Story Courtesy of Akron Sports Information
AKRON, Ohio – University of Akron men's soccer freshman Carlo Ritaccio(Westbury, N.Y.) was honored for his breakout 2018 campaign as TopDrawerSoccer.com named him its National Freshman of the Year.
It marked the second consecutive season that a Zip has won the award as Joao Moutinho garnered similar honors in 2017.
Ritaccio also earned TopDrawerSoccer.com Freshmen Best XI First-Team accolades, while fellow freshman Colin Biros (Canton, Ohio) was tabbed to the Freshman Best XI second team.
A 2018 Second-Team All-Mid-American Conference performer, Ritaccio, started all 22 matches in which he appeared for the Zips at his center back position, helping anchor a Zips' defensive unit that posted eight shutouts this past season, while contributing a trio of goals on the strength of nine shots, including four on goal
Biros appeared in 23 games for the Zips as a freshman, including making 17 starts.