Tariq Akeel

Class:
Senior
Height:
6-1
Weight:
170
Hometown:
Rochester Hills, MI
High School:
Detroit Country Day

As a Senior in 2015: First Team All-Ivy … Started all 16 games he played … Ranked second on the team in goals (4) and points (10) … Added two assists … Was 3-for-3 on penalty kicks … Had a pair of game-winning goals against Penn (10/31) and Dartmouth (11/14) … Recorded two goals for four points in conference play … Took 17 shots, including 10 on target.

As a Junior in 2014: Named Honorable Mention All-Ivy … Played in 16 games, starting 14 … Tied for third on the team with two goals, including the game-winner in the 85^th minute of the September 7 contest over Boston University … Scored again a week later in Brown’s 2-1 win against Lehigh … Took 17 shots over the course of the season, with ten of them on goal.

As a Sophomore in 2013|Stats : Started all 17 games …earned First Team All-Ivy honors as a midfielder… led the team with 15 points and six goals on the season, finishing fourth in the Ivy League in both categories…also tallied three assists…named Co-MVP of the Ocean State Classic after leading the Bears to a share of the 2013 Ocean State title…tallied the game winning goal against both Cornell and Yale…scored twice in the Bears’ wins over Marist and Yale…also scored against Columbia…assisted Daniel Taylor’s game-winning goal in Brown’s 2-1 double overtime victory over Penn…took a total of 22 shots on the year, 13 of them on frame.

As a Freshman in 2012|Stats : Played in all 19 games, earning 17 starts … Recipient of the team’s Britton Chichester Award, given to the first-year player who best exemplifies sportsmanship through dedication, perseverance, fair play, leadership, spirit, and support of his teammates and coaches … Earned his first career point with an assist against Portland … Took 20 shots, including five on goal … Had four shots in 1-1 tie with Yale and took three at Drexel in NCAA First Round … Also had two against Lehigh, Washington, Princeton and Harvard … Totaled 1161 minutes on the season, including a high of 91 in 1-1 tie with Yale … Played 89 minutes in 2-1 victory over Harvard.

Before Brown: A four-year letterwinner on the soccer team at Detroit Country Day, Akeel also played basketball for two years … Finished as the team’s leading scorer three years and captained the team as a senior … Earned First Team All-State, All-District, All-Region and All-County honors … Helped to lead Detroit Country Day to two State Championships … Also a member of Vardar SC Freiburg Academy … Participated in Detroit Market Training Center for national team scouts and was a USL Super Y League National Team member … Personal: The son of Shereef Abu-Akeel and Dahlia Afr, Tariq has one brother, Adam … Cum Laude and Magna Cum Laude honors while in high school at Detroit Country Day … Concentrating in psychology.

Career Highs
Goals: 2, 2x, last at Yale (11/9/13)
Assists: 1, 4x, last vs. Dartmouth (11/16/13)
Points: 4, 2x, last at Yale (11/9/13)
Shots: 4, 2x, last vs. Dartmouth (11/16/13)
Shots on Goal: 3, 2x, last vs. Dartmouth (11/16/13)