Each week on SportingKC.com, we'll recap Sporting KC Academy players who featured for their respective schools in NCAA action. Players who came through the SKC Academy and continue to train with Sporting KC during the offseason can maintain their homegrown status and be eligible for a homegrown contract with the first team. All players are also eligible for a contract with USL side Swope Park Rangers. To become a host parent and help continue the growth of the SKC Academy, click here.
Joe Amico | Jacksonville | DF | Senior
Started Jacksonville's 2-1 win over NJIT and 1-0 win over North Florida
Paul Dean | Rockhurst | DF | Senior
Out for the season with a torn ACL
Adam Lightner | Northern Illinois | DF | Senior
Tallied an assist in a 2-1 win over West Virginia
Wes White | Coastal Carolina | FW | RS Junior (pictured, above)
Scored both goals in a 2-1 win over Georgia State
Heath Honold | West Virginia | MF | Junior
Played 81 minutes in a 2-1 loss to Northern Illinois
Mason Leonard | Drake | DF | Junior
DNP this past week.
Matt Lewis | Fordham | DF | Junior
Started Fordham's 4-0 win over St. Bonaventure and 2-0 loss to UMASS. Fordham will play Duquesne in quarterfinal round of the A-10 Men's Soccer Championships.
JoJo Piatzcyc | West Virginia | MF | Junior
Played 105 minutes with six shot attempts (three on goal) in a 2-1 loss to Northern Illinois
Cole Stevenson | Fordham | FW | Junior
Scored in a 4-0 win over St. Bonaventure and started a 2-0 loss to UMASS. Fordham will play Duquesne in quarterfinal round of the A-10 Men's Soccer Championships.
Zach Wright | North Carolina | FW | Junior
Played 80 minutes and tallied one shot attempt as UNC fell to Boston College in the quarterfinal round of the ACC Men's Soccer Championship.
Bryce Gibson | Creighton | DF | Sophomore
Played 8 minutes in a 3-0 win over Georgetown. Played 11 minutes in a 3-1 win over Xavier in the First Round of the BIG EAST Championship.
Nic Jaimes | Drake | MF | Sophomore
Tallied one shot on goal in a 2-1 loss to Western Illinois. Started Drake's 2-0 win over Bradley in the MVC Championship play-in match. Drake will travel to Evansville to play in the MVC Championship quarterfinals
Zane Moxley | Air Force | DF | Sophomore
DNP
Alexis Quevedo | UNLV | MF | Sophomore
Came off the bench to play 45 minutes in a 3-1 win over UMKC
Hector Solorio | Niagara | MF | Sophomore
DNP
Tucker Stephenson | West Virginia | FW | Sophomore
DNP
Ryan Kellogg | West Virginia | DF | Freshman
Played 32 minutes in a 2-1 loss to Northern Illinois
John Leisman | Yale | FW | Freshman
Scored the team's go-ahead goal in a 3-1 win over St. Joseph's and tallied two shot attempts in a 3-1 loss to Brown
Logan Lucas | West Virginia | DF | Freshman
Played 109 minutes and assisted on his team's lone goal in a 2-1 loss to Northenr Illinois
Absalom Solorio | Niagara | MF | Freshman
Played 46 minutes in a 0-0 draw against Canisius
Paul Whitener | Marshall | MF | Freshman
DNP
