Darren Mattocks

Height:
6-0
Weight:
165
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Portmore, Jamaica
High School:
Bridgeport HS

as a Sophomore (2011): Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy semifinalist... Mid-American Conference Player of the Year ... All-MAC First Team ... finished with 21 goals in 22 matches, which was the second-highest goal total in the country ... All-Ohio Team ... Soccer America Preseason All-American ... Top Drawer Soccer National Player of the Week (Sept. 26) ... Three-time Top Drawer Soccer, College Soccer News and Soccer America National Team of the Week honoree ... Five-time MAC Player of the Week ... recorded his second career hat trick at Tulsa (Sept. 24) then matched the feat at Buffalo (Oct. 21) ... has scored more two or more goals in a game six times this fall ... found the net twice, including the game-winner, in UA's 3-2 NCAA second-round victory at sixth-seeded SMU ... also recorded a goal in the Zips' first-round win against Northwestern.

as a Freshman (2010): Named to Freshman All-American teams by College Soccer News, Goal.com, Soccer America and Top Drawer Soccer ... Mid-American Conference Newcomer of the Year and First Team selection ... was the second-highest scoring freshman in the nation with 18 goals, which tied for the third-highest total in the country overall ... appeared in all 25 games, including 24 starts ... recorded at least one point in 14 matches and scored multiple goals in four contests ... scored a pair of goals at Oakland (Oct. 6), then recorded back-to-back, two-goal games in the postseason against Western Michigan in the MAC Tournament championship (Nov. 14) and in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against West Virginia (Nov. 21) ... also netted the first hat trick of his career in a 4-0 win against Buffalo (Oct. 16) ... led the Zips with six game-winning goals, including the decisive blow against Indiana in the NCAA's Round of 16 (Nov. 28) and the Bulls in the MAC semifinals (Nov. 12) ... also finished with five assists and was ranked 13th for points-per-game average nationally (1.64).

Prior to Akron: Member of Jamaica U-23 team pool ... leading goal scorer for U-21 Waterhouse FC ... left as the all-time leading scorer for Bridgeport High School with career totals of 54 goals, 25 assists and 18 game-winners.

Personal: Parents are David Mattocks and Lasmine Montegue .. majoring in marketing.