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College Roundup: Zach Wright tallies twice as UNC remains unbeaten

Zach Wright North Carolina Syracuse SKC Academy

Each week, SportingKC.com will recap SKC Academy players in college who appeared with their respective collegiate programs the previous weekend. Here is a recap of last week's action. The 2015 College Cup will take place at Sporting Park on December 11 and 13. Click here to purchase tickets.




Andrew Brown - Bradley, Senior midfielder

  • Played 69 minutes and earned an assist in a 5-1 win over Evansville


Eric DeJulio - Creighton, Senior defender

  • Played 90 minutes in Creighton's 2-1 win over St. John's
  • The Blue Jays have continued their early dominance with a 12-0-0 record and a No. 1 ranking in the polls


Daniel Hare - Loyola Chicago, Senior defender

  • Played 110 minutes in a 0-0 draw against Missouri State


Nate Opperman - Evansville, Senior forward

  • Played 56 minutes in a 5-1 loss to Bradley


Derek Schrick - UMKC, RS Junior midfielder

  • Played 64 minutes in a 0-0 win over University of Incarnate Word


Joe Amico - Jacksonville, Junior defender

  • Featured in both matches last week for Jacksonville, a 3-2 loss to Lipscomb and a 3-1 loss to Stetson


Paul Dean - Rockhurst University, Junior defender

  • Was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week after scoring the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over University of Missouri-St. Louis

Seo-In Kim - UC Santa Barbara, Junior midfielder

  • Featured in two home wins for UC Santa Barbara including a 2-0 win over UC Riverside and a 2-1 win over Cal State Fullerton


Austin Wilcox - Cal-Poly, Junior midfielder

  • Featured in two results for Cal-Poly last weekend, a 0-0 draw against Cal State Fullerton and a 2-1 win over UC Riverside


Matt Bernard - California Baptist University, RS Sophomore midfielder

  • Recorded two shot attempts in a 4-0 win over Hawaii-Hilo and featured in a 1-0 loss to BYU-Hawaii


Mason Leonard - Drake, Sophomore defender

  • Featured in a 2-1 loss to Creighton and a 1-0 win over Central Arkansas


Blake Levine - Baker, Sophomore midfielder

  • Scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win at Grand View
  • Baker is currently 11-1-1 overall and 5-0-0 in the Heart of American Athletic conference


Matt Lewis - Fordham, Sophomore defender

  • Saw action in Fordham's 3-0 win over Davidson and a 2-1 win over Duquesne


JoJo Piatzcyc - West Virginia, Sophomore midfielder

  • Assisted on the team's lone goal in a 1-0 win over Western Michigan and played 81 minutes in a 2-0 loss to Virginia Tech
  • Currenty leads NCAA Division I with 11 assists


Cole Stevenson - Denver, Sophomore forward

  • Tallied two shot attempts in 46 minutes in a 1-0 win over Oral Roberts
  • Denver is currently 10-0-2 and ranked No. 8 in the polls


Zach Wright - North Carolina, Sophomore forward

  • Scored two goals in 67 minutes in a 3-0 win over UNC-Wilmington
  • Followed that up with one shot on goal in 75 minutes in a 2-1 win over Syracuse
  • UNC is currently 10-0-1 and ranked No. 2 in the polls

Nic Jaimes - Drake, Freshman midfielder

  • Featured in a 2-1 loss to Creighton and a 1-0 win over Central Arkansas


Hector Solorio - Niagara, Freshman midfielder

  • Saw time in a 1-1 draw against the University of Pittsburgh and a 1-0 loss to Manhattan College


Tucker Stephenson - West Virginia, Freshman forward

  • Played 81 minutes and assisted on the game's lone goal in a 1-0 win over Western Michigan
  • Played 90 minutes and had one shot on goal in a 2-0 loss to Virginia Tech


Andy Belez - Johnson County CC, Freshman midfielder

  • Featured in a 2-1 loss to Dodge City