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https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/college/2025/12/01/akron-zips-soccer-will-play-saint-louis-next-in-ncaa-tournament/87548451007/?tbref=hp

Top Drawer soccer (TDS) predicts that a zip 2027 recruit will do well this weekend in ECNL tournament. https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/article/?categoryId=0&articleId=55414&articleTitle=ecnl-boys-sc:-under-19-players-to-know Lazar Ivanis, Cleveland Force FC – The success of local talent Jack Roman at Akron suggests that a 2027 grad like Ivanis could hit the Big East program and make a difference. Ivanis is a midfielder with the profile and quality to change games for the Force U19s.

The Duke coach was very complimentary of Akron soccer in the post game press conference.

Tremendous article from the Cleveland Plain Dealer (this is currently not a subscriber only article...hopefully, all can access?) I have not yet seen the press conferences....but this has quotes from several zips players, Coach Embick and the Duke coach https://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/2025/12/akron-zips-mens-soccer-gives-duke-the-cold-shoulder-moves-into-ncaa-elite-eight-with-2-0-victory.html “The crowd drove us through that game,” Daragh Reilly said. “You could see in the last 10-15 minutes, we were getting tired. We were trying to push each other, but every time we got a play, we made a tackle, the momentum kept swinging back to us. “Big shoutout to the fans tonight. I don’t think we could have been anywhere near without that tonight.” “Awesome performance not only from our team, but from the fans and community that packed this place in this weather and were behind us the whole game,” Coach Embick said. “We fed off that energy, and I think that really helped us through some moments where maybe we weren’t playing as well as we wanted.”

credit to the 1,344 great fans.......that showed up in 30 degree weather...with 20 mph winds... https://goduke.com/documents/2025/11/30/Duke_at_Akron_MSOC_Final_Game_Book.PDF

Every Zip coach and every Zip player should be very proud. Phenomenal effort....especially with the injury of Stefan Dobrijevic ...early in the game Thinking good thoughts for Stefan Duke did not have a single shot on goal. Zips were the much more skilled soccer team and the much classier, professional soccer team. I don't slight any zip by mentioning names......as all of the starters were outstanding..... and every single sub....starting with Ignacio Alem and Jack Sullivan....ending with Jamai Royer, Nathan Ferguson and Braxton Hayes.....played outstanding fundament soccer. Thorough beat down of an ACC Powerhouse...... For the zips fans living far from Akron, I also want to compliment Chad Welker and womens asst soccer Josh Kay. Josh and Chad were outstanding on commentary.

phenomenal work by Jack Sullivan and Remi

Go, Zips !!!

https://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/2025/11/akron-zips-mens-soccer-will-play-host-to-duke-on-sunday-in-ncaa-sweet-16-match.html

I had to got back to August 2nd....to find this topic.... Zips have added a forward from Atlanta United ....to the class that will start in Fall 2027. This young man will turn 17 in January 2026. I like how he writes....and how appreciative that he is...for those that have helped in his development https://www.instagram.com/p/DRfq03kiQYL/?hl=en&img_index=1 In April 2024, Ivory Covington was called up to the U15YMNT https://www.instagram.com/p/C5zD7sJpmla/?hl=en At the Generation Adidas Cup in April 2024. the top drawer soccer writer was impressed by 9 players Below is what the writer had to say about the newest Zips commit https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-soccer-articles/under-the-radar-u15-prospects-at-ga-cup_aid53237 Ivory Covington, Atlanta United – While there’s an argument that Covington’s imminent call-up to the U.S. Under-15 team makes him ineligible for this list. But his performances caught the eye for Atlanta in the 09 age group. A dynamic right winger, he presses well and can finish. His goal against Manchester United helped set the tone for Atlanta’s performance at the tournament.

Remi says Big East All the way.... https://www.instagram.com/p/DRhr1hmDSOm/

Congratulations to these excellent student athletes

Schedule for the Round of 16 Saturday November 29 #13 UConn at #4 Maryland 1 pm #10 High Point at #7 Georgetown 5 pm Grand Canyon at #8 Portland 10 pm Sunday November 30 Hofstra at #16 Furman 1 pm Duke at #14 Akron 4 pm St. Louis at #11 Bryant 6 pm UNC Greensboro at #15 NC State 6 pm Washington at #12 Stanford 8 pm

excerpt from yesterday's press conference..... but the tweet message....is strong...... zips need 2,500 plus in the stands on Sunday

Just looked at the stats for the St. Louis at Indiana game. Indiana led 8-0 in corner kicks. Indiana led 16-3 in shots. 3 to 1 in shots on goal. St. Louis was totally dominated but took advantage of their only chance. Zips have been focused all year on taking one game at a time. Duke tied Georgetown during the season. Any team that can hang with Georgetown is an excellent soccer team. Duke at Akron will be 2 very good soccer teams doing battle on Sunday.

2 goals from the weekend...that others might enjoy seeing

and the even neater part...is that their women's soccer team also lost on PK's this afternoon in Charlottesville....so 2 PK losses on one day on their home field for the uppity Hoo's. Congratulations to former Zip Seth Wilson (he was the GK today for UNC-Greensboro).

Southern Conference...looking strong...with their two teams Furman and UNC-Greensboro in the final 16..... Big East is the lone big conference where their seeded teams have met expectations. ACC tournament finalists (2 Virginia and 5 SMU ) both gone the Big Ten (or Little Ten ??)....both tournament finalists Michigan and UCLA dumped in round of 64....and the 6 seed Indiana (the most over seeded team in the tourney) goes belly up in their first game By my count ...so far..... Conferences in sweet 16 Big East 3 7 seed Georgetown ; 13 seed UConn ; 14 seed Akron Atlantic 10 1 unseeded St. Louis American East 1 11 seed Bryant Big Ten 2 4 seed Maryland ; unseeded Washington ACC 2 15 seed NC State ; unseeded Duke Coastal Athletic 1 unseeded Hofstra Southern Conference 2 16 seed Furman ; unseeded UNC Greensboro 12 spots earned 8 remaining teams High Point from the Big South looking good against West Virginia from the Sun Belt Summit league could get 2 teams in sweet 16....Denver or Kansas City West Coast Conference could get 2 teams...Portland or San Diego Grand Canyon from the WAC...trying to pull an upset Stanford from the ACC is trying to give the ACC 3 teams

Forecast for Sunday hi of 40 ; lo of 31 I am very impressed by Duke's non league schedule. they started their year with a 2-1 home win over NCAA tournament 9 seed San Diego their first 2 road games...a 1-1 tie at NCAA tournament 16 seed Furman and a 2-2 tie at NCAA tournament 7 seed Georgetown https://goduke.com/sports/mens-soccer/schedule

go, Zips !!! note the change in date