Zip_ME87 Posted August 9 Report Share Posted August 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYC ZIP Posted August 9 Report Share Posted August 9 That’s a solid class. The striker from LIU should add some extra punch up top. 3 freshmen GKs behind Budler. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted August 9 Author Report Share Posted August 9 I had not previously heard anything about the transfer from LIU...... sounds very encouraging... A native of Bolton, England, Emil Jaaskelainen, a forward arrives at Akron following a distinguished career at Long Island where he was a four-time All-NEC selection, three-time All-Region honoree and a two-time NEC Player of the Year. He garnered United Soccer Coaches All-Region accolades for the third consecutive campaign a season ago and was named to the Hermann Trophy Watch List en route to being invited to the adidas MLS College Showcase. As a freshman, he was selected as the NEC Rookie of the Year. He capped his career at Long Island registering 43 goals, 14 assists, 100 points and 15 game-winners on the strength of 275 shots, including 129 on net. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted August 9 Author Report Share Posted August 9 I am not sure if this article......about January 2024 addition Maximus Barboto....had ever been posted here https://njithighlanders.com/news/2023/12/20/mens-soccer-maximus-barboto-named-to-the-topdrawersoccer-com-mens-national-top-100-postseason-list.aspx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted August 9 Report Share Posted August 9 2 hours ago, TennZip said: I had not previously heard anything about the transfer from LIU...... sounds very encouraging... A native of Bolton, England, Emil Jaaskelainen, a forward arrives at Akron following a distinguished career at Long Island where he was a four-time All-NEC selection, three-time All-Region honoree and a two-time NEC Player of the Year. He garnered United Soccer Coaches All-Region accolades for the third consecutive campaign a season ago and was named to the Hermann Trophy Watch List en route to being invited to the adidas MLS College Showcase. As a freshman, he was selected as the NEC Rookie of the Year. He capped his career at Long Island registering 43 goals, 14 assists, 100 points and 15 game-winners on the strength of 275 shots, including 129 on net. This is why the roster was not released until today. He is a direct replacement for Shooky(maybe better). A gamechanger for the team. Big get for Embick. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted August 9 Report Share Posted August 9 2 hours ago, TennZip said: I am not sure if this article......about January 2024 addition Maximus Barboto....had ever been posted here https://njithighlanders.com/news/2023/12/20/mens-soccer-maximus-barboto-named-to-the-topdrawersoccer-com-mens-national-top-100-postseason-list.aspx He ditched playing for his dad to join the Zips! Another good pickup by Embick. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted August 14 Author Report Share Posted August 14 this is encouraging.....2 zips mentioned.... I also think that transfer Maximus Barboto is going to have a big year for the zips https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/article/?categoryId=21&articleId=53632&articleTitle=mens-soccer-transfers-to-watch-for-2024 Victor Gaulmin, Akron One of the best DIII players in NCAA history will take on DI soccer for his final season of eligibility as Gaulmin transfers to Akron from St. Olaf College. An All-American in all three seasons, the French midfielder led the Oles to the DIII national title last fall, scoring 16 and assisting 10 in 26 matches. It will be interesting to track how Gaulmin’s dominance and ball striking excellence translates to the highest level of college soccer. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted August 14 Author Report Share Posted August 14 https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/article/?categoryId=21&articleId=53632&articleTitle=mens-soccer-transfers-to-watch-for-2024 Emil Jaaskelainen, Akron One of the leading strikers in the last few years of college soccer, Jaakelainen scored 43 for Long Island as a two time NEC Player of the Year. The Zips were looking for a Jason Shokalook replacement and they found one in a grad senior that could be the difference in winning a Big East title. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted August 14 Author Report Share Posted August 14 https://unitedsoccercoaches.org/2024-ncaa-division-i-players-to-watch-forwards/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy-claws Posted August 14 Report Share Posted August 14 Is Emil the son of (or related to) Jussi, former Bolton Wanderer's Goalkeeper? I see he lists his hometown as Bolton, so I wonder. Also, didn't we play LIU last season with him in their lineup? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted August 14 Author Report Share Posted August 14 40 minutes ago, zippy-claws said: Is Emil the son of (or related to) Jussi, former Bolton Wanderer's Goalkeeper? I see he lists his hometown as Bolton, so I wonder. Also, didn't we play LIU last season with him in their lineup? I am very , very impressed......by your knowledge of world soccer I went to zips roster....and could not answer your first question.... I went to LIU 2023 roster....and I was super impressed by the work done by their soccer SID. Here is the answer to your first question: Personal: Emil is the Son of Maria and Jussi Jaaskelainen Father Jussi made 530 appearances with the Bolton Wanderers from 1997 through 2012, had a Premier League stop with West Ham United Wanderers during a two-decade goalkeeping career in England, and played 56 international matches representing Finland Has two brothers, William and Robin Brother William plays in EFL League Two with AFC Wimbledon Under the 2023 history....this is also very impressive about Emil (pre season top 11 All American) Ranked No. 5 in nation in Top Drawer Soccer preseason D-I player rankings and No. 76 in postseason D-I player rankings Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI first team https://www.liuathletics.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/emil-jaaskelainen/3760 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted August 14 Author Report Share Posted August 14 49 minutes ago, zippy-claws said: Is Emil the son of (or related to) Jussi, former Bolton Wanderer's Goalkeeper? I see he lists his hometown as Bolton, so I wonder. Also, didn't we play LIU last season with him in their lineup? to answer your 2nd question... again, a yes Emil played 85 minutes. 4 shots 3 of them on goal you might have to click on individual...when you click on box score link below https://gozips.com/sports/mens-soccer/stats/2023/long-island/boxscore/8958 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted August 14 Author Report Share Posted August 14 take a look at the pre season 2023 Top Drawer soccer first team All American team again, this was 2023....12 months ago....last year, Akron had Joel and Dice on pre season All American team and did not even make the NCAA tournament. So, pre season accolades.....do not guarantee great success We all know that Dice struggled with injuries in 2023 I am encouraged to see how highly that Emil J......was thought of...pre 2023 Zips need a healthy Dyson Clapier in 2024. Top Drawer Soccer(TDS) will announce their 2024 top 25 poll on Monday August 19 TDS will announce their 2024 pre season All American teams on Tuesday August 20 below is what TDS predicted...12 months ago..... TDS August 2023 Preseason Best XI Teams First Team F: Alex Meinhard (Clemson), Emil Jaaskelainen (LIU), Stas Korzeniowski (Penn) M: Christian Soto (Washington), Joran Gerbet (Clemson), Laurence Wootton (Ohio State), Dyson Clapier (Akron) 😧 Tommy Silva (UCLA), Joel Sangwa (Akron), Ronan Wynne (Denver) GK: Alex Lopez (Tulsa) https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soccer-articles/2023-mens-division-i-preseason-awards_aid52390 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reslife4Life Posted August 19 Report Share Posted August 19 The Big East preseason poll has us as the favorites for the Midwest Division. Jonas and Malik preseason all team. Dyson will have a lot to prove this season https://www.bigeast.com/news/2024/8/19/akron-and-georgetown-favored-in-big-east-mens-soccer-coaches-polls.aspx 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fknbuflobo Posted August 19 Report Share Posted August 19 On 8/14/2024 at 2:15 PM, zippy-claws said: Is Emil the son of (or related to) Jussi, former Bolton Wanderer's Goalkeeper? I see he lists his hometown as Bolton, so I wonder. Also, didn't we play LIU last season with him in their lineup? I realize your question has already been answered on this thread. Indeed, Emil is son of Jussi Jaaskelainen, longtime GK for Bolton Wanderers. I too am impressed with your depth of knowledge of minor tier English professional football. Bolton were last in the Prem in 2012. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8thegr8 Posted August 19 Report Share Posted August 19 Just checked both the ESPN+ and FloSports schedules. UA @ ND and OSU @ UA are both on ESPNs schedule. Akron is nowhere to be found on FloSports but I did see the other BigEast schools. So perhaps we’ll get home matches on ESPN and just be missing out on away BigEast matches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYC ZIP Posted August 19 Report Share Posted August 19 3 hours ago, n8thegr8 said: Just checked both the ESPN+ and FloSports schedules. UA @ ND and OSU @ UA are both on ESPNs schedule. Akron is nowhere to be found on FloSports but I did see the other BigEast schools. So perhaps we’ll get home matches on ESPN and just be missing out on away BigEast matches Unfortunately, all the Big East Conference games, home and away, are on the Flo Sports schedule. I put Akron in the search and they all showed up. According to the schedule on gozips.com, the non conference games are on ESPN+ except for Wright State on the Zips Digital Network. There is no mention of the WMU game coverage anywhere that I can find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted August 19 Report Share Posted August 19 43 minutes ago, NYC ZIP said: Unfortunately, all the Big East Conference games, home and away, are on the Flo Sports schedule. I put Akron in the search and they all showed up. According to the schedule on gozips.com, the non conference games are on ESPN+ except for Wright State on the Zips Digital Network. There is no mention of the WMU game coverage anywhere that I can find. Based on how much my groceries keep going up, I shutter to think about how expensive FloSports is now. FloSports is dumb for their pricing model and the Big East is even dumber for allowing their product to be pay-walled in that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipsBurgh Posted August 19 Report Share Posted August 19 Last year someone shared a way to get a discount (half off maybe?) of the Flo Sports subscription by basically subscribing for only soccer. Anyone remember that code? Or have a new code? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipsBurgh Posted August 19 Report Share Posted August 19 Answered my own question with a couple quick searches. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted August 20 Author Report Share Posted August 20 Emil J. selected to 3rd team pre season All American team https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soccer-articles/2024-mens-division-i-preseason-awards_aid53660 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted August 21 Author Report Share Posted August 21 If you click on the full you tube video, you will get to hear Jared speak for over 10 minutes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted August 21 Author Report Share Posted August 21 if you click on the full you tube video, you will get to hear co-captains Daragh (on left) and Jonas (on right) speak for over 6.5 minutes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Reslife4Life Posted August 22 Report Share Posted August 22 59 minutes ago, csims0917 said: Standing up to FloSports, I love it. Hopefully some of the away games will be the same 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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