The San Jose Earthquakes were well represented at the 2018 Men’s College Cup, with seven former academy players earning minutes during the tournament that concluded last weekend:
Senior midfielder Alex Valencia started and played 46 minutes in New Hampshire’s 1-0 loss to Colgate in the First Round.
Junior defender John-Austin Ricks started and played 56 minutes in Syracuse’s 3-1 loss to eventual runner-up Akron in the Second round.
Junior goalkeeper Remi Prieur started and played 90 minutes in St. Mary’s 1-0 win over Oregon State in the Second Round and started and played 110 minutes in the scoreless penalty shootout loss to Stanford in the Third Round.