Akron men’s soccer was denied in the first round of the 2014 NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship as Ohio State advanced on penalty kicks, 13-12, in 15 rounds, in what will go down in the record books as a 1-1 double-overtime tie on Thursday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. The Zips concluded the 2014 season at 13-6-2, while the Buckeyes (9-7-5) advanced to second round action at top-seeded Notre Dame. “It is difficult to take, we had chances to put them away and
Tempers flair as the Zips fall to the Broncos In a battle for first place in the Mid-American Conference, the nationally ranked Akron Zips faltered under the lights. In an extremely physical and at times out of control match, Akron never seemed to establish a rhythm offensively. After gaining the early lead, the Western Michigan Broncos went into a defensive shell and never looked back. In the opening moments of the match it looked like Akron was destined for three or four
Against a Tulsa squad receiving votes in the national poll, the University of Akron men’s soccer team won its third game in a row Friday night, shutting out the Golden Hurricane by the score of 3-0 in front of 2,078 fans at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field. Following three well-defended shots in their defensive end right out of the gate, none that seemed to pose an immediate threat on junior goalkeeper Jake Fenlason, the Zips took the ball downfield and began
After returning home from a three-game road trip to begin the 2014 campaign, the University of Akron men’s soccer never looked back after senior Saad Abdul-Salaam put the Zips on the board in the 33rd minute as the team held on for the 2-1 victory over UCF at their home opener on Friday night at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field. Photo Credit: Brent Durken/ISNSoccer.com Akron took complete control in the first half, posting seven shots with five of those on goal. Junior
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
In a difficult opening exhibition match to the 2014 season, the Akron Zips young roster had difficulties all night with the experienced Maryland Terrapins, losing with a final score of 3-0. The Zips coached by Jared Embick came out with some great ball movement led by Adam Najem in the center midfield. Distributing the ball to the wings and up top, the initial movement by the Zips had the Terrapins pushing back towards their own goal. Great early runs by freshmen Nate
The University of Akron men’s soccer team saw its NCAA Tournament run come to an end in the second round with a 1-0 defeat to No. 9-seed Marquette in freezing temperatures and a rock-hard playing surface at Valley Fields Sunday night. After a scoreless regulation, the Golden Eagles (13-5-2) bagged the Golden Goal in the first overtime period with just 23 seconds left. Coco Navarro, who got free when an Akron defender slipped and fell to the ground, finished a long
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,
