THIS IS AKRON MEN’S SOCCER 2021 AKRON MEN’S SOCCER GAME NOTES ZIPS RISE TOGETHER RISE ZIPS MARCH 17, 2021 • RALPH KORTE STADIUM No. 10 AKRON (2-1-1, 1-1-0 MAC) AT SIU EDWARDSVILLE (4-1-0, 1-1-0 MAC) 2 P.M. ET | ESPN+ 66th Season • 2010 National Champions • 6 College Cup Appearances • 33 NCAA Tournament Appearances • 15 MAC Tournament Championships 2021 AKRON SCHEDULE WHAT’S AHEAD Date Opponent Time/Result The 10th-rated University of Akron men’s soccer team continues Mid-American Conference play this 2/21 at No. 3 Pittsburgh Postponed Wednesday, March 17, as the Zips square off against SIU Edwardsville. The 2 p.m. ET showdown will be 2/25 at No. 12 Kentucky T, 1-1 (2OT) 3/2 No. 9 MARSHALL W, 2-1 (OT) broadcast on ESPN+. 3/7 BOWLING GREEN * W, 2-0 3/14 at Northern Illinois * L, 0-3 Live Stream: www.GoZips.com 3/17 at SIU Edwardsville * 2 p.m. Live Stream Link: www.GoZips.com 3/22 WESTERN MICHIGAN * 3 p.m. Live Stats Link: www.GoZips.com 3/25 SAINT FRANCIS 6 p.m. 3/28 SIU EDWARDSVILLE * 11 a.m. HEAD COACHES 3/31 at West Virginia * 7 p.m. Cale Wassermann (Saginaw Valley St., 2007) Jared Embick (Indiana Wesleyan, 2000) 4/4 NORTHERN ILLINOIS * 1 p.m. Overall Record: Overall Record: 4/7 WEST VIRGINIA * 7 p.m. 151-29-21 (Seventh Season) 149-62-24 (14th Season) Record at SIUE: 12-6-4 (Second Season) Record at Akron: 102-41-16 (Eighth Season) 4/11 at Bowling Green * 1 p.m. 4/18 at Western Michigan * 12 p.m. SCOUTING SIU EDWARDSVILLE Home games in CAPS SIU Edwardsville enters action on Wednesday, March 17, on the heels of the Cougars suffering their *Mid-American Conference game initial loss of the season, 1-0, to Bowling Green on Sunday, March 14. QUICK FACTS Sophomore Oskar Lenz leads the Cougars in goals (3), assists (2), points (8) and shots on goal (5). Location: .................................. Akron, Ohio 44325 Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Liuis Martorell has recorded 20 saves on the strength of a 0.85 goals Population: .................200,000 (5th largest in Ohio) against average. Founded: ........................ 1870 as Buchtel College Enrollment: .................................................19,218 Nickname: .......................................................Zips As a team, SIU Edwardsville is 16th in the NCAA in save percentage (.889), 19th in shot accuracy (.528), Colors: ..............................Blue (282) & Gold (871) 21st in saves per game (4.80), 27th in winning percentage (.800), 31st in goal differential (+5) and Conference: .....................................Mid-American 34th in goals against average (.581). Individually, Martorell is eighth in the NCAA saves per game President: .......................................Dr. Gary L. Miller (5.00), 22nd in save percentage (.870) and 35th in total saves (20). Director of Athletics: ........................Larry Williams Faculty Athletics Rep: ............Dr. Matthew Juravich SIUE AKRON Athletics Dept. Phone: ..................(330) 972-7080 Overall Record 4-1-0 2-1-1 Ticket Office Phone: .....1-888-99-AKRON (-25766) Conference Record 1-1-0 1-1-0 Season of Soccer: ................................66th (1955) Goals 8 5 All-Time Record: ..................................736-277-97 All-Time MAC Record: ........................... 127-17-10 Goals-Shot Attempts 8-36 5-44 MAC Tournament Titles: ..................................... 15 Goals Per Game 1.60 1.25 ...............[1998, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, Assists 6 6 ..... 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018] Shots 36 44 MAC Regular-Season Titles: ............................... 20 Shots On Goal 19 14 NCAA Tournament Appearances: .................................33 Shot Percentage .222 .114 NCAA College Cup Appearances: ....... 6 [1986, 2009, 2010, Shots On Goal Percentage .528 .318 2015, 2017, 2018] Shots Per Game 7.2 11.0 NCAA Championship Appearances: ........3 [2009, 2010, Corner Kicks 21 19 2018] Opponent Corner Kicks 26 10 Stadium: ........................................ FirstEnergy Stadium Penalty Kicks 2-2 1-1 Capacity: ...........................................................5,000 Opponent Penalty Kicks 0-2 0-0 Field Dimensions: .......................................120 x 77 Surface: ................................................Natural Grass ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Sean Palchick (Men’s Soccer Contact) • Associate Director of Athletics Communications • Office Phone: (330) 972-2677 • Email: [email protected] Brian Dennison • Assistant Director for Athletics Communications • Office Phone: (330) 972-6292 • Email: [email protected] 2021 AKRON MEN’S SOCCER • SIU EDWARDSVILLE (MARCH 17, 2021) 1 THIS IS AKRON MEN’S SOCCER SERIES HISTORY Akron and SIU Edwardsville are meeting for the 20th time in program history with the Cougars owning a 12-6-1 series advantage. A year ago, the Zips earned a 3-0 victory over SIU Edwardsville at FirstEnergy Stadium on Oct. 25, 2019. IN OUR LAST MEETING (OCT. 25, 2019 - AKRON, OHIO) The University of Akron men’s soccer team turned in a dominating Mid-American Conference performance against league-leading SIU Edwardsville en route to notching a 3-0 triumph past the 4-1-0 2-1-1 Cougars on Oct. 25, 2019, at FirstEnergy Stadium, on the strength of the Zips registering a pair of first- half goals, before adding a late tally to earn the win. 8 5 Sparked by a 12-8 advantage in second-half shots, Akron finished the match posting a 17-13 edge in 1.60 1.25 shots, including a 6-2 margin in shots on goal. 6 6 David Egbo directed the Zips’ offensive performance with a game-high five shots, including two on frame, and finished the night with a goal and two assists. Adding three shots apiece for the Zips were 36 44 Mani Austmann and sophomore Will Jackson (Hudson, Ohio), along with Christian Lue Young. Jorge Gonzalez, the leading scorer in the MAC, registered a team-high five shots for the Cougars, but was held 19 14 off the scoreboard by a stout defensive effort by Akron. .222 .114 Goalkeeper Tor Saunders garnered the clean sheet for the Zips pulling in a pair of saves, while Noah Heim posted three stops for SIU Edwardsville. .528 .318 Austmann gave the Zips a 1-0 lead in the fourth minute (3:29) connecting on a shot from outside the 7.2 11.0 18-yard box to the upper 90 off an assist from Egbo. 21 19 Jackson nearly extended the margin to 2-0 at the 18:20 mark as his 1v1 attempt in the box hit the near post to thwart the scoring opportunity. 2-2 1-1 ZIPS RISE TOGETHER RISE ZIPS Egbo extended Akron’s margin to 2-0 in the 37th minute (36:27) delivering a shot from 10 yards out that found the corner of the net courtesy of an assist from sophomore Henrique Cruz (Fortaleza, Brazil). TEAM LEADERS Each side registered five shots in the opening stanza, with the Zips owning a 3-0 edge in shots on goal. AKRON The Cougars posted the initial two shots of the second half before Lue Young placed a shot on goal inside the box in the 49th minute (48:12) that was headed off the line by Lachlan McLean for a team Goals ................................ Diogo Pacheco (2) save. The follow-up shot at the 48:17 mark by junior Carlo Ritaccio (Westbury, N.Y.) was blocked to end Assists ......................................Six Players (1) the scoring chance for the Zips. Points ............................... Diogo Pacheco (4) Shots ................................ Diogo Pacheco (9) Egbo had his shot on goal in the 53rd minute (52:16) denied by a save from Heim, before Saunders SOG .................................. Diogo Pacheco (4) pushed back a strike from Jake Meier at the 60:23 mark to preserve the shutout. Saves ...................................... Will Meyer (7) Gonzalez had a goal wiped off the scoreboard for the Cougars by an offsides call in the 64th minute (63:13), before getting off a shot at the 68:23 mark in the box that was thwarted by stellar save from SIU EDWARDSVILLE Saunders. He later saw his 1v1 attempt in the box go wide of target in the 72nd minute (71:46), before Goals .......................................Oskar Lenz (3) striking the post with a shot at the 75:30 mark. Assists ..................................Three Players (2) Points ......................................Oskar Lenz (8) The Zips finished the contest registering a 6-2 edge in shots over the final 15 minutes capped by the third goal of the season in the 90th minute (89:22) from Jackson. Egbo and junior Pol Hernandez Shots ..................................... Two Players (6) (Teia, Spain) split the defense to set-up the tally and earn the Akron duo a pair of assists. SOG .........................................Oskar Lenz (5) Saves ...............................Liuis Martorell (20) ZIPS SUFFER SETBACK AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS A trio of second-half goals proved too much for the fifth-rated University of Akron men’s soccer team to overcome as Northern Illinois dealt the Zips a 3-0 setback on Sunday, March 14, at the NIU Soccer Complex. Freshman Jason Shokalook (Erie, Pa.) led the Zips with a team- and game-high three shots, as Akron was outshot on the afternoon, 9-6, including 4-2 on goal. Adding one shot apiece for the Zips was senior Diogo Pacheco (Lisbon, Portugal), junior Marco Milanese (Isernia, Italy) and Will Jackson. Nick Markanich recorded a team-high three shots for the Huskies and scored what proved to be the game-winning goal in the 62nd minute (61:07). Martin Sanchez garnered a pair of saves in net for the Huskies, while senior GK Will Meyer (Solon, Ohio) recorded one stop for Akron. The two teams battled through a scoreless opening half as Northern Illinois recorded a 3-2 edge in shots in the opening stanza. Markanich scored what proved to be the game-winning tally at the 61:07 mark off an assist from Roque Viegas, Jr., to give the Huskies a 1-0 lead. 2 GoZips.com/ZipsMSOC | #AkronMSOC THIS IS AKRON MEN’S SOCCER Northern Illinois extended its advantage to 2-0 in the 67th minute (66:42) when Diego Maynez found the 2021 Honors back of the net courtesy of an assist from Camilo Estrada.