| Height: | 6-0 |
| Weight: | 165 |
| Year: | Sr. |
| Hometown: | Englewood, Colo. |
| High School: | Cherry Creek HS/SMU |
| Position: | MF |
Honors
All-MAC (First Team, 2013)
as a Senior (2013): Appeared in 20 matches, making 18
starts ... finished tied for third on the team with four goals and
one assist ... recorded the first brace of his Zips career with a
pair of goals in a gritty, 2-1 road win at Michigan (Nov. 5) ... it
was the second straight match he had bagged the game-winning goal
after also notching the decisive strike - and adding an assist -
against Northern Illinois in a 2-1 result ... also recorded the
game winner in a dramatic 2-1 victory at Western Michigan in the
regular-season finale ... the victory against the Broncos clinched
the MAC Regular Season championship for UA ... Derschang's
game-winner at WMU came with just six minutes left in the second
overtime period (104:00) ... named to the National Teams of the
Week by Top Drawer Soccer (Nov. 5) and College Soccer News (Nov. 4)
... also earned MAC Player of the Week recognition on Nov.
4.
as a Junior (2012): Appeared in 18 matches, starting 12
... started two games at striker and 10 at left back ... assisted a
goal in his first game at Akron, helping the Zips to a 4-0 win over
Florida Gulf Coast (Aug. 24) ... assisted the game-winning goal at
Hartwick (Oct. 27) with the first of two helpers on the day ...
flicked home the game-winning header at Michigan State (Oct. 31)
... also assisted one of five Akron goals in a shutout win against
South Florida (Sept. 16).
Prior to Akron: Top Drawer Soccer Freshman All-American
and two-year starter at SMU ... helped lead the Mustangs to an
overall record of 29-9-3 over two seasons ... advanced to the NCAA
Tournament each year, including a trip to the NCAA quarterfinals in
2010 ... appeared in 37 games overall, earning 33 starts ... found
the net six times, including a pair of game-winners, to go with six
assists ... named to Conference USA All-Freshman team.
Prior to SMU: NSCAA High School All-American at
Cherry Creek HS ... 35th-ranked recruit in the nation, according to
Top Drawer Soccer, after scoring 36 goals and adding 33 assists
over a four-year career ... 5A Colorado Player of the Year as a
senior after scoring 21 goals and totalling eight assists ...
two-time, first-team all-state selection ... named to the U.S.
National team Pool at the Under-14, Under-15 and Under-17 levels
and participated in the U.S. Under-17 residency program in
2008.
Personal: Born March 16, 1992 ... parents are
Peter and Kathy Derschang ... has two older sisters; Allison and
Megan ... Megan runs cross country for Fort Lewis College in
Durango, Colo. ... sports management major.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nov 6 | Penn State | W, 2-1 |
| Nov 9 | at Western Michigan | W, 2-1 |
| Nov 15 | West Virginia | W, 3-0 |
| Nov 17 | Western Michigan | W, 4-1 |
| Nov 21 | Indiana | W, 3-2 |
| Nov 24 | at Marquette | L, 1-0 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 20 | 5 | ||
| Games started | 18 | 5 | ||
| Goals | 4 | 2 | ||
| Assists | 1 | 1 | ||
| Points | 9 | 5 | ||
| Shots | 32 | 11 | ||
| Shot Pct | .125 | .182 | ||
| Penalty kicks | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| Game-winning goals | 3 | 2 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | sh | pct | pk | gw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20 | Marshall | W, 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Aug 24 | at Saint Louis | L, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 30 | at Col. of Charleston | W, 2-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 1 | vs. Furman | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at St. John's (N.Y.) | L, 2-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | at Rutgers | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | VCU | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | San Diego St. | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | Bowling Green | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | Ohio State | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at West Virginia | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | Hartwick | L, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Cleveland State | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | Wake Forest | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Buffalo | W, 1-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 23 | Michigan State | T, 0-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 26 | Northern Illinois | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .200 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | at Michigan | W, 2-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .250 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | Penn State | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Western Michigan | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.000 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | West Virginia | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | Western Michigan | W, 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | Indiana | W, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | at Marquette | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| gp | gs | gpg | a/g | pts/g | sh/g | sh% | sog/g | sog% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 20 | 18 | .20 | .05 | .45 | 1.60 | .125 | .75 | .469 |
| Conference | 5 | 5 | .40 | .20 | 1.00 | 2.20 | .182 | .60 | .273 |
| Exhibition | 1 | 1 | .00 | .00 | .00 | 1.00 | .000 | .00 | .000 |
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| Home | 11 | 11 | .09 | .09 | .27 | 1.45 | .063 | .64 | .438 |
| Away | 8 | 6 | .38 | .00 | .75 | 2.00 | .188 | 1.00 | .500 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 | - | .00 | - |
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| Wins | 16 | 15 | .25 | .06 | .56 | 1.69 | .148 | .75 | .444 |
| Losses | 4 | 3 | .00 | .00 | .00 | 1.25 | .000 | .75 | .600 |
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| August | 1 | - | .00 | .00 | .00 | 1.00 | .000 | 1.00 | 1.000 |
| September | 8 | 7 | .00 | .00 | .00 | 1.25 | .000 | .50 | .400 |
| October | 5 | 5 | .60 | .20 | 1.40 | 2.80 | .214 | 1.40 | .500 |
| November | 6 | 6 | .17 | .00 | .33 | 1.17 | .143 | .50 | .429 |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | yc | rc | pk | gw | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 20 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 32 | .125 | 15 | .469 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Conference | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | .182 | 3 | .273 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Exhibition | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
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| Home | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | .063 | 7 | .438 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Away | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 | .188 | 8 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
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| Wins | 16 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 27 | .148 | 12 | .444 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Losses | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 3 | .600 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
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| August | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| September | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .000 | 4 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| October | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | .214 | 7 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| November | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .143 | 3 | .429 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |