TennZip Posted April 8, 2021 Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 The conference standings will show why Sunday's game at BGSU is a big game Tie for first Akron 3-2 Bowling Green 3-2 3. Western Michigan 4-3 4. West Virginia 3-3 5. Northern Illinois 4-4 6. SIU-Edwardsville 2-5 Remaining schedules Akron April 11 at BGSU April 14 ...home against Western Michigan 4 days...later...April 18.....play the same team ...Western Michigan at Kalamazoo Bowling Green all 3 remaining games are at home...but they play 3 very good teams April 11 host the mighty Akron Zips April 14 ....host West Virginia April 18.....host Northern Illinois Western Michigan April 11.....host SIUE April 14 and 18...away and home with Akron West Virginia April 11.....at Northern Illinois April 14....at BGSU April 18....home against SIUE Northern Illinois April 11....home with W. VA April 18......away at BGSU As mentioned before, NCAA bids will be announced on April 19 unless something changes, it looks like Akron and Bowling Green will play 8 league games Western Michigan and Northern Illinois will play 10 league games SIU-E and West Virginia will play 9 league games 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fknbuflobo Posted April 8, 2021 Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 So, who is driving to BGSU come Sunday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted April 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 youtube link to watch the game go, Zips I know we have some great fans...that made the drive up north....go, zips !!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigzipguy Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 Very little continuity on offense, leading to the 1-0 loss in overtime. BG now in drivers seat to win the MAC. TO determine the MAC winner they are going by average goals per game?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigzipguy Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 At least that is what the announcer said on the broadcast. Usually is 3 points for a win and 1 point for a tie and you got by total points. Guess it its different for covid this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted April 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 32 minutes ago, bigzipguy said: Very little continuity on offense, leading to the 1-0 loss in overtime. BG now in drivers seat to win the MAC. TO determine the MAC winner they are going by average goals per game?? going by average points per game...3 points for win....1 point for tie so BG is 4-2.....6 games...12 points....2 points per game West Virginia leads NIU 2-0 with 7 minutes to go..... that would make WVU 4-3....12 points ...7 games 1.71 per game Akron is 3-3...6 games...9 points...1.5 per game 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted April 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 39 minutes ago, bigzipguy said: Very little continuity on offense, leading to the 1-0 loss in overtime. BG now in drivers seat to win the MAC. TO determine the MAC winner they are going by average goals per game?? live stats showed BG led 25-8 in shots 9-0 in shots on goal 12-4 in corner kicks BG seemed to have no problems controlling the ball...playing the against the wind when the zips were against the win in first half....I think it was 11-2 in shots and 8-0 in corner kicks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigzipguy Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 We had a lot of corners taken against us by W. Virginia last game if I recall correctly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigzipguy Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 W. Virginia at BG next week , guess we hope for a 0-0 draw, with us winning of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigzipguy Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 I do not think w. mich and siue played today, even those mac schedule said there were scheduled. Neither team had it on their individual schedule Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigzipguy Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 or any draw between w.virg and bg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted April 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 1 hour ago, bigzipguy said: I do not think w. mich and siue played today, even those mac schedule said there were scheduled. Neither team had it on their individual schedule SIU-E schedule shows that they were supposed to play Bowling Green on April 4... but that was postponed due to BG covid issues https://www.siuecougars.com/sports/m-soccer/2020-21/schedule so, they played western michigan on April 4....instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted April 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 1 hour ago, bigzipguy said: W. Virginia at BG next week , guess we hope for a 0-0 draw, with us winning of course need to root fervently for Northern Illinois to beat BG next Sunday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigzipguy Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 but will N. Ill have any reason to put out the effort? They may have been eliminated by then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigzipguy Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 oh wait , they are still in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted April 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 https://gozips.com/news/2021/4/11/mens-soccer-golden-goal-lifts-bowling-green-over-akron-1-0.aspx "Congrats to Bowling Green on the win," Akron head coach Jared Embick commented. "They wanted it more and you could see that from minute one. We needed to have that same effort and intensity we had Wednesday night to compete while we are short-handed, but we couldn't find that competitiveness and effort today. Without that, you can't win a game. We will see who we have available on Wednesday and come out with a better mentality to compete in the game." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted April 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 from Bowling Green web site: my comments below the standings MAC STANDINGS (through matches of Sunday, April 11) School (Overall) MAC Pts. PPG* 1. Bowling Green (6-4-0) 4-2-0 12 2.00 2. West Virginia (6-3-0) 4-3-0 12 1.71 Western Mich. (6-3-0) 4-3-0 12 1.71 4. Akron (4-3-1) 3-3-0 9 1.50 5. Northern Ill. (5-7-1) 4-5-0 12 1.33 6. SIUE (5-5-0) 2-5-0 6 0.86 * points per game Bowling Green controls their own destiny. if they win against WVU and NIU, they finish 6-2 in league....and win the MAC....18 points, 8 games...2.25 points per game If Western Michigan wins both games against Akron, they finish 6-3 in league...18 points, 9 games, 2.0 points per game If West Virginia beats Bowling Green and beats SIU-E, they also finish 6-3 in league...18 points, 9 games, 2.0 points per game the best that Akron can finish....is 5-3...15 points, 8 games...1.875 points per game if Akron loses at home on Wednesday night, they can't win the league Akron needs a lot of help from NIU and SIU-E to win the league and Akron needs a healthy Diogo Pacheco.........great player for the zips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akron Rick Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 There are no secrets around the MAC. Zips have had trouble with the high press since the get go and now every opponent is using it to keep the offense bottled up in their own end. BG played with confidence and with that unrelenting wind favoring them in the first half they dominated. Yet they couldn't score. Second half I expected the Zips to use that wind too, but it was BG who played like their hair was on fire. Our goalie was the only Zip who matched their intensity and he deserved better. Pacheco certainly could have made some kind of difference but good teams rise to the occasion. Today that didn't happen. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 12 hours ago, Akron Rick said: There are no secrets around the MAC. Zips have had trouble with the high press since the get go and now every opponent is using it to keep the offense bottled up in their own end. BG played with confidence and with that unrelenting wind favoring them in the first half they dominated. Yet they couldn't score. Second half I expected the Zips to use that wind too, but it was BG who played like their hair was on fire. Our goalie was the only Zip who matched their intensity and he deserved better. Pacheco certainly could have made some kind of difference but good teams rise to the occasion. Today that didn't happen. Agreed. Will Meyer had an outstanding game and deserves to be mentioned by name. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fknbuflobo Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 14 hours ago, Akron Rick said: There are no secrets around the MAC. Zips have had trouble with the high press since the get go and now every opponent is using it to keep the offense bottled up in their own end. BG played with confidence and with that unrelenting wind favoring them in the first half they dominated. Yet they couldn't score. Second half I expected the Zips to use that wind too, but it was BG who played like their hair was on fire. Our goalie was the only Zip who matched their intensity and he deserved better. Pacheco certainly could have made some kind of difference but good teams rise to the occasion. Today that didn't happen. Astute observations! Zips' opponents have historically feared our counter attack too much to high press us. The opposition is no longer afraid. There is blood in the water and the Sharks are circling. Passing forward is not always the best decision, but passing laterally (or back) is too often the default with this squad, ESPECIALLY among the underclassmen, who have evidently been coached to do so. Older players are usually more discriminating with the ball. Until we clean up our possession, we are inviting the high press feeding frenzy. Opponents must be punished for pressing our possession along the back. Overall, passing accuracy (completion rate) has been atrocious of late, which is a more fundamental problem. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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