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AKRON #7 RPI

I found the full Big East table (12 teams, through Oct 24), which makes a real comparison possible. The national ranks I still have are the ones from Oct 23: shots per game 9th, corners 2nd, goals allowed 33rd, scoring 53rd. Akron vs. the Big East Metric Akron Conf. avg Rank (of 12) Shots/game 17.4 13.5 1st Corners/game 8.0 5.4 1st Shots on goal/game 7.07 6.0 3rd Shots on goal faced/game 3.43 4.98 2nd fewest Goals allowed/game 1.00 1.31 4th Goals/game 1.86 1.83 6th Shots on goal % 40.7% 44.2% 8th Conversion (goals/shot) 10.7% 13.6% 9th Goals per shot on goal 26.3% 30.7% 9th Goal differential/game +0.86 +0.52 5th The main problem is finishing, not creating chances. Akron takes about 29% more shots than the average Big East team yet scores only an average number of goals. With average finishing, its 243 shots would have produced about 33 goals, and its 99 shots on goal about 30. It has 26, so it is roughly 4 to 7 goals short. At 2.2 to 2.4 goals per game it would rank 3rd or 4th in the conference. Quality gap. Georgetown (3.13 goals/game), Creighton (2.94), and Marquette (2.33) convert 20% of their shots, nearly double Akron's rate. Georgetown gets more shots on goal per game (7.8) than Akron from 2 fewer shots. Part of Akron's gap is probably shot quality, since a volume style produces more low-value attempts. Its main shooters (Roman, Sullivan, Morck, Dreas) have taken 92 shots for 4 goals. The defense works by suppressing shots. Opponents get only 3.4 shots on goal per game, second-fewest in the conference behind Georgetown. Kaminski's .708 team save percentage is below the .736 conference average, so the defense is not riding on goalkeeping. Average goalkeeping would have saved about 1 more goal. Akron's four draws all came in games where it scored one goal or none. Offense is by committee. No Akron player is in the conference's top 10 for goals or points. Agunbiade (5 goals) and O'Rourke (6 assists) lead with 12 points each, while Georgetown's Baker and Van Horn have 25 and 26. That depth makes the attack hard to defend but caps the top-end production. Next: Akron plays at Villanova on Oct 31. Villanova's goalkeeper has a .844 save percentage and faces about 9.5 shots on goal per game, so the first game tests whether Akron's volume can beat a busy keeper. Akron then plays at Marquette (conversion 19.8%) on Nov 6. These averages include non-conference games, so they are rough benchmarks. I still couldn't get national ranks for shots on goal %, conversion, or saves.

Akron ranks among the top 10 in shots per game, but I couldn't find a full D1 ranking for its goals or finishing. The NCAA stats pages are only partly readable, and the snapshots I got were a few days to a week old. Category Akron D1 rank (latest I found) Shots per game 17.2 at 12 games (17.4 now) 7th of ~200 Goals per game 1.86 Outside the top 10 (10th place is 2.50), exact rank unknown Goals allowed per game 1.00 Not found Here is the shots-per-game top 10 from that snapshot: Rank Team Shots/game 1 NJIT 19.64 2 UIC 18.75 3 Washington 18.00 4 La Salle 17.79 5 Grand Canyon 17.36 6 Cornell 17.18 7 Akron 17.17 8 (tie) Indiana, SMU, Stanford 17.00 The top 10 in goals per game is led by Georgetown (3.21), SMU (3.00), and UNC Asheville (3.00). Shot volume is elite. Akron is 7th, and two of the six teams above it have played only 11 or 12 games. Scoring is good but not elite. At 1.86 goals per game, Akron is likely somewhere in the top third or so, but that's my estimate, not a confirmed rank. Its 10.7% conversion is why it trails teams that shoot less. Defense is probably Akron's best asset, but I couldn't confirm a national rank for 1.00 goals against. For exact ranks, the NCAA's D1 men's soccer stats page (ncaa.com/stats/soccer-men/d1) has Scoring Offense, Shots per Game, and Goals Against Average. It loaded fine in search but wouldn't open for me directly.

Akron men's soccer is 9-1-4 through Oct 24, and its numbers are strong on volume but average on finishing. Metric Akron Akron opponents Benchmark (avg / good) Shots per game 17.4 8.0 PL-leading ~15.7 Shots on goal % 40.7% 42.9% ~33% / 40%+ Shot conversion 10.7% (26-243) 12.5% (14-112) ~10-11% / 13-15% Goals per shot on goal 26.3% (26-99) 29.2% (14-48) ~30-33% / 38%+ Volume is elite. Akron outshoots opponents more than 2 to 1, and its 17.4 shots per game is above the Premier League's top team. Accuracy is good. Hitting the target on 40.7% of shots meets the "good" mark. Finishing is the weak spot. Turning 26% of shots on goal into goals is below average. Three of the 26 goals were penalties. Defense is strong. Akron has allowed 1.00 goals per game, and the goalie has a 69.6% save percentage. Quick look and analysis of numbers

ZIPS now #8 in RPI after South Carolina upset last night!

Redshirt Freshman Tommy O’Rourke # 24 with a Screamer in USL 2, LongIsland Rough Riders game last night.Up for goal of the week. Fellow Akron ZIP Tyler Mork shared the pitch together as the Longisland Rough Riders Clinched Playoff birth. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLqKmPFRtKR/?igsh=MTQ2NWs5enNmZzlsbw==

That was the same Ref from the Creighton Game. Absolute Clown…. Game Killer! Either way got to score goals to win games, no excuses. Eat it. Hate it. Learn from it. Move on.