Schedule updates for anyone who may be going tomorrow (and now, potentially Sunday).
Tonight's elimination game between Ohio and WMU will now be played tomorrow at 11 AM. The winner plays Akron at 2pm. If Akron loses, there's a rematch on Sunday.
https://x.com/i/status/2052905749202739241
The difference between a win and a loss in that game is huge.
With a loss, Akron would've needed 3 straight wins to capture the title.
With a win, they now need to win just one of two tomorrow.
Zips softball gets the walkoff win to put them on the brink of a regular season title! Zips have two games left (one today and one tomorrow). NIU has one game left (starting now).
Zips need one win or a NIU loss to clinch the title.
Malik getting (I think) his first ever MLS start today. At least the first this season.
EDIT: Actually it's his 2nd start this season but first since the first match back on February 21st.
According to an email from Coach Embick about Day of Giving, the 2026 home schedule features matches against the following (potentially more as he said they are finalizing some dates).
Dayton, Army, Wake Forest, Syracuse, Creighton, Georgetown, Xavier, Butler and Robert Morris
For sure, it's all unknown but based on the credentials of players coming in, we're not far and away better than the rest of the conference. And there's an argument that other teams have brought in better players. Sure, we'll still win the MAC. That's a given. 😅
I checked in to see how our three most recent Zips have been doing.
After starting just one of the first four matches for Crown Legacy, Ashton has started the last four matches in a row.
Austin FC 2 have only played 6 matches so far and Stefan has appeared in all 6 matches including 4 starts. One assist.
Mitch Budler has not appeared yet for Pittsburgh but has been on the bench for 7 of the past 8 matches.
Zips Baseball sweeps OU in Athens to improve to 20-24 and 10-14 in the MAC. Both are the highest winning percentages since the program returned. Baby steps in the right direction? The downside is they have 9 conference games left against three very good programs (Kent, CMU, and Miami).