University of Evansville Athletics

MAJOR: Exercise Science

2016-17 MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award
2016-17 MVC Honor Roll
2016 MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team
2016 MVC All-Tournament Team
2015 MVC All-Freshman Team

2018: Played and started in just two matches before suffering a season-ending injury...Saw 73 minutes of action against UNLV on the road on August 26.

2017: Appeared in 18 games for Evansville, making 17 starts during his junior campaign...Scored a pair of goals while assisting on six others in 2017...Played 1,473 minutes, the most of any student-athlete playing 18 or less games...Found the back of the net and recorded an assist in Evansville's season-opening win over Anderson on August 25...Assisted on the Aces' game-winning goal over Loyola on November 8 in the quarterfinals of the 2017 MVC Tournament.

2016: Started all 21 games for the Aces ... Led the the Aces in assists with 10 ... Finished tied for first in assists in the MVC ... Tallied three goals for the season, including game winners over both Missouri St. (Oct. 29) and Drake (Nov. 9) in the MVC conference tournament ... Scored a season-best 3 points in a 2-1 win against Missouri St. (Oct. 29). 

2015: Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman Team … Played in all 16 matches on the year, starting 14 … Ended season with team-best five assists and a goal, finishing tied for second on the team with seven points … Debuted in game at Milwaukee (Aug. 28) … Logged first career assist against Marshall (Sept. 13), dishing out the ultimate match-winning goal … Assisted both UE goals in a loss to Butler (Sept. 29) … Netted first career goal against Kentucky (Oct. 7) … Ended season with a pair of assists in 4-0 win over Northern Kentucky (Nov. 3).

PREP: Played four years of varsity soccer at Woodford County High School … Most Valuable Player of his team (2013, ’14) … First-Team All-State and All-District Tournament Team (13,’14) … All-State Academic Team (’11,’12,’13,’14) … Competed in youth soccer for Lexington FC (’12-’15) where the team was State Cup Champions (’13,’14) … Played for Bluegrass SC (’11-’12) where the team was State Cup Champions (’12).
 
PERSONAL: Zachary Blaydes … Born March 3, 1997, in Midway, Ky. … Son of Greg and Mary … Has two brothers, Will and Drew.