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and Nick Hinds is not starting in the midfield

going to be very tough tonight without Sam Gainford and Niko DeVera

this is not worth creating a separate list for... Top Drawer soccer put together a top 20 player list for each conference (which is a joke....because....it is tough to compare defenders to midfielders, forwards and goalies)....plus, they show Nick Hinds as a defender...and he will be playing in the midfield this year I will say that a healthy Stuart Holthusen (like we saw in the magical 2015 NCAA tournament run) deserves to be much higher on their list) 1 Sam Gainford ForwardAkron 2 Nicholas Hinds DefenderAkron 3 Kyle Dal Santo GoalkeeperSIUE 4 Pau Belana MidfielderAkron 5 Devyn Jambga ForwardSIUE 6 Jad Arslan MidfielderWest Virginia 7 Zachary BockDefenderWestern Michigan 8 Stuart Holthusen ForwardAkron 9 Brandon ByeMidfielderWestern Michigan 10 Anthony MwembiaGoalkeeperBowling Green 11 Mohamed AwadMidfielderSIUE 12 Tate RobertsonForwardBowling Green 13 Andrew ShepherdGoalkeeperWestern Michigan 14 Niko De VeraDefenderAkron 15 Louis ThomasDefenderWest Virginia 16 Greg SolawaMidfielderSIUE 17 Keegan McHughMidfielderSIUE 18 Luke ReadDefenderNorthern Illinois 19 Ben LundtGoalkeeperAkron 20 Steven JamesDefenderWest Virginia

https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soccer-articles/mens-di-preview:-five-matches-to-watch_aid42328 No. 13 Akron at No. 16 Utah Valley, 9:30 p.m. (www.wacsports.com) The Zips are on the road to open the season for a Top 20 clash against Utah Valley. Both teams have an opportunity for a statement result as they work through early season growing pains. Akron’s back line needs to be filled in, though they are well-stocked going forward with Nicholas Hinds, Sam Gainford and Stuart Holthusen all fit and ready to fire. German midfielder Paul Hoffmeister is the focal point for the Wolverines, who should be a formidable force in the WAC.

https://www.ohio.com/akron/sports/university-of-akron/university-of-akron-soccer-highly-ranked-zips-get-ready-for-another-run-at-a-title Nice that the Beacon does an article.... However....someone needs to explain to Mr. Bournival....that 1) the NY Cosmos are not in the MLS 2) that Jon Lewis was a very high draft pick and is playing major minutes in the MLS...and 3) that some guy named Najem....was the MAC player of the year...and has played some for the Union in the MLS.

good article from the Utah Valley U. student newspaper Zips will probably be facing a former teammate http://vegor.wpengine.com/recent/sports/mens-soccer-hoffmeister-vasquez-voted-preseason-wac-team-gears-2017-season/ Elliot Rubio, who started last season as UVU’s number one goalkeeper, reclaims the spot for the season opener. Halfway through the season, Rubio went out with a shoulder injury, opening the door for Jensen to step in and perform flawlessly. Now, a role reversal has Rubio hoping to take advantage of his opportunity. The season’s opening game against the University of Akron might have extra meaning to Rubio, who spent two seasons at Akron before transferring to UVU.

http://gouvu.com/news/2017/8/24/mens-soccer-16-uvu-hosts-16-13-akron-on-friday-in-season-opener.aspx story has a link to live video.... Hoffmeister for Utah Valley....will be a good test for the Zips

Top Drawer soccer has the zips higher than the coaches's poll and college soccer news https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soccer-national-rankings/men

Sam ......on a pre season all american list https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soccer-articles/2017-preseason-tds-best-xi-announced_aid42265

long article about Adam http://www.csnphilly.com/philadelphia-union/rookie-adam-najem-hopes-prove-hes-playmaker-union-need

nice quotes from the Beacon: https://www.ohio.com/akron/sports/university-of-akron/university-of-akron-mens-soccer-coach-jared-embick-confident-in-zips-after-1-0-exhibition-victory-over-penn-state

great that the other teams support each other.

for those that were able to see the game....thought you might want to see where Penn State is picked to finish in the league. Penn State is expected to be better than John Bleum and his unmentionable team that is no longer on our schedule http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/081617aaa.html

Beacon not doing much reporting.... https://www.ohio.com/akron/sports/university-of-akron/on-the-record-ua-soccer-team-ranked-in-preseason-polls-will-host-penn-state-in-exhibition-opener-wednesday

Thank you for taking the time to identify all of the players. When all of the new players have the same haircut, it can be hard to tell the young men apart. Let the games begin !!!!

did not want to create a separate topic...for the MAC poll SIU-Edwardsville is ranked #21 in the poll above....but one coach in the MAC thinks that WVU will finish ahead of the zips and SIU-E http://www.mac-sports.com/news/2017/8/15/mac-announces-2017-mens-soccer-preseason-poll.aspx

hopefully, some of you in Ohio have spectrum and can see the game http://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/soccer/fc-cincinnati/2017/08/14/how-watch-fc-cincinnati-u-s-open-cup-semifinal-vs-new-york-red-bulls/565773001/

Aodhan with blond hair in the first photo? I had to look at the #5 to be sure it was him. Good luck to Cincy tonight!!!

http://www.collegesoccernews.com/index.php/polls/csn-preseason-top-30-poll/1065-college-soccer-news-2017-preseason-national-poll Akron is one of only five programs to have earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament for the last ten seasons. The Zips have traditionally had a multi-dimensional and explose offense. Seniors Stuart Holthusen (7g 1a) and Sam Gainford (4g, 3a) and junior Ezana Kahsay are among the forwards who will be called upon to fill the void that exists in that department in 2017 due to the departure of Adam Najem (5g, 5a) and Jonathan Lewis (2g, 12a). A solid contingent of capable midfielders return led by senior Pau Belana. Junior Ben Lundt will give the Zips a solid and experienced presence in goal. The backline will require some reloading due to graduation.

Will be interesting....to see what attendance is with a 1 pm start

Congratulations to Jonathan....very nice goal

I am sure that football season tickets and mens basketball season tickets were mailed out well in advance. Larry W.does not seem to appreciate the best sports team on campus.

this was the tweet from aug. 9

They had on their twitter account yesterday....that they are mailing the tickets today.

did not want to create a separate topic Sam Gainford....one of 31 players selected....to pre season watch list http://www.gozips.com/news/2017/8/8/mens-soccer-gainford-named-to-mac-hermann-trophy-watch-list-for-2017.aspx