2015 MEN’SOCCER GAME NOTES • MATCH 9 VS. PENN STATE

61st Season • 2010 National Champions • 3 College Cup Appearances • 29 NCAA Tournament Appearances • 11 MAC Championships

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPT. 29, 2015 2015 Schedule and Results SHOWDOWN WITH PENN STATE AWAITS AKRON 5-2-1/0-0-0 MAC No. 7 Akron (5-2-1) DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT vs. Penn State (4-2-2) Aug. 28 at VCU (1) W, 3-2 (2OT) Wednesday, Sept. 30 Aug. 30 at No. 24 Old Dominion (1) L, 1-4 FirstEnergy Stadium - Cub Cadet Field (5,000) Sept. 4 at No. 4 Georgetown (2) W, 1-0 Akron, Ohio • 7 p.m. Sept. 7 at No. 6 Maryland (2) W, 3-2 Sept. 11 No. 14 SAINT LOUIS W, 3-2 Live Stats: www.gozips.com Sept. 16 OHIO STATE T, 3-3 (2OT) Webstream: www.gozips.com Sept. 22 No. 8 WAKE FOREST L, 1-2 Sept. 25 at No. 25 UC Santa Barbara W, 2-0 WHAT’S AHEAD Sept. 30 PENN STATE 7:00 p.m. On the heels of an impressive 2-0 victory at No. 25 UC Santa Barbara, Akron returns to Oct. 3 at UAB 8:00 p.m. FirstEnergy Stadium - Cub Cadet Field for a showdown versus Penn State on Wednesday, Oct. 6 SANTA CLARA 7:00 p.m. Sept. 30. Game time is set for 7 p.m. Oct. 9 at Buffalo * 7:00 p.m. AKRON MEN Oct. 17 NORTHERN ILLINOIS * 7:00 p.m. SCOUTING THE NITTANY LIONS Oct. 21 MICHIGAN STATE 7:00 p.m. Penn State (4-2-2) comes into play this Wednesday, Sept. 30, having seen its five-game unbeaten streak snapped with a 2-0 home setback versus Michigan on Sunday, Sept. 27. Oct .24 at Western Michigan * 1:00 p.m. Junior Connor Maloney has sparked the Nittany Lion’ attack this season registering team- Oct. 28 at West Virginia * 7:00 p.m. high marks in goals (3), points (6), shots (14) and shots on goal (9). Senior goalkeeper Nov. 1 UCLA 1:00 p.m. Matt Bersano has been solid in net for Penn State having posted 28 saves and a 0.71 goals Nov. 8 BOWLING GREEN * 7:00 p.m. against average en route to recording four shutouts. As a team, the Nittany Lions are ranked Nov. 13 MAC Semifinals & TBA 15th, 18th and 25th nationally in save percentage (.829), shutout percentage (0.50) and Nov. 15 MAC Championship & TBA team goals against average (0.71).

All home matches in bold PSU AKRON All times listed are Eastern Overall Record 4-2-2 5-2-1 ’

* Denotes Mid-American Conference match Conference Record 1-1-1 0-0 S SOCCER & Denotes MAC Championship (Highest Seed) Goals 8 17 (1) denotes VCU Tournament Goals-Shot Attempts 8-68 17-122 (2) denotes Georgetown Tournament Goals Per Game 1.00 2.12 Assists 3 13 Shots 68 122 Akron Athletic Communications Shots On Goal 30 57 Cathy Bongiovi, Assistant A.D./Athletics Communications Shot Percentage .118 .139 E-mail: [email protected] Shots On Goal Percentage .441 .467 Office Phone: (330) 972-6106 Shots Per Game 8.5 15.2 Sean Palchick, Associate AC Dir. (MSOC Contact) Corner Kicks 31 37 E-mail: [email protected] Opponent Corner Kicks 45 40 Office Phone: (330) 972-2677 Penalty Kicks 1-2 0-1 Chelsea Andorka, Graduate Assistant Opponent Penalty Kicks 0-1 1-2 E-mail: [email protected] Office Phone: (330) 972-7171 Jonathan Platten, Graduate Assistant SERIES HISTORY E-mail: [email protected] Wednesday evening’s game is the 36th meeting between Akron and Penn State. The Zips Office Phone: (330) 972-6584 own a 16-14-5 series advantage. A year ago, the then 23rd-rated Nittany Lions registered a 1-0 home triumph past Akron on Nov. 5, 2014. Athletics Communications Office Fax: (330) 374-8844 THE COACHES Penn State: Bob Warming is in his sixth season as head coach of the Penn State Follow Akron Athletics on our website: program, owning a 62-36-13 (.617) record. In 36 years overall as a head coach he maintains GoZips.com a 445-216-77 (.655) ledger. Akron: In his third year on the Akron sidelines as head coach, and ninth season overall, is Jared Embick, who has a 35-12-4 mark (.725), including 82-33-14 (.690) overall, in his seventh year as a head coach. FOLLOW AKRON AKRON HEAD COACH JARED EMBICK ATHLETICS ON Jared Embick, who had previously served as the Zips’ associate head coach and FACEBOOK AND TWITTER recruiting coordinator, officially became the seventh head coach in the history of The men’s soccer program in December of 2012. The 2015 campaign marks his third year leading the Zips and the squad has registered a 35-12-4 (.725) ledger after going 13-6-2 a season ago.

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During Embick’s time at Akron, the Zips have posted the highest winning percentage in the nation Akron Quick Facts with an overall record of 145-25-20 (.816), including a 44-2-1 (.947) mark in Mid-American Conference play, while securing seven conference tournament titles, eight trips to the NCAA Tournament and two Location:...... Akron, Ohio 44325 appearances in an NCAA final. Population:...... 200,000 Akron entered the 2014 season seeking to reload the Zips’ talented foundation with a young squad ...... (5th largest in Ohio) following the departure of six starters from a 2013 team that posted a 17-4-1 record and a No. 7 Founded:...... 1870 as Buchtel College national ranking...... 26,000 Recording their 14th consecutive double-digit victory campaign, the Zips finished the season with Enrollment: a 13-6-2 ledger, including 4-1-0 mark in the Mid-American Conference. Akron’s efforts were rewarded Nickname:...... Zips as the Zips earned the MAC’s regular season and tournament crowns en route to collecting a berth in Colors:...... Blue (282) & Gold (871) the NCAA Tournament for the 29th time in program history. Conference:...... Mid-American The Zips became one of just six Division I programs to qualify for the NCAA Tournament in each of ...... (East Division) the past eight seasons with their 29th overall selection. President:...... Dr. Scott L. Scarborough Led by Adam Najem, Saad Abdul-Salaam, Jake Fenlason and Andrew Souders, who were selected as Director of Athletics:...... Larry Williams first-team All-MAC men’s soccer selections, seven Akron student-athletes garnered All-MAC accolades Faculty Athletics Rep:...... Dr. Deborah Owens a year ago. Additionally, Stuart Holthusen, Richie Laryea and Victor Souto were recognized as second- Athletics Dept. Phone:...... (330) 972-7080 team selections. Ticket Office Phone:....1-888-99-AKRON (-25766) The Zips came into the campaign maintaining a No. 13 preseason ranking by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) as well as being tabbed preseason No. 14, 15 and 23 by Season of Soccer:...... 61st (1955) TopDrawerSoccer.com, College Soccer News and Soccer America, respectively. All-Time Record:...... 668-248-87 Akron’s opening night line-up featured seven players making their initial collegiate starts for the Zips, while six first-year players took to the field at No. 5 New Mexico. All-Time MAC Record:...... 110-12-6 Individually, Najem, who garnered first-team All-Great Lake Regional honors, ranked fourth, fifth, MAC Tournament Titles:...... 11 eighth, eighth and 24th in the NCAA in goals scored (14), total points (32), goals per game (0.67), ...... [1998, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, points per match (1.52) and game-winning goals (4). Jake Fenlason was equally impressive in goal ...... 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014] rating 27th, 32nd and 53rd nationally in goals against average (.785), save percentage (.811) and MAC Regular-Season Titles:...... 17 total saves (73). NCAA Tournament Appearances:...... 29 In January, 2015, Abdul-Salaam became the 10th Zip to have his name called during the first round NCAA College Cup Appearances:.....3 [1986, 2009, 2010] of the MLS SuperDraft with his selection 12th overall in the MLS SuperDraft by Sporting Kansas City. S SOCCER

’ NCAA Championshop Appearances: ... 2 [2009, 2010] Due in large part to Embick’s recruiting efforts, Akron identified and secured some of the best prospects in the country – and around the world – with top-five recruiting classes in each of the past Stadium:...... FirstEnergy Stadium - Cub Cadet Field five seasons. The Zips’ classes of 2012 and 2009 were ranked No. 1 in the country, while the classes of Capacity:...... 5,000 2011 and 2010 each received a No. 2 designation. Field Dimensions:...... 120 x 77 More importantly, Akron’s recruits have flourished in the Zips’ system, which features a style of play ...... Natural Grass that is attractive and attack-oriented, yet effective on both sides of the ball. In total, Embick recruited Surface: or helped develop 24 players who have gone on to play professionally either in MLS or overseas since AKRON IN THE NATIONAL POLLS 2007. The success of this formula was no more evident than at the 2011 MLS SuperDraft where seven Zips had their names called, including five with the first eight selections overall, to set a pair of MLS NCAA RPI...NSCAA...TDS...... CSN records. Preseason NA...... 25...... RV...... 24 Embick has also served as a staff coach with the Under-16 and Under-18 U.S. Soccer Development Aug. 31 NA...... NA...... NA...... RV Academy’s Cleveland Internationals club team for the past five years. AKRON MEN Sept. 8 NA...... RV...... NA...... 22 Prior to joining the Zips, Embick spent four seasons (2003-06) as the head men’s soccer coach at Sept. 15 NA...... 11...... 11...... 7 Missouri Baptist University where he led the Spartans to a record of 47-21-8 and the program’s first Sept. 22 NA...... 9...... 12...... 6 NAIA regional tournament berth in 2003. In all, Embick spent six seasons at MBU, including two Sept. 29 6...... 9...... 7...... 11 seasons as a graduate assistant (2000-01) and one season as an assistant coach (2002). During his time at Missouri Baptist, Embick also served as assistant coach for River Cities FC of the NSCAA - National Soccer Coaches Association Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) whom he helped lead to a 13-2-1 record in its inaugural TDS - CSN - season and an appearance in the WPSL national final. of America; TopDrawerSoccer.com; A 2000 graduate of Indiana Wesleyan, Embick was named an All-American by the National Christian College Soccer News College Athletic Association (NCCAA) in 1998 and 1999 as a player. He was also an NAIA honorable mention All-America honoree in 1999 and was twice named to the All-Mid-Central Conference squad. ZIPS REGISTER 2-0 ROAD WIN AT NO. 25 UC SANTA BARBARA Sparked by goals from redshirt sophomore Sam Gainford (Liverpool, England) and sophomore Stuart Holthusen (Auckland, New Zealand), sixth-ranked Akron notched a 2-0 triumph past No. 25 UC Santa Barbara on Friday, Sept. 25. The Zips outshot the Gauchos on the evening, 13-6, including 9-1 on goal. Gainford and junior Adam Najem (Clifton, N.J.) directed the Akron offensive attack recording a game-high three shots apiece. Adding two shots each were sophomores Richie Laryea (Toronto, Ontario (Canada)) and Nate Shultz (Mayfield, Ohio). Senior goalkeeper Jake Fenlason (San Diego, Calif.) stopped the lone shot on goal he faced for Akron to collect his second shutout of the season, while Justin Vom Steeg corralled seven stops for the Gauchos. Akron outshot the Gauchos in the first 45 minutes, 7-3, including 5-1 on goal. Holthusen closed the scoring in the affair extending the Zips’ lead to 2-0 in the 87th minute (86:48) intercepting a UC Santa Barbara pass in the offensive end en route to registering his first goal of the season.

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WAKE FOREST EDGES AKRON, 2-1 2015 MAC Standings In a battle of top 10 nationally ranked teams, a successful penalty kick by Michael Gamble proved to be the game-winning goal that lifted Wake Forest to a 2-1 victory over Akron in men’s soccer action on AS OF SEPT. 29 Sept. 22, at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field. MAC Overall The Zips recorded six of their eight shots on goal over the final 45 minutes to mount a furious second- Western Michigan 0-0-0 5-1-1 half attack in the affair, but Akron was not able to net the equalizer as the Demon Deacons outshot the Bowling Green 0-0-0 6-2-0 Zips in the game, 18-14. Akron 0-0-0 5-2-1 Wake Forest took the early advantage in the showdown as Jon Bakero capitalized off passes from Jack Northern Illinois 0-0-0 4-2-0 Buffalo 0-0-0 4-4-3 Harrison and Kris Reaves to notch his third goal of the season from eight yards out at the 20:54 mark. West Virginia 0-0-0 3-5-0 Richie Laryea was played into the box by junior Adam Najem and was able to spin around a beat the defender to net the game-tying goal for the Zips in the 30th minute (29:10). Wednesday, Sept. 30 Akron entered the intermission tied at one despite the Demon Deacons posting an 11-3 advantage Western Michigan at Detroit in shots in the initial stanza. Penn State at Akron The Zips were whistled for a handball in the box in the 51st minute (50:39) that set the stage for a Wake Forest penalty kick. Stepping over the ball and delivering his team-leading sixth goal of the season Saturday, Oct. 3 was Gamble. Akron at UAB The Zips nearly squared the contest at two at the 62:48 mark when junior (Sao Paolo, West Virginia at St. Francis (Pa.) Victor Souto Brazil) slid a ball into the box for Sam Gainford, who was denied in his shot attempt by a save from Wake St. Mary’s at Western Michigan AKRON MEN Buffalo at St. Bonaventure Forest goalkeeper Alec Ferrell. Northern Illinois at Bowling Green * Laryea followed with a strong shot on goal in the 73rd minute (72:16) that was again stopped by a Farrell save. Tuesday, Oct. 6 A corner kick by Gainford at 79:44 mark squared the ball into the box to senior Andrew Souders West Virginia at Virginia Tech (Amherst, Ohio), whose shot on the goal was denied by a save from Ferrell. Santa Clara at Akron The Zips registered three shots, including a pair from sophomore Niko De Vera (Camas, Wash.), over Milwaukee at Northern Illinois the final 10 minutes, but were not able to find the back of the net. Laryea and senior (West Islip, N.Y.) paced the Akron offensive attack with three shots apiece, Wednesday, Oct. 7 Sean Sepe Bowling Green at Ohio State while Gainford, De Vera and redshirt junior Goncalo Soares (Lisbon, Portugal) added two shots each. Jake Fenlason recorded seven saves for the Zips. Friday, Oct. 9 Akron at Buffalo * ZIPS TIDBITS

Western Michigan at West Virginia * • The Zips have posted a winning record in the month of September in each of the last 13 seasons and ’ stand at 4-1-1 through six games this month. S SOCCER * Mid-American Conference match • Akron owns a 95-64-15 overall record against the current men’s soccer members of the Big Ten Conference. The Zips earlier this season bested No. 6 Maryland, 3-2, on Sept. 7, while earning a 3-3 double-overtime draw with Ohio State on Sept. 16.

2015 AKRON MEN’S SOCCER ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Wt. Hometown/High School/Last School 2 Andrew Souders D 5-11 Sr. 171 Amherst, Ohio (Amherst Steele) 3 Sean Sepe F 5-11 Sr. 152 West Islip, N.Y. (West Islip/St. John’s (N.Y.) 4 Niko De Vera D 5-5 So. 140 Camas, Wash. (Camas) 5 Danilo Radjen D 6-2 Sr. 163 Broadview Heights, Ohio (Brecksville-Broadview Heights/Cleveland State) 6 Richie Laryea MF 5-9 So. 151 Toronto, Ontario (Canada) (Dante Aligheri Academy) 7 Sam Gainford F 6-1 So. (R) 162 Liverpool, England (Liverpool Academy) 8 Victor Souto MF 5-11 Jr. 156 Sao Paolo, Brazil (Sport Club Corinthians Paulista) 9 Stuart Holthusen F 6-0 So. 146 Auckland, New Zealand (Wanderers SC) 10 Adam Najem MF 5-8 Jr. 153 Clifton, N.J. (Paramus Catholic) 11 Jesse Garcia-Aguilar MF 5-6 So. 145 Portland, Ore. (Century) 12 Adi Dakwar F 5-9 So. 161 Fassouta, Israel (Ort Tarshiha) 13 Pau Belana MF 5-11 Fr. 158 Barcelona, Catalonia (Turbula/Universitat de Barcelona) 14 Bryce Cregan D 5-10 So. 161 Dallastown, Pa. (Dallastown Area) 15 Ezana Kahsay D 6-2 Fr. (R) 179 Asmeras, Eritrea (International Prepratory School at Grover) 16 Shane Wiedt D 6-2 Fr. (R) 184 Akron, Ohio (Archbishop Hoban) 17 Anthony Macchione F 6-3 So. 176 Camas, Wash. (Camas) 18 Nate Shultz F 6-0 So. 167 Mayfield, Ohio (Mayfield) 19 Tyler Sanda MF 6-0 So. (R) 181 North Royalton, Ohio (St. Ignatius) 20 Brad Ruhaak D 6-0 Jr. (R) 170 Akron, Ohio (Copley) 21 Skye Harter MF 5-11 Fr. 148 Copley, Ohio (Copley) 22 Robby Dambrot MF/D 6-1 So. (R) 161 Akron, Ohio (St. Vincent-St. Mary) 23 Barth-Luther Mouafo D 5-10 Jr. 193 Potomac, Md. (Montverde Academy (Fla.)/Gardner-Webb) 24 Jake Fenlason GK 6-0 Sr. 175 San Diego, Calif. (Rancho Bernardo) 25 Goncalo Soares MF 5-10 Jr. (R) 182 Lisbon, Portugal (Colégio Maristas de Carcavelos) 26 Alonzo Clarke D 5-9 Fr. 179 New Carrollton, Md. (Parkdale) 27 Elliott Rubio GK 6-5 Fr. (R) 226 Chicago, Ill. (Highland Park) 28 Nick Costa GK 5-11 Fr. 225 North Royalton, Ohio (North Royalton) 29 Dener Dos Santos MF 5-8 Jr. 152 Joinville, Brazil (Dulles (Texas)/UCF)

Head Coach: Jared Embick Assistant Coaches: Leo Chappel and T.J. Kolba Goalkeepers Coach: Ger Coppinger Director of Operations: Oliver Slawson

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2015 Honors • Sam Gainford, Richie Laryea and Adam Najem have played a major role in the offensive exploits of the Zips this season as the trio has played a scoring role in 15 of Akron’s 17 goals this fall. Sam Gainford, F • The Zips are rated 15th nationally in attendance averaging 3,046 fans per contest. • Zips’ Student-Athlete of the Week (Aug. 31) • Akron equaled a season-best nine shots on goal in the Zips’ 2-0 victory at UC Santa Barbara. • Jake Fenlason recorded a season-high seven saves in Akron’s 2-1 setback versus Wake Forest. • Over the Zips’ last five contests, , and have paced the Akron Richie Laryea, MF Sam Gainford Richie Laryea Adam Najem • Named by TopDrawerSoccer.com as its National attack registering three goals apiece. Gainford and Laryea have also each contributed three assists over Player of the Week and well as to its National Team of the same span, while as a team, the Zips are averaging 2.40 goals per game. the Week (Sept. 15). • In Akron’s five victories this season,Adam Najem, Sam Gainford, Richie Laryea and Sean Sepe have • Named by NSCAA as its National Player of the Week recorded 16, 13, 12 and eight shots, respectively. (Sept. 15). • Akron has benefited from scoring contributions from nine players this season, led by 13, 11 and nine • Named by College Soccer News to its National Team points from Sam Gainford, Adam Najem and Richie Laryea. of the Week (Sept. 14). • Sam Gainford has already amassed a career-best five goals through eighth games this season, and • MAC Athlete of the Week (Sept. 14) with his three assists versus Ohio State, he surpassed set a new career-high for points (11) after collecting • Zips’ Student-Athlete of the Week (Sept. 14) nine a year ago. He will enter the showdown with Penn State owning a team-best 13 points. • Richie Laryea’s three goals and three assists represent career-high marks. Adam Najem, MF • Despite having only registered three shots on the campaign, sophomore Nate Shultz owns a pair of • Named to 2015 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List assists on the year. • Named as the third-most player in men’s college • Adam Najem is currently ranked 14th., 14th and 19th, respectively, among active NCAA career leaders soccer by TopDrawerSoccer.com in goals per game (0.43), total assists (17) and total goals (22). • Named by TopDrawerSoccer.com to its men’s soccer • With its win over No. 4 Georgetown on Sept. 4 and No. 6 Maryland on Sept. 7, Akron posted back-to-back preseason Division I Best XI second-team squad regular season road victories over top 10 opponents for the first time since defeating No. 4 North Carolina • Named first-team 2015 preseason All-American by (3-0) and No. 3 Wake Forest (2-0) to open the 2010 National Championship campaign. College Soccer News • The Zips’ game at UC Santa Barbara marked a homecoming for assistant coach Leo Chappel, who • MAC Athlete of the Week (Sept. 7) played a key role in transforming the Gauchos into a national powerhouse serving as an assistant coach from 2001-06 and again from 2009-10. Team • Akron returned to the site of its greatest triumph when it battled UC Santa Barbara as the Zips claimed • Preseason selection to win the 2015 MAC regular- the 2010 National Championship with a 1-0 victory past Louisville in the championship game of the season and tournament championships by the league 2010 College Cup at Harder Stadium. coaches.

S SOCCER • The Zips have scored two or more goals in eight of the squad’s last 14 matches, including on six

’ occasions this season. UPCOMING PROMOTIONS • Sam Gainford registered the Zip’ first multi-goal performance of the season with his two tallies versus VCU (Aug. 28). A year ago, only Adam Najem with his three-goal effort against Cleveland State logged Sept. 30 vs. Penn State a multi-goal game. • Faculty and Staff Appreciation night • Richie Laryea netted his first career multi-goal game knocking in a pair of tallies in Akron’s 3-2 victory at No. 6 Maryland. Oct. 6 vs. Santa Clara • The Zips own four victories over ranked opponents this season having defeated No. 4 Georgetown (1-0 • Greek Night on Sept. 4), No. 6 Maryland (3-2 on Sept. 7), No. 14 Saint Louis (3-2 on Sept. 11) and No. 25 UC Santa • Residence Hall Challenge Night Barbara (2-0 on Sept. 25). • Trading Card set No. 2 give-away • Najem and Brad Ruhaak (Akron, Ohio) have been named as team captains for the 2015 campaign. • Post-game autographs with sophomore class • Akron finished the 2014 campaign with a 7-2-1 mark in its last 10 matches en route to winning the 2014 Mid-American Conference regular-season and tournament championships.

AKRON MEN • Senior goalkeeper Jake Fenlason, a first-team All-MAC honoree in 2014, registered 73 saves a season ago and posted a 0.78 goals against average and seven shutouts. • Najem was selected by United State’s Under-23 men’s national team head coach Andi Herzog to attend a college identification training camp that allowed the coaching staff to evaluate collegiate players as the team continues preparations ahead of October qualifying for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The four-day camp ran Aug. 5-8 at the U.S. National Training Center in Carson, California. • Akron owns a 17-2-2 record in its last 21 home matches. • Since 2007, Akron owns a league record of 44-2-1 (.947) mark in the MAC. Furthermore, the Zips have won 10 consecutive MAC regular season championships and seven of the last eight MAC Tournament titles. • In all, Akron leads all league members with 17 regular-season and 11 tournament championships since joining the MAC in 1993, and has won both titles in the same season 10 times after doing so in 2014. • In 22 seasons in the MAC, the Zips have produced 161 All-MAC honorees, including a conference-record nine first-team selections in 2010. • In all, the Zips have produced 20 Academic All-American honors in its history, dating back to the 1998 season. • Akron has long been associated with academic excellence. In addition to posting a team GPA of better than 3.37 in 2014, the Zips finished second in Division I in 2011-12 with a cumulative mark of 3.44. The remarkable feat follows years that saw the Zips post GPAs of 3.43 in 2010-11 and 3.33 in 2009-10. • Najem is Akron’s active career leader in goals (22), assists (17), points (61), shots (117) and shots on goal (56). Andrew Souders leads active Zips on the roster in games played (68) and in contests started (56). • Saad Abdul-Salaam became the 10th Zip to have his name called during the first round of the MLS SuperDraft with his selection 12th overall in the MLS SuperDraft by Sporting Kansas City in January. NCAA RELEASES INITIAL RPI REPORT The NCAA released its initial RPI report of the 2015 campaign on Monday, Sept. 28, and the Zips debuted at No. 6 nationally. Atop this list is Wake Forest, whom Akron played on Sept. 22 at FirstEnergy

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Stadium - Cub Cadet Field. The NCAA RPI is one of the strongest indicators used in the selection and seeding for the NCAA Tournament every year. 2015 MAC Superlatives ZIPS EARN NSCAA COLLEGIATE TEAM ACADEMIC RECOGNITION (As of Sept. 29) Akron was one of 215 school nationwide to have its men’s and women’s soccer teams recognized by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) as 2014-15 Collegiate Team Academic TEAM Award winners. All Matches The Zips were also one of only two schools in the Mid-American Conference to have both of their 1st in goals per game...... 2.12 respective soccer programs honored. 1st in saves per game...... 4.00 Under third-year head coach Jared Embick was recognized for the eighth consecutive year and ninth 3rd in shots per game...... 15.25 time overall after registering a cumulative 3.37 grade point average for the 2014-15 academic year. 3rd in shutouts...... 0.25 4th in points per game...... 5.88 LARYEA GARNERS NATIONAL ACCOLADES 5th in assists per game...... 1.62 6th in corners per game...... 4.62 Akron sophomore Richie Laryea continued to garner national recognition for his play as the National 6th in goals against average...... 1.79 Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and TopDrawerSoccer.com named him as their National 6th in goals allowed...... 1.88 Player of the Week on Sept. 15. Laryea also earned recognition by College Soccer News as a member of its National Team of the Week. INDIVIDUAL Additionally, the Mid-American Conference named him as its Athlete of the Week. All Matches In the Zips’ 3-2 road win over No. 6 Maryland on Sept. 7, Laryea registered two goals, including the Jake Fenlason game-winner, while adding an assist. He connected on four shots in the contest, with three falling on 1st in saves per game...... 4.00 AKRON MEN 3rd in shutouts...... 0.25 goal, and played a role in each of Akron’s three goals. 5th in save percentage...... 681 Laryea earned the assist on Adam Najem’s 22nd-minute (21:41) tally before giving the Zips a 2-0 lead 7th in goals against average...... 1.79 registering his first goal of the season at the 38:30 mark on what proved to be the game-winning tally. Sam Gainford He later extended Akron’s margin to 3-1 on his second goal of the match at the 82:49 mark. 4th in goals per game...... 0.62 In the Zips’ 3-2 come-from-behind win past No. 14 Saint Louis on Sept. 11, Laryea netted a pair of 4th in points per game...... 1.62 assists, including on Sam Gainford’s game-winning goal in the 71st minute (70:27). His first assist was 4th in game-winning goals...... 0.25 also on a Gainford goal at the 38:58 mark. 10th in assists per game...... 0.38 Richie Laryea IN OUR LAST MEETING 8th in points per game...... 1.29 9th in assists per game...... 0.43 Penn State def. Akron, 1-0 (Nov. 5, 2014) 9th in goals per game...... 0.43 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - A goal by Penn State’s Mikey Minutillo in the 81st minute (80:44) lifted the 10th in shots per game...... 2.57 25th-rated Nittany Lions to a 1-0 victory past the No. 23 Zips. Adam Najem ’ The two sides waged a defensive battle in the initial stanza as the Nittany Lions outshot the Zips, 6-3, 6th in shots per game...... 3.00 S SOCCER including 4-1 on goal. 7th in goals per game...... 0.50 Penn State broke the stalemate in the 81st minute (80:44) when Minutillo connected on a header for 7th in points per game...... 1.38 his seventh goal of the season off assists from Riley Grant and Brandon Savino. 10th in assists per game...... 0.38 Akron posted a 10-4 margin in second-half shots en route to recording a 13-10 advantage on the evening. The Nittany Lions bettered the Zips in shots on goal, 6-4. Akron received three shots apiece from Sam Gainford, Richie Laryea, Adam Najem and Sean Sepe. Jake Fenlason registered four saves for Akron, while Wolverton turned in five stops for the Nittany Lions, all coming in the second half. A LEGACY OF SUCCESS Since 2007, Akron men’s soccer program has posted the highest winning percentage in the nation (.815) through games of Sept. 28 with an overall record of 145-25-20. The Zips are followed by Maryland, 135-35-25 (.756), Connecticut, 115-32-35 (.728), North Carolina, 122-39-28 (.720) and New Mexico, 109-42-19 (.697). Akron has made eight straight appearances in the NCAA Tournament (2007-14), earning a first-round bye in six seasons. The Zips have advanced to the NCAA’s Round of 16 in five of the last seven years. Since 1961, the Zips have advanced to the NCAA postseason 29 times, including each of the past eight seasons and 13 of the past 14. PROTECTING OUR HOUSE Since 2007, the Zips have recorded an 84-6-12 (.882) ledger in home matches at FirstEnergy Stadium - Cub Cadet Field. Akron owns four unbeaten campaigns during that span, including posting home marks of 12-0-1, 13-0-0, 12-0-1 and 10-0-2 during the 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012 seasons, respectively. SERNA AND TRAPP ADDED TO U.S. NATIONAL SQUAD FOR CONCACAF OLYMPIC QUALIFYING A pair of former Akron men’s soccer players in Dillon Serna and Wil Trapp were among the 20 players selected by U.S. Under-23 Men’s National Team head coach Andi Herzog for the 2015 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship, which will be played from Oct. 1-13. The USA is seeking to earn a spot in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The United States was selected to play in Group A opening with a pair of games at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas, against Canada on Oct. 1 at 9 p.m. ET and Cuba on Oct. 3 at 5 p.m. ET. The squad will conclude group play at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado on Oct. 6 against Panama at 9:30 p.m. ET.

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NAJEM NAMED TO MAC HERMANN TROPHY WATCH LIST National Rankings Adam Najem added another accolade to his growing resume with his selection to the 2015 Missouri Athletic Club’s (MAC) Hermann Trophy Watch List. [Sept. 28] Najem is one of 30 men tabbed for consideration for the MAC Hermann Trophy, which is the most NSCAA Rank Top Drawer prestigious individual award in college soccer presented annually to one male and one female athlete. Creighton 1 Creighton The winners will be announced Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, at the trophy presentation banquet at the Missouri North Carolina 2 North Carolina Athletic Club in St. Louis. Stanford 3 Stanford Near the end of the collegiate regular season, NCAA Division I coaches whose programs are current Coastal Carolina 4 Wake Forest Clemson 5 Clemson NSCAA College Services members will vote on their top choices and the lists will be narrowed down to Wake Forest 6 Coastal Carolina the top 15 players. Notre Dame 7 Akron College soccer fans will also have the opportunity to participate in the selection process, by voting for Denver 8 Notre Dame their favorite semifinalist in November at the MAC Hermann Trophy website, managed by LockerDome. Akron 9 Denver Elon 10 Virginia From that pool of 30, six finalists (three men, three women) will be chosen for the award. The winners Virginia 11 Elon will be announced in January. Old Dominion 12 Washington Maryland 13 UNC Wilmington ZIPS PRIMED FOR BIG THINGS IN 2015 Florida International 14 Old Dominion Washington 15 Seattle The Zips enter the 2015 campaign looking to build upon an 13-6-2 mark last season, including a 4-1-0 Georgetown 16 Hofstra ledger in the Mid-American Conference. South Florida 17 South Carolina Akron is seeking to integrate six newcomers Pau Belana (Barcelona, Catalonia), Alonzo Clarke (New UNC Wilmington 18 New Mexico Carrollton, Md.), (North Royalton, Ohio), (Copley, Ohio), South Carolina 19 Oregon State Nick Costa Skye Harter Barth-Luther Mouafo Xavier 20 Georgetown (Potomac, Md.) and Goncalo Soares this season onto a roster that boasts nine returning starters from New Mexico 21 Maryland a year ago. St. Francis (N.Y.) 22 North Carolina State Included among the returnees are nine starters from the close of the 2014 campaign is a trio of first- Hofstra 23 Saint Louis team All-MAC performers in junior and seniors and . Seattle 24 Boston College Adam Najem Jake Fenlason Andrew Souders Utah Valley 25 Syracuse Sophomores Stuart Holthusen and Richie Laryea along with junior Victor Souto were tabbed as second-team All-MAC honorees in 2014. NCAA RPI Rank Soccer News Complimenting that quartet is the return of sophomore Jesse Garcia-Aguilar (Portland, Ore.), junior Wake Forest 1 Creighton and senior , who were each starters in 2014. North Carolina 2 North Carolina Brad Ruhaak Sean Sepe Clemson 3 Stanford AKRON TABBED TO CAPTURE MAC REGULAR AND POSTSEASON TITLES

S SOCCER Notre Dame 4 Coastal Carolina

’ Creighton 5 Notre Dame Akron was tabbed to capture the Mid-American Conference regular and postseason titles in a preseason Akron 6 Clemson poll of six conference coaches. Denver 7 Virginia South Florida 8 Denver The Zips under third-year head coach Jared Embick, were picked to repeat as conference champions in South Carolina 9 Wake Forest the MAC Coaches Preseason poll with three first-place votes. Akron (32 points) was followed by Western Coastal Carolina 10 Old Dominion Michigan (28 points), who received two first-place votes, while West Virginia (28 points) also garnered Elon 11 Akron a first-place tally. UNC Wilmington 12 Georgetown Syracuse 13 Elon Rounding out the rest of the poll was 2014 MAC Tournament runner-up Bowling Green (16 points), Florida Gulf Coast 14 Maryland Buffalo (13 points) and Northern Illinois (nine points). New Mexico 15 Xavier Also voted on by the coaches was the predicted 2015 MAC Tournament Champion. Akron received Seattle 16 Seattle three of the six first-place votes. Western Michigan collected two championship votes and West Virginia Boston College 17 Washington Cal Poly 18 South Carolina garnered the final tally. Hofstra 19 New Mexico UC Santa Barbara 20 Saint Louis MLS TOP 24 UNDER 24 AKRON MEN Georgetown 21 North Carolina State The annual MLSsoccer.com’s “24 Under 24” list was released on Sept. 22 and a number of familiar Stanford 22 California Old Dominion 23 Temple names on it, including Wil Trapp () and Perry Kitchen (DC United). The duo was rated North Carolina State 24 UNC Wilmington fourth and eighth, respectively. Trapp was tabbed as the ninth-best prospect on the 24 under 24 list a Florida International 25 Michigan year ago, while Kitchen was 18th. Trapp, who was a two-time first-team All-MAC selection in 2011 and 2012 and a third-team NSCAA All- Also receiving votes (NSCAA): New Hampshire, California, Syracuse, Michigan, Temple, Indiana, Kentucky, Oregon State, American in 2012, moved up five spots after being tabbed as the ninth-best prospect on the 24 under American, UC Santa Barbara, Boston College, Louisville, 24 list a year ago. Saint Louis, North Carolina State, Southern Methodist, Moving up 10 spots from his No. 18 ranking in 2014 was Kitchen, who as a freshman in 2010, started Butler, UNLV, Nebraska-Omaha, Columbia. 25 games, scoring six goals and adding one assist. He earned first-team All-MAC honors and helped ARV (TD): South Florida, Florida International, UNLV, St. Akron to the 2010 National Championship. He scored an unassisted goal on an emphatic right-footed Francis (NY), Michigan. blast from 30 yards out during Akron’s 2-1 win over Michigan in the national semifinal of the College Cup ARV (NCAA): Utah Valley, UNLV, Davidson, Gonzaga, Cal State Northridge. MLS TOP 24 UNDER 24 PREVIEW ARV (CSN): South Florida, Louisville, UC Santa Barbara, The annual MLSsoccer.com’s “24 Under 24” list has become an annual staple for soccer enthusiasts. Butler, Boston College, Syracuse, Indiana, UMBC, UCLA, Will Parchman of TopDrawerSoccer.com has revealed his award for the competition and a number Omaha, Oregon State, Utah Valley, Michigan State, of familiar names on it, including the No. 1 selection midfielder (Columbus Crew), No. 11 American, Hofstra, Kentucky, Florida International, St. Francis Wil Trapp Brooklyn, New Hampshire, Penn State, UNLV, Wofford, Dillon Serna (Colorado Rapids) and No. 14 Perry Kitchen (DC United). Connecticut, Bowling Green. As a freshman in 2012, Serna was named by College Soccer News and TopDrawerSoccer.com to its All-Freshmen Teams as well as being chosen as the MAC Player of the Year and first-team all-conference 2015 Akron opponents in Bold honoree. He was signed as an MLS Homegrown Signee by the Colorado Rapids following the 2012 campaign after registering a pair of goals and adding eight assists on 48 shots to lead the Zips to a 18-1-3 record in 2012.

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EMBICK RECEIVES CONTRACT EXTENSION Akron men’s soccer head coach Jared Embick received a three-year contract extension, interim Director 2015 NCAA Superlatives of Athletics Nathan J. Mortimer announced on July 17. The extension will keep Embick at the helm of the (As of Sept. 29) storied program through the 2018 season. TEAM ZIPS WELCOME BACK ALUMNI All Matches Akron held its annual alumni reunion in conjunction with the Zips’ clash against Saint Louis at 15th in shots on goal per game...... 7.13 FirstEnergy Stadium - Cub Cadet Field on Friday, Sept. 11. 18th in scoring offense...... 2.13 Akron head coach Jared Embick and the current Zips welcomed back all of the proud alumni that have 18th in total goals...... 17 contributed to the growth and development of the Akron men’s soccer tradition over the course of the 22nd in shots per game...... 15.25 program’s 61 years. 26th in points per game...... 5.88 31st in total points...... 47 A pre-game tailgate and March to the Match festivities preceded the match. On Saturday, Sept. 12, the 36th in winning percentage...... 688 alums gathered to watch team training at 11 a.m. before a Varsity “A” Tailgate. 43rd in total assists...... 13 48th in assists per game...... 1.63 ON THIS DATE IN ZIPS HISTORY 73rd in saves per game...... 4.00 The Zips will be playing for the 16th time in program history on Sept. 30 when Akron hosts Penn State on Wednesday. The Zips own a 9-4-2 mark in the previous 15 matches on the date registering victories over INDIVIDUAL Saint Louis (3-2 in 1961), Wooster (2-0 in 1967), Brockport State (3-2 in 1972), Ohio State (3-0 in 1980, All Matches 4-0 in 1981, 3-0 in 2005 and 3-0 in 2009), Northwestern (1-0 in 1989), William and Mary (1-0 in 1990) . Jake Fenlason 35th in total saves...... 32 AKRON MEN SEASON AND INDIVIDUAL-GAME TICKETS NOW ON SALE 54th in minutes played...... 755:17 58th in saves per game...... 4.00 Limited Reserved Bleacher Back ($110) and General Admission ($60) season tickets as well as Sam Gainford individual-game tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by logging on to GoZips.com/tickets, 21st in total points...... 13 calling 1-888-99-AKRON (25766) or visiting The C.P. and Cornelia S. Chima Athletics Ticket Office at 27th in game-winning goals...... 2 InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field (located at 375 E. Exchange Street, near Gate 1 at the southwest 27th in points per game...... 1.63 corner of the venue, at the corner of E. Exchange and S. Union streets) Monday through Friday, from 9 27th in total goals...... 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. 33rd in goals per game...... 0.63 52nd in shots on goal per game...... 1.50 ZIPS LIVE RADIO SHOW 62nd in total assists...... 3 Richie Laryea Every Thursday throughout the season from 7-8 p.m. ET, Akron head coaches can be heard on the 45th in shots on goal per game...... 1.57 weekly radio program Zips Live, presented by Lee Hyder and Associates. The show airs locally on 1350 62nd in assists per game...... 0.43 AM (WARF) and originates from Johnny J’s Pub and Grill in the Valley (1282 Weathervane Lane). A free 62nd in total assists...... 3 ’ audio stream is available on SportsRadio1350.com. 70th in points per game...... 1.29 S SOCCER Adam Najem WHAT IS A ZIP? 54th in total points...... 11 • One of the unique nicknames in collegiate athletics belongs to The University of Akron. 57th in points per game...... 1.38 • Originally Zippers, athletic director Kenneth “Red” Cochrane officially shortened the nickname to the 57th in total goals...... 4 Zips in 1950. Twenty-five years earlier a campus-wide contest had been conducted to choose a nickname 62nd in total assists...... 3 70th in shots per game...... 3.00 for the University’s athletics teams. 73rd in goals per game...... 0.50 • Suggestions submitted by students, faculty, and alumni included Golden Blue Devils, Tip Toppers, Rubbernecks, Hillbillies, Kangaroos, and Cheveliers. • The winner, freshman Margaret Hamlin, received a prize of $10 for Zippers, a $6 pair of rubber overshoes and a brand name of the BF Goodrich Company. • The evolution of Zippy, UA’s mascot, began 40 years ago when the student council decided the University needed a mascot. • “Zippy” the kangaroo was officially declared the school’s mascot on May 1, 1953. The first known printed reference to the mascot as “Zippy” was a 1965 Zip football press brochure. The Buchtelite’s first use of the name “Zippy” came Sept. 24, 1965, in an identification of a photo of the cheerleaders listing “Mascot - ‘Zippy’ - Charles Huettner.” • In 2007, Zippy was named the Capital One National Mascot of the Year.

DID YOU KNOW? • Redshirt sophomore MF/D Robby Dambrot (Akron, Ohio) is the son of Zips’ men’s basketball coach Keith Dambrot. • Akron men’s soccer has produced 20 Academic All-Americans since 1998. • Nine Zips have had their names called during the first round of the MLS SuperDraft, including a league record five selections in the first eight picks in 2011 following the Zips’ national championship season. • Akron broke a second MLS record that day as seven Akron players were chosen in the first two rounds, the most from a single team in draft history. • Zippy is just one of five female-gendered college mascots in Division I athletics. Do you know the other four? (YoUDee, the Delaware Blue Hen; Mrs. Wuf of N.C. State; Lucy Lobo of New Mexico; and Wilma Wildcat of Arizona).

UP NEXT The Zips travel to Birmingham, Ala., to square off against UAB in an 8 p.m. ET tilt on Saturday, Oct. 3.

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DeAndre Yedlin Perry Kitchen

AKRON, Ohio - Former University of Akron men’s Started all 26 matches in which he has appeared Started 17 of the 18 matches in which he has soccer standouts have found success this season for Montreal...owns 84 saves and seven shutouts appeared in for D.C. United before an ACL injury as more than 20 former Zips are currently playing this season...started and played all 90 minutes in ended his campaign in August.

S SOCCER professional soccer both in the United States and each of the five games he played in September, ’ abroad. registering 16 saves and three shutouts... – Vancouver Whitecaps collected three saves in a 2-0 shutout victory past Owns starts in nine of the 21 matches he has MLS DC United (Sept. 26)...made two stops in a 2-1 appeared in...ranked fifth on the squad with three Saad Abdul-Salaam – Sporting KC win over Chicago (Sept. 23)...netted three saves goals, while adding an assist...is rated seventh Has appeared in 18 matches for Sporting KC in a 3-0 shutout triumph versus New England in shots on goal (9) and in shots (24)...started recording four shots...has come off the bench to (Sept. 19)...made four saves apiece in a 0-0 draw and played 69 minutes in a 2-1 setback versus play 24 and 20 minutes, respectively, in a 2-2 against LA Galaxy (Sept. 12) and in a 4-3 victory New York FC (Sept. 26)...started and played 69 draw versus Seattle (Sept. 27) and in a 3-1 win over Chicago (Sept. 5). minutes in the Whitecaps’ first-ever CONCACAF over Dallas (Sept. 18)...started and played all Champions League win, 1-0, past C.D. Olimpia 90 minutes in a 3-1 setback at Orlando (Sept. – (Sept. 16)...netted game-winning goal in a 2-0 13)...recorded a shot in starting and playing 62 Has started 29 of 31 matches for the Revolution victory over Nicaragua (Sept. 8) in World Cup minutes in a 0-0 draw at Portland (Sept. 9). this season owning two goals, while ranking third qualifying to help the Reggae Boyz advance to

AKRON MEN on the squad with five assists...has recorded 14 the fourth round of qualifying...Jamaica will join Chad Barson – Columbus Crew shots, including five on goal...started four of the Costa Rica and Panama in Group B in the fourth Has appeared in 10 matches, including four Revolution’s five matches in September playing all round, along with Haiti. starts...played 24 minutes of reserve duty in a 2-1 90 minutes in those contests...registered a pair of victory past Colorado (Aug. 8)...started and played shots, including one on goal in a 1-1 draw versus – Portland Timbers 58 minutes in a 5-2 setback at Orlando (Aug. 1). Philadelphia (Sept. 26)...came off the bench Has started all 29 matches for the Timbers to play 29 minutes in reserve in a 3-0 setback registering two goals and four assists...ranks – New England Revolution at Montreal (Sept. 19)...earned assist on Kelyn third on the team in assists (4) and in shots (40), Has appeared in 28 matches for the Revolution, Rowe’s game-winning goal in the 65th minute in including 10 on net...became a United States including 19 starts and owns four goals and five a 2-1 victory over the (Sept. citizen on Sept. 11...started and played all 90 assists...has registered 23 shots, with 10 falling 16)...started and played all 90 minutes in a 3-1 minutes in a 2-1 victory at Columbus (Sept. 26) on net...ranks third on the squad in assists (5) win versus Toronto (Sept. 13)...recorded a shot in registering an assist on Fanendo Adi’s 28th sixth in goals (4), seventh in shots (23) and in starting and going all 90 minutes in a 3-0 triumph minute goal, while adding three shots of his shots on goal (10)...turned in eight minutes of against Orlando (Sept. 5). own...recorded a pair of shots in a 2-0 setback reserve duty and recorded a shot in a 1-1 draw versus New York Red Bulls (Sept. 20)...played all versus Philadelphia (Sept. 26)...started and Perry Kitchen – D.C. United 90 minutes of a 0-0 draw against Sporting KC played 61 minutes and garnered a shot on goal Has started 28 of the 30 matches he has appeared (Sept. 9). in a 3-0 setback at Montreal (Sept. 19)...played in for D.C. United and is third on team in goals (3), 11 minutes in reserve in a 2-1 win over New York while adding an assist on 13 shots, including six Michael Nanchoff – Portland Timbers Red Bulls (Sept. 16), while starting and going 62 on goal...registered 39 minutes of reserve duty After missing nearly four months for Portland minutes in a 3-1 victory past Toronto (Sept. 13)... in a 3-3 draw against Montego Bay United (Sept after hernia surgery, played 15 minutes of reserve played 13 minutes in reserve in a 3-0 decision 22) in a CONCACAF Champions League match... action in a 5-0 setback at Los Angeles (June 24)... against Orlando (Sept. 5) and posted the assist on started and played all 90 minutes while adding came off the bench to contribute seven minutes Juan Agudelo’s goal in the 84th minute. a shot in a 2-1 setback against Columbus (Sept. in a 3-0 setback at Philadelphia (July 11)...only 19)...played all 90 minutes in a 1-1 draw at previous appearance of the campaign came in Colorado (Sept. 12). the season opener versus Real Salt Lake on March Evan Bush – Montreal Impact Chris Korb – D.C. United 4 where he contributed four minutes in reserve 8 GoZips.com/ZipsMSOC 2015 MEN’SOCCER GAME NOTES • MATCH 9 VS. PENN STATE ZIPS IN THE PROS (AS OF SEPT. 2) AKRON MEN

Saad Abdul-Salaam duty...was on loan with the Timbers 2 squad in International USL the where he has started all Anthony Ampaipitakwong – Bangkok United (Thailand) Robbie Derschang – Arizona United six matches in which he appeared. Has appeared in 15 matches for Bangkok United, Has appeared in 16 matches for Arizona, including including nine starts and has recorded one goal. seven starts and has registered a goal on six Kofi Sarkodie - Houston Dynamo shots...played nine minutes of reserve duty in a Has started 15 of the 16 matches he as appeared Reinaldo Brenes – Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica) 1-0 loss against Oklahoma City Energy FC (Sept. ’ in for Houston contributing an assist on four Has appeared in reserve duty in two matches for 16)...contributed 11 minutes off bench in 1-0 S SOCCER shots...started and played 45 minutes in a 2-0 Deportivo Saprissa in Costa Rica. setback at Real Monarchs SLC (Sept. 12)...started setback at Philadelphia (Sept. 20). and played 60 minutes in a 3-2 loss against Real Zarek Valentin – FK Bodø/Glimt (Norway) Monarchs SLC (Sept. 5). Dillon Serna – Colorado Rapids Has appeared in 19 matches for FK Bodø/Glimt, Has appeared in 15 matches for the Rapids this including 18 starts and has registered a pair of Blair Gavin – Portland Timbers 2 season, including eight starts...ranked fourth on assists...recorded first goal of season in a 2-1 Has started 20 of the 24 matches in which has the team with three goals...was among the 20 victory past Molde (July 18). appeared, and is tied for the team lead in assists players selected by U.S. Under-23 Men’s National (3) and ranked third on the team in goals (4)... Team head coach Andi Herzog for the 2015 DeAndre Yedlin – Tottenham (England) owns 22 shots, including nine on goal...started CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship, Loaned on Sept. 1 to fellow Premier League side and played all 90 minutes registering a shot in a which will be played from Oct. 1-13...started and Sunderland...made his Sunderland debut in a 4-1 1-0 triumph over LA Galaxy II (Sept. 16)...played played 45 minutes posting a shot in a 3-1 loss at setback versus Manchester City (Sept. 22). all 90 minutes in a 3-0 setback versus Sacramento Toronto (Sept. 19)...played 64 minutes in a start Republic FC (Sept. 12)...went all 90 minutes in a versus DC United (Sept 12) in a 1-1 draw. NASL 1-0 loss against Colorado Springs (Sept. 5). David Meves – Fort Lauderdale Strikers Wil Trapp – Columbus Crew Has started seven contests in goal for Fort – Louisville FC Has started 15 of the 17 matches in which he has Lauderdale and has made 19 saves. Signed a contract with Louisville on May 11...has appeared and has tallied a pair of assists...has started all 21 matches with Louisville and played started each of the Crew’s last 12 matches helping Zach Portillos ¬– all 90 minutes in 19 of those contests...owns two Columbus to a 7-3-2 mark...was among the 20 Started each of the two games he appeared in goals and an assist has posted 31 shots, a total players selected by U.S. Under-23 Men’s National for Tampa Bay before suffering a season-ending that ranks fifth for Louisville...recorded three Team head coach Andi Herzog for the 2015 injury on April 15. shots, including a pair on net, in a 2-1 setback at CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship, Saint Louis FC (Sept. 19)...played 60 minutes in which will be played from Oct. 1-13...started and a 2-0 loss at Charleston (Sept. 12)...recorded two played all 90 minutes in a 2-1 setback versus Sinisa Ubiparapovic – Ottawa Fury shots, both on goal, while adding an assist in 63 Portland (Sept. 26) as well as a pair of 2-1 victories Has appeared in 20 games for Ottawa, including minutes against New York Red Bulls II (Sept. 5)... over DC United (Sept. 19) and Philadelphia 16 starts and owns two goals and a team-best netted three shots in 4-0 triumph past Harrisburg (Sept. 12)...recorded a season-high three shots seven assists...recorded goal in a 2-0 win over Fort City Islanders (Sept. 2). in playing all 90 minutes in a 3-0 setback against Lauderdale Strikes (Sept. 19)...registered ninth Dallas (Sept. 6). minute goal in a 4-1 victory past Indy Eleven on Others Aug. 8. – Retired Ben Zemanski – Portland Timbers Eric Stevenson – Is out for year with hip surgery Is out for the season for the Timbers after tearing Bryan Gallego – retired his ACL in the preseason.

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ZIPS CAREER GAME-WINNING GOALS AKRON CAREER MULTIPLE-GOAL GAMES Adam Najem (7) Sam Gainford (2) 2013 2015 at Buffalo (1-0) (107:54) Oct. 18 at VCU (3-2, 2OT) (54:48) (77:12) Aug. 28 at Cleveland St. (2-1) (69:42) Oct. 9 vs. Saint Louis (3-2) (38:58) (70:27) Sept. 11 2014 at Northern Illinois (2-1) (82:01) Nov. 1 Adam Najem (2) vs. Cleveland State (5-0) (5:40) Oct. 28 2013 at Bowling Green (1-0) (15:54) Oct. 11 at Cleveland State (2-1) (19:10) (69:42) Oct. 9 vs. UAB (1-0) (65:07) Oct. 4 2014 2015 vs. Cleveland State (5-0) (5:40) (17:08) (41:17) Oct. 28 at Georgetown (1-0) (62:54) Sept. 4 Richie Laryea (1) Sam Gainford (2) 2015 2015 at Maryland (3-2) (38:30) (82:49) Sept. 7 vs. Saint Louis (3-2) (70.27) Sept. 11 at UC Santa Barbara (2-0) (34:29) Sept. 25 AKRON CAREER HAT TRICKS Adam Najem (1) Stuart Holthusen (2) 2014 2014 vs. Cleveland State (5-0) (5:40) (17:08) (41:17) Oct. 28 vs. Michigan (3-0) (6:34) Oct. 14 vs. Tulsa (3-0) (12:28) Sept. 20 THE LAST TIME Akron scored... Anthony Macchione (2) 4 goals W 4-0 vs. Buffalo Nov. 8, 2014 2014 5 goals W 5-0 vs. Cleveland State Oct. 28, 2014 vs. Bowling Green (2-1) (78:10) Nov. 16 6 goals W 6-0 vs. Bowling Green Sept. 26, 2009 2015 7 goals W 7-1 vs. Michigan Oct. 19, 2010 at VCU (3-2, 2OT) (107.09) Aug. 28 8+ goals W 8-0 vs. Wright State Oct. 15, 2008

Richie Laryea (1) Akron allowed... 2015 3 goals T 3-3 vs. Ohio State Sept. 16, 2015 at Maryland (3-2) (82:49) Sept. 7 4 goals L 4-1 at Old Dominion Aug. 30, 2015 5 goals L 5-0 vs. UC Santa Barbara Aug. 25, 2006 Sean Sepe (1) 6 goals L 6-0 at SIU Edwardsville Oct. 14, 1978 2014 7+ goals L 7-0 at Saint Louis November 1970 at Ohio State (3-1) (34:26) Sept. 24 Akron won by... S SOCCER Nate Shultz (1) 4 goals 4-0 vs. Buffalo Nov. 8, 2014 ’ 2014 5 goals 5-0 vs. Cleveland State Oct. 28, 2014 vs. West Virginia (3-2) (51:29) Oct. 17 6 goals 7-1 vs. Michigan Oct. 19, 2010 7+ goals 8-0 vs. Wright State Oct. 15, 2008 ZIPS CAREER GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Adam Najem (7) Akron won in overtime... 2013 3-2 (2OT) at VCU Aug. 28, 2015 vs. West Virginia (3-0) (44:42) (Stevenson) Nov. 15 at Western Michigan (2-1) (104:00) (Derschang) Nov. 9 Akron lost in overtime... vs. Northern Illinois (2-1) (75:58) (Derschang) Oct. 26 2-1 (2OT) at South Florida Sept. 4, 2014 vs. San Diego St. (2-1) (104:07) (Stevenson) Sept. 15 vs. Ohio State (1-0) (6:12) (Portillos) Sept. 24 GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS 2014 Team 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 OT 2OT Total vs. Buffalo (4-0) (12:25) (Caso) Nov. 8 Akron 1 2 3 2 4 4 0 1 17 2015 Opp. 2 3 0 5 3 2 0 0 15 at VCU (3-2, 2OT) (107.09) (Macchione) Aug. 28 MISCELLANEOUS 2015 AKRON MEN Bryce Cregan (1) Zips Opponents 2014 Quickest Goal: Sepe (7:44) Brown (2:22) vs. Hartford (2-0) (30:54) (Abdul-Salaam) Sept. 14 9/16 vs. Ohio State 9/11 vs. Saint Louis Game-Winning Goals after 75’: Macchione (107:09) NA Robby Dambrot (1) 8/28 at VCU 2014 Game-Tying Goals after 75’: Najem (76:43) Castillo (87:41) vs. West Virginia (3-2) (51:29) (Shultz) Oct. 17 9/16 vs. Ohio State 8/28 at VCU Own Goals: - - Jesse Garcia-Aguilar (1) 2014 vs. UCF (2-1) (32:54) (Abdul-Salaam) Sept. 12

Stuart Holthusen (1) 2014 at Ohio State (3-1) (34:26) (Sepe) Sept. 24

Richie Laryea (1) 2015 vs. Saint Louis (3-2) (70.27) (Gainford) Sept. 11

Nate Shultz (1) 2015 at Georgetown (1-0) (62:54) (Najem) Sept. 4

Andrew Souders (1) 2014 vs. UAB (1-0) (65:07) (Najem) Oct. 4

10 GoZips.com/ZipsMSOC 2015 Akron Soccer Akron Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 26, 2015) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 5-2-1 1-1-1 4-1 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 5-2-1 1-1-1 4-1 0-0

Date Opponent Score Att. ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att Aug 28 at VCU Wo2 3-2 1237 7 GAINFORD, Sam 8 5 3 13 19 .2 6 3 12 .6 3 2 2 0 - 0 Aug 30 at #24 Old Dominion L 1-4 348 10 NAJEM, Adam 8 4 3 11 24 .1 6 7 10 .4 1 7 1 0 - 1 Sep 04 at #4 Georgetown W 1-0 1137 6 LARYEA, Richie 7 3 3 9 18 .1 6 7 11 .6 1 1 1 0 - 0 Sep 07 at #6 Maryland W 3-2 4003 17 MACCHIONE, Anthony 7 2 0 4 6 .3 3 3 5 .8 3 3 1 0 - 0 Sep 11 #14 SAINT LOUIS W 3-2 2734 3 SEPE, Sean 8 1 1 3 18 .0 5 6 5 .2 7 8 0 0 - 0 Sep 16 OHIO STATE T o 2 3-3 3889 9 HOLTHUSEN, Stuart 7 1 0 2 5 .2 0 0 2 .4 0 0 0 0 - 0 Sep 22 #8 WAKE FOREST L 1-2 2516 19 SANDA, Tyler 3 1 0 2 1 1.000 1 1.000 0 0 - 0 Sep 25 at #25 UC Santa Barbara W 2-0 7283 18 SHULTZ, Nate 8 0 2 2 3 .0 0 0 2 .6 6 7 0 0 - 0 8 SOUTO, Victor 8 0 1 1 5 .0 0 0 1 .2 0 0 0 0 - 0 TEAM STATISTICS AKR OPP 22 DAMBROT, Robby 7 0 0 0 5 .0 0 0 2 .4 0 0 0 0 - 0 SHOT STATISTICS 2 SOUDERS, Andrew 8 0 0 0 5 .0 0 0 3 .6 0 0 0 0 - 0 Goals-Shot attempts 17-122 15-100 20 RUHAAK, Brad 8 0 0 0 4 .0 0 0 1 .2 5 0 0 0 - 0 Goals scored per game 2.12 1.88 25 SOARES, Goncalo 4 0 0 0 3 .0 0 0 1 .3 3 3 0 0 - 0 Shot pct. .1 3 9 .1 5 0 15 KAHSAY, Ezana 5 0 0 0 3 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Shots on goal-Attempts 57-122 47-100 4 DE VERA, Niko 7 0 0 0 2 .0 0 0 1 .5 0 0 0 0 - 0 SOG pct. .4 6 7 .4 7 0 13 BELANA, Pau 8 0 0 0 1 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 S h o t s / G a m e 15.2 12.5 26 CLARKE, Alonzo 2 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 CORNER KICKS 37 40 14 CREGAN, Bryce 1 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 PENALTY KICKS 0-1 1-2 11 GARCIA, Jesse 4 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 PENALTIES 5 RADJEN, Danilo 1 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Yellow cards 13 16 Total 8 17 13 47 122 .1 3 9 57 .4 6 7 5 0 - 1 Red cards 0 0 Opponents 8 15 14 44 100 .1 5 0 47 .4 7 0 2 1 - 2 ATTENDANCE T o t a l 9139 14008 ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho Dates/Avg Per Date 3/3046 5/2802 24 FENLASON, Jake 8 755:17 15 1.79 32 .6 8 1 5-2-1 2/0 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 Total 8 755:17 15 1.79 32 .6 8 1 5-2-1 2 Opponents 8 755:17 17 2.03 40 .7 0 2 2-5-1 0

Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Akron 6 10 0 1 17 Opponents 5 10 0 0 15

Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Akron 53 57 7 5 122 Opponents 46 51 2 1 100

Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Akron 12 17 2 1 32 Opponents 15 21 2 2 40

Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Akron 17 17 1 2 37 Opponents 14 22 2 2 40

Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Akron 53 53 0 1 107 Opponents 49 57 0 2 108