Four teams remain standing. Michigan State, Maryland and Indiana have played their way into the 2018 College Cup in Santa Barbara, California. Three of the Final Four teams are from the Big Ten Conference while Akron is out of the MAC. The 2018 season began with 206 Division I teams in the hunt for a trip to Santa Barbara and a chance to play for the National Chapionship.
| The Final Four | Akron | Michigan State | Maryland | Indiana |
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Record |
14-6-2 | 14-4-4 | 11-6-4 | 20-2-1 |
| Conference | MAC | Big Ten | Big Ten | Big Ten |
| Conference Record | 1-2-1 | 4-2-2 | 4-4-0 | 8-0-0 |
| Regular Season Finish in Conference Play | Fourth | Third (Tie) | Fifth | First |
| Record Away From Home | 8-3-1 | 7-1-1 | 6-3-1 | 7-2-0 |
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Coach Years At Helm |
Jared Embick 6th Season |
Damon Rensing 10th Season |
Sasho Cirovski 26th Season
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Todd Yeagley 9th Season |
| NCAA Seed | None | None | Eleven | Two |
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CSN Poll End of Regular Season Rank |
RV | 22 | 21 | 3 |
| Average Shots Per Game | 13.9 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 15 |
| Shot On Goal Percentage | .397 | .437 | .442 | .410 |
| Total Goals Scored | 44 | 35 | 27 | 47 |
| Average Goals Scored Per Game | 2.00 | 1.59 | 1.29 | 2.04 |
| Total Goals Allowed | 25 | 17 | 16 | 11 |
| Average Goals Allowed Per Game | 1.14 | 0.77 | 0.76 | 0.48 |
| Most Goals Scored In A Single Game | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Most Goals Allowed In A Single Game | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Corner Kicks (Total) | 152 | 151 | 100 | 162 |
| Corner Kicks Allowed (Total) | 84 | 104 | 105 | 74 |
| Total Number Of Shutouts | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 |
| Unbeaten Streak | 8 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| Last Loss |
NIU (1-2) |
Maryland (0-1)
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Michigan (0-2) |
Kentucky (0-3) |
| RPI | 14 | 33 | 12 | 2 |
| Strength |
Offensive Firepower |
Defense Resilence |
Defense Energy |
Balance Consistency |
| How They Beat You |
Pressure Work Rate |
Unity Patience
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Possession Create Turnovers
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Composure Restarts |
| Top Scorer |
David Egbo (12g, 5a) |
Ryan Sierakowski (8g, 5a) |
Amar Sejdic (7g, 1a) |
Andrew Gutman (11g, 9a) |
| Number Players With Four Or More Goals | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Key Distributor |
Skye Harter (1g, 6a) |
Giuseppe Barone (3g, 10a) |
Paul Bin (4g, 3a) |
Trevor Swartz (1g, 16a) |
| Key Defender | Abdi Mohamed | Patrick Nielsen | Donovan Pines | Andrew Gutman |
| Goalkeeper |
Ben Lundt Senior 1.12 GAA |
Jimmy Hague RS Senior 0.66 GAA |
Dayne St. Clair RS Junior 0.75 GAA |
Trey Muse Sophomore 0.48 GAA |
| Don't Underestimate |
Daniel Strachan Defender (0g, 1a) |
Hunter Barone Forward (3g, 3a)
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Andrew Samuels Midfielder (0g, 1a) |
Austin Panchot Midfielder (5g, 4a
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| Freshman To Watch |
Carlo Ritaccio Center Back |
Jack Beck Midfielder |
William James Herve Midfielder |
Jack Maher Defender |
| Where They Have The Edge | Up-Top | Backline | Midfield | Backline |
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Wild Card (X-Factor) |
Ezana Kahsay Forward (4g, 5a)
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Connor Corrigan Defender (0g, 1a)
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Sebastian Elney (4g, 2a) |
Justin Rennicks (6g, 0a) |
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A Key Element |
Marcel Zajac (10g, 8a) |
DeJuan Jones (5g, 5a) |
William James Herve (3g, 3a) |
Griffin Dorsey (5g, 5a) |
| Yellow/Red Cards | 31/0 | 21/1 | 24/1 | 14/0 |
| Last Trip To College Cup | 2017 | 1968 | 2013 | 2017 |
| The Road Traveled |
Rider 3-0 Syracuse 3-1 Wake Forest 1-0 Stanford 3-2 |
UIC 2-0 Louisville 2-1 (OT) Georgetown 1-0 JMU 2-1 |
NC State 2-0 Duke 2-0 Kentucky 1-0 |
Connecticut 4-0 Air Force 2-0 Notre Dame 1-0 |
Game #1 – Friday December 7 at 8 p.m. EST – Akron vs. Michigan State
Game #2 – Friday December 7 at 10:30 p.m EST – Maryland vs. Indiana
Championship Game – Sunday December 9 at 8 p.m EST – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
All three games will be televised on ESPNU
