In their final home match before the No. 7 Akron Zips (8-2-1) start their 2015 Mid-American Conference schedule, the Zips beat the Santa Clara Broncos (5-6-0) 2-0 at FirstEnergy Stadium-Cub Cadet Field in Akron, OH. “I’m pleased with the overall effort,” Zips third-year head coach Jared Embick said of his team’s performance. “We won 2-0 and had 20 shots to 7 and I felt like we could have scored more. We may have made some tired plays, but there was always
The Mount Union men’s soccer team defeated Marietta in overtime 2-1 to complete their first Ohio Athletic Conference victory of the season. Sophomore Jonathan Akindipe scored the winning goal in overtime as he slid in to shoot the ball into the top corner of the goal to seal the victory for the Purple Raiders in the 97th minute. Marietta (6-6, 1-1) scored its only goal of the game in the 72nd minute when Tyler Bro corralled a ball off of a corner and
A golden goal by junior Adam Najem in the 99th minute (98:18) lifted No. 7 Akron (7-2-1) to a 2-1 double-overtime triumph past UAB (3-7-0) on Saturday, Oct. 3. “We really had to grind this victory out,” Akron head coach Jared Embick commented. “UAB played well and this is a tough team. We showed great determination to get the result. We are in the part of the schedule where we just have to find ways to win. The ability to grind out
The Mount Union women’s soccer team fell to Capital 3-2 in their first Ohio Athletic Conference match of the season. Capital (5-4, 1-0) scored the winning goal in the 88th minute off of the foot of Allison Mervau to seal the win for the Crusaders. Capital struck first in the 13th minute of the match on a goal by Claire Quinn set up by a cross by Chloe Brown to give the Crusaders an early 1-0 lead. The Crusaders scored again in the
The Mount Union men’s soccer team fell to Capital 3-1 in their first Ohio Athletic Conference match of the season. Capital (3-7, 1-0) struck first in the 8th minute off of a corner kick by Cheyn Roux that found Hunter Stiger to put the Crusaders up 1-0. Stiger scored again just four minutes later on a chip shot off of a rebound to give Capital a 2-0 lead. The Crusaders scored their third goal of the half in the 44th minute when Josh
A successful 77th minute (76:18) penalty kick from junior Adam Najem coupled with the second straight clean sheet from senior goalkeeper Jake Fenlason lifted No. 7 Akron (6-2-1) to a 1-0 men’s soccer triumph past Penn State (4-3-2) on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field. The Zips dominated the pace of lay in the affair as Akron registered a 24-6 advantage in shots, including 5-3 on goal. The outcome of the game turned when the Nittany Lions were whistled for
The Mount Union men’s soccer team defeated Thiel College 2-1 on Tuesday night to notch their fourth straight win of the season. Mount Union (5-2-1) struck first in the 37th minute of the match on a goal by sophomore Jonathan Akindipe to put the Raiders up 1-0. Thiel (2-8) came back to tie the game up in the 62nd minute when Dominic Walker set up Zachary Oliver in the box to even the score at 1-1. The Raiders scored the go ahead goal in
The Mount Union men’s soccer team defeated Waynesburg 2-0 on Saturday night. Mount Union (4-2-1) scored the first goal of the game in the 37th minute when junior Nathan Tirabassi lobbed a shot over the goalkeeper’s head off of an assist from freshman Colton Harsh to put the Raiders up 1-0. The Raiders scored again six minutes later as sophomore Jonathan Akindipe set up sophomore Steven Dages in the box for an easy chip-in goal to give Mount Union a 2-0 lead. Waynesburg (0-9) could not
Sparked by goals from redshirt sophomore Sam Gainford and sophomore Stuart Holthusen, the sixth-ranked Akron men’s soccer team notched a 2-0 triumph past No. 25 UC Santa Barbara (4-3-1) in front of 7,283 fans on Friday, Sept. 25. The victory was the third straight for the Zips (5-2-1) on the road over a ranked opponent after Akron edged No. 4 Georgetown (1-0 on Sept. 4) and No. 6 Maryland (3-2 on Sept. 7). “It was a complete performance tonight,” Akron head coach Jared