TennZip

Xavier will play at Akron on October 24 https://goxavier.com/sports/mens-soccer/schedule

Butler will play at Akron on September 18th. https://butlersports.com/sports/mens-soccer/schedule

Things are moving fast.......in the transfer portal Top Drawer soccer is reporting some moves....that impact the zips Zips have added a GK from Italy....Francesca Tricarico from Biola University in La Mirada, CA in the year before that, the zips new addition to the GK corps....led Iowa Western JC to a national title transfers out Josh Bartels to Fairleigh Dickinson GK Lincoln McCarty to UNC Asheville Angel Lopez leaves after one semester and goes to South Carolina https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soccer-articles/mens-division-i-may-transfer-tracker_aid55916 https://athletics.biola.edu/sports/mens-soccer/roster/francesco-tricarico/8711

Best wishes to Logan LaMaina as he has transferred to St. Joseph's University https://www.instagram.com/p/DYkNM3UO4hj/

this has several quotes from Ben and the head coach https://www.stlmag.com/news/sports/ben-lundt-city-sc-first-us-open-cup-semifinal/

Top Drawer soccer is reporting that the zips have added a player from Long Island University in the May Transfer Portal. https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soccer-articles/mens-division-i-may-transfer-tracker_aid55916 ps....let's hope that this young man does as well as the most recent LIU transfer 🤣😁 (some guy named Emil )

class of 2027 commit GK from the Pacific Northwest https://www.instagram.com/p/DX3F6AaFBWE/?img_index=1

7 1/2 minute interview with Richie Laryea

Here is an ESPN article about the change they make the change for men's soccer. But women's soccer stays the same??? https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/48761056/ncaa-mens-college-soccer-d1-schedule-change-fall-spring

Wake Forest will play at Akron on August 28th. https://godeacs.com/sports/mens-soccer/schedule

The Creighton Blue Jays will be playing at Akron on October 11. https://gocreighton.com/news/2026/5/11/mens-soccer-unveils-2026-schedule

The Zips could play a little Ten team on the Road.

I do believe that the team in Columbus.......is still recovering from the beatdown last fall.

Great article about Malik https://wakingthered.com/2026/04/21/23339/malik-henry-keen-to-make-most-of-toronto-fc-opportunities-we-always-have-to-stay-ready/

Akron Athletics just posted this news story https://gozips.com/news/2026/4/21/general-university-of-akron-athletics-holds-annual-day-of-giving I plan to donate directly to men's soccer. (direct link below) I just wanted to make everyone on this board aware of this important day. I believe that this is the link that will allow your donation to go 100% to men's soccer. https://fundraise.givesmart.com/vf/ATHDoG26/team/MSoccer

Now, the game has been moved to the Crew Training fields? Do they even have seating at the training fields? and Marshall has to play at Ohio State home field for the championship game? and Bowling Green and Michigan State are playing at BG? What happened to all of the games being played at Historic Crew stadium? and Michigan looks like they completely bailed on the spring league.... the spring league has been a big disappointment this year.

I am happy with this news. Coach Embick and Coach Groce are both outstanding coaches and Akron is very fortunate to have both leaders. Coach Embick and his staff have done a great job in adding players for next fall. The future is bright for Akron soccer. The Beacon has a long article about the contract extension. One item in the article…..that I did not know….is the first game for next fall. From Beacon article: The Zips are scheduled to begin the 2026 season against Dayton on Aug. 20 at FirstEnergy Stadium.

Richie Laryea had another assist last night for Toronto in 2-1 win over Columbus great paragraph about Richie. In this article: https://torontoreds.com/match-report-toronto-fc-2-1-columbus-crew-01km95cfm0b1 The Richie Laryea Factor - At this point, it’s not even a debate: Richie Laryea is the heartbeat of this roster. Whether he’s marauding down the wing or tucking inside to create overloads, his work rate and tenacity set the tone for the entire squad. His assist on the Cifuentes goal was a perfect example of his ability to turn a standard transition into a goal-scoring opportunity. When the game gets chaotic, Laryea is the one player who consistently demands the ball and forces the opposition into mistakes, making him arguably the most indispensable piece of Fraser’s lineup.

https://www.torontofc.ca/news/richie-laryea-named-to-team-of-the-matchday-3-bench

this should be a link to a 5 minute interview with Beto Ydrach

26 minute interview Wil Trapp sits down with Zarek to talk about the offseason and the coaching staff https://www.mnufc.com/video/sotl-episode-328-the-next-generation-with-wil-trapp#sotl-episode-328-the-next-generation-with-wil-trapp