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I hope all of ZipsNation will show up this Saturday Night, November 3rd, to cheer our Zips on to victory and to celebrate our six 2018 senior, 5th year Zips Men’s Soccer players: Marco Micaletto, Ezana Kahsay, Morgan Hackworth, Ben Lundt, Abdi Mohamed, and Joe Korb. Many thanks guys! GO ZIPS!!!

I love that the Zips have a connection to every team in the USL semifinals. https://www.uslsoccer.com/playoffs NYRBII - Niko De Vera Louisville City - Morgan Hackworth’s dad, John, is Head Coach Phoenix Rising - Blair Gavin, assistant coach; Saad Abdul-Salaam (on loan from NYCFC) Orange County SC - Aodhan Quinn

Current Gaucho Dan RPI rankings Akron 41 Upcoming opponents SIUE 39 W Michigan 50 Other MAC teams' RPI rankings: West Virginia 22 NIU 42 BUGS 125 Other 2018 opponents' RPI rankings (only those with higher rank than Akron) Syracuse 6 NC State 23 Michigan State 27 Creighton 38

Current Gaucho Dan RPI rankings Akron 38 Upcoming opponents NIU 46 SIUE 39 W Michigan 48 Other MAC teams' RPI rankings: West Virginia 36 BUGS 125 Other 2018 opponents' RPI rankings (only those with higher rank than Akron) Syracuse 5 NC State 22 Michigan State 27 Creighton 29

Year-end MLS award ballots are out: Check out who's up for each honor Congratulations to Brandon Bye, WMU Men's Soccer alum, who is nominated for AT&T MLS Rookie of the Year: CONGRATULATIONS to Teal Bunbury, Evan Bush, Wil Trapp, Zarek Valentin, and Joao Moutinho, Zips Men's Soccer alumni, who have been nominated as follows: 2018 Landon Donovan MLS MVP nominees Teal Bunbury (NE) Allstate Goalkeeper of the Year Evan Bush (MTL) MLS WORKS Humanitarian of the Year nominees Wil Trapp (CLB) Zarek Valentin (POR) AT&T Rookie of the Year Joao Moutinho (LAFC) #WeAreSoccerKings

Current Gaucho Dan RPI rankings Akron 34 Upcoming opponents NIU 53 SIUE 39 W Michigan 48 Other MAC teams' RPI rankings: West Virginia 36 BUGS 128 Other 2018 opponents' RPI rankings (only those with higher rank than Akron) Syracuse 6 NC State 21 Michigan State 22 Creighton 31

I probably shouldn't have included that in my post because I didn't see it either. Others around me said he kicked the ball into the ref's back, not purposefully, but was aiming for the goal (although time had expired). Maybe buflobo or someone else can comment.

Congratulations to son and Dad!!! Morgan has really been working his tail off. Happy to see his success!

The occasional YC or RC also comes from poor refereeing as is the case with the single YC attributed to Colin Biros this season, and I believe the straight red shown to Creighton's #8 Kuba Polat at the end of last night's match. I will also note that in the professional ranks, 1 YC can be removed from the accumulated total after a certain consecutive number of games (cannot recall the number, I think 5) without receiving a YC. The NCAA has no such "good behavior" rule.

I find it interesting that the YC accumulations seem to come up once/year for the Zips, usually in the last regular season game or 2 (early this season), but I always end up referring back to the rule book. I can never seem to recall these particulars even though they have been the same every season I consult them.

12.6 Accumulated Cautions — Postseason 12.6.1 Caution accumulation will carry over into postseason play, which includes conference tournaments and the NCAA tournament. 12.6.2 Players or coaches participating in postseason play will receive a one game suspension when a total of eight cautions have been accumulated. Further, each two additional cautions shall result in additional one-game suspensions. 12.6.3 If the total is reached in the final postseason game of the season, the player(s), coach(es) and/or bench personnel shall not participate in the first scheduled game of the next season.

NCAA Soccer rules for men's and women's soccer https://www.ncaapublications.com/p-4544-2018-and-2019-soccer-rules.aspx 12.5 Accumulated Cautions — Regular Season 12.5.1 Any player(s), coach(es) or other bench personnel who has received a total of five cautions in one season shall be suspended and shall not participate in the next regularly scheduled game, including postseason games. Three additional cautions shall result in additional one-game suspensions. Each two additional cautions shall result in additional one-game suspensions. 12.5.2 If the total is reached in the final regular-season game of the season, the player(s), coach(es) and/or bench personnel shall not participate in the first postseason game and/or the first regularly scheduled game of the next season if his/her team does not participate in postseason play.

Congratulations to Zips Men's Soccer alum Scott Caldwell!

https://www.columbuscrewsc.com/post/2018/10/15/us-soccer-wil-trapp-previews-upcoming-friendly-vs-peru

Congratulations to David Egbo (#75) and Abdi Mohamed (#79) who have been named to Top Drawer Soccer's Mid-Season National Top 100 List.

https://gozips.com/news/2018/10/15/mens-soccer-zips-close-non-conference-slate-battling-no-10-creighton.aspx A win tomorrow night would bring a nice RPI bump. Current Gaucho Dan RPI rankings: Akron 51 Creighton 14