akron-zips Stories - Backing The Pack
Cards Lose To Akron 0-1 in Men's Soccer College Cup Final
An unprecedented twenty-win undefeated season still wasn't enough to ease the sting of the 0-1 loss to Akron this afternoon in the College Cup Final. Clearly the better side in the second half, the Zips deserved to win the trophy. Louisville looked exhausted in the last twenty minutes of the match....
Louisville faces Akron In The Men's Soccer National Championship
For a comparison of Louisville's special 2010 soccer season, one can simply turn the page back to last year. The Akron Zips reached the 2009 College Cup Final without a single loss on their resume. After playing Virginia to a 0-0 tie in regulation and two overtimes, Akron would end up losing on...
Men's Soccer Crowned National Champions!
The Virginia Men’s Soccer team had only one goal this season – to win a national championship – and anything short of it would have been a disappointment. After fifteen shutouts and an ACC title, the Virginia Cavaliers faced their biggest challenge today – the undefeated, top seeded Akron Zips. ...
Restrepo, Virginia face Akron for National Title
The No. 2 Virginia Cavaliers face an undefeated No. 1 Akron Zips squad today for the 2009 NCAA National Championship in the College Cup. Neither team was able to get the job done in regulation during the semifinals on Friday, and both teams will be looking to outshoot the other in a battle of...
Updated: Virginia Defeats Wake Forest in Overtime, Advances to NCAA Finals
The University of Virginia Mens Soccer Team has defeated Wake Forest 2-1 in overtime in the NCAA College Cup semifinal match. They will face the winner of the University of North Carolina/Akron match in the finals. Brian Ownby’s (Glen Allen, Va.) golden goal in the 93rd minute lifted the No. 2...
No. 2 Virginia to face No. 3 Wake in College Cup Semis
Virginia is one of three ACC teams in the College Cup, the "final four" of NCAA Men's Soccer. The Cavaliers ride a 14-game winning streak into Friday's matchup against a tough Wake Forest squad, a team Virginia has beaten twice already this season. No. 2-seeded Virginia is joined by fellow ACC...
NC State 66, Akron 45; NC State 66, Austin Peay 59
Four Factors NC State Akron eFG% 72.1 34.5 Turnover Rate 39.1 21.9 Off Reb Rate 36.8 30.4 FT Rate 76.5 32.7 Pts Poss OFF_EFF DEF_EFF Akron 45 64 70.3 103.1 NCSU 66 64 103.1 70.3 Box Score That was not quite the prison-hardened defense I expected from Akron, at least not...
Previewing Akron
2009 Scouting Report / 2009 Game Plan2009 Stats 2010 Roster2010 Schedule Akron Offense '08-'09 Four Factors Percent Nat'l Rank eFG% 48.1 207 Turnover Rate 20.6 191 Off Reb Rate 34.3 115 FTA/FGA 36.2 182 The Zips return almost all of the important pieces from a team that finished...
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