fknbuflobo Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Zips need to create high volume chances. Hopefully, we can actually enjoy a match rather than chew our nails the entire time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fknbuflobo Posted November 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Tailgate anyone? There is a HS FB game @ Infocision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted November 16, 2013 Report Share Posted November 16, 2013 Fenlason playing goalie any word on Pina? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted November 16, 2013 Report Share Posted November 16, 2013 Can't find anything on the internet about why Pina is not playing. I see that WMU beat Hartwick 1-0 in the first game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALzip88 Posted November 16, 2013 Report Share Posted November 16, 2013 Can't find anything on the internet about why Pina is not playing. I see that WMU beat Hartwick 1-0 in the first game. Piña isn't hurt... Fenlason just must have beat Piña out of the starting position. It's not unheard of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted November 16, 2013 Report Share Posted November 16, 2013 Zips looking great tonight with a 3-0 lead halfway through the second half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acstorfer Posted November 16, 2013 Report Share Posted November 16, 2013 Zips looking great tonight with a 3-0 lead halfway through the second half. Can you dig it? I really wish I could watch this game from Florida. All I can do is refresh my browser every few minutes to see what's up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted November 16, 2013 Report Share Posted November 16, 2013 Really a dominating performance. Hard to believe WVU beat Indiana on the road earlier this season 5-4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted November 16, 2013 Report Share Posted November 16, 2013 from the beacon.....sounds like Bryan will be ready for the NCAA's The University of Akron men’s soccer team looked just like a No. 1 seed should look in a conference tournament Friday. UA played aggressive, and showed the creativity and skill of a team ranked eighth in the country in defeating No. 4 seed West Virginia 3-0 in a Mid-American Conference Tournament semifinal match. A crowd of 1,677 at FirstEnergy Stadium witnessed the Zips’ first three-goal match this season. Senior forward Eric Stevenson scored twice and senior midfielder Aodhan Quinn scored once to advance Akron (15-3-1) to the MAC Tournament final at 1 p.m. Sunday. “We just saved it for the playoffs,” UA coach Jared Embick said with a smile. “We had it in us all year long, it’s just sometimes you finish goals and sometimes you don’t.” Akron will face No. 2 seed Western Michigan (9-8-1), which defeated No. 3 seed Hartwick (5-9-4) in Friday’s opener 1-0. “I am happy with the performance,” Embick said. “I thought we were excellent, especially after we settled down in the first half. From there on until we got up 3-0 was some of the best soccer we have played. It is at the right time and we are going to keep moving forward. We will put it in perspective because we have a job to do on Sunday.” Akron quickly asserted itself against West Virginia (7-7-5) and held an edge in shots (22-9), shots on goal (7-2) and corner kicks (5-3). Stevenson scored his first goal with 18 seconds remaining in the first half following a pass from freshman midfielder Adam Najem. “We just had an overload with about a minute left in the first half and Addy set it in,” Stevenson said. “I just hit it. It definitely gave us a lot of confidence going into the second half knowing we were a goal up.” Quinn, who was named the MAC Player of the Year, prior to the match, scored his goal in the 58th minute with an assist going to Najem and senior Zac Portillos. Stevenson’s second goal came in the 66th minute. Junior defender Saad Abdul-Salaam and Najem each had an assist. Stevenson started at forward with seniors Reinaldo Brenes and Robbie Derschang. Quinn and freshman Najem and Victor Souto were solid in their midfield positions. UA junior Bryan Gallego started as a defender, but left the match after seven minutes following an apparent elbow to the throat. Sophomore Andrew Souders subbed in and played with starters Abdul-Salaam, Portillos and freshman Louis Cross. “He has a bruised larynx,” Embick said of Gallego. “I think he will be fine.” Embick said Gallego is questionable Sunday. Zips redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Jake Fenlason made his collegiate debut in place of redshirt freshman Fernando Pina and made two saves. “I thought he was great,” Embick said of Fenlason. “We threw him into a playoff game for his start. I thought he handled himself well. He managed his nerves and played confidently. He got into this because he has been training hard and doing very well in training. There comes a point in time where you have got to look at every position. Fernando is a very good keeper. He is young and he has played a lot of games. I think it’s the first time around, and I don’t know if he is worn down, but he hit a little slump, so we went with Jake. He has been a little bit more confident and better in training.” West Virginia’s best scoring chance came with 9:40 to go in the second half when sophomore Ryan Cain attempted a penalty kick, but his shot was wide left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fknbuflobo Posted November 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2013 First ass-kicking administered by Zips this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZipster0305 Posted November 16, 2013 Report Share Posted November 16, 2013 The team has come a long way since the beginning of the season. We looked solid the entire game! It easily could have been 5-0. Even when the subs were put in, WVU only played even with us. This team is peaking at the right time, and a National Championship is definitely possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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