Next time you're conferring with the Big Guy with the "G" on his sweater vest be sure to let him know there are still open spots for the tournament hosted by a Big West school which Akron has participated in in 2011 and 2017. There is no "home team" in the tournament so a trip of over 5000 miles still can get the Zips seated at the Rainbow Warriors' usual seats. Jus' sayin' an' all da kine! 🏀🌴🍹
Game in Kalamazoo played "in a snow globe" per @NCAA Soccer. Area around goals was shoveled but an inch or so on the field area. I almost forgot the word for what you do with snow. "
😆 Shovel! Last time Z.I.P. saw snow was 1984 in Las Vegas! ❄️
For the first time in my recollection ESPN has added a scoreboard for all the NCAA Tournament games. Hurray.
https://www.espn.com/soccer/scoreboard/_/league/usa.ncaa.m.1
Who remembers NCAA first round game about 1982, Akron vs UW-Green Bay at Lee Jackson? It was 33-35° all day with off-and-on sleet! The field was going to freeze and coach Dowdy hired a helicopter service to fly over the field at about 30-50 ft elevation to warm the playing surface to prevent it from freezing! We went on to defeat the Phoenix decisively.
Another anomaly I see is West Virginia winning SBC tournament, but having to do on road vs Virginia in second round. How are the Mountaineers not among the top sixteen teams??
1-0 Buckeyes is the final.
Question: Is our OT "loss" to Georgetown considered as a loss or draw for records? I thought all OT games were draws, but GoZips.com shows a loss.
I'm presuming/hoping that Akron DOES get in as a "Last Four In", so how does the bracket fall? That is, since the Top-16 get first-round byes, we would be playing on the road versus a opponent outside the 16, but not far outside, correct?
Watching Big East title game on Fox Sports 2. Georgetown leads 1-0 nearing halftime. Announcers talking a lot about the Zips, including that they subbed very little in first half vs Hoyas and tired late in that game. GU keeper Manske made a great stop to preserve their lead vs PU.
62-61 Vikings after 3 quarters. This type of performance should be the confidence builder the team needs. Akron scores first to take the lead in the final period.