2015 Akron Zips men's soccer team
| 2015 Akron Zips men's soccer | |
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MAC Tournament champions Georgetown Invitational champions | |
NCAA Tournament, College Cup, L 0–0 (7–8) vs. Stanford | |
| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 18-3-2 (0–0 MAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coaches |
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| Home stadium | FirstEnergy Stadium–Cub Cadet Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Akron ‡ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 18 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 12 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2015 Akron Zips men's soccer team will represent The University of Akron during the 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It will be the 66th season of the university fielding a program. The Zips enter the season as the three-time defending MAC Men's Soccer Tournament champions.
The Zips begin the season on August 28 at VCU, and conclude the season at home against Bowling Green.[1]
2015 incoming team members
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Club | Hometown | Recruiting Ratings |
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Schedule
| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site City, State | ||||||
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| Preseason | |||||||||||
| August 18* |
No. 25 | Oakland | W 4–2 | FirstEnergy Stadium (1,154) | |||||||
| August 22* |
No. 25 | Bradley | W 3–1 | FirstEnergy Stadium (1,299) | |||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| August 28* |
No. 25 | at No. RV VCU VCU Tournament |
W 3–2 2OT | 1–0–0 |
Sports Backers Stadium (1,237) | ||||||
| August 30* |
No. 25 | vs. No. 24 Old Dominion VCU Tournament |
L 1–4 | 1–1–0 |
Sports Backers Stadium (348) | ||||||
| September 4* |
at No. 4 Georgetown Georgetown Tournament |
W 1–0 | 2–1–0 |
Shaw Field (1,137) | |||||||
| September 7* |
vs. No. 6 Maryland Georgetown Tournament |
W 3–2 | 3–1–0 |
Shaw Field (4,003) | |||||||
| September 11* |
No. rv | No. 16 Saint Louis | W 3–2 | 4–1–0 |
FirstEnergy Stadium (2,734) | ||||||
| September 16* |
No. 11 | Ohio State | T 3–3 2OT | 4–1–1 |
FirstEnergy Stadium (3,889) | ||||||
| September 22* |
No. 9 | No. 15 Wake Forest | L 1–2 | 4–2–1 |
FirstEnergy Stadium (2,516) | ||||||
| September 25* |
No. 9 | at No. RV UC Santa Barbara | W 2–0 | 5–2–1 |
Harder Stadium (7,283) | ||||||
| September 30* |
No. 9 | Penn State | W 1–0 | 6–2–1 |
FirstEnergy Stadium (2,103) | ||||||
| October 3* |
No. 9 | at UAB | W 2–1 OT | 7–2–1 |
West Campus Field (632) | ||||||
| October 6* |
No. 8 | Santa Clara | W 2–0 | 8–2–1 |
FirstEnergy Stadium (1,813) | ||||||
| October 9 |
No. 8 | at Buffalo | W 2–1 | 9–2–1 |
UB Stadium (512) | ||||||
| October 17 |
No. 6 | Northern Illinois | W 4–0 | 10–2–1 |
FirstEnergy Stadium (1,719) | ||||||
| October 21* |
No. 5 | Michigan State | W 4–1 | 11–2–1 |
FirstEnergy Stadium (2,062) | ||||||
| October 24 |
No. 5 | at Western Michigan | T 1–1 2OT | 11–2–2 |
WMU Soccer Complex (971) | ||||||
| October 30 |
No. 6 | at West Virginia | W 2–0 | 12–2–2 |
Dlesk Stadium (1,238) | ||||||
| November 1* |
No. 6 | No. 25 UCLA | L 2–4 | 12–3–2 |
First Energy Stadium (2,169) | ||||||
| November 7 |
No. 10 | Bowling Green | W 4–0 | 13–3–2 |
First Energy Stadium (1,691) | ||||||
| MAC Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 13 |
No. 10 | West Virginia MAC Tournament Semifinal |
W 3–2 | 14–3–2 |
First Energy Stadium (1,238) | ||||||
| November 15 |
No. 10 | Buffalo MAC Tournament Final |
W 1–0 | 15–3–2 |
First Energy Stadium (1,335) | ||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 22* |
No. 5 | No. 23 Rutgers NCAA 2nd Round |
W 6–1 | 16–3–2 |
First Energy Stadium (2,025) | ||||||
| November 29* |
No. 5 | No. 11 SMU NCAA 3rd Round |
W 2–1 | 17–3–2 |
First Energy Stadium (2,280) | ||||||
| December 5* |
No. 5 | No. 9 Creighton NCAA Quarterfinal |
W 3–2 2OT | 18–3–2 |
First Energy Stadium | ||||||
| December 11 |
No. 5 | vs. No. 8 Stanford NCAA College Cup Semifinal |
T 0–0 (L 7–8 pen.) 2OT | 18–3–3 |
Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, Kansas (4,047) | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
See also
- Akron Zips men's soccer
- 2015 Mid-American Conference men's soccer season
- 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
- 2015 MAC Men's Soccer Tournament
- 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
References
- ^ "Akron unveils challenging 2015 men's soccer schedule". GoZips.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.