Honors
• All-Region V second team, 2022 and 2023
• All-Centennial Conference first team, 2022 and 2023
• Centennial Conference Sportsmanship Team, 2023
• ECAC Tournament MVP, 2021
• Centennial Conference player of the week, 2023
Career Statistics
Year |
GP/GS |
G |
A |
Pt |
2019 |
21/17 |
4 |
7 |
15 |
2021 |
19/15 |
7 |
5 |
19 |
2022 |
22/22 |
5 |
8 |
18 |
2023 |
18/18 |
7 |
6 |
20 |
Totals |
80/72 |
23 |
26 |
72 |
Career Highlights
2023
• Started 18 games at forward
• Led Mules in goals, assists and points
• Ranked second in the Centennial Conference in assists
• Led team in goals during the CC playoffs
• First Muhlenberg forward to make all-region in consecutive years since 2004
• The first in program history to be second team or higher in two straight years since 1995
• Finished fourth all-time in team history for assists with 26
• One of three Mules ever to record 20+ goals and 25+ assists
• Recorded goal and assist in CC semifinal win at Franklin & Marshall
• Scored first career hat trick against Gettysburg
• The hat trick was the first by a Mule at home since 2008
2022
• Finished second on the Mules in points and goals
• Led the Centennial Conference in assists and tied for third in the league in points
• Became the first Muhlenberg player in 25 years to reach 20 career assists
• Recorded two assists in postseason games, including one in CC semifinal win at Franklin & Marshall
• Converted penalty kicks in each of the Mules' two postseason shootout wins
• Netted two goals in season-opening win vs. Juniata
• Had a goal and an assist vs. Ursinus
2021
• Tied for the team lead in scoring and was second in goals and assists
• Led Mules with four goals in Centennial Conference games
• Closed the season on a scoring tear, recording 17 of his 19 points in the last eight games
• Earned ECAC Tournament MVP honors after scoring two goals and assisting on five others in three games
• Was involved in all but one goal in the Mules' march to the championship
• Assisted on first two goals and scored third in 3-1 win at Rutgers-Newark in championship game
• Put in direct kicks for goals vs. Elizabethtown, Ursinus and Alvernia
• Scored two goals in first 11:20 vs. Dickinson
2019
• Started 17 of 21 games played at forward as a freshman
• Finished second on the team in assists and third in points
• Tied for team lead with five points in Centennial Conference games
• Scored six points in four ECAC Tournament games
• Recorded two goals and an assist vs. Marymount in first round and assist vs. Kean in championship game
• Registered first career points with a goal and an assist vs. Centenary
• Scored a goal vs. regionally ranked Gettysburg
Personal
• Earned first-team all-league honors as a sophomore at Northern Valley Demarest High School
• Named to all-county third team
• Played two years for Cedar Stars Academy
• Parents are Irfan and Jen Akdag
• Born Feb. 12, 2001
• A political economy and public policy major