The University of Akron men’s soccer team continued their busy spring season with a pair of matches Saturday at FirstEnergy Stadium-Cub Cadet Field. The first ended with a 3-0 win for the Zips, but the second saw UA fall to local side Notre Dame College 5-0. Photo Credit: Richard Kruszynski/ISNSoccer.com A trio of second-half goals lifted UA to the decisive victory over the Bulldogs. “In the first half of the game we didn’t play well and could have been down a couple of
Photo Credit: Gary L. Moody Jr./ISNSoccer.com The No. 8 University of Akron men’s soccer team took to the pitch Wednesday for their first official training session of the fall collegiate season. The program is now in the capable hands of former assistant Jared Embick, who was promoted to head coach when Caleb Porter left for the Portland Timbers. Fans shouldn’t expect a lot of changes under Embick’s watch. “With Caleb I had a great mentor so I don’t have to change much,”
Akron quickly dispatched Xavier with a 2-0 scoreline Saturday afternoon. It only took three minutes for Zac Portillos to score a goal after breaking away from the Musketeer defense. This was followed by another Akron goal in the second half from Aodhan Quinn. This goal was all about playing together as a team as Saad-Abdul Salaam and Matt Foldesy combined to set up Quinn from 12 yards out. Salaam launched a cross into the box, where it was controlled by Foldesy,
