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What a goal by Marco Micaletto… https://www.mlsnextpro.com/video/#goal-marco-micaletto-columbus-crew-2-76th-minute

Welcome 6 new players ... Seth Wilson GK Gavin Hill GK Matty Evans GK Ashton Kamdem D Mansour Diop D Terence Okoeguale MF

GoZips.com lists Santiago Frias at 6' 4" https://gozips.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster Shane Wiedt is listed as 6' 3" https://www.riverhounds.com/roster/shane-wiedt/

https://www.hudl.com/profile/13553832/Matt-Dreas

The United Soccer Coaches pre-season poll is out, and Akron is not on it. Five opponents are. (7 Pitt, 13 Indiana, 18 FIU, 21 Penn St, 25 BUGS) https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/soccer-men/d1/united-soccer-coaches

https://news.yahoo.com/wadsworth-senior-jackson-herbert-commits-171530611.html?fr=yhssrp_catchall ...“It’s unreal that it’s happening to me now. I’d say they definitely had an edge. If they were going to offer me, I was going to take it on the spot.” When Akron coach Jared Embick called the outside midfielder into his office to do just that, he really didn’t have to sell the Zips to Herbert. ... ...“It was something I couldn’t turn down,” Herbert said. “I’m really excited about it. You walk in his office and look around and there are national championship trophies, MLS trophies from the players he’s coached. Looking at the desk, you’ve got all these championship rings. It was shocking to say the least. It was unreal.” ...

Aodhan Quinn bends it in from the corner.! 🥅

Joao with an assist on Orlando’s 2nd goal in their 5-1 rout of NYRB in their US Open Cup semifinal match last night.

Levi Stephens to Connor Lee ... GOAL!

Will Portman to Jaden Wright ... diving header ... GOAL!

Nice final game of 2022 for Akron City FC and the Zips and former Zips playing for them.

Danny Strachan scores 1st pro goal in MLS NEXT Pro version of Hell is Real rivalry.

Very nice JLew…

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Perhaps not for you, and definitely not for me, but for Darlington... 😉

Love the teamwork and Darlington’s great first touch.

Watching, thanks! Announcers said the game sold out before game day...7500-8000 in attendance. Nice!

Zarek Valentin scores his first ever international goal for Puerto Rico.

Beautiful cross from DeAndre, too, that should have led to a goal.

Exactly. Robbie Dambrot, Shane Wiedt, and their team, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, beat Loudoun 2-0 that evening (after our Zips won at Robert Morris).

As I said, my problem with MAC Men's Soccer is its inability for the conference to maintain at least 6 members not the level of play of its full time members. Although I despised the drive to Hartwick, I didn't think it was a good idea at the time for the MAC to drop them. They were a good, competitive program with a good men's soccer history. NIU, BGSU, and WMU have improved as we've seen with their recent appearances in the NCAA Tourney. I'd prefer to see the inclusion of the four MAC full members --- Akron, BGSU, WMU, and NIU --- in another conference as opposed to this constant churn of adding affiliate members just to watch them leave. Too late, though, for Conference USA. Apparently when they lost members to the Sun Belt, the remaining 4 men's soccer teams went to the American Athletic Conference (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conference_USA_Men's_Soccer_Tournament) while the MAC continues to churn with adding and losing members. SH*T SHOW!