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2017 Orlando City Academy College Roundup
With the College Cup occurring this weekend, it’s a good time to look back at how Orlando City’s academy graduates fared in college soccer this year.
Boys Academy Graduates
Raul Aguilera (Freshman, FW, University of North Carolina):
Played in 12 games, recording one goal and one assist in 287 minutes.
Gorka Aperribay (Junior, FW, University of Central Florida):
Played in 15 games, starting nine, recording one goal and one assist.
Marcos Arroyo (Senior, MF, Army West Point):
Played in 17 games, recording three assists.
Brandon Bartel (Sophomore, MF, University of Pennsylvania):
Started 17 games, recording one assist in 1,518 minutes.
Cormac Begley (Sophomore, MF, University of North Florida):
Started eight games, recording one assist.
Brandon Braumuller (Senior, FW, Lipscomb University):
Played in 11 games, starting one, and recording 236 minutes.
Alex Chopra (Senior, D, Rollins College):
Played in 11 games, starting two, and recorded one assist.
Isaque Couto (Freshman, MF, Eastern Florida State College):
Played in eight games, recording two goals and three assists.
Alex Doyle (Junior, MF, Barry University):
Played in 13 games, starting eight, recording one assist.
Juan Fajardo (Senior, GK, University of North Florida):
Played in 11 games, conceding 19 goals with 48 saves.
Jaiden Fortune (Junior, FW, Elon University):
Played in 10 games, starting nine, recording three goals and two assists.
Noah Franke (Senior, MF, Creighton University):
Played in 18 games, starting 17, recording three goals and four assists.
Cameron Hardington (Senior, D, Amherst College):
Played in 15 games, starting nine, recording nine shots.
Juan Hernandez (Freshman, FW, Appalachian State University):
Played in 15 games, starting 14, recording two goals and two assists.
Tristin Johnson (Sophomore, MF, Rollins College):
Played 15 games, starting 14, recording two assists.
Zach King (Senior, GK, Lenoir-Rhyne University):
Played 17 games, conceding 18 goals and recording 64 saves.
Logan Laskey (Sophomore, MF, Rollins College):
Played in two games, recording two shots.
Eli Lockaby (Junior, MF, Virginia Commonwealth University):
Played in 19 games, recording three assists.
David Loera (Freshman, MF, North Carolina State University):
Started 18 games, recording one goal and five assists.
Braeden Luna (Sophomore, GK, Stetson University):
Played in two games, conceding seven goals and recording seven saves.
Charles Lynch (Junior, MF, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology):
Played in 17 games, starting nine, recording two assists.
Jack McCloskey (Freshman, D, University of Central Florida):
Started 11 games, recording 988 minutes.
Michael Melvin (Senior, MF, Clemson University):
Played in 19 games, recording four assists.
Johnny Nartowicz (Junior, MF, Rollins College):
Played in 17 games, starting 15, recording three goals and three assists.
George New (Junior, D/MF, Rollins College):
Played in 12 games, starting four, recording two goals and two assists.
David Norris (Freshman, D, North Carolina State University):
Started 18 games, recording 1,677 minutes.
Daniel O’Brien (Junior, FW, Stetson University):
Played in 16 games, starting four, recording two goals and two assists.
Nicholas O’Callaghan (Junior, D, Elon University):
Started 16 games, recording two assists.
Sean Reilly (Senior, D, Cedarville University):
Played in 13 games, starting 10, recording 999 minutes.
Jonathan Rosales (Sophomore, D, University of South Florida):
Started 15 games, playing 1,333 minutes.
Brandon Scherr (Junior, D, University of the Cumberlands):
Started 18 games, recording 1,590 minutes.
Cyrus Siminou (Junior, D/MF, Rollins College):
Played in 26 games, starting three, recording two goals.
Drew Trautmann (Senior, GK, Rollins College):
Played in 10 games, conceding 12 goals and recording 26 saves.
Aidan Wixted (Sophomore, D, Stetson University):
Played in 13 games, starting 12, recording two shots.
Dennis Zapata (Junior, MF, Florida Gulf Coast University):
Played 13 games, recording five goals and five assists.
Girls Academy Graduates
Sarah Aikens (Freshman, GK, Nova Southeastern University):
Played in two games, recording 15 minutes.
Alison Backel (Sophomore, D, West Virginia University Institute of Technology):
Played in 18 games, starting 15, recording 1,206 minutes.
Becky Brown (Junior, D, University of West Georgia):
Started 17 games, recording one goal.
Hadley Bucken (Sophomore, D, Niagara University):
Played in 19 games, starting 18, recording two assists.
Abbie Camargo (Senior, MF, Stetson University):
Played in 16 games, starting one, recording three assists.
Briana Camargo (Senior, MF, Stetson University):
Played in 16 games, starting one, recording one goal and two assists.
Lexi Castellano (Junior, MF, University of Miami):
Started 16 games, recording one goal.
Natasha Castellano (Sophomore, D, Mars Hill University):
Started 16 games, recording one assist.
Stephanie Cawthorne (Sophomore, MF, Lincoln Memorial University):
Played in nine games, starting four, recording two goals.
Jocelyn Cintron (Sophomore, MF, Belmont Abbey College):
Played in six games, starting five, conceding seven goals and making 17 saves.
Ashely Cole (Senior, MF, Warner University):
Started 16 games, recording two goals.
Sarah Combs (Junior, MF, Tusculum College):
Played in 15 games, starting eight.
Rachel Condrey (Freshman, D, Huntingdon College):
Played in three games.
Victoria Covas (Senior, D, Saint Leo University):
Played in 12 games, starting nine, recording four goals.
Carolyne Davidson (Freshman, MF, Princeton University):
Played in 15 games, starting two, recording three goals and one assist.
Chyanne Dennis (Freshman, D, University of South Florida):
Played in 17 games, starting 13, recording one assist.
Nicole Doolittle (Senior, MF, Converse College):
Played in 16 games, starting 14, recording six goals.
Kristina Fisher (Junior, MF, University of Miami):
Started 16 games, recording two goals and five assists.
Natalie Fouque (Sophomore, MF, Villanova University):
Played in 18 games, starting 17, recording 14 shots.
Jewell Gentry-Mickelson (Freshman, FW, Polk State College):
Started three games, recording one goal and one assist.
Bella Giuliano (Freshman, D, Rollins College):
Played in six games, starting one.
Anna Griessler (Junior, FW/MF, Florida Southern University):
Played in 15 games, starting seven, recording seven goals and four assists.
Jackie Hagan (Sophomore, D/MF, Missouri Baptist University):
Started 18 games, recording one goal and four assists.
Jessica Hamrick (Senior, MF, University of South Florida):
Started 19 games, recording one goal.
Samantha Hilsee (Freshman, MF, Emory University):
Played in 18 games, starting 16, recording six goals.
Samantha Hoffman (Freshman, MF/D, Johns Hopkins University):
Played in 22 games, recording four shots.
Kimberly Keenan (Senior, MF, Heidelberg University):
Played in seven games, starting four, recording five shots.
Lynsey Kelly (Junior, MF, Southeastern University):
Played 21 games, starting 19, recording one goal and one assist.
Brooke Lazarus (Senior, D, High Point University):
Played in 11 games, starting two, recording 324 minutes.
Rachel Lemay (Junior, GK, Covenant University):
Started 16 games, conceding 11 goals and making 64 saves.
Sabrina Magno (Senior, D, Valdosta State University):
Played in 17 games, starting 16, recording one assist.
Madison Mascheri (Freshman, MF, Valdosta State University):
Played in one game, recording 12 minutes.
Marisa Maynes (Freshman, MF, Stetson University):
Started 16 games, recording one assist.
Jensen Meaux (Junior, MF, Brenau University):
Played in 16 games, recording one goal.
Gabriela Miranda (Freshman, FW/MF, Concordia College):
Played in five games.
Kiara Montenegro (Freshman, FW, Lees-McRae College):
Played in 19 games, starting 13, recording five goals.
Maria Munoz (Sophomore, MF, Florida Institute of Technology):
Started 20 games, recording six goals.
Evelyn Neidert (Junior, FW, Towson University):
Started 19 games, recording one goal and one assist.
Veronica Nobles (Sophomore, D, West Virginia University Institute of Technology):
Played in 19 games, starting 18, recording two goals.
Heather Nulty (Sophomore, FW, Daytona State College):
Started 14 games, recording 13 goals and four assists.
Brianna Palmer (Junior, MF, Winthrop University):
Played in 17 games, starting 13, recording two assists.
Lindsey Pinder (Junior, MF, Palm Beach Atlantic University):
Played in 12 games, starting eight, recording one goal.
Naomi Powell (Freshman, MF, North Carolina State University):
Played in 11 games, recording three assists.
Jordan Power (Sophomore, FW, Coker College):
Played in two games, starting one.
Olivia Printy (Sophomore, GK, Manhattan College):
Played in seven games, starting four, conceding six goals and making 21 saves.
Samantha Pyle (Sophomore, D, Mars Hill University):
Started 16 games, recording six shots.
Amanda Raleigh (Sophomore, D, University of South Carolina – Aiken):
Started 17 games, recording one goal.
Ally Rost (Sophomore, D, Rollins College):
Started 15 games, recording one assist.
Rocio Sanders (Freshman, MF, Auburn University):
Played in 19 games, starting five, recording two goals and one assist.
Marianna Shurina (Sophomore, MF, East Carolina University):
Started 18 games, recording one goal and one assist.
Gabriella Siegfried (Sophomore, D, Mars Hill University):
Played in 16 games, starting 15, recording one goal.
Olivia Simmons (Freshman, D, Vanderbilt University):
Played in 21 games, starting five, recording three goals and two assists.
Emily Stearns (Junior, FW, Troy University):
Played in 18 games, starting eight, recording two goals.
Lillie Sumrall (Freshman, D, Birmingham Southern College):
Played in 18 games, starting 11, recording one shot.
Sarah Thrush (Freshman, FW, University of Nebraska):
Played in three games, recording one shot in 28 minutes.
Kaley Verpaele (Freshman, MF, University of Alabama):
Played in nine games, starting eight, recording two assists.
Sammy Vitols (Freshman, MF, Florida Atlantic University):
Played in 21 games, starting 13, recording one goal.
Molly Von Eschenbach (Freshman, D, Rollins College):
Played in 14 games, starting nine, recording one assist.
Kiana Zanganeh (Sophomore, D, Florida Institute of Technology):
Played in 20 games, starting 17, recording two goals and two assists.
Orlando City’s investment in its youth academies have begun to bear fruit, as seen with its successful college players. It’s only a matter of time before we see some of these players playing in purple.
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Orlando City vs. San Jose Earthquakes: Preview, How to Watch, TV Info, Live Stream, Lineups, Match Thread, and More
Orlando City restarts its 2026 MLS campaign late tonight out west at San Jose.
Welcome to your match thread for a late night midweek matchup tonight between Orlando City (4-9-2, 14 points) and the San Jose Earthquakes (10-3-2, 32 points) at PayPal Park (10:30 p.m., Apple TV). This is the only scheduled meeting between the teams in 2026 and the first time the teams have met since 2024.
Here’s what you need to know ahead of tonight’s match.
History
Orlando City is 3-1-3 in the previous seven MLS meetings with the Quakes since the club joined Major League Soccer in 2015. The Lions got their only away win in the series in the last meeting and enter tonight 1-1-2 on the road against San Jose.
The teams last met on May 18, 2024, with Jack Lynn coming off the bench to score the game’s only goal. Lynn’s strike in the 89th minute broke the scoreless deadlock and lifted the Lions to a 1-0 victory.
The teams met in Orlando most recently way back on June 22, 2021, with the Lions beating the Quakes down, 5-0. Orlando got things started with an early penalty kick goal by Nani, followed by braces from Benji Michel and Daryl Dike to easily put the game away. The lasting memory from the game is Michel’s celebratory dance wearing a cowboy hat that came out of the stands.
Prior to that Orlando City romp, the last time the teams met was on Aug. 31, 2019 when the Lions got freight trained 3-0 at Avaya Stadium, giving the Quakes their first win in the series. San Jose’s offense came via a Chris Wondolowski brace and an early opening goal by Magnus Eriksson. Orlando looked flat and weary out of the gate.
The Lions were victorious in Exploria Stadium in the 2018 meeting on April 21, a 3-2 Orlando win. It was the first win in the series for either side after three straight draws. Chris Mueller, Sacha Kljestan, and Dom Dwyer gave the Lions a 3-0 lead before Florian Jungwirth pulled two back in the game’s late stages.
The Lions led all of the first three matches in the second half only to see San Jose pull level, with two of those tying goals coming late. In the 2017 meeting, Carlos Rivas finally broke the scoreless tie and gave Orlando City the lead in the 81st minute, but Wondolowski spoiled the Lions’ night with an equalizer two minutes later as the teams drew at Avaya Stadium, 1-1.
In 2016, the Lions were gut-punched in the 94th minute in an emotional match that ended in a 2-2 draw. It was the first home match following the Pulse nightclub tragedy and what appeared to be a storybook ending to a cathartic win turned sour on a last-gasp equalizer by Shea Salinas. Seb Hines — now the Orlando Pride’s head coach — opened the scoring for Orlando, only to see Chad Barrett tie it up. Julio Baptista restored the lead in stoppage time, but Salinas ruined everything.
The two teams also drew in the first meeting, a 1-1 affair at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, with the Lions down to 10 men after Brek Shea was sent off in the first half. Kaká and Wondolowski each scored from the penalty spot four minutes apart in that initial meeting.
Overview
The teams meet tonight to get their post-World Cup portion of the season started. Orlando City has been terrible on the road all season long, keeping only one MLS opponent under two goals all year away from home and allowing five goals twice (at New York City FC and Nashville) and six goals twice (at LAFC and in the team’s most recent match away at FC Cincinnati just before the break).
Orlando City is a putrid 1-6-1 on the road this season, and now the Lions must face the Western Conference co-leaders tonight before coming home to face Supporters’ Shield-leading Nashville SC at home on Saturday. They’ll have to play at least tonight’s game without Martin Ojeda, who is out with a thigh injury sustained some time between his first-half goal a week ago in a friendly against FC Dallas and the time the availability report dropped on Tuesday.
But it isn’t all bad news for the Lions, who should have both Antoine Griezmann and Dike in the lineup. Griezmann was the club’s highly prized and widely publicized summer Designated Player signing, while Dike’s return to Orlando came together more recently, following his departure from West Bromwich Albion. They’ll help the club’s offense, but the attack hasn’t been the issue in 2026 — it’s been the historically porous defense, which is on pace to shatter the MLS record for goals conceded.
Meanwhile, San Jose is one of the first half of the season’s biggest surprises, as the Quakes have been outstanding in 2026. Scoring 34 goals while conceding just 15, San Jose is among the league leaders in goals scored (tied for third), goals conceded (third), and goal differential (+19, third).
The Earthquakes are 4-2-1 at home and are coming off a 3-1 road win at Portland in their last game prior to the World Cup break. San Jose boasts Golden Boot challenger Preston Judd, who leads the Quakes with 11 goals, adding two assists in his 15 appearances. Ousseni Bouda has chipped in five goals and three assists. Niko Tsakiris leads the team with seven assists to go along with his two goals, but he’s still recovering from a lower body injury and is not available tonight. However, the arrival of Timo Werner (four goals and five assists in just seven games) has truly elevated Bruce Arena’s Quakes, and he’ll need to be one of the main focal points for the Orlando defense.
To have any shot at taking something from this game, the Lions will need to play better road defense than they have all season. Orlando can score goals, but with Ojeda out, Griezmann will need to adapt quickly, and someone other than the team’s leading scorer will need to find the net.
The Lions will play without Ojeda (thigh), Joran Gerbet (knee), Nolan Miller (knee), Colin Guske (international duty), and Clovis Archage (international duty). In addition, Marco Pasalic may or may not have returned to the team after the World Cup. He was not in training Monday, although interim head coach Martin Perelman said he expected the Croatian back soon. The Earthquakes will be without Nonso Adimabua (lower body), former Lion Earl Edwards Jr. (lower body), DeJuan Jones (lower body), and Tsakiris (you guessed it, lower body…come on, San Jose).
Match Content
- Our most recent PawedCast includes our key matchups and score predictions for tonight’s match.
Official Lineups:
Orlando City (4-4-2)
Goalkeeper: Maxime Crepeau.
Defenders: Adrian Marin, David Brekalo, Robin Jansson, Griffin Dorsey.
Midfielders: Ivan Angulo, Braian Ojeda, Eduard Atuesta, Tiago.
Forwards: Justin Ellis, Antoine Griezmann.
Bench: Javier Otero, Bernardo Rhein, Tahir Reid-Brown, Zakaria Taifi, Iago, Wilder Cartagena, Luis Otavio, Harvey Sarajian, Tyrese Spicer
San Jose Earthquakes (4-2-3-1)
Goalkeeper: Angus Gunn.
Defenders: Jamar Ricketts, Reid Roberts, Daniel Munie, Benjamin Kikanovic.
Defensive Midfielders: Beau Lerouox, Ronaldo Vieira.
Attacking Midfielders: Timo Werner, Nick Fernandez, Ousseni Bouda.
Forwards: Preston Judd.
Bench: Jonathan Gonzalez, Dave Romney, Paul Marie, Jack Skahan, Jack Jasinski, Ian Harkes, Francesco Montali, Max Floriani, Darius Johnson.
Referees
REF: Elijio Arreguin.
AR1: Adam Wienckowski.
AR2: Mike Nickerson.
4TH: Timothy Ford.
VAR: Jose Carlos Rivero.
AVAR: TJ Zablocki.
How to Watch
Match Time: 10:30 p.m.
Venue: PayPal Park — San Jose, CA.
TV/Live Stream: Apple TV.
Radio: AM 810 FOX Sports Radio Orlando (English), Mega 97.1 FM (Spanish), Nossa Rádio 1160 AM-WRLZ (Portuguese).
Social Media: For rapid reaction and live updates, follow us on Bluesky Social at @themaneland.bsky.social or follow Orlando City’s official Twitter (@OrlandoCitySC) or Bluesky (@OrlandoCitySC) feed.
Enjoy the match. Go City!
Podcasts
PawedCast Episode 542: Tampa Bay Friendly, McGuire Traded, OCB Beats Cincinnati, and More
Lions maul the Rowdies in friendly action, OCB wins on the road, and it’s transfer season.
Orlando City welcomed I-4 Derby rival Tampa Bay to Inter&Co Stadium for a friendly match on Wednesday and then proceeded to bludgeon the Rowdies with a couple of hammers named Antoine Griezmann and Justin Ellis. The two attackers combined for a goal and four assists in a 6-0 beatdown of the team from the Gulf Coast, with five different Lions scoring and Griffin Dorsey forcing an own goal. We discuss Griezmann’s first minutes with Orlando City, what the team showed in its formation, and how good Justin Ellis’ vision is.
Oh, and it’s also transfer season now. Duncan McGuire is on his way out and Marco Pasalic reportedly will follow soon, while a new left back may be headed from Spain to Orlando.
Following all of that, we discuss Maxime Crepeau being added to the MLS All-Star Team and the announcement that he’ll participate in the 2026 MLS All-Star Skills Challenge.
Our mailbagbox asked us about which World Cup semifinalist players we’d want to join Orlando this season (if we could only pick one), and more. Remember, if there’s anything — and we do mean anything — you want us to address on the show, just ask us by tweeting it to us at @TheManeLand with the hashtag #AskTMLPC, or hitting us up on Bluesky Social with that same hashtag.
After the mailbagbox, we dive into OCB’s 2-1 road win at FC Cincinnati 2. It wasn’t the prettiest game by the Young Lions, but they managed to do enough to earn three points on the road, where they’ll stay to face Chattanooga on Saturday. We briefly preview that game.
Finally, Orlando City will be in Dallas Wednesday for the second of two friendlies leading up to the restart of the MLS season. It’s unlikely we’ll get a lot of details about that one, but we’ll see what happens. Maybe the FC Dallas folks will help us out.
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Here’s how No. 542 went down:
0:15 – Orlando City crushed the Rowdies, the transfer season is in full swing, plus: hey now, Crepeau’s an all-star.
28:50 – The mailbagbox is always good for a hypothetical scenario.
36:54 – The Young Lions slipped past Cincy and head to Chattanooga, while the senior Lions head to Dallas.
Podcasts
SkoPurp Soccer Episode 119: International Break, USWNT, Louisville Preview, and More
The Pride return from a long international break looking to get their first-ever road win against Racing Louisville.
It feels like months since the Orlando Pride last took the field, but the calendar says otherwise. If you believe calendars, it’s only been a little less than three weeks, but time moves strangely in the post-pandemic apocalyptic world.
Anyway, we don’t have a match to recap, so we touched on a couple of Pride players putting the ball in the net during the international break and chat a bit about the United States Women’s National Team’s three-game friendly series against Japan. Emma Hayes used a lot of players, and the team looked solid for two of the three matches, but the rotated middle game seemed a bit disjointed. Hayes has greatly expanded the player pool and will have plenty of options when the World Cup approaches.
Our mailbagbox had questions about a potential change in the NWSL schedule, as the league explores adopting the fall-to-spring slate, and opposition own goals. Remember, you can ask us anything by hitting us up on Twitter at either @TheManeLand or @SkoPurpSoccer and using the hashtag #AskSkoPurp. You can use that same hashtag and hit @TheManeLand.bsky.social up on Bluesky. Or you can visit our show page, scroll down, and fill out the handy form. We’d also appreciate any ratings or reviews you can leave wherever you get your podcasts, and if you do that on Apple Podcasts, we’ll find them easily and read them on the show.
After the mailbagbox, we turned our attention toward Friday’s late afternoon tussle with Racing Louisville in Kentucky. The Pride have never won on the road against Louisville, and it’s about high time they did. This match begins a congested push to the June World Cup break, and although Friday’s hosts aren’t high in the table, the Pride must be at their best to get a road result in this fixture. We look back at the series history, compare the two sides, provide our key matchups in the game, and make our final score predictions.
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Here’s how Episode 119 went down:
0:15 – We open the show with a little banter about the Pride in the international break and the USWNT’s series vs. Japan.
9:03 – The mailbagbox features questions via both eletronic mail and social media. We welcome all modes of delivery.
19:59 – The Pride travel to Louisville to face Racing. They’ve never won in Kentucky, but we inform them how to do so.
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