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College Roundup: JoJo Piatzcyc breaks record in opening weekend of NCAA season

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Each week, SportingKC.com will recap SKC Academy players in college who appeared with their respective collegiate programs the previous weekend. The first update features one player who broke a school record with three others tallying goals.




Andrew Brown - Bradley University, Senior midfielder

  • Started and played 90 minutes in 1-0 win over Houston Baptist Univeristy and a 2-0 loss to University of Illinois - Chicago


Eric DeJulio - Creighton, Senior defender

  • Started and played 90 minutes for the 6th ranked team in the national in a 1-0 win over University of Michigan and a 4-0 win over University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee


Daniel Hare - Loyola Chicago, Senior defender

  • Played 83 minutes in a 1-0 loss to University of California - Irvine and 79 minutes in a 2-1 loss to California State - Northridge


Andrew Lightner - Dayton, Senior defender

  • Started and played 90 minutes in a 1-0 win over James Madison University


Nate Opperman - Evansville, Senior forward

  • Played 44 minutes in a 5-2 loss to University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee


Joe Amico - Jacksonville, Junior defender

  • Started and played 90 minutes in 2-1 win over Georgia State University


Seo-In Kim - UC Santa Barbara, Junior midfielder

  • Came off the bench to earn a the game-winning assist in a 1-0 win over Stanford University


Austin Wilcox - Cal-Poly, Junior midfielder

  • Played 90 minutes in a 2-1 win over UNLV


Wes White - UMKC, RS Sophomore midfielder

  • Recorded four shot attempts in 90 minutes of action in a 2-1 loss to University of Nebraska - Omaha


Heath Honold - West Virginia, Sophomore midfielder

  • Tallied an assist in 43 minutes of action in a 6-0 win over University of San Francisco


Mason Leonard - Drake, Sophomore defender

  • Featured in both weekend matches: a 2-1 win over Pacific University and a 1-0 loss to the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay


Blake Levine - Baker, Sophomore midfielder

  • Tallied the game-winning assist in a 1-0 win over Midland University


Matt Lewis - Fordham, Sophomore defender

  • Featured for Fordham in a 2-1 loss to Boston University


JoJo Piatzcyc - West Virginia, Sophomore midfielder

  • Set a West Virginia record with four assists in 61 minutes of action in a 6-0 win over University of San Francisco

Cole Stevenson - Denver, Sophomore forward

  • Scored a goal in 28 minutes of action in a 4-0 win over University of California - Bakersfield


Zach Wright - North Carolina, Sophomore forward

  • 90 minutes in 1-0 win over FIU
  • 64 minutes in 3-0 win over Santa Clara GOAL (video, above)


Nic Jaimes - Drake, Freshman midfielder

  • Combined for eight shot attempts in a 2-1 win over Pacific University and a 1-0 loss to the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay


Hector Solorio - Niagara, Freshman midfielder

  • Played 36 minutes in his collegiate debut in a 3-1 loss to Duquesne University


Tucker Stephenson - West Virginia, Freshman forward

  • Played 57 minutes and tallied an assist in the team's 6-0 win over University of San Francisco