Courtesy of Akron Sports Information AKRON, Ohio - The University of Akron men's soccer team will open its 2017 campaign ranked No. 16 nationally after the United Soccer Coaches (formerly National Soccer Coaches Association of America) released its preseason poll on Thursday, Aug. 3. Akron is set to return seven starters, including all Mid-American Conference performers in seniors Pau Belana (Barcelona, Catalonia), Sam Gainford (Liverpool, England) and Stuart Holthusen (Auckland, New Zealand), junior Ben Lundt (Berlin, Germany) and sophomore Nick Hinds(Plantation, Fla.
2017 UNITED SOCCER COACHES' PRESEASON MEN'S SOCCER POLL