18. He also started and played 90 minutes in a 2-0 win over Albany on Oct. 22.
Junior F Allando Matheson came off the bench and played 34 minutes in Connecticut’s 2-2 draw with Louisville on Oct. 19. He also came off the bench and played 41 minutes in a 1-0 win over Yale on Oct. 22.
Freshman F Sergio Camargo started and played 55 minutes in Coastal Carolina’s 3-1 win over Winthrop on Oct. 16. He also came off the bench and played 14 minutes in a 1-0 win over Radford on Oct. 20.
Vancouver Whitecaps
Freshman F Brody Huitema started, played 75 minutes and had an assist in Duke’s 1-0 win over Boston College on Oct. 18. He also started, played 66 minutes and scored a goal in a 3-0 win over Elon on Oct. 22.
Sophomore GK Callum Irving started, played 90 minutes and made six saves in Kentucky’s 1-0 loss against Charlotte on Oct. 19.
Sophomore MF Ben McKendry started and played 66 minutes in New Mexico’s 2-0 draw against Florida Atlantic on Oct. 19.
Freshman D Quinton Duncan started and played 90 minutes in Tulsa’s 2-1 loss against UAB on Oct. 19.
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