The chase for the 2015 college men’s soccer NCAA Championship title continues as the first three rounds of the tournament have been completed with the remaining teams begin quarterfinal play of the tournament over the Dec. 4-5 weekend.
No. 4-seed Akron, No. 8-seed Stanford and No. 12-seed Creighton are three of the Elite Eight teams that remain in the hunt after the first three rounds of play.
Seven Timbers Academy alumni feature on the three remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament including 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 third round of NCAA Tournament play, defender Edson Martinez and Georgetown were eliminated from postseason play, falling 5-4 on penalty kicks to Boston College after a 1-1 draw at full time and two 15-minute periods of overtime on Nov. 29.
No. 12-seed Creighton upset No. 5-seed North Carolina with a 1-0 win over the Tar Heels to advance on Nov. 28 while No. 4-seed Akron and No. 8-seed Stanford--who started Academy alum Foster Langsdorf--defeated SMU and No. 9-seed Ohio State to move on to the quarterfinals.
In the upcoming week, Akron will square off against Creighton while Stanford will face No. 1-seed Wake Forest in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament on Dec. 5.
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’ 1-0 win over No. 5-seed North Carolina in the third round of the NCAA Tournament (11/28).
(Season Totals: GP: -- GS: -- SH: -- SOG: -- G: -- A: --)
Niko De Vera (So., D – University of Akron): Did not see action in the No. 4-seeded Zips’ 2-1 win over SMU in the third round of the NCAA Tournament (11/29).
(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’ 2-1 win over SMU in the third round of the NCAA Tournament (11/29).
(Season Totals: GP: 12 GS: 2 SH: 2 SOG: 2 G: -- A: --)
Foster Langsdorf (So., F – Stanford University): Started and played 66 minutes in the No. 8-seeded Cardinal 3-1 win over No. 9-seeded Ohio State in the third round of the NCAA Tournament (11/29).
(Season Totals: GP: 20 GS: 19 SH: 31 SOG: 16 G: 6 A: 2)
Anthony Macchione (So., F – University of Akron): Did not see action in the No. 4-seeded Zips’ 2-1 win over SMU in the third round of the NCAA Tournament (11/29).
(Season Totals: GP: 13 GS: -- SH: 9 SOG: 6 G: 2 A: --)
Sam Werner (So., M – Stanford University): Registered one shot in 30 minutes as a substitute in the No. 8-seeded Cardinal 3-1 win against No. 9-seeded Ohio State in the third round of the NCAA Tournament (11/29).
(Season Totals: GP: 18 GS: 7 SH: 14 SOG: 6 G: 2 A: 1)
Edson Martinez (Fr., D – Georgetown University): Did not see action in the No. 3-seeded Hoyas’ 5-4 penalty kick loss to Boston College after a 1-1 draw at full time and two 15-minute periods of overtime in the third round of the NCAA Tournament (11/29).
(Season Totals: GP: 5 GS: -- SH: -- SOG: -- G: -- A: --)
Peter Prescott (Fr., D – Creighton University): Did not see action in the No. 12-seeded Blue Jays’ 1-0 win over No. 5-seed North Carolina in the third round of the NCAA Tournament (11/28).
(Season Totals: GP: 17 GS: 1 SH: 9 SOG: 4 G: 1 A: --)
