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Hopefully, this will put an end to the Caleb job security talk. For them to get a "w" after losing 5-0 the last time they were in LA....is impressive.

http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/soccer-men/d1/ncaa-mens-soccer-rpi

Gutty 2nd half tonight by Caleb porters team tonight with darlington nagbe getting a goal

if you want to get a preview of what Akron's next opponent(Michigan State) looks like....it looks like Penn State at Michigan State will be televised live today on the Big Ten network (1 -3 pm eastern time)

Wake Forest, #1 in RPI; defeated #2 North Carolina 1-0...6 saves for unc keeper...3 for Wake Clemson #5 in RPI defeated Syracuse (#12 RPI) 1-0...clemson scored at 89:09...interception at midfield and tiger beat the goalie 1 vs. 1 shots were 8-8

I like this team's focus -one game at a time it was great to see the goals that came off deflections. Richie's speed was really hard for NIU to deal with and Adam made some nice runs. Jake had one great save in the first half. Victor's goal was beautiful. Some nice give and go passing.. Brad, Danilo, Andrew solid in the back. it is great that Adam, Richie, Sam and Paul got 25 minutes of rest and that Victor, Goncalo, Danilo, Andrew and Brad got 20 minutes of rest. Always great to get playing time for the future zip starters like Alonzo Clarke and Ezana Kahsay. Was Pau playing right side forward? Goncalo and Pau both in the game seemed to work well tonight.

western Michigan 2 Bowling Green 1 WMU improves to 1-1 in MAC and BG drops to 0-2

West Virginia had been on a roll before tonight. Last Friday, they moved to 1-0 in the MAC with a win over. W. michigan. Tuesday, they had a strong win..3-0 over Penn State. Tonight....WVU played at Buffalo. Buffalo 2 W. Virginia 0. Cicerone scored first goal and assisted on 2nd. Maryland and Indiana 0-0 after 90 minutes.

If Creighton wins out and beats Georgetown in regular season and the tournament, they will be a top 4 seed. Akron has already dropped to #5 this week in the Gaucho Dan RPI. I am hoping that UCLA can knock off Stanford tonight. If Stanford wins out the rest of the way, the NCAA will want to have a west coast team as a top 4 seed. Stanford is the only team that would be deserving if they win out (they are #3 in the coaches poll). I am not 100% convinced that Akron will be a top 4 seed if Creighton and Stanford win out ...as well as Akron winning out. Akron needs UCLA to at least win one match against Stanford and for Georgetown to win at least once against Creighton. I like this Akron team.....and I think they will do their part and finish strong.

I saw that earlier in the week. It is way too early to even speculate about that. There is still a ton of soccer to be played. When the ACC teams start beating up on each other, at least 1 or 2 of them will drop. Zips just have to keep winning one game at a time and they will be well positioned ...come tournament time.

http://www.ohio.com/sports/zips/university-of-akron-soccer-brad-ruhaak-s-journey-from-walk-on-to-captain-surprises-even-his-copley-high-school-coach-1.632625#I am really appreciative of this fine article by Marla Ridenour. I learned a great deal that I did not know. I am not holding my breath ....waiting for Elton Alexander of the PD...to write an article about the zips

http://rpiupdatemenssoccer.blogspot.com/search/label/RPI%20Rankwith results from tuesday and wednesday of this week....Gaucho Dan shows that the zips have dropped back to #5 in RPI

In a good result for the MAC, West Virginia hosted Penn State tonight and WVU won 3-0. Penn State led 20-7 in shots but WVU's star(Merriam) scored the first 2 goals for WVU. Penn State also led 11-2 in corners Michigan State defeated Western Michigan 2-1 this afternoon at East Lansing. Syracuse (#12 in RPI) defeated Bowling Green 3-0. Louis Cross scored a goal for the orangemen. In a really tight game tonight, #2 N. Carolina scored at 89:31 to defeat College of Charleston 3-2. Northern Illinois is hosting IUPUI tonight and the huskies lead 2-0 at 53:46

http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/high-school-soccer/all-america/men/fall-2015/5007/9/nopage-0here is a good list that Daniel Branch appears.....high school all american watch list. several St. Ignatius players on the list

thank you....22 goals and 8 assists as of Oct. 7....are very good numbers

http://highschoolsports.cleveland.com/news/article/-8075938866791576846/who-should-win-boys-soccer-player-of-the-year-goalie-of-the-year-awards-from-clevelandcom-polls/I know that Copley's Chris Brennan is going to Bowling Green. Are any of the players mentioned in this article on the zips recruiting radar?

http://www.nscaa.com/rankings/4607/NCAADivisionI/men/Poll7Akron moved up two spots in the coaches poll...as a result of Coastal Carolina losing to UNC-Asheville and Notre Dame tieing Michigan. Just keeping winning, zips!!! Wake forest hosts N. Carolina on the 17th and Notre Dame on the 23rd

http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/soccer-men/d1/ncaa-mens-soccer-rpiteams that moved 2 or more spots from last week zips moved from #5 up to #3 Maryland was not in the top 45 last week....#25 this week Ohio State #45 last week...#22 this week Georgetown moved from #11 to #6 Denver went from #12 to #8 Boston College jumped from #20 to #9 Coastal Carolina dropped from #7 to #15 Creighton went from #8 to #10 Syracuse dropped from #9 to #12 Stanford climbed from #17 to #11 Cal Santa Barbara was #16 last week...#13 this week seattle #10 last week...#14 this week Hofstra #14 last week...#20 this week South carolina #13 last week; #17 this week Elon #18 last week; #23 this week Butler dropped from #22 down to #36 and the Hoosiers were #24 last week....#37 this week William and Mary was #23 last week....dropped all the way to 58....Bill and Mary tied UNC early this year...they are the only blemish on UNC's 10-0-1 record Hopefully, UCLA can start a win streak and be in the top 25 when they come to Akron (#41 now)

on Sunday afternoon, 3-5-1 UNC Asheville defeated Coastal Carolina (were 7-0-1 coming into the game) 3-2

http://rpiupdatemenssoccer.blogspot.com/search/label/RPI%20Rankafter saturday's matches, gaucho dan has the zips moving up from #5 to #3 Ohio state moved from 32 to 22 with a win over indiana...so maybe akron moved up due to bonus points for a top 25 tie?....wish I understood the RPI better

Matt Foldesey given a yellow card at 96;59. Ohio State scores on a penalty kick at 97:05 to win 1-0 at Indiana. Ohio State and Indiana were 32 and 33 in RPI before tonight

Ohio State and Indiana 0-0 after 90 minutes hoosiers lead 19-4 in shots and 8-1 in shots on goal matt foldesey has played 80 minutes and phil fives has played 72 minutes in games involving top 10 rpi teams. notre dame 3 duke 2 in 1 OT ; UNC 2 Syracuse 1 ; s. florida 3 cincinnati 0 creighton leads st. john 1-0 at half....

http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/2015/10/09/state-of-the-timbers-the-fans-are-still-kinganother interesting article about Caleb and the Timbers

http://www.wgrz.com/story/news/2015/10/09/wgrz-soccer-refugee/73704550/nice news broadcast(about a 2 minute video)

moving on to saturday games...Georgetown moved from 7 to 6 in the rpi with a 2-0 win over Butler (43 in the rpi) Georgetown next plays Marquette, Depaul, St. Johns , Seton Hall and Villanova before ending with Creighton (Villanova is 59 in rpi and Marquette is 80)...so they will have trouble earning strength of schedule points before the Creighton match