Two former members of the University of Akron women’s soccer program have found success in their post-collegiate careers in the professional ranks, as they begin their first year in professional soccer in Germany. Jordan Clark and Kara Cooper were teammates on the Zips soccer team in the 2010 and 2011 seasons. Clark joined the Akron roster as a freshman in 2007, while Cooper transferred into Akron in 2010. Clark and Cooper were able to be teammates in 2010 and 2011 due
University of Akron women’s soccer coach Chris Pfau has taken the head coaching position at the University of Houston, UH Director of Athletics Mack Rhoades announced Friday. “I want to thank (Director of Athletics) Tom Wistrcill and (Senior Associate Athletics Director and Senior Woman Administrator) Mary Lu Gribschaw for their support during my time at The University of Akron,” Pfau said. “I have had an incredible experience on and off the field. I am sad to leave but I know in
Former Indiana State head coach and University of Miami (Fla.) assistant Vernon Croft has joined The University of Akron women’s soccer coaching staff, head coach Chris Pfau announced today. Croft will assist in all aspects of the program, including the training of the goalkeepers and other team members. “I am very excited about the hire of Vernon Croft,” Pfau said. “I have great respect for him as a coach. To have someone on staff with his background as a 10-year Division
The University of Akron women’s soccer team will welcome 10 new student-athletes to the program next fall, having already added a transfer student-athlete this spring, head coach Chris Pfau announced Friday. The group includes eight in-state recruits – seven from Northeast Ohio – and one athlete from California, Illinois and Minnesota. The class consists of four defenders, three goalkeepers, two midfielders, two forward/midfielders, and one defender/midfielder. Many of the players come to Akron after receiving high honors at both the club