On a chilly and snowy Northeastern Ohio Saturday evening, the Zips’ hot Mid-American Conference streak continued as they beat the Northern Illinois Huskies (7-4-0; 1-1) 4-0 at FirstEnergy Stadium at Cub Cadet Field. The Akron Zips (10-2-1; 2-0) were helped by hat-trick hero Richie Laryea (goals at 12:02 of the first half, and 59:23 and 61:02 of the second half). Victor Souto collected a first half goal. “I enjoyed it,” an excited Akron head coach Jared Embrick said of his team’s
A successful penalty kick by junior Victor Souto in the 84th minute (83:05) lifted No. 7 Akron (9-2-1, 1-0 MAC) to a come-from-behind 2-1 men’s soccer victory over Buffalo (5-5-3, 0-1 MAC) on Friday, Oct. 9, in the Mid-American Conference opener for both schools. “Great victory tonight, Buffalo is a tough place to play and come out with a win,” Akron head coachJared Embick commented. “Buffalo put together a great effort. With the numbers they put behind the ball we just had
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
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
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
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
In front of over 2,500 fans Tuesday night at First Energy Stadium-Cub Cadet Field, the #6 Akron Zips (4-2-1) fell 2-1 to #8 Wake Forest (7-1-0, 2-0-0 ACC) on a second-half penalty. The Zips got their goal from Canadian midfielder Richie Laryea, his third of the year, while the Demon Deacons’ goalscorers were Jon Bakero, also his third of the year, and a penalty from Michael Gamble, who leads the team with six tallies. “Disappointing performance from us tonight,” Akron head coach
The #11 Akron Zips (4-1-1) drew with in-state rivals Ohio State (1-4-1) 3-3 Wednesday night at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field in front of 3,889 vociferous fans of each school. Photo Credit: Robert Ivory/ISNSoccer.com Akron led early with a goal by senior Sean Sepe just nine minutes into the Ohio showdown, but three second-half Ohio State goals by junior Danny Jensen, senior Kyle Culberson, and freshman Abdi Mohamed took away a win for Akron. Zips’ Sophomore Tyler Sanda and junior
Overcoming a two-goal first-half deficit, the 22nd-rated Akron men’s soccer team registered a come-from-behind 3-2 triumph over No. 14 Saint Louis (2-1) in the 1,000th match in program history on a rain-soaked Friday, Sept. 11, at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field in the home opener for the Zips (4-1-0). “We did not start well tonight and we need to learn from that,” Akron head coach Jared Embick commented. “Saint Louis is a great team and we needed a special effort and