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finally a win in the MAC out of last place W. Virginia 4-0 2) WMU and BGSU 1-1-2 4) Akron and SIU-E 1-2-1 6) Northern Illinois 1-3 WVU vs. NIU next week...Akron hosts WMU...SIU-E and BGSU play each other if Akron wins and SIU-E wins....Akron gets #2 seed in MAC....and advance to semis at W. Virginia (based on head to head win over other 2nd place tied team -SIU-E If Akron wins and SIU-E and BGSU tie...Zips have 7 points with 2-2-1 record...BGSU has 6 points at 1-1-3...zips finish 2nd if BGSU defeats SIUE, and Akron ties with WMU, or beats WMU...BGSU is 2nd seed with 8 points time to be optimistic....some one else can do scenarios with an akron loss

Western Michigan defeated Northern Illinois 2-1 WMU now 1-1-2 in league...same record as BGSU Northern Illinois drops to 1-3

West Virginia will host the MAC tournament. They defeated Bowling Green tonight 3-2 BG led 2-1 after 84 minutes...WVU scored at 84:16 and then again at 86 or 87 West Virginia is now 4-0 in the league BGSU was in 2nd place going into tonight with a 1-0-2 record. They drop to 1-1-2 with a game left against SIU-E

https://www.siuecougars.com/sports/m-soccer/2018-19/releases/20181026mzrv3g Zips are 0-7-0 when playing the cougars at SIU-E ??? Wow....time for that to change

https://gozips.com/news/2018/10/26/mens-soccer-showdown-at-siu-edwardsville-up-next-for-zips.aspx

https://gozips.com/news/2018/10/20/mens-soccer-northern-illinois-stuns-akron-2-1.aspx "I thought we had a decent first half and missed some opportunities to go up by two," Akron head coach Jared Embick commented. "In the second half, we just didn't compete at the level we need to. Our effort and play is unacceptable. We lost too many 50-50 battles, passed the ball poorly and didn't support play well. I have to find a way to get the team to be more consistent, we are capable of better."

mac standings West Virginia 3-0 Bowling Green 1-0-2 SIU- Edwardsville 1-1-1 Northern Illinois 1-2 Western Michigan 0-1-2 Akron 0-2-1

turnover in the midfield... 1 v. 1....beat the keeper

BG and WMU finish 1-1 after 110 minutes WMU now 0-1-2 ; BGSU now 1-0-2 WVU leads SIUE 3-1at 69 minutes WVU would improve to 3-0-0 in the MAC

zips 5-1 advantage in shots ; 2-0 advantage in shots on goal at half SIUE and WVU 1-1 at half....SIUE leads 8-3 in shots on goal

yes....colin Biros first goal assist to Skye

This is definitely "moving" day in the MAC for where the teams will end up in the tourney this game could decide who hosts the MAC tourney #39 SIUE (1-0-1) plays at 36 West Virginia (2-0-0) other games #48 W. Michigan (0-1-1) plays at 125 BGSU (1-0-1) and the biggie...38 Akron (0-1-1) at 46 NIU (0-2-0) Akron and WMU were probably the pre season favorites to finish 1 and 2. At 0-1-1, they both must win tonight if WVU, WMU and Akron all win tonight, there would be a 4 way tie for 2nd

https://niuhuskies.com/news/2018/10/19/mens-soccer-huskies-set-for-saturday-date-with-akron.aspx "Akron is a very good team, they just beat a very good Creighton team," said Swan. "We expect them to come out and be possession-oriented, they have some very dynamic players so it is going to be a battle. It is going to be about staying organized, staying disciplined and if we can do that we will have every chance of getting a result in this game." "Both teams are very young. Everybody has a number of games under their belt, so there is a certain level of maturity, but whoever can stay the most composed and stick to the plan will have the advantage because there is a lot on the line."

$6.95 for a 24 hour pass to watch the game https://gozips.com/news/2018/10/19/mens-soccer-akron-faces-key-league-test-at-northern-illinois.aspx

https://niuhuskies.com/schedule.aspx?path=msoc no articles yet...on zip web site or NIU web site... their soccer schedule does have a watch the game option but, it appears to take you to NIU All access...which requires a subscription. Hopefully, Akron's SID will soon post something to the zips web site...letting us know if fans will be able to watch the game on their computers

https://www.ohio.com/sports/20181016/college-soccer-ua-gets-big-win-over-no-8-creighton quotes from several different players

Gaucho Dan Rpi has Akron going from 51 to 35 in rpi after the game....really great bump for the zips big time WIN !!! Creighton drops from 14 to 28 not a good night for the ACC In the big upset of the night...Lipscomb (4-8-0) before tonight defeated Louisville 3-2 (Lollaville drops to 10 in rpi) UNCW pounded cross state rival NC State 3-0 Duke drops to 9 in rpi after losing 1-0 to High Point

Great win for this young team. especially playing without Ben Lundt, David Egbo and Marco Milanese

Morgan Hackworth has really improved and has had a strong season

This tall young man should look familiar to fans . https://gocreighton.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5054&path=msoc Anthony Macchionne played 8 minutes in their last game

https://gocreighton.com/news/2018/10/15/-12-mens-soccer-completes-road-trip-with-match-at-akron-on-tuesday-night.aspx a pretty impressive item from the Creighton article: Two Of Best Programs In Division I Since 2011 Since Elmar Bolowich took over as Creighton's head coach prior to the 2011 season, Akron and Creighton rank first and fourth, respectively, for wins, and and second and fifth in winning percentage in Division I. Division I Men's Soccer Most Wins, 2011-Present 1. Akron 117-33-20 2. North Carolina 116-28-22 3. Coastal Carolina 115-39-11 4. Creighton 113-38-15 5. Maryland 108-31-29

It is amazing Akron has the 5th best RPI in the MAC I am going to predict that Diogo Pacheco will step up big on Tuesday night and will have a very good game against Creighton

Zips now tied for 4th in the MAC WVU 2-0-0 Bowling Green and SIU-E at 1-0-1 Akron and Western Michigan at 0-1-1 Northern Illinois might the highest rpi but they are 0-2 in league after losses to SIUE and BGSU Ezana did make an outstanding long pass tonight to set up the one zip goal.

WVU won their first MAC game against a quality team (Western Michigan) on the road The zips need to bring their "A" game and get ahead of WVU in the standings. writeup below ...about the WVU-WMU game https://wvusports.com/news/2018/10/6/mens-soccer-wvu-opens-conference-play-with-road-win.aspx