Kucuk Named to NSCAA All-East Region Team
NEW YORK – What a historic ending to wonderful soccer careers for seniors Tayfun Kucuk and Dzindzi Asamoah-Wade. The awards continue to pile up for the City College of New York men's and women's soccer teams as Kucuk and Wade as the duo were named to the 2012 National Soccer Coaches Association of America's All-East Region team earlier this month.
Kucuk entered the season as the only two-time captain for head coach Roberto Ignaccolo's team. His leadership was a vital point to the turnaround season for CCNY as the senior posted a 5-5-1 record with two shutouts after beginning the season with a 0-3 mark.
Earlier this season, he was named a second team CUNYAC/Applebee's Men's Soccer All-Star after recording two shutouts. His performance in the CUNYAC Playoffs proved just how much of an impact he brings to the soccer field. He made 14 saves in the quarterfinals matchup against Lehman College, including two game-saving saves and was successful in his lone penalty kick attempt as the third seeded Beavers defeated the Lightning in penalty kicks to advance to the semifinals.
Kucuk was second on the Beavers with five assists, including a three-assist performance in a season-ending 4-0 victory over St. Joseph's (Brooklyn).
Wade earned the first ever NSCAA honor in CCNY women's soccer history. Her historic 2012 campaign ended with the midfielder earning the CUNYAC/Applebee's Women's Soccer Player of the Year honor, the first in CCNY history. She led the Beavers to their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance as City College earned the first-ever automatic NCAA qualifier in conference history.
In the CUNYAC Championship game against the College of Staten Island Dolphins, she posted the only goal and was named the Most Valuable Player for her efforts.
She was named CUNYAC/Applebee's Women's Soccer Player of the Week three times and ECAC Player of the Week once and became the first player in school history to reach double digits in goals (22) and assists (10) in a single-season. Her 22 goals set a single-season record as the Rochester native picked up two hat tricks throughout the year.
