In Sunday's 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Round of 16, you'll see quite a few San Jose Earthquakes Academy products on the field for their respective universities. In fact, four of the eight matches will feature academy alumni Andy Perez and Alex Liua (UCSB), JT Marcinkowski (Georgetown), Amir Bashti (Stanford) and Bryce Clark (SMU).
These guys aren't just suiting up at the highest level of collegiate soccer either - they're proving to be a big reason why their programs are featured in the Sweet 16.
Marcinkowski, the 2015 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year, tallied yet another clean sheet in the Hoyas' 3-0 win over Hofstra. Perez, a key member of the Gauchos' midfield, started in UCSB's nail-biting 1-0 win against South Carolina. Clark, a sophmore midfielder for SMU, helped punch the Mustangs' ticket to the Round of 16 by assisting on their overtime, game-winning goal against Denver. Bashti, a freshman midfielder for Stanford, starred in the Cardinals' 3-1 win against Bay Area rival Santa Clara after tallying two second half goals.
In anticipation of Sunday's Sweet 16 matches, we take a look back at the players' and teams' reactions from the second round of the NCAA tournament.
<strong style="line-height: 20.8px;">Sweet 16 Matches</strong> |
<strong style="line-height: 20.8px;">Time</strong> |
<strong>Follow on Twitter</strong> |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">15 Boston College at <strong>5</strong></span><strong style="line-height: 20.8px;">Georgetown</strong> |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">10:00 a.m. PT</span> |
<a href="https://twitter.com/GUHoyasMSoccer">@GUHoyasMSoccer</a> |
<strong style="line-height: 20.8px;">12 SMU</strong><span style="line-height: 20.8px;"> at 6 Akron</span> |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">1:00 p.m. PT</span> |
<a href="https://twitter.com/SMUSoccerM">@SMUSoccerM</a> |
<strong style="line-height: 20.8px;">17 UCSB </strong><span style="line-height: 20.8px;">at 2 Clemson</span> |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">3:00 p.m. PT</span> |
<a href="https://twitter.com/UCSBgauchos">@UCSBgauchos</a> |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">11 Ohio State at </span><strong style="line-height: 20.8px;">8 Stanford</strong> |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">5:00 p.m. PT</span> |
<a href="https://twitter.com/StanfordMSoccer">@StanfordMSoccer</a> |
