Photo Credit: Richard Kruszynski/ISNSoccer.com Sparked by a three-goal evening from Adam Najem, the Akron men’s soccer team registered a 5-1 exhibition victory past Sigma FC on Saturday, April 18, at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field. Sigma FC, a Canadian soccer academy based in Toronto, Ontario, which competes in Leauge1 Ontario, scored the game’s first goal to take an early 1-0 lead on what proved to be its only shot on goal of the half at the 7:57 mark. Less than four
The Akron Zips secured home field advantage for the Mid-American Conference Tournament next weekend after a 4-0 thrashing of the University of Buffalo Bulls. Under the leadership of Adam Najem, the Zips took the lead early and never looked back. Starting tonight’s matchup under a light drizzle, the Zips faced an early offensive burst from Buffalo, which had the Zips on their heels. In the eighth minute Steven Stryker was able to get a nice shot off on goal, followed only a
Finding comfort in front of their home crowd, the University of Akron men’s soccer team capped off the weekend with a 2-0 win over Hartford on Sunday, securing them as the overall victors of The University of Akron Tournament. The tournament, played over two days between Friday (Sept. 12) and today, consisted of four programs each taking part in two games apiece. The Zips defeated UCF in their home opener on Friday following a Hartford win over Col. of Charleston while
After a crisp first half goal by sophomore Adam Najem, the University of Akron men’s soccer team couldn’t hold on and eventually drew to a 1-1 tie with Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday night. The Zips and Eagles, two programs receiving the most votes outside of the top 25 as of the first NSCAA poll released last week, played in front of a school-record 1,574 fans at the FGCU Soccer Complex. The first half saw a lot of play in the middle third
After battling with South Florida to double overtime in search of their first victory of the 2014 campaign, the University of Akron men’s soccer team dropped their second straight match to the Bulls open the season on Thursday, 2-1. The Zips haven’t opened up a season with back-to-back losses since the 2002 season when they dropped games to North Carolina and Wake Forest on their way to a 10-8-2 campaign under then head coach Ken Lolla. Akron went on to win
Photo Credit: ISNSoccer.com Friday the 13th turned out to be unlucky for the #7 ranked University of Akron men’s soccer team as they fell 1-0 to the visiting #19 VCU Rams in their own tournament. The Zips absolutely dominated their opponents on the stat sheet, posting a 28-3 advantage in shots and a 7-1 edge on corners. But we all know that games are played on the pitch, not on an Excel worksheet. Adam Najem and Columbus Crew Academy product Eric Stevenson
A penalty kick by Reinaldo Brenes in the 105th minute lifted the No. 5 University of Akron men’s soccer team to a come-from-behind, 2-1 victory in double overtime at Rutgers on Sunday at Yurcak Field. Just five minutes into the second overtime period, Matt Foldesy split a pair of Scarlet Knight defenders with a great through ball that found Saad Abdul-Salaam, who was tackled from behind before he could get a shot off. It was a remarkably similar situation to Friday night’s double-overtime defeat at No. 23
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,”
