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Toledo and Akron tie 2-2...Glad we got a point against arguably the best program in the MAC in women's soccer...just too bad we couldn't take advantage of our lead against Ball State, and get 4 points on this trip...

start of 2nd overtime now...

tied 2-2 going into overtime...didn't get updates on who scored for Akron...I'll find out soon though

tied 0-0 at halftime...

hanging tough with Toledo so far...20 mins in and still 0-0...

*cough* BROOKHART *cough* sorry everyone...feeling a little under the weather the past 18 months...must be getting worse...

_____________________ 80:52 2nd half Akron 1 Ball State 1 _____________________ 84:05 2nd half Eastern Michigan 1 Bowling Green 1 _____________________ 50:55 2nd half Toledo 2 Ohio 0 _____________________ 85:40 2nd half Western Michigan 2 Can't State 0 _____________________ 50:39 2nd half Central Michigan 0 Miami(OH) 0 _____________________ 5:30pm start Northern Illinois Buffalo ___________________ Heading off to a high school football game in an hour. Will be giving some updates before I go, but have to leave during 2nd half. Here's the live stats if anyone else wants to follow: http://ballstatesports.com/newLiveStats/So...db_oem_id=14200 Here's for other scores around the MAC: http://www.mac-sports.com/Sports/SoccerW.aspx

Akron scores in the 22nd minute, when the goalie lost the ball in the box alone, and senior Kara Cooper cleaned it up and scored...

Toledo already up on Ohio 1-0, fifteen minutes in...

Wolbert(senior), Gross(sophomore), Kern(sophomore), Cloutier(senior), Kirkwood(freshman), Rusnak(sophomore), Clark(senior), DeNiro(sophomore), Wise(junior), Hughes(junior), and Phillip(senior) are starting against Ball State

Playing Ball State right now...

Here's #7 on the list as well http://bleacherreport.com/articles/872145-...urnament/page/5

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/872145-...urnament/page/7

Clemson needs to win this weekend for us as well...

Not a big fan of either quarterback, but what about the first offensive play of the game vs VMI? That wasn't a deep pass?

I'm not saying that bragging rights is for the program. You're completely misunderstanding my concept. I said FOR ME, it was a big game. To be honest, the Ohio State game is not more important as the games of UC-Santa Barbara, New Mexico, Cleveland State, and so on.. Everyone else is saying "It's better to see how we handle travel now than in the playoffs." With us not playing any MAC games yet, schools like UConn, North Carolina, and Maryland will have tougher conference slates than us. Don't forget about schools like Indiana, Louisville, and Notre Dame possibly making a run. Wouldn't count out New Mexico or UC-Irvine either. In year's pass, RPI meant a lot to the selection committee. I feel that it will be the same this year. Even though the rest of the MAC is gaining reputation(too bad more MAC teams didn't have men's soccer programs), but it's still not going to help our cause if someone rises up in the rankings that's already in top 15. If Michigan was ranked in top 15, after they lost to us, who knows how high they would of been seeded... Indiana can be a team to win out in Big Ten without the Big Ten being that great this year. That's another reason I feel we need to schedule more Big East/ACC schools than Big Ten schools... I don't see us having home field advantage through three games...I definitely lock us for two home games. Just not three...

In the words of Lee Corso, someone knows something I don't and I go with the someones. This may be better than what we think it might turn out. The only problem I see with this, is that both offenses aren't that great. If I was Ianello, I would of been focusing on my defense for about 90% of the week. FIU's offense is okay, but their defense is what has carried it. If we can stop their passing game, and not let them get more than 115 yards rushing, we may have a chance on offense with our running game and the way Sconiers have been playing...I see this as a game that the Zips can hang around for someone...

The biggest key for us with that height, is to make sure we don't give Northern Illinois many restarts. Especially on corner kicks...

Well, may not mean much for all of you now. But it mattered to me in two ways: 1) You can almost say home field advantage through the quarterfinals is out the window. One more tie or loss, and most likely we'll get just two home games with the quarterfinal on the road. 2) Last year's College Cup, the AK-Rowdies that went on the trip, met some/a lot of the Gaucho Locos and hanged out a lot before, during, and after the games. This game was a "bragging rights" type of game for the students that went on that trip. My thoughts on the game. Worse defensive effort I've seen from the Zips since I started going to UA in fall of 2009. However, I feel GoZips hit the shot at the buzzer on this one. When you have an inexperienced bunch of newcomers, and you take a mid-week trip to Santa Barbara? The effort may not be all there, and to me, it showed. Have to remember, a lot of our players probably have never traveled over 2000 miles in the middle of the week before. The Cal-State Northridge tournament was not kind to us, and I feel this might be a part of those results as well. Luckily for us, the College Cup is in Alabama. Hopefully we don't have to go to the West Coast for a quarterfinal match, or we may be in trouble again...

Weather forecast calls for rain and much cooler than normal temps. UCSB poster on BigSoccer predicts 5k if rain and 8-10K if not. No where close to record. Maybe fans have given up as they already have 3 losses. I am not in the least bit complaining, because our attendance has been spectacular, but wouldn't that be INSANE to have 10,000 at a Zips game? There is nowhere to sit. At this point, attendance is limited only by capacity. More would attend if they could just see the pitch. Zips are the hottest tix in town. that's why I would love to see them expand grandstand to the other side of the stadium behind the benches. Leave the sidewalk there, and build the grandstand in place of the worn out tennis courts there...

I've heard things about her from people I know that used to coach her. She's a really good player. Don't be surprise if Jodi Kest doesn't redshirt her...

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MAC Schedule next weekend Friday, October 7th Akron(2-1-1) at Ball State(3-1-0) Eastern Michigan(0-3-1) at Bowling Green(1-3-0) Western Michigan(2-2-0) at Can't State(2-2-0) Ohio(3-1-0) at Toledo(4-0-0) Miami(OH) (1-3-0) at Central Michigan(2-0-2) Northern Illinois(0-4-0) at Buffalo(1-1-2) Sunday, October 9th Western Michigan(2-2-0) at Buffalo(1-1-2) Northern Illinois(0-4-0) at Can't State(2-2-0) Akron(2-1-1) at Toledo(4-0-0) Ohio(3-1-0) at Ball State(3-1-0) Bowling Green(1-3-0) at Central Michigan(2-0-2) Miami(OH) (1-3-0) at Eastern Michigan(0-3-1)

If CMU beat Can't State(can't find final), here's the standings after 4: By Conference Division: MAC West 1 Toledo (4-0-0) -12 points 2 Ball State (3-1-0) -9 points 3 Central Michigan (2-0-2) -8 points 4 Western Michigan (2-2-0) -6 points 5 Eastern Michigan (0-3-1) -1 point 6 Northern Illinois (0-3-0) -0 points MAC East 1 Ohio (3-1-0) -9 points 2 Akron (2-1-1) -7 points 3 Can't State (2-2-0) -6 points 4 Buffalo (1-1-2) -5 points 5 Miami(OH) (1-3-0) -3 points 5 Bowling Green (1-3-0) -3 points Overall MAC Standings: 1 Toledo -12 points 2 Ball State -9 points 2 Ohio -9 points 4 Central Michigan -8 points 5 Akron -7 points 6 Can't State -6 points 6 Western Michigan -6 points 8 Buffalo -5 points 9 Miami(OH) -3 points 9 Bowling Green -3 points 11 Eastern Michigan -1 point 12 Northern Illinois -0 points

I heard that the offside calls were very "bizarre". Apparently the sideline officials aren't grasping that when the ball is kicked, is when the offsides rule is in effect. When the ball gets to that person, it's not necessarily an offsides. A lot of the referees are getting lazy and not trying to watch the line of defense and the ball, and just focus on the line of defense, so they don't know when the ball is technically kicked. That's what I heard happened in today's game...