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NCAA Roundup: Another big week for Zach Wright and UNC Tar Heels

Zach Wright - Nov. 30

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Seo-In Kim | UC Santa Barbara | MF | RS Senior

Started 5 -2 victory over Cal-State Fullerton and a 3-1 victory over UC Riverside


Wes White | Coastal Carolina | FW | Senior

Played 10 minutes as a sub in a 2-0 win over South Carolina and 31 minutes in a 3-1 loss to UNC-Wilmington


Heath Honold | West Virginia | MF | Senior

Did not feature


Mason Leonard | Drake | DF | Senior

Started on the backline in a 1-0 loss to Bradley


Matt Lewis | Fordham | DF | Senior
Started a 1-1 draw against George Mason and tallied the game-winning assist in a 1-0 win over La Salle 
JoJo Piatzcyc | West Virginia | MF | Senior

Out for year with knee injury


Zach Wright | North Carolina | FW | Senior
Played 88 minutes in a 1-0 win over North Carolina State and tallied a goal and an assist in a 6-0 win over James Madison

Jack Freeman | Furman | DF | Junior

Did not feature


Nic Jaimes | Drake | MF | Junior

Tallied four shot attempts - two on target - in a 1-0 loss to Bradley


Ryan Krutz | Notre Dame | GK | Junior

Did not feature


Zane Moxley | Air Force | DF | Junior

Out for year with knee injury


Alexis Quevedo | UMKC | MF | Junior

Played 48 minutes in a 3-2 win over UTRGV and 43 minutes in a 1-0 win over Incarnate Word


Hector Solorio | Niagara | MF | Junior

Started in midfield in a 5-0 loss to Canisius


Tucker Stephenson | Loyola | FW | Junior

Did not feature


Andrew Blalock | Drake | GK | RS Sophomore

Did not start feature


Bryce Gibson | Creighton | DF | RS Sophomore

Started on the backline in a 2-0 loss to Seton Hall


Ryan Kellogg | West Virginia | DF | Sophomore

Started a 2-0 loss to Pacific


John Leisman | Yale | FW | Sophomore

Started and tallied one shot attempt in a 2-1 loss to Harvard


Logan Lucas | West Virginia | DF | Sophomore

Started and tallied two shot attempts in a 2-0 loss to Pacific


Andrew McLeod | Northwestern | DF | Sophomore

Started on the backline in a 3-0 loss to Maryland and a 2-1 loss to Notre Dame


Absalom Solorio | Niagara | MF | Sophomore

Out for year with knee injury


Dakota Karns | Missouri State | MF | RS Freshman

Came off the bench for Missouri State in a 1-0 victories over Valparaiso and Oral Roberts


Christian Albelo | Marquette | DF | Freshman

Played 24 minutes in a 2-1 loss to Georgetown and 50 minutes in a 3-0 loss to Wisconsin


Chase Bromstedt | Tulsa | MF | Freshman

Started a 1-0 loss to UCONN


Joe Corner | Gonzaga | MF | Freshman

Assisted on the game-winning goal in overtime as Gonzaga knocked off Denver 2-1


Leroy Enzugusi | Drake | FW | Freshman

Tallied two shot attempts in a 1-0 loss to Bradley.


Alex Kaddah | Denver | DF | Freshman

Did not feature


Steven Tekesky | West Virginia | GK | Freshman

Did not feature


Patrick Wilkinson | St. Louis | MF | Freshman

Played 45 minutes in a 3-1 loss to Massachusetts and 90 minutes in a 3-0 win over Duquesen