mes102 Posted September 30, 2011 Report Posted September 30, 2011 Saturday, September (3-0-0) Toledo at Miami(OH) (1-2-0) ; 1:00pm (2-0-1) Akron at Western Michigan (1-2-0) ; 1:00pm (1-1-1) Buffalo at Eastern Michigan (0-3-0) ; 1:00pm (2-1-0) Ohio at Northern Illinois (0-3-0) ; 2:00pm (2-1-0) Can't State at Central Michigan (1-0-2) ; 2:30pm (2-1-0) Ball State at Bowling Green (1-2-0) ; 3:00pm _____________________________________________________________ Here's some of the notes from the GoZips.com article. One section in particular caught my eye(in bold lettering): "Last Time Out... • Akron tied defending MAC Tournament Champs CMU behind three saves from Jeny Wolbert in net. • The Zips then trounced EMU with three second half goals to pick up three points in the standings. • Wolbert was forced into just three saves in the EMU win to pick up the 22nd win of her career, breaking the UA career record. Ashley Hughes, Kelly DeNiro, and Alexandra Frawley all scored for Akron. • The Zips dominated after halftime, outshooting EMU 8-3 in the second period" "Quotable... • Coach Chris Pfau on the opening weekend of MAC play: "It's probably the best weekend we have had as a team since I've been here. We played really well for long stretches in both matches and came out with four points against two very tough teams." • Senior Jeny Wolbert on winning MAC Defensive Player of the Week: "We've been playing great defensively as a team the last few weeks, so this award is really a testament to our whole team. Keeping clean sheets is always our goal defensively and it takes a solid team effort from everyone on the field to get the job done." "Defensive Minded... • With the exception of one match, Akron has played excellent defense to begin the 2011 season. • Excluding the 5-0 loss to Michigan State, UA is allowing just 0.29 goals a match this season. • The Zips backline has recorded five clean sheets and allowed just one score in two other matches. • Even including the 5-0 loss to MSU, Akron is 15th in the nation (2nd in the MAC) in shutout percantage at .652 - earning five shutouts in eight matches. • UA currently holds a shutout streak of 406 minutes going into this weekend. The Zips have kept clean sheets in four straight matches." Quote
mes102 Posted October 1, 2011 Author Report Posted October 1, 2011 Finals from today: Akron 1, Northern Illinois 0 Toledo 1, Bowling Green 0 Buffalo 0, Central Michigan 0 Can't State 2, Eastern Michigan 1 Ohio 2, Western Michigan 1 Ball State 2, Miami 1 Quote
mes102 Posted October 2, 2011 Author Report Posted October 2, 2011 MAC Standings after 3 matches By Conference Division: MAC West 1 Toledo (3-0-0) -9 points 2 Ball State (2-1-0) -6 points 3 Central Michigan (1-0-2) -5 points 4 Western Michigan (1-2-0) -3 points 5 Northern Illinois (0-3-0) -0 points 5 Eastern Michigan (0-3-0) -0 points MAC East 1 Akron (2-0-1) -7 points 2 Can't State (2-1-0) -6 points 2 Ohio (2-1-0) -6 points 4 Buffalo (1-1-1) -4 points 5 Miami(OH) (1-2-0) -3 points 5 Bowling Green (1-2-0) -3 points Overall MAC Standings: 1 Toledo -9 points 2 Akron -7 points 3 Ball State -6 points 3 Can't State -6 points 3 Ohio -6 points 6 Central Michigan -5 points 7 Buffalo -4 points 8 Western Michigan -3 points 8 Miami(OH) -3 points 8 Bowling Green -3 points 11 Northern Illinois -0 points 11 Eastern Michigan -0 points Quote
GoZips Posted October 2, 2011 Report Posted October 2, 2011 MES, Please continue with the excellent reporting for the season. You are doing us a great service. Quote
mes102 Posted October 2, 2011 Author Report Posted October 2, 2011 No problem, GoZips. Just trying to get the word about this women's soccer team. They're the real deal. If they win or tie today, and squeak out a win against Toledo next sunday, the women's soccer team will be in the driver's seat to host the MAC tournament. We will see how it goes. Here's the WMU live stats: http://www.wmubroncos.com/newLiveStats/Soc...;db_oem_id=4600 Quote
ZachTheZip Posted October 2, 2011 Report Posted October 2, 2011 Another road win today would go a long way in the standings. Quote
mes102 Posted October 2, 2011 Author Report Posted October 2, 2011 Starting lineup: Wolbert(GK), Kirkwood(D), Cooper(D), Kern(D/MF), Gross(D), Clark(MF), DeNiro(MF), Wise(MF), Rusnak(MF/D), Phillip(F), and Hughes(F) Quote
mes102 Posted October 2, 2011 Author Report Posted October 2, 2011 Akron already with 4 offsides in first 13 minutes of match. at least we know they're being as aggressive as friday. Not sure about the home cooking part, because I don't remember this many offsides before by us this season... Quote
mes102 Posted October 2, 2011 Author Report Posted October 2, 2011 In the last 5-8 minutes, the Zips have kept the ball and created a number of offensive opportunities Quote
mes102 Posted October 2, 2011 Author Report Posted October 2, 2011 Western Michigan scores in the 27th minute. Snaps the Lady Zip's 522 minutes streak of not allowing a goal. It was a header off a corner kick... Quote
mes102 Posted October 2, 2011 Author Report Posted October 2, 2011 Western Michigan leads 1-0 at halftime. Other MAC Scores right now: Buffalo 2 E.Michigan 2 HALF Toledo 1 Miami(OH) 0 HALF Quote
mes102 Posted October 2, 2011 Author Report Posted October 2, 2011 Akron has 10 fouls to Bronco's 8 fouls. EIGHT offsides to Bronco's 1 offside. I'm not sure how the officiating is, but it's either we're playing the worse game we've played since the Michigan State home opener, or there's some home cooking by the refs in Kalamazoo... Quote
mes102 Posted October 2, 2011 Author Report Posted October 2, 2011 Lady Zips lose first MAC game of the season. Not sure what all happened, but I'll know by late tonight. Here's some other MAC scores: ______________________ Buffalo 2 EMU 2 FINAL _______________________ Toledo 3 Miami(OH) 0 FINAL _______________________ Central Michigan 3 Can't State 0 FINAL _______________________ Ohio 2 Northern Illinois 1 FINAL ______________________ Ball State 2 Bowling Green 0 FINAL Quote
mes102 Posted October 2, 2011 Author Report Posted October 2, 2011 I heard that the offside calls were very "bizarre". Apparently the sideline officials aren't grasping that when the ball is kicked, is when the offsides rule is in effect. When the ball gets to that person, it's not necessarily an offsides. A lot of the referees are getting lazy and not trying to watch the line of defense and the ball, and just focus on the line of defense, so they don't know when the ball is technically kicked. That's what I heard happened in today's game... Quote
mes102 Posted October 2, 2011 Author Report Posted October 2, 2011 If CMU beat Can't State(can't find final), here's the standings after 4: By Conference Division: MAC West 1 Toledo (4-0-0) -12 points 2 Ball State (3-1-0) -9 points 3 Central Michigan (2-0-2) -8 points 4 Western Michigan (2-2-0) -6 points 5 Eastern Michigan (0-3-1) -1 point 6 Northern Illinois (0-3-0) -0 points MAC East 1 Ohio (3-1-0) -9 points 2 Akron (2-1-1) -7 points 3 Can't State (2-2-0) -6 points 4 Buffalo (1-1-2) -5 points 5 Miami(OH) (1-3-0) -3 points 5 Bowling Green (1-3-0) -3 points Overall MAC Standings: 1 Toledo -12 points 2 Ball State -9 points 2 Ohio -9 points 4 Central Michigan -8 points 5 Akron -7 points 6 Can't State -6 points 6 Western Michigan -6 points 8 Buffalo -5 points 9 Miami(OH) -3 points 9 Bowling Green -3 points 11 Eastern Michigan -1 point 12 Northern Illinois -0 points Quote
mes102 Posted October 2, 2011 Author Report Posted October 2, 2011 MAC Schedule next weekend Friday, October 7th Akron(2-1-1) at Ball State(3-1-0) Eastern Michigan(0-3-1) at Bowling Green(1-3-0) Western Michigan(2-2-0) at Can't State(2-2-0) Ohio(3-1-0) at Toledo(4-0-0) Miami(OH) (1-3-0) at Central Michigan(2-0-2) Northern Illinois(0-4-0) at Buffalo(1-1-2) Sunday, October 9th Western Michigan(2-2-0) at Buffalo(1-1-2) Northern Illinois(0-4-0) at Can't State(2-2-0) Akron(2-1-1) at Toledo(4-0-0) Ohio(3-1-0) at Ball State(3-1-0) Bowling Green(1-3-0) at Central Michigan(2-0-2) Miami(OH) (1-3-0) at Eastern Michigan(0-3-1) Quote
soccerbirdie16 Posted October 2, 2011 Report Posted October 2, 2011 Thanks for all the info mes102!! CMU did beat Can't 3-0. Quote
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