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Zip_ME87, thanks for all of the great reports Carlo and Colin both picked as outstanding performers on day 3...the writeup on Carlo is incredible https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-soccer-articles/boys-dev-acad-playoffs-standouts:-day-3_aid44260 Carlo Ritaccio, BW Gottschee Academy - The score would have been much worse without Ritaccio on the field for BW Gottschee. He had a spell of a few minutes where he cut off a pass with a great sliding block then played a beautiful outlet pass to the center forward. BW Gottschee lost possession of the ball a minute later and Ritaccio had to pull off a similar manuever to prevent another RSL attack. It was a glimpse into how meaningful he is to his current team and his potential at Akron. Ritaccio is one of those players who could be an immediate impact player in college. He could be the center back for Akron that starts the attack and breaks down teams that try to bunker. He has the skill on the ball and the vision to bring something to the squad to make Akron a title contender.

Looking forward to watching this 3 young men in the fall.

Thanks for sharing this news. Happy for Chad but I also know that he will help make tOSU a better team.

http://www.espn.com/soccer/blog/the-match/60/post/3520038/usa-shows-progress-vs-france-has-hope-after-world-cup-woe "It's wonderful," midfielder Wil Trapp said. "It's not always going to be pretty. We understood that. Look, it's one of the best teams in the world, favorites for the World Cup, and I thought we adjusted really well. We scored the goal first, shocked them a little bit, and then weathered the storm." "I think it's a huge step for us as professionals, and as a group, not listening to outside noise," Trapp said. "And believing in ourselves and believing in each other in adverse situations, that's a huge experience for young players, and of melding together and continuing to grow."

https://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/923564?referrer_id=2364194 Numerous young talents, such as Santi Moar and Adam Najem, showed well throughout the match, and if they can continue to combine and create, Bethlehem should be able to secure more and more points away from home this campaign.

https://nypost.com/2018/06/02/nycfcs-jonathan-lewis-may-finally-get-his-opportunity/

article is 2 weeks old...but I don't think that it has been posted here. Teal now has 7 goals for the season https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/05/18/stejskal-home-and-peace-no-9-teal-bunbury-heating-revs

http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20180529/i-have-point-prove-mattocks-targets-20-mls-goals-after-hot-start

they speak for about a minute with Marcel Zajac , the league's leading scorer....at the front part of the 4 minute video https://twitter.com/League1Ontario/status/1002234045936361472

marco on PDL team of the week https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soccer-articles/pdl-conference-teams-of-the-week-5-30_aid44184

always an honor...Wil and DeAndre will represent the US https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2018/05/29/15/05/20180529-news-mnt-sarachan-calls-25-players-to-europe-for-ireland-france

this is the very inaccurate paragraph that I am talking about:(they play at Bowling Green on October 6) Akron opens up defense of its 2017 MAC Tournament crown on Oct. 6 at Western Michigan. The Zips edged the Falcons, 2-1, in overtime on Oct. 21, 2017 at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field.

Do not rely on the press release for the answer to your question. the press release says: The University of Akron men's soccer team unveiled a challenging 2018 slate, one that will see the Zips face six opponents from the 2017 NCAA Tournament field sixth-year head coach Jared Embick announced today. we know that Western Michigan made the tournament...so the press release would indicate that only 5 of the 12 conference teams made last year's NCAA tourney the correct answer is that there are 8 teams on the zips schedule that made the 2017 NCAA tourney (7 non - conf and WMU) Butler -yes NC State - yes Pitt NO Seattle - yes Washington - yes Connecticut NO Grand Canyon NO VCU - yes Syracuse NO Mich. State- yes Creighton NO Notre Dame - yes I would expect both Creighton and Syracuse to be back in the NCAA this year...and Pitt has a highly rated recruiting class also.....if you look at the press release...check out the paragraph on opening up MAC play against the Falcons...really poor press release by the soccer SID

https://www.soundersfc.com/post/2018/05/24/t-mobile-sound-seattle-deandre-yedlin-makes-special-visit

http://gozips.com/news/2018/5/23/akron-mens-soccer-unveils-challenging-2018-schedule.aspx the 2 games in Washington will be challenging. Glad that they have some home games at the start of the season to hopefully get some momentum

Adam selected to the 18 man USL team of the week https://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/920414?referrer_id=2333971

outdated news

several quotes from Adam in this article http://www.phillysoccerpage.net/2018/05/16/match-report-bethlehem-steel-3-0-new-york-red-bulls-ll/

https://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/918781?referrer_id=2349190 USLSoccer.com Man of the Match: Adam Najem, Bethlehem Steel FC – A constant thorn in the side of the NYRB II defense all night, Najem got the assist on the opening goal before going on to create five chances and scoring the final goal of the game in stoppage time to cap his performance.

lots of teams releasing their schedules.... VCU released their schedule today.... zips will be visiting their old friend Dave Giffard and his VCU team on wed. night Sept. 26 http://vcuathletics.com/sports/msoc/2018-19/releases/051518-ScheduleRelease

Looks like the zips will have a busy first weekend the NC state Wolfpack will be at Akron on Monday August 27 http://gopack.com/news/2018/5/4/mens-soccer-wolfpack-announces-2018-season-schedule.aspx

the first game of the 2018 soccer season will occur on Friday August 24th.... Akron will open the season at home against a very good Butler Bulldogs team http://butlersports.com/news/2018/5/10/ms-2018-schedule.aspx

Last year, the zips released the fall mens soccer schedule on May 18. I am hopeful that we will see a schedule release sometime this week. Excited about what this group of recruits, transfers and returning players can accomplish in the fall. Go, Zips !

looks Like Ezana has changed teams this year...played for Erie last year

https://www.lagalaxy.com/post/2018/05/09/match-report-la-galaxy-ii-light-it-big-win-over-saint-louis-fc Nate Shultz played the full game last night and is credited with 2 assists in the attached article ZipNation is proud of you, Nate.