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Skye and Morgan Hackworth really pushed the ball when there was an opportunity. Strachan really stepped in well at Center back. Skye worked very hard to get off the great pass to Egbo for his goal. Egbo should be rested and ready to key the zips to a mac win on Saturday. Biros brought some good energy when he came in. Nice win.

article from BG student newspaper..a few quotes from their coach https://www.bgfalconmedia.com/sports/men-s-soccer-gets-a-draw-in-first-mac-match/article_7cbf4c5a-ca8b-11e8-9d37-df37b389c3ba.html

https://gozips.com/news/2018/10/8/akron-travels-to-michigan-state.aspx

2 MAC teams in the top 30....The zips are not one of the 2 teams Zips are 5th out of 6 teams in the MAC in terms of RPI The zips competed last night on defense. That was an encouraging sign.

Aodhan converts a PK in extra time as his team wins 2-1

16-1 in corner kicks...ugh Egbo had several good chances...I am sure that the wet conditions were a factor

Notre Dame 2 Louisville 1 OT VCU 2 Duquesne 0 Creighton improves to 4-0-0 in big east with a 3-1 win over St. Johns Fairfield 5 Canisius 0 West Virginia 2 Western Michigan 1...home game next week...against WVU.....will be a big one SIUE 3 Northern Illinois 2

I can't copy any of the photos... they have a nice photo of Caleb, his wife and 3 children... 5th row....5th over https://admin.gozips.com/galleries/?gallery=1163

Too many long passes tonight for the zips... picture quality is good...but these announcers are awful... You would think that BG has won 3 straight national titles...with the way that these players are being described by the announcers Zips need to start playing possession soccer and stop standing around

This is a true gut check game. The zips need to battle but they also need to keep their composure. BG will do everything they can to get David Egbo out of the game.

Syracuse 2 #1 Wake Forest 0 (Wake Forest had been 11-0-0 before tonight) Pitt 2 Clemson 1 2OT Pitt is currently 25 in RPI Butler drops to 2-7-2 after a 2-0 loss to Georgetown Boston College 1 NC State 0 Michigan State had a high quality 2-0 win over Maryland Ohio State drops to 1-8-2 after a 2-0 loss to Cleveland State Seattle and Grand Canyon play later tonight

good 5 minute interview with Jared in this article. if you like Akron soccer, it is worth your 5 minutes...he talks about Diogo's potential and skill, the disappointment of the Syracuse game, the testy environment that the zips will encounter at BG, his happiness for Sinisa and Caleb https://gozips.com/news/2018/10/5/mens-soccer-akron-opens-conference-play-at-bowling-green.aspx

Wil Trapp is a leader https://www.massivereport.com/2018/10/3/17932642/wil-trapp-on-custom-armband-the-fans-have-been-wonderful-to-us-all-year-columbus-crew-sc-mls-2018

Washington dropped to 0-2 in the PAC and their overall record is now 5-5 as they lost 1-0 to UCLA.

the Beacon did an article before tonight's big fundraising event https://www.ohio.com/sports/20181004/after-mid-life-sabbatical-former-ua-mens-soccer-coach-caleb-porter-ready-for-next-challenge

Congratulations to both the men and women soccer players Balancing athletics and classes is not easy. https://gozips.com/news/2018/10/4/mens-soccer-akron-soccer-recognized-by-united-soccer-coaches-as-2017-18-collegiate-team-academic-award-recipients.aspx

Senior Tate Robertson of BG and Junior Chris Brennan (Copley native) want to make up for many years of frustration and they want to whup up on this young zips team. Zips need to play much better than they did against Syracuse https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2018/10/4/mens-soccer-akron-comes-to-town-on-alumni-weekend.aspx

VCU 2 UMass 0 in a major national game on wed. night...Kentucky improved to 9-0-1 with a 3-0 beatdown of Indiana (Indiana had won 9 straight after losing their opener to Wake Forest)...kentucky defeated Louisville 3-0 earlier in the year

Pitt 1 Columbia 0 NC State and James Madison 0-0 Denver 1 Creighton 0 2 ot Notre Dame 3 Northwestern 0 SIUE improves to 7-1-2 with a 2-1 win over IUPUI West Virginia 2 Binghamton 0 Butler and Evansville 0-0 Butler came into the season ranked #9..but they are now 2-6-2

I am not a Michael Bradley fan...I agree strongly with Travis Clark

I like to think of myself as a long time fan. I don't buy the Kentucky one and done argument. JLew left after one year. Joao left after one year. The 2017 team had Stuart, Sam, Niko and Nate...just to name a few and was a final four team and attendance was not glory days like. The 2016 team was captained by Brad and Adam...who both definitely came up thru the program. Richie Laryea left after 2 years. The players that left were most top 5 picks and were being offered over $150K a year. Kentucky is having 5 of their top 6 players leave every year. That is not the case with Akron. The 2010 team was an exception to that as Perry, Kofi, Zarek, Darlington, et al were all top 5 draft pick caliber. We are never going to have the student support like we did in 2009 and 2010. Social media and the internet are too much of a distraction for students these days. Many college football teams are struggling to get students to the games. The AK rowdies had a charismatic leader back in those days. Porter was a charismatic crowd gatherer.

This team is halfway thru the regular season. It was very discouraging to read Jared's comments. Getting beat to the ball, not hustling back on transition, turnovers, too many long passes, ball watching...that is not Akron soccer. They need to bounce back quickly. Bowling Green is going to be a very hostile environment. The zips are going to get harassed by the fans and the opposing players. The Falcons are going to play ugly soccer but they will punish the zips if the zips don't get back when BG sends the ball long. Copley native Chris Brennan has not been able to elevate BG to MAC contenders....but I can guarantee that he will want to beat the zips to every ball and score many goals against the powerhouse home town team. The 2 holding midfielders, the center backs and the outside backs for the zips need to rely on each other...and talk constantly. BG has a senior (Tate Robertson )that was named to the college soccer news and Top drawer soccer team of the week for scoring 2 goals last week. Robertson and Brennan are going to want to make their seasons and kick some dirt and crap all over the mighty zips. I believe in the talent and skills of the players on this team. However, the effort and the passion and the desire to work as a team has to be much better than what this team of 11 showed last night.

https://cuse.com/news/2018/10/1/mens-soccer-hagmans-career-night-leads-orange-to-victory.aspx "This was an important night and I'm delighted for our guys because they have worked so very hard," said Syracuse head coach Ian McIntyre. "For them to finally get a result for their efforts is pleasing. This is a tough place to play against a good team. I thought we managed the game in the second half very well. We took chances when they presented themselves."

https://www.ohio.com/sports/20181001/university-of-akron-mens-soccer-zips-fall-3-1-to-syracuse “We had too many turnovers and essentially gave up the same goal three times,” head coach Jared Embick said. “They were rebounds and we were beat to the ball for tap-ins. We had a setback. It was back to who we were when we started the season. We were bad in transition, soft on the ball and looking for other people to get our job done.” "When they got the ball forward, he beat us down the field,” Embick said of Hagman. “He caught our midfield ball watching and outran us and worked hard.”