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Orlando City Academy College Roundup 11/2/15
Each week, several Orlando City academy graduates appear for colleges all around the country. In this week’s Orlando City Academy College Roundup, we look at how those players did this past week.
This week, 46 Orlando City academy products made appearances spanning different levels of college soccer.
BOYS ACADEMY PRODUCTS
Alex Doyle – Freshman MF – Barry University
Played 31 minutes Saturday in a 1-1 draw with Saint Leo.
Michael Melvin – Sophomore – MF – Clemson University
Started and played 77 minutes Friday in a 4-1 win over NC State, recording two goals on two shots.
Noah Franke – Sophomore – D – Creighton University
Started and played 90 minutes Wednesday in a 2-1 loss to Xavier.
Started and played 90 minutes Saturday in a 3-1 win over Providence, recording two shots.
Nicholas O'Callaghan – Freshman – D – Elon University
Started and played 32 minutes Saturday in a 1-0 win over College of Charleston, recording one shot.
Jaiden Fortune – Freshman – F – Elon University
Played 72 minutes Saturday in a 1-0 win over College of Charleston, recording four shots.
Dennis Zapata – Freshman – MF – Florida Gulf Coast University
Started and played 37 minutes Saturday in a 1-0 win over UNC-Wilmington.
Zach King – Sophomore – GK – Lenoir Rhyne University
Started and played 90 minutes Wednesday in a 4-3 loss to Limestone, conceding four goals and making three saves.
Started and played 81:51 minutes Saturday in a 4-0 win over Newberry, making six saves.
Kyle Carr – Junior – D – Liberty University
Started Tuesday in a 3-3 draw with Longwood.
Started Saturday in a 5-1 win over Presbyterian, recording two shots and one assist.
Michael O'Sullivan – Junior – D – Palm Beach Atlantic University
Played 31 minutes Friday in a 9-0 win over Ave Maria.
Drew Trautman – Sophomore – GK – Rollins College
Started and played 90 minutes Wednesday in a 5-2 win over Embry Riddle, conceding two goals and making four saves.
Started and played 90 minutes Saturday in a 4-0 win over Flagler.
Johnny Nartowicz – Freshman – MF – Rollins College
Started and played 90 minutes Wednesday in a 5-2 win over Embry Riddle.
Started and played 90 minutes Saturday in a 4-0 win over Flagler.
Alex Chopra – Freshman – D – Rollins College
Played 10 minutes Wednesday in a 5-2 win over Embry Riddle.
Played 2 minutes Saturday in a 5-2 win over Embry Riddle.
Charles Lynch – Freshman – MF – Rose Hulman Institute of Technology
Started Wednesday in a 3-0 win over Anderson, recording one shot.
Started Saturday in a 2-0 win over Bluffton, recording two shots.
Daniel O'Brien – Freshman – F – Stetson University
Started Monday in a 3-1 win over Saint Leo, recording a goal on five shots.
Started and played 82 minutes Saturday in a 3-1 win over Lipscomb, recording one shot.
Gorka Aperribay – Freshman – F – University of Central Florida
Started and played 52 minutes Saturday in a 1-0 win over Cincinnati, recording one shot.
Juanes Fajardo – Freshman – GK – University of North Florida
Played 31:49 minutes Wednesday in a 1-0 loss to Florida Atlantic.
Eli Lockaby – Freshman – MF – Virginia Commonwealth University
Played Wednesday in a 2-0 loss to William & Mary.
Marcos Arroyo – Sophomore – MF – West Point
Started and played 90 minutes Wednesday in a 2-1 loss to Colgate.
Started and played 110 minutes Saturday in a 1-1 draw with Boston University, recording one shot.
GIRLS ACADEMY PRODUCTS
Jensen Meaux – Freshman – MF – Brenau University
Started Monday in a 3-2 loss to Auburn University at Montgomery, recording one shot.
Madeleine Loftus – Junior – MF – Centre College
Played Saturday in a 2-0 win over Oglethorpe.
Alison Backel – Freshman – D – Concord University
Started Wednesday in a 4-0 loss to Notre Dame College.
Rachel Lemay – Freshman – GK – Covenant University
Started and played 110 minutes Wednesday in a 1-1 draw with Maryville, conceding one goal and making three saves.
Started and played 90 minutes Wednesday in a 2-0 loss to Methodist, conceding two goals and making five saves.
Meredith Gurnee – Junior – MF/D – Dartmouth College
Started Saturday in a 1-1 draw with Harvard, recording one shot.
Abigail Camargo – Sophomore – MF – Eastern Florida State College
Started Friday in an 8-1 win over Broward College, recording one shot and one assist.
Briana Camargo – Sophomore – MF – Eastern Florida State College
Started Friday in an 8-1 win over Broward College, recording two assists.
Kaela Harmon – Sophomore – D – Flagler College
Started and played 90 minutes Wednesday in a 2-1 loss to Armstrong.
Started and played 98 minutes Saturday in a 1-0 loss to Georgia College, recording one shot.
Kimberly Keenan – Sophomore – MF – Heidelberg University
Started Tuesday in a 1-0 loss to Capital.
Started Saturday in a 1-0 loss to Wilmington.
Alexandra Persiani – Sophomore – GK – High Point University
Started and played 90 minutes Tuesday in a 1-0 loss to Campbell, conceding one goal and making four saves.
Started and played 77:24 minutes Saturday in a 5-0 Big South Tournament win over Longwood, making three saves.
Brooke Lazarus – Sophomore – D – High Point University
Played 13 minutes Saturday in a 5-0 Big South Tournament win over Longwood.
Aby Olmeda – Freshman – D/MF – Huntingdon College
Started Wednesday in a 4-1 win over LaGrange.
Christen Barney – Freshman – F – Jacksonville University
Played Friday in a 1-1 draw with North Florida.
Fiona Whitfield – Junior – MF – Johnson & Wales University
Played Wednesday in a 1-0 loss to Keiser.
Tori Cutlip – Freshman – MF – LaGrange College
Started Wednesday in a 4-1 loss to Huntingdon.
Kayla Combs – Junior – MF – Lander University
Played Wednesday in a 3-1 loss to North Georgia.
Played Saturday in a 1-1 draw with Armstrong State.
Leah Krinker – Freshman – MF – Pace University
Played three minutes Wednesday in a 3-0 win over Concordia, recording one shot.
Samantha Collin – Junior – MF – Rollins College
Started and played 55 minutes in a 1-0 win over Lynn, recording two shots.
Paxton Sickler – Junior – MF – Rollins College
Started and played 90 minutes in a 1-0 win over Lynn, recording a goal on nine shots.
Madison Taylor – Junior – D – Rollins College
Started and played 90 minutes in a 1-0 win over Lynn.
Olivia Cole – Junior – D – Samford University
Started and played 87 minutes in a 3-0 SOCON Tournament win over VMI, recording one shot.
Victoria Covas – Sophomore – D – St. Leo University
Started Thursday in a 1-0 loss to Nova Southeastern.
Erica Belforti – Freshman – D – UNC Asheville
Played Tuesday in a 3-2 loss to Gardner-Webb.
Started Sunday in a 1-0 loss to Campbell.
Kim Stagg – Junior – MF – University of Rochester
Played 57 minutes Friday in a 1-0 loss to NYU.
Played 67 minutes Sunday in a 1-1 draw with Brandeis.
Lee Stagg – Junior – MF/F – University of Rochester
Played 44 minutes Friday in a 1-0 loss to NYU.
Played 41 minutes Sunday in a 1-1 draw with Brandeis, recording one shot.
Miranda Freeman – Junior – D/MF – University of Southern California
Started Thursday in a 1-0 loss to Stanford.
Started and played 74 minutes Sunday in a 1-0 win over California, recording three shots.
Gabby Caliendo – Freshman – F – Wingate University
Started and played 77 minutes Tuesday in a 1-0 win over Barton, recording three shots.
Played 30 minutes Friday in a 0-0 draw with Tusculum, recording two shots.
Brianna Palmer – Freshman – D – Winthrop University
Played 18 minutes Tuesday in a 1-0 win over Presbyterian College.
Player Spotlight
Name: Kyle Carr
Date of Birth: Jan. 21, 1995
School: Liberty University
Position: Defender
Year: Junior
Hometown: Indialantic, FL
High School: Melbourne High School
Carr joined the Orlando City academy in its inaugural year of 2012 playing for the U-17/18 team. Carr began his collegiate career at Taylor University, starting all 18 games of the 2013 season. He then transferred to Eastern Florida State College for 2014, where he was named 2014-15 Eastern Florida State Male Student Athlete of the Year. During his sophomore year, Carr was named NJCAA Division 1 first team All-American. During the summer of 2015, Carr joined the Orlando City U-23s for the 2015 PDL season.
Name: Mandy Freeman
Date of Birth: Mar. 23, 1995
School: University of Southern California
Position: Defender/Midfielder
Year: Junior
Hometown: Royal Palm Beach, FL
High School: Atlantic High School
Freeman joined the Orlando City academy for her senior year of high school in 2013. She has represented the United States at the U-14, U-15, U-17, and U-20 levels. As a freshman at USC, Freeman was named All-Pac 12 First Team for her work on the back line. Her sophomore season she started 21 games, with 19 coming as a defender. Now in her junior year, Freeman is again a regular starter for the 16th-ranked Trojans.