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 2014 college soccer season officially is underway on the University of Akron campus. Early this morning the Zips hit the pitch for the first time with coaches watching over. With the seniors leading practice the first few weeks of August, this practice provided the coaches the first opportunity to see what they have to work with. With almost 30 new soccer balls, bright new pinnies, amongst other necessitates the team was in good spirits to start the day off. “The balls
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
The University of Akron men’s soccer team scored a trio of goals in the first 48 minutes and then held on for a thrilling 3-2 victory over Indiana in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament Thursday night at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field. With the win, the Zips (17-3-1) advance to play at No. 9-seed Marquette in the second round of the men’s soccer championships Sunday at 6 p.m. ET. Senior striker Reinaldo Brenes led the UA attack with a pair of
The top-seeded University of Akron men’s soccer team scored twice in the first 13 minutes and never looked back in a 4-1 rout of No. 2-seed Western Michigan to win its 10th Mid-American Conference Tournament Championship Sunday afternoon at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field. For the second straight match, the Zips (16-3-1) established a season high for goals scored and saw one of its players find the back of the net more than once as Zac Portillos, who also assisted a
Thanks to a pair of goals from former Columbus Crew academy product Eric Stevenson, the top-seeded University of Akron men’s soccer team cruised to a 3-0 victory over fourth-seeded West Virginia in the semifinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament Friday night at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field. Photo Credit: Kaylee Durken/ISNSoccer.com The Zips (15-3-1) will play No. 2-seed Western Michigan, which defeated Hartwick 1-0 in the first semifinal of the day, for the MAC Championship Sunday at 1 p.m. To
Senior Robbie Derschang scored a pair of first-half goals to lead the No. 17 University of Akron men’s soccer to a 2-1 victory over Michigan Wednesday night at U-M Soccer Stadium. With the win, the Zips improved their record to 12-3-1 and are now unbeaten in their last six matches (5-0-1). UA is also 2-0-1 against schools from the Big Ten Conference this fall and 24-4-5 in all since 2007. Derschang, who recorded the game-winner against Northern Illinois last Saturday night at FirstEnergy Stadium
The No. 18 University of Akron men’s soccer team moved one step closer to securing their ninth-consecutive Mid-American Conference regular season championship with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Northern Illinois Saturday night at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field. After being honored as one of five Zips’ seniors in a pre-game ceremony, Robbie Derschang made his Senior Night even more memorable with the game-winning goal in the 76th minute. It was his first goal of the season. With the victory, UA (11-3-1, 4-1-0 MAC)
Despite dominating play for 110 minutes, the No. 18 University of Akron men’s soccer team was forced to settle for a draw in a scoreless result against No. 17 Michigan State Wednesday night at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field. The Zips (10-3-1) were sharp in their build up but couldn’t find the finishing touch while out-shooting the Spartans 23-5 overall and 10-2 on frame. Still, it was a quality result against an MSU side (8-2-3) that entered play averaging nearly