The Earthquakes Academy was well represented in the second round of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament this past weekend as alumni John Austin-Ricks and Amir Bashti advanced to the Sweet 16 with their respective universities.
Austin-Ricks kicked things off Sunday morning when his No. 8 ranked Syracuse Orange squared off against visiting Dartmouth Big Green. In a snow-covered pitch in Syracuse, Austin-Ricks and the Orange defeated Dartmouth in a commanding 3-0 win. The first-year defender logged 32 minutes in the victory, coming on in the 34th minute to finish the first half before coming on again in the 69th minute to finish out the match.