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Shooky deserves all of the accolades...that he is getting.. He truly is on a special roll. I wish that we could see a video of the first goal (I know that I could go back and watch...but I am too lazy !!!) One player that I want to recognize.......for a tremendous effort play...that really gave the zips a great deal of momentum tonight....is Will Jackson. The zips scored their first goal off a corner kick. It was not a good corner kick. It was high and went flying past the goal. Will Jackson made an incredible effort to keep the ball in play and headed it back toward the goal. I think his header bounced off the cross bar. Gyuwon Chong was able to fire off a shot that the GK got a hand on and hit back into the field. Shooky was there for the rebound and got the zips on the scoreboard. That goal does not happen without Will Jackson tracking the overstruck the ball and keeping it in play. Will's efforts and instincts paid dividends for the zips. Shooky was obviously great. I think that Dyson Clapier also had a stellar game. Before the corner kick(that resulted in the goal), Dice and Gyuwon did a a great job of playing 2 man ball...and Gyuwon fired off a hard shot that resulted in a corner kick. On the 2nd goal, Dice showed great vision and great passing skill....and threaded a pass across the field.......to Stefan D. Stefan D. then made a great pass to Shooky for the 2nd goal. Dice completely opened up the field with the cross field pass. Great game, Dice. Stefan Dobrijevic continues to make a trmendous case for more playing time. I also think that the coaches made a very wise decision at half time to bring Ashton Kamdem in as left back. Ashton did a great job as left outside back and the zips were much more dangerous on the left side in the 2nd half.

I don't have any answers for this....... The Zips have definitely been a 2nd half team this year Let's look at the numbers. In 13 games this year, the zips have outscored their opponents 28 to 7 If you break that down by half, the zips have outscored their opponents 8 to 6 in the first half. In the 2nd half, the zips have outscored their opponents 20 to 1. That seems very hard to believe Let's look at it ...game by game Niagara....... zips won each half 3-0 Vermont scoreless at halftime zips scored the only goal of the game in the 2nd half Michigan Michigan led 1-0 at halftime Zips scored the only goal in the 2nd half SIU scoreless at halftime zips scored the only goal of the game in the 2nd half Long Island Zips led 1-0 at halftime each team scored a goal in 2nd half FIU Shooky came out like a house afire...and scored 2 goals in the first 10 minute 2-0 at halftime scoreless half for both teams in 2nd half Providence Zips trailed 3-1 at halftime Zips won 2nd half 2-0 Notre Dame both halfs were scoreless St. Johns Zips trailed 1-0 at halftime Zips scored the only goal of the game in 2nd half Seton Hall 1-1 at half time Zips scored the only 2 goals in 2nd half Northern Kentucky Scoreless at halftime Zips scored the only 2 goals in 2nd half Depaul and Cleveland State both games were scoreless at half time Zips held both teams scoreless in the 2nd half...while the zips scored 3 goals in the 2nd half in both games in their 13 games this year, there have been 8 games where the zips have not scored a goal in the first half. On the other side, the zips were only held scoreless in the 2nd half against Notre Dame and against FIU. None of us....can argue with the Zips great success. Being undefeated after 13 games is fantastic. However, as a fan, I would sure like to see the zips with a 1-0 lead or a 2-0 lead at halftime in some of their remaining games. We know that the zips have great talent and great depth. Maybe, we are just seeing the zips wearing down teams in the 2nd half. Several of the posters (myself included) have given a lot of credit to the coaches for great halftime adjustments. I just thought that it was interesting to see the scoring comparisons by half. Let's hope that the Zips beat Xavier 3-0....with a 2-0 lead at half time...Go, Zips

This is not directly related to the Cleveland State game. However, I want to give tremendous credit to Michael Nanchoff for his several times a week updates to season ticket holders. Michael Nachoff's updates are information filled and they are greatly appreciated by myself....and I am sure by many others in zips nation. This morning, Coach Nanchoff gave us the great news that Joey Paulus was doing pretty well today (all things considered). So many people were so worried about Joey. Very thoughtful and kind for Coach Nanchoff to provide an update on one of our beloved team captains. Coach Nanchoff also shared that Jason Shokalook is currently the leading goal scorer this year for Division 1 men's soccer. Congratulations, Jason.......As Jason said last night , that is a true team achievement as the defenders and midfielders are winning the balls and defending well. The wingers and midfielders are making good passes to Jason. Jason is showing great finishing skils. Thanks again,Coach Nanchoff for the frequent updates...and the great news this morning about Joey....and about Jason, our NCAA leader.....proud of all the zips.

Stats from the Mens Soccer 2019 Media Guide for comparison.

Most important thing to say about this game. Please pray that Josef Paulus is not badly injured. He took an absolute brutal shin or foot to the head as he was falling down. His head bounced off the field. He was motionless for a long time. He was able to sit up after a while... and he was able to walk off the field ...assisted by coaches and trainers. It was a very scary stretch of time. Please pray that Josef is OK.

IMHO Shookalook is doing several things well outside of scoring goals - his hold-up play has been excellent, smart passing, he finds nice pockets of space, and he's good in the air. Maybe most importantly, has a nose for goal, as they say. So many other good performances. One person who doesn't always get the kudos is Buechte, who rarely puts a foot wrong and can be a tenacious defender when necessary. He put out a few fires last night. His passing and vision are excellent I was watching the game against the concrete wall in the first half and happened to be standing next to Joey's mom and other family members. Really nice people. I didn't quite see the knock he took, but the fact that he was motionless on the ground was horrible. My thoughts to him and his family and hope he has a speedy recovery.

Pete Milich numbers are incredible.... 31 goals and 13 assists in 14 games... I love hearing people tell stories about watching George and Louie Nanchoff Akron has been blessed to have some truly great players. Number one overall draft pick Steve Zakuani. What a career that he would have had...if he had not suffered a gruesome injury. I believe that Teal Bunbury is in his 14th year in MLS. Marcel Zajac still holds a special place in my heart as his goal scoring spree occurred in the NCAA tourney and it powered the zips all the way to the NCAA title game in 2018. This article says that Pete Milich had 85 goals in his 4 year career. They also played fewer games in his era (or he was injured???)...note 21 goals in only 10 games in 1962 https://www.hustlebelt.com/2011/6/2/2202239/macwood-squares-whos-the-greatest-akron-soccer-player-ever Bottom line, Akron soccer is truly blessed right now to have Jason Shokalook....on a truly special roll. It would be great if the soccer SID would do some research and share the record for multiple goals in consecutive games and number of goals record over a 4 game span. Akron long time soccer fans have been blessed to see some great goal scorers....Milich, Zakuani, Bunbury, Mattocks.George and Louie Nanchoff, Jason Shokalook.

no sound....but this shows....the effort of Will Jackson.....to get his head on corner kick led to first goal https://www.instagram.com/p/CyPkJWFtRTs/

I sure hope Joey Paulus is OK. That play occurred right in front of me. Defender punted Joey right in the temple. The ball was long gone. It was dirty and intentionally injurious. It was Bullshit! I want to know the identity of the CSU player who perpetrated that hit job. It looked personal. Anyone have video on that? This needs to be reviewed for possible disciplinary action. I am still pissed off. It should have been a straight Red Card, a Penalty Kick, followed by an ambulance ride. We only got the ambulance ride. Hang Tough, Joey! ZipsNation loves you!

https://instagram.com/stories/zipsmsoccer/3210887902510091452?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Joey in the front looking good in this picture

On to the Nati and a match with the Musketeers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Many prayers for Josef

What a cross by Dyson to set up that second goal!

Can put this comparison any which way you like to suit the agenda. For example, check all the top scores in World Cup history - very very few of them are recent scores. All around the era of Pete Millich. Pete was obviously an outstanding goal scorer but as I’ve spent so much time trying to tell you (not just you singular ME_Zip), it is a different sport now to 1961 and 2010. The landscape of World Cup and college soccer is clearly very very different.

With 4 regular season games left, it is probably a good time to look at RPI Going into last night's game at CSU The zips were #23 in RPI with a .5799 score their strength of schedule was at 97 After all Tuesday night's games the Zips score dropped to .5795 and their strength of schedule dropped to 104 However, the Zips are now #21 in RPI Before looking at each team on the schedule, the zips are an impressive 2-0-1 against teams currently ranked in the RPI top 16 Niagara RPI is 203 (211 teams in Division 1) Vermont 15 Michigan 89 Michigan has had a weird year 2 wins, only 3 losses and 7 ties (They have no losses in the big Ten....Michigan is 1-0-5 in Big Ten) Southern Ind 196 Long Island 151 Fla. Intl 16 Providence 88 Notre Dame 5 St. Johns 67 Seton Hall 62 N. Kentucky 205 DePaul 102 Cleve. State 139 For the first 13 games, the zips opponent have an average RPI of 103 the last 4 zips opponents have an average RPI of 85 Xavier has a 6-3-2 record and they are 41 in RPI Creighton , I believe...was picked by the Big East coaches...to win the Big East Midwest Creighton has a 3-4-5 record and they are 103 in RPI Marquette has a 7-4-1 record and they are 83 in RPI Butler has a 2-6-3 record and they are 112 in RPI

Josef Paulus was not the only Zip accumulating scars last night. Malik Henry went down to what appeared to be a left ankle injury. By his reaction hobbling off the pitch, it appears significant. Heal fast, Malik. ZipsNation is behind you 100%.

humble Shooky https://www.instagram.com/p/CyPfbC-sMTM/

Credit fo Chad W. and Jared ....for doing post game interview...to share with the fans

Shooky is the goal scorer this program has been missing for many many years. They finally broke through in a road game, granted a very short trip. Just keep chugging away and building momentum toward December.

We only lost to Buffalo by 3!

Preseason Mid Major Top 10 (Akron at #8) from the Athletic One quote from the article: Groce says this is the deepest team he’s had in his seven years at Akron, and it’s certainly the oldest he will ever coach. The best part, he says, is that the veterans only care about each other and about winning. Can this last dance lead to a spot in the Big Dance? Groce is simply trying to enjoy each step. “We’ve got a culture that’s unbelievable right now,” he says. “We think we have a special team and a special chance to do something significant with our group.”

1 month to SD St.

Wonder if they are tired of losing? 🤦‍♂️