Women Rule The Weekend (and more)

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Of course the Forum guests who have been screaming about how bad the football team/program is making the U look won't give a hoot, because, you know, they're not MAJOR sports, Olympic sports, no one cares, blah blah blah....but if you didn't already know the outcome of the football game before you even watched or attended, then you had your head someplace else.  But you should have paid attention, or at least given a nod here and there, to the Women of The Zips (I mean, Zippy is a she afterall).  The biggest surprise of the Fall has to be the Volleyball team.  They've won their last 3 matches, are 14-5 overall and in first place in the MAC at 7-1.  This weekend they clobbered NIU 3-0 Friday and won a thriller 3-2 (7-6 final set) over WMU Saturday.  Then the slowly but steadily women's soccer team, had WMU on the ropes Friday night leading 1-0 but gave up 2 late goals, almost saving a draw with great attacks in the final 5 minutes.  They then bounced back yesterday to trounce NIU 3-0 at First Energy Stadium, with Carly Pcholinsky getting a brace, her second so good you'd of thought you were watching the MSOC team of 2018.  It may not seem like a lot if you haven't watched them the past few seasons, but at 3-4-1 in the MAC and 7-8-1 overall it's a continuing improvement and making the Zips dangerous in WSOC.  The least surprising of the weekend wins by Women was the Swim team dominating the pool in the 2nd annual Akron Zips Classic with Cleveland State, Xavier, Miami, and NCAA D2 Champs Dennison.  After 7 of last year's Zips left and Maddi Myers still injured, Coach Peresie just keeps reloading, adding some quality freshmen to the mix, and it sure looks like a train wreck is all that will prevent a 7th straight MAC title.  Did I mention that WSOC and WS&D are now attracting International players and interest?  Oh, that's right, U of A is the "laughing stock" of College Athletics.....  Stop grieving over an already lost football season and a wounded MSOC team that still has life in them, and maybe show some pride of the "lesser" sports.