Zip_ME87

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Our awesome CB with his 4th goal. Matthew Paiva!!!

15 shots. 5 on goal. 3 goals. Keep it going guys!!! Love it!!!

Last night was not a good night for the USL teams with our Zips. Loserville City 1 - 0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Miami FC 1 (5 PK) - 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies (4 PK) El Paso 2 - 1 San Antonio FC 😞

USL Championship playoffs started tonight. Beto Ydrach started for the Riverhounds (6:30 pm ET ESPN+) Marco Micaletto starting for the Rowdies (7:30 pm ET ESPN+) San Antonio FC (Diogo Pacheco) plays El Paso at 9 pm ET

Former Zip Logan LaMaina with an assist for St. Joseph’s …

Plus solidifying our resume with winning our final 2 games will likely qualify us for the BE Tournament. I hope our team does not look ahead but takes care of each game and lets the rest play out as it will.

24 shots and only 10 on goal. From what I recall at least 5 of those were directly at the GK’s body. Shots off target over the goal or wide; Dismal shooting. If I were a forward or attacking mid on a quality Zips program, I think I would ask my coaches for some recommendations of what to do to work on my shooting and go do so with my fellow forwards/AMs on our own in addition to that done in training with the coaches. Love these guys but beyond frustrated with the inability to make good shots when they do shoot.

Here’s Ben’s PK save…

That was fun. Congratulations Ben!!!

My understanding was that Ezana Kahsay (not a team captain) challenged his teammates following the late season (Oct 20, 2018) loss at shite Northern Illinois. After that the Zips went on a 9-game winning streak ... capturing the MAC Tournament title on the road at WVU, then winning a 1st round NCAA game at home, and Round of 32, 16, and Elite 8 games on the road and crushed Michigan State 5-1 in the College Cup semifinal in Santa Barbara before being defeated by Maryland 0-1 in the NCAA Championship game; a winning streak that included defeating #1 Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, NC. Does our 2026 team have a catalyst and the heart to put together such a run? With determination and some help, we can still make the BE Tournament; With RPI currently at 11, we're still in position to earn a seed in the NCAA Tournament, but only if this team has the mentality to come together and make it happen. We've been treated to some nice Zips' crowds on the road this season supporting this team. I just booked travel for the game at Marquette on Nov 6th. Come on Zips, make this happen!!!

Happy to get out of Cleveland with the (ugly) W, but this is frustrating as H*LL. This team is so much more talented than they're playing. Love these guys, but they have to stop hanging their heads and decide to fix this. The coaches can only do so much. The players have to own this. It is theirs to be mediocre or come together like the 2018 Zips, who finished the season strong and went all the way to the College Cup final ... unseeded and on the road to win the MAC Tourney at WVU and defeat Syracuse, Wake Forest, and Stanford to get to Santa Barbara.

…and Paiva and Perez.

The lack of finishing is maddening. How many open chances not taken. Why are our players so timid about shooting? Sending one over the open goal from point blank range with little to no pressure should not happen; and then a few moments later taking out your frustration on a play giving the ref an opportunity to send you off with a red card is totally unacceptable. I'm not sure this team yet believes in itself. The wins v St Louis, Cornell, and Syracuse should have solidified that belief, but I'm not sure it's there yet. Down a goal, down a man, and dealing with another questionable referee ... not allowing a goal and finding one to tie, I sure hope brings it.

Agreed. However, it's frustrating that these Zips don't seem to start games with that inspiration. 90 minutes, please.