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Zips To host Florida Gulf Coast In 2012 Schedule/Results Season Opener No. 10 Akron Zips (0-0-0) OVERALL: 0-0-0 | MAC: 0-0-0 • The No. 10 University of Akron men’s soc- vs. Fla. Gulf Coast Eagles (0-0-0) HOME: 0-0-0 | Away/Neutral: 0-0-0 cer team will officially open the 2012 season against Florida Gulf Coast Friday at FirstEn- Match #1 • Aug. 24, 2012 • 7:30 p.m. ET August ergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field. The Zips and FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field 24 Florida Gulf Coast 7:30 p.m. Eagles will kick off at 7:30 p.m. ET. Akron, Ohio 31 at No. 3 Creighton# 8:30 p.m. • The first 3,000 fans to the game will receive a complimentary Akron men’s soccer poster. Television: None September Radio: FOX Sports 1350 AM (WARF) 2 vs. SIUE# 1:00 p.m. On The Air Live Stats: GoZips.com 7 vs. No. 12 Indiana 5:00 p.m. • Friday’s match will air live on FOX Sports Video Stream: GoZips.com (free) 9 at Notre Dame 2:15 p.m. 1350 AM (WARF). It is one of seven scheduled 14 No. 15 St. John’s^! 7:00 p.m. broadcasts this season. Up Next 16 No. 5 South Florida^ 7:30 p.m. • Longtime voice of the Zips’ Steve French The Zips will head to Omaha, Neb., next 22 at Bowling Green* 7:00 p.m. will handle play-by-play duties, while former weekend for the Ameritas Classic where they 29 Buffalo* 7:30 p.m. Akron All-American Simon Spelling will provide will face preseason No. 3 Creighton on Fri., analysis. Aug. 31, and Southern Illinois Edwardsville OCTOBER (SIUE) on Sunday, Sept. 2. UA’s match against 5 Florida Atlantic* 7:30 p.m. For Starters the Bluejays will air in Nebraska on NET (Ne- 10 at Penn State 7:00 p.m. • Friday’s match will mark the start of the braska Educational Telecommunications). 13 at Northern Illinois* 2:00 p.m. 58th season of Akron soccer. The Zips own an 16 Michigan 7:30 p.m. all-time record of 615-235-80 (.704) since 1955. 20 West Virginia 7:30 p.m. • It is the second straight year UA will start 23 at Ohio State% 8:00 p.m. the campaign at home after spending the previ- About Florida Gulf Coast 27 at Hartwick* 3:00 p.m. ous three on the road. • The Eagles, who are beginning just their 31 at Michigan State 3:00 p.m. • Akron has won its last five season openers, sixth season in program history, are coming including a 5-0 victory over Cleveland State off back-to-back Atlantic Sun regular-season NOVEMBER last fall that set an NCAA record for the longest championships and the school’s first ever NCAA 2 Western Michigan* 7:30 p.m. home unbeaten streak, and are 5-1 (.833) over- Tournament appearance in 2011. 9 MAC Tournament – Semifinal TBA all in openers under seventh-year head coach • FGCU (12-6-2 last fall) returns 15 players 11 MAC Tournament – Final TBA Caleb Porter. from a squad that won the A-Sun Tournament • The Zips are 35-16-6 (.667) all-time in sea- before falling to Central Florida (1-0) in the first December son openers and 15-3-1 (.816) since 1993. 7 NCAA College Cup – Semifinals TBA round of the NCAA postseason. Deion Jones 9 NCAA College Cup – Final TBA About Akron • Senior midfielder (1 G, 6 A), sophomore forward Xavier Silva (6 G, 3 A) and • The Zips return eight starters and 10 let- sophomore defender Federico Crespo (20 All rankings are according to the NSCAA poll. terwinners from a team that made another deep starts, 2 A) were named to the A-Sun preseason All times are ET and subject to change. postseason run – reaching the NCAA Round of Home games in bold. all-conference team. 16 for the fourth consecutive season – despite losing seven starters to MLS the previous year. Key Florida Gulf Coast Series Notes * - Mid-American Conference game • In all, Akron posted a mark of 15-4-4 and • Friday’s match will also represent the first # - Ameritas Classic, Omaha, Neb. captured its seventh-consecutive Mid-American ever meeting between the Zips and Eagles. ^ - The University of Akron Tournament, Akron, Ohio Conference regular-season championship with a • Akron is 1-0 all-time against current schools ! - FOX Soccer Channel broadcast perfect 6-0 mark in league play. The Zips ended % - Big Ten Network broadcast from the Atlantic Sun Conference. UA posted a the year ranked 11th in the final National Soccer 5-1 victory over Northern Kentucky in 1987 in Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll. its only other meeting. Akron in the National Polls • Headlining the list of returnees this fall are College Soccer News Preseason All-American Soccer top Drawer college soccer Preseason Review Chad Barson (23 starts), Hermann Trophy nscAA America soccer soccer News Times • Akron went 2-0 during the preseason, post- Preseason 10 2 4 6 - Watch List honoree Scott Caldwell (6 G, 11 A) ing victories against Saint Louis (1-0) and Wright Aug. 28 - - - - - and senior goalkeeper David Meves (22 starts, State (5-0) at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Sept. 4 - - - - - 0.73 GAA). The trio led UA to the school’s first Field. Sept. 11 - - - - - team national championship in any sport in Sept. 18 - - - - - • Yedlin netted the game-winner against the 2010 and has compiled an overall record of 60- Sept. 25 - - - - - Billikens in the 51st minute, while Eric Steven- 6-7 (.870) over the past three seasons. Oct. 2 - - - - - son led the charge against the Raiders with a • Other key returners include Freshman All- Oct. 9 - - - - - pair of goals and an assist. Oct. 16 - - - - - Americans Bryan Gallego (22 starts), Will Trapp • Caldwell also had a big game against WSU Oct. 23 - - - - - (23 starts, 5 A) and DeAndre Yedlin (20 starts, by assisting the first two goals and netting Oct. 30 - - - - - 1 G, 6 A). another in the lop-sided victory. Nov. 6 - - - - - • Akron will also welcome the No. 1-ranked Nov. 13 - - - - - • Meves played all 180 minutes between recruiting class in the nation in 2012. Included Nov. 13 - - - - - the pipes for Akron, allowing just one goal and in the 13-player class are four of the top 11 high Nov. 20 - - - - - making a pair of saves. school recruits in the country and SMU transfer Dec. 4 - - - - - • More than 3,700 fans came out to watch Dec. 11 - - - - - and former Freshman All-American Robbie the paid exhibitions with a high of 2,124 in at- Dec. 13 - - - - - Derschang, who will have two years of eligibil- tendance for WSU. ity remaining at UA. 2012 Numerical Roster

No. name Pos. yr.-Exp. ht. wgt. Hometown (High School/Last School) 1 Fernando Pina GK Fr.-HS 6-0 180 Houston, Texas (Challenge Early College HS) 2 Andrew Souders D Fr.-HS 5-11 165 Amherst, Ohio (Amherst Steele HS) 3 Chad Barson D Sr.-3L 5-10 170 Lewis Center, Ohio (Olentangy HS) 4 Bryan Gallego D/M So.-1L 5-10 165 Kinnelon, N.J. (Kennelson HS) 5 Matt Foldesy MF Fr.-HS 5-7 145 North Olmsted, Ohio (St. Ignatius HS) 6 Wil Trapp MF So.-1L 5-8 150 Gahanna, Ohio (Gahanna Lincoln HS) 7 Reinaldo Brenes MF Jr.-2L 5-10 155 San Jose, Costa Rica (Edison Academic Center [Fla.]) 8 Alfred Koroma F Fr.-HS 6-0 160 Dallas, Texas (Southlake Carroll HS) 9 Aodhan Quinn MF Jr.-1L 6-0 155 San Diego, Calif. (Mt. Carmel HS/Bradley) 10 Dillon Serna MF Fr.-HS 5-7 135 Brighton, Colo. (Horizon HS) 11 Robbie Derschang MF Jr.-TR 6-0 165 Englewood, Colo. (Cherry Creek HS/SMU) 12 Omari Morris F Fr.-HS 5-4 145 Toronto, Ontario (Pickering HS) 13 Zac Portillos MF Jr.-1L 5-9 141 Aurora, Colo. (Grandview HS/Washington) 14 Eric Stevenson MF Jr.-2L 5-8 145 Columbus, Ohio (Worthington Christian HS) 15 Scott Caldwell MF Sr.-3L 5-8 145 Braintree, Mass. (Edison Academic Center [Fla.]) 16 Phil Fives D Fr.-HS 5-9 145 Pittsburgh, Pa. (North Allegheny HS) 17 DeAndre Yedlin D So.-1L 5-8 150 Seattle, Wash. (O’Dea HS) 18 Osas Malkin MF Fr.-HS 5-11 165 Pittsburgh, Pa. (Pittsburgh Central Catholic HS) 19 Alex Ranalli MF Fr.-HS 6-0 170 Powell, Ohio (Olentangy Liberty HS) 20 Brad Ruhaak D Fr.-HS 6-0 170 Akron, Ohio (Copley HS) 21 Thomas Schmitt F Sr.-2L 5-7 140 Berea, Ohio (Berea HS) 22 Kayvon Afsarifard D So.-RS 5-10 175 Chardon, Ohio (St. Ignatius HS/Loyola University Chicago) 23 Andrian McAdams GK So.-SQ 5-11 160 Oberlin, Ohio (Oberlin HS) 24 David Meves GK Sr.-3L 6-1 195 Arlington Heights, Ill. (Christian Liberty Academy) 25 Saad Abdul-Salaam F So.-HS 6-3 170 Gahanna, Ohio (Gahanna Lincoln HS) 26 Andy Chiu F Fr.-RS 5-8 155 El Paso, Texas (Coronado HS) 27 Chase Jabbori MF Fr.-HS 5-8 143 Novi, Mich. (Novi HS) 30 Jake Fenlason GK Fr.-RS 6-0 157 San Diego, California (Rancho Bernardo HS) 2012 Alphabetical Roster

No. name Pos. yr.-Exp. ht. wgt. Hometown (High School/Last School) 25 Saad Abdul-Salaam F So.-HS 6-3 170 Gahanna, Ohio (Gahanna Lincoln HS) 22 Kayvon Afsarifard D So.-RS 5-10 175 Chardon, Ohio (St. Ignatius HS/Loyola University Chicago) 3 Chad Barson D Sr.-3L 5-10 170 Lewis Center, Ohio (Olentangy HS) 7 Reinaldo Brenes MF Jr.-2L 5-10 155 San Jose, Costa Rica (Edison Academic Center [Fla.]) 15 Scott Caldwell MF Sr.-3L 5-8 145 Braintree, Mass. (Edison Academic Center [Fla.]) 26 Andy Chiu F Fr.-RS 5-8 155 El Paso, Texas (Coronado HS) 11 Robbie Derschang MF Jr.-TR 6-0 165 Englewood, Colo. (Cherry Creek HS/SMU) 30 Jake Fenlason GK Fr.-RS 6-0 157 San Diego, California (Rancho Bernardo HS) 16 Phil Fives D Fr.-HS 5-9 145 Pittsburgh, Pa. (North Allegheny HS) 5 Matt Foldesy MF Fr.-HS 5-7 145 North Olmsted, Ohio (St. Ignatius HS) 4 Bryan Gallego D/M So.-1L 5-10 165 Kinnelon, N.J. (Kennelson HS) 27 Chase Jobbori MF Fr.-HS 5-8 143 Novi, Mich. (Novi HS) 8 Alfred Koroma F Fr.-HS 6-0 160 Dallas, Texas (Southlake Carroll HS) 18 Osas Malkin MF Fr.-HS 5-11 165 Pittsburgh, Pa. (Pittsburgh Central Catholic HS) 23 Andrian McAdams GK So.-SQ 5-11 160 Oberlin, Ohio (Oberlin HS) 24 David Meves GK Sr.-3L 6-1 195 Arlington Heights, Ill. (Christian Liberty Academy) 12 Omari Morris F Fr.-HS 5-4 145 Toronto, Ontario (Pickering HS) 1 Fernando Pina GK Fr.-HS 6-0 180 Houston, Texas (Challenge Early College HS) 13 Zac Portillos MF Jr.-1L 5-9 141 Aurora, Colo. (Grandview HS/Washington) 9 Aodhan Quinn MF Jr.-1L 6-0 155 San Diego, Calif. (Mt. Carmel HS/Bradley) 19 Alex Ranalli MF Fr.-HS 6-0 170 Powell, Ohio (Olentangy Liberty HS) 20 Brad Ruhaak D Fr.-HS 6-0 170 Akron, Ohio (Copley HS) 21 Thomas Schmitt F Sr.-2L 5-7 140 Berea, Ohio (Berea HS) 10 Dillon Serna MF Fr.-HS 5-7 135 Brighton, Colo. (Horizon HS) 2 Andrew Souders D Fr.-HS 5-11 165 Amherst, Ohio (Amherst Steele HS) 14 Eric Stevenson MF Jr.-2L 5-8 145 Columbus, Ohio (Worthington Christian HS) 6 Wil Trapp MF So.-1L 5-8 150 Gahanna, Ohio (Gahanna Lincoln HS) 17 DeAndre Yedlin D So.-1L 5-8 150 Seattle, Wash. (O’Dea HS)

Head Coach: Caleb Porter (Seventh Season; Indiana, ‘98); Associate Head Coach: Jared Embick (Second Season; Indiana Wesleyan, ‘00); Assistant Coach: Oliver Slawson (Seventh Season; Leeds Carnegie Metropolitan University, ‘03); Director of Operations: Pablo Moreira (Second Season; Akron, ‘07); Goalkeepers Coach: Stuart Dobson (First Season; Portland, ‘04)

Pronunciation Guide Kayvon Afsarifard:______KAY-von aff-SORRY-fard Andrian McAdams:______ON-dree-on Saad Abdul-Salaam______Sahd AB-dool sa-LAHM David Meves:______MAY-vis Reinaldo Brenes:______ray-NALD-oh BREN-is Fernando Pina: ______PEEN-yah Andy Chiu: ______CHOO Zac Portillos:______por-TEE-ohs Robbie Derschang:______der-SHANG Aodhan Quinn:______AID-in Matt Foldesy: ______FOLD-eh-see Alex Ranalli:______ran-ALL-lee Bryan Gallego:______guy-EGG-oh Brad Ruhaak: ______ROO-hawk Osas Malkin: ______OH-sas

2 2012 University of Akron men’s soccer Match Notes News and Notes CaLEB PORTER at a Glance • Since 2006, the Zips have posted the highest winning percentage in • Since becoming the sixth head coach in Akron history in 2006, Caleb the nation (.824) with an overall record of 105-17-14. Maryland is second Porter, who owns the highest winning percentage among all active Divi- with a mark of (.757; 97-27-12), followed by Monmouth (.752; 84-22-17), sion I coaches (see chart below), has built the Zips Wake Forest (.737; 94-28-17) and Connecticut (.729; 83-24-22). program into a perennial national championship • Akron has been defeated just once in its last 51 matches (45-1-5) at contender while developing a brand of play that is FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field. Michigan State ended the Zips’ attractive and attack-oriented, yet effective on both NCAA-milestone run of unbeaten home matches at 48 contests with a 1-0 sides of the ball. decision in the final match of the regular season last fall. • Porter, who is in his seventh year at Akron, led • The margin for error was incredibly thin for the Zips in 2011 overall as the Zips to the school’s first team national champi- all four losses were decided by one goal, including two defeats in over- onship in any sport in 2010 with a 1-0 victory over time. Moreover, three of those setbacks were 1-0 results. Louisville in the NCAA final. • The Zips, who have dominated the MAC under Coach Porter’s watch, • In all, Porter has guided UA to six consecutive will begin the 2012 campaign unbeaten in their last 37 league games Mid-American Conference regular season champi- (including conference tournaments). The mark is fourth-best on the NCAA’s onships, four MAC Tournament titles and to the NCAA Tournament each list and nine shy of the all-time record, currently owned by Furman (46). season since 2007. Akron advanced to the NCAA second round in 2007, the Round of 16 in 2008 and 2011, and all the way to the national title NCAA’s Longest Conference Unbeaten Streaks game in 2009 and 2010. Rk. no. school From To • For his efforts, Porter was rewarded with a 10-year contract extension 1. 46 Furman 9/23/99 10/7/03 in December of 2010 that will keep him as the Zips’ head coach through 2. 42 Clemson 10/15/72 9/23/80 the 2020 season. 3. 38 Indiana 10/14/95 11/13/00 • Porter, 37, was named NSCAA National Coach of the Year in 2009 37 Akron 10/20/06 Present 4. and has won the MAC Coach of the Year award in each of the past five seasons (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011). He is also a four-time Division I Caldwell Named to Hermann Trophy Watch List All-Ohio Coach of the Year (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011). • Caldwell, a senior midfielder from Braintree, Mass., was named to the Hermann Trophy Watch List on Aug. 13. Year school record win.% MAC Record win.% nscAA Rank • The Missouri Athletic Club’s Herman Trophy is the highest individual 2006 Akron 13-5-1 .711 4-1-0 .800 - award in intercollegiate soccer and the official NSCAA Player of the Year 2007 Akron 15-4-2 .762 4-0-1 .900 23rd award for Division I competition. 2008 Akron 17-2-4 .826 6-0-0 1.000 9th • It is the fourth straight year at least one Akron player has been named 2009 Akron 23-1-1 .940 6-0-0 1.000 2nd to the prestigious watch list. Teal Bunbury became the first Zip to win 2010 Akron 22-1-2 .920 6-0-0 1.000 1st 2011 Akron 15-4-4 .739 6-0-0 1.000 11th the award in 2009 and Darlington Nagbe made it back-to-back winners Totals 105-17-14 .824 32-1-1 .956 - by earning the honor in 2010. Darren Mattocks, who like Bunbury and Nagbe, has since made the jump to Major League Soccer, was a semifi- nalist in 2011. • NSCAA members from Division I programs will narrow the list down Akron Under Coach Porter to 15 semifinalists by November 29. Member coaches and fans will then Here’s a look at Akron’s situational record since Porter took the helm vote for their top three choices with the finalists being announced on in 2006. December 6. The 2012 Hermann Trophy winner will be announced at the NSCAA awards’ banquet at the Missouri Athletic Club on Friday, Jan. 11. When UA ... Record (Win. %) • Caldwell, who netted the game-winning goal in the NCAA national Scores first 96-2-4 (.961) championship game in 2010, followed up his heroic sophomore campaign Shuts out its opponent 75-1-7 (.946) Leads at halftime 69-1-2 (.972) with a breakout season in 2011. The team captain was named to the Leads or is tied at halftime 103-11-13 (.862) NSCAA All-America First Team after enjoying career highs for goals (6) and Takes 10 or more shots 91-11-13 (.848) assists (11) while starting all 23 games at midfield. Scores two or more goals 79-1-3 (.970) Creates more corner kicks than opponent 86-14-9 (.830) Zips Picked To Win The MAC Allows five shots or less on goal 94-7-8 (.899) • Winners of the last seven MAC regular-season championships, Akron was picked to defend its title in a preseason poll of the league’s coaches on Aug. 13. • The Zips, who were also picked to win the MAC Tournament title, NCAA Winningest Active Divison I Coaches received 62 points in the voting to finish ahead of new member West (Sorted by win percentage. Minimum five years as a Division I head coach) Virginia, which garnered 53 points. Northern Illinois (51) followed closely in third place, while Western Michigan (32) and Hartwick (31) rounded out Rk. coach, School Yrs. w l t pct. the top five schools. 1. Caleb Porter, Akron 6 105 17 14 .824 2. Ray Reid, Connecticut 23 365 90 52 .771 Did You Know? 3. Jeremy Gunn, Charlotte 13 187 61 31 .726 • In the past six years alone, Coach Porter and his staff have produced 4. Dave Masur, St. John’s (NY) 25 357 118 72 .718 13 Major League Soccer draft selections, including the No. 2 overall pick 5. Robert McCourt, Monmouth 8 101 34 26 .708 Darren Mattocks to the Vancouver Whitecaps in 2012. Of those 13 picks, nine were taken in the first round and seven had their name called with 6. Dennis Currier, Dayton 19 256 97 31 .707 one of the first eight selections overall. 7. Tom Martin, James Madison 35 453 174 60 .703 • Along those lines, the school has produced nearly as many Academic 8. George Gelnovatch, Virginia 16 237 93 29 .701 All-Americans (10) as pros (13) during Porter’s tenure. In fact, the Zips 9. Tim Vom Steeg, Santa Barbara 13 186 73 26 .698 recorded the second-highest team grade-point-average in Division I with 10. Sasho Cirovski, Maryland 21 310 127 32 .695 a 3.44 cumulative mark in 2011. They were only slightly edged out for the top spot by Harvard (3.45), which finished with an overall record of 2-13-3 11. Alan Dawson, Old Dominion 24 300 125 37 .689 last fall. The achievement continued a trend of academic excellence under 12. Mark Berson, South Carolina 35 450 187 61 .688 Porter, whose teams recorded a GPA of 3.43 in 2010-11 and 3.33 in 2009- 13. Jorge Salcedo, UCLA 8 105 42 25 .683 10. 14. Ken Lolla, Louisville 22 283 120 46 .682 15. Jay Vidovich, Wake Forest 18 241 104 38 .679

2012 University of Akron men’s soccer Match Notes 3 Quick Facts More: Did you Know? The University of Akron • Akron has advanced to the NCAA Tournament in each of the last Founded: 1870 as Buchtel College five years and has made 26 NCAA postseason appearances overall since Enrollment: 29,699 1961. The Zips have also played for a national championship three times, Nickname: Zips reaching the final in 1986, 2009 and 2010. School Colors: Blue and Gold • UA leads all MAC schools with 14 regular-season championships and Affiliation: NCAA Division I eight league tournament titles. Conference: Mid-American • The Zips have assaulted the NCAA record book over the course of President: Dr. Luis M. Proenza the past three seasons. Fueled by one of the greatest defensive seasons in Alma Mater: Emory, 1965 college history, UA matched an NCAA record by posting a perfect 23-0-0 Athletics Director: Tom Wistrcill record heading into the College Cup in 2009 en route to its runner-up Alma Mater: St. Mary’s (Minn.), 1992 finish. Akron didn’t allow a single goal during the NCAA Tournament that year and finished with 19 shutouts for the campaign, which represented the Zips Soccer second-highest total all-time. Furthermore, its goals-against-average (0.27) First Year: 1955 and shutout percentage (.760) were ranked third-best in NCAA history. All-Time Record (Pct.)/Years: 615-235-80 (.704)/56 • Akron finished sixth in the nation in attendance in 2011, averaging NCAA Tournament Appearances: 26 3,300 fans per contests. Moreover, the Zips broke the school’s single-game NCAA College Cup Appearances: 3 attendance record twice last fall with two crowds of more than 5,000 fans. Mid-American Conference Championships: 8 Mid-American Conference Regular Season Championships: 14 First Energy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field Hermann Trophy Winners: 2 All-Time Attendance High NSCAA All-Americans: 45 Rank No. Opponent Result Score Date Academic All-Americans: 15 1. 5,819 Ohio State W 3-1 9/28/11 All-MAC Players of the Year: 9 2. 5,241 Cleveland State W 5-0 8/27/11 All-MAC Selections: 125 3. 4,744 Tulsa W 4-0 9/24/10 Home Venue: FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field 4. 4,301 New Mexico T (2OT) 1-1 9/16/11 Playing Surface/Capacity: Natural Grass/5,000 5. 4,254 Tulsa W 1-0 12/4/09

Team Facts Porter Among NCAA’s All-Time Greats 2011 Record: 15-4-4 • UA’s Caleb Porter recorded the 100th win of his career on Oct. 15, 2011 MAC Record: 6-0-0 (1st) 2011, against Hartwick. He is the fastest in the 56-year history of the Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3 program to reach the century mark. Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/4 • Porter is also among the fastest of all Division I coaches all-time to Newcomers: 13 reach 100 career wins, accomplishing the feat in fewer games (126) and legendary Hall of Fame coaches Virginia’s Bruce Arena (140) and UCLA’s Coaching Staff Sigi Schmid (131) and in fewer seasons (6) than San Francisco’s Gus Dono- Head Coach/Yrs.: Caleb Porter/Seventh Season ghue (7). Alma Mater: Indiana, 1998 • Porter, the 2009 NSCAA National Coach of the Year, is the fourth Career Record/Pct. (Yrs.): 105-17-14/.824 (6) UA head coach to reach 100 wins in total, following Ken Lolla (160 wins Record at Akron (Yrs.): Same in 13 seasons from 1993-’05), Steve Parker (139 wins in 11 seasons from Associate Head Coach/Yrs.: Jared Embick/Sixth Season 1982-’92) and Akron Soccer founder Stu Parry (118 wins in 15 seasons Alma Mater: Indiana Wesleyan, 2000 from 1955-’69). Assistant Coach/Yrs.: Oliver Slawson/Seventh Season Alma Mater: Leeds Carnegie Metropolitan University, 2003 2012 Schedule Director of Operations: Pablo Moreira/Second Season • Eight home games, featuring visits from NCAA Tournament qualifiers Alma Mater: Akron, 2007 South Florida and St. John’s, a grudge match against Michigan and the Goal Keeper Coach/Yrs.: Stuart Dobson/First Season first MAC contest against West Virginia, highlight the 2012 Zips’ schedule. Alma Mater: Portland, 2004 • Overall, Akron will face seven opponents who qualified for the NCAA Tournament a year ago and four that were ranked in the NCSAA’s pre- Akron Athletics Communications season poll. Director: Gregg Bach • Key early regular-season match-ups include a trio of challenging con- Associate Director/Men’s Soccer Contact: Paul Warner tests at College Cup qualifier No. 3 Creighton on Aug. 31, versus No. 12 Office Phone: (330) 972-2677 Indiana (Sept. 7) and at Notre Dame (Sept. 9). The path doesn’t get any Cell Phone: (330) 962-0352 easier from there as the Zips will host No. 15 St. John’s (Sept. 14) and No. E-mail: [email protected] 5 South Florida (Sept. 16) before beginning MAC play at Bowling Green Assistant Director: Dallas Moyer on Sept. 22). Assistant Director: Dana Ingraham • In all, the Zips, who will compete in 18 regular-season matches, will Graduate Assistant: Jim Rodriguez play seven games against the MAC – its highest total since 1999 following Main Office Phone: (330) 972-7468 the addition of new affiliate member West Virginia – and five versus schools FAX: (330) 374-8844 from the Big Ten, including a trip to Columbus to take on Ohio State on Press Box Phone: (330) 972-8896 Oct. 23. Web Site: GoZips.com Mailing Address: Overnight Address: The University of Akron University of Akron Athletics Rhodes Arena, Suite 83 373 Carroll Street Akron, OH 44325-5201 Rhodes Arena, Suite 81 Akron, OH 44325-5201

4 2012 University of Akron men’s soccer Match Notes What is a Zip? AKRON Career Game-winning goals One of the unique nicknames in all of intercollegiate athletics belongs to The University of Akron. Scott Caldwell (4) 2011 In 1925, a campus-wide contest was held to choose a nickname for at Cal State Northridge (2-1) (105:43) Sept. 3 UA. Suggestions submitted by students, faculty and alumni included vs. Cal Poly (1-0) (82:27) Sept. 18 Golden Blue Devils, Tip Toppers, Rubbernecks, Hillbillies, Kangaroos and Cheveliers. 2010 After a three-way vote—one by the student body, one by the University vs. No. 1 Louisville (1-0) (78:36) Dec. 12 lettermen and one by the local sports writers and faculty representa- vs. West Virginia (3-2) (69:36) Nov. 21 tives—the winner was the “Zippers,” inspired from a very popular rubber Thomas Schmitt (2) overshoe (over 500,000 sold the first year) invented by Akron’s B.F. 2011 Goodrich Co. vs. Ohio State (3-1) (68:51) Sept. 28 Goodrich introduced its rubber galoshes in 1923 and it made a lasting vs. Hartwick (2-0) (66:41) Oct. 15 impression on the world. The footwear featured an ingenious invention, a slide fastener with interlocking metal teeth. With a quick pull of a tab, the Aodhan Quinn (2) 2011 overshoes opened wide or sealed shut. at Western Michigan (3-0) (13:45) Oct. 1 The product’s original suggested name was the “Mystik Boot,” but the vs. Northwestern (3-1) (54:09) Nov. 17 name just did not work for Goodrich President Bertram G. Work. “What we need is an action word,” he told a group of sales representa- Eric Stevenson (1) tives. “Something that will dramatize the way the thing zips.” From that 2010 he said, “Why not call it the Zipper?” at No. 4 North Carolina (3-0) (7:56) Sept. 3

Who is Zippy? AKRON Career Game-winning Assists The evolution of Zippy, The University of Akron’s mascot, began in Aodhan Quinn (4) 1953 when the student council, under president Dave Frye and com- 2011 mittee for a mascot chairman Bob Savoy (an All-American diver for UA), at Saint Louis (4-0) (20:43) (Dagilis) Sept. 10 decided the University needed a mascot. vs. Northern Illinois (2-0) (15:57) (Mattocks) Oct. 8 “Zippy” the kangaroo was officially declared UA’s mascot on May 1, vs. Penn State (1-0) (24:38) (Mattocks) Oct. 12 1953. vs. Hartwick (2-0) (66:41) (Schmitt) Oct. 15 The selection of the kangaroo for a mascot brought forth the wrath of DeAndre Yedlin (4) The Buchtelite and the Akron Beacon Journal as the name was cho- 2011 sen without the benefit of a at Cal State Northridge (2-1) (105:43) (Caldwell) Sept. 3 campus-wide vote. There was at Tulsa (3-0) (8:26) (Mattocks) Sept. 24 support for the new mascot vs. Bowling Green (3-0) (Mattocks) Oct. 26 with defenders saying, “the at Florida Atlantic (2-0) (Holmes) Nov. 6 kangaroo is fast, agile, and Scott Caldwell (2) powerful with undying deter- 2011 mination – all the necessary at Saint Louis (4-0) (20:43) (Dagilis) Sept. 10 qualities of an athlete.” vs. Bowling Green (3-0) (47:24) (Mattocks) Oct. 26 It is difficult to imagine such dissent given that Zippy is one Reinaldo Brenes (1) of the most beloved symbols 2011 at Buffalo (5-2) (65:24) (Holmes) Oct. 21 of the University. In fact, during an eleven week national Wil Trapp (1) mascot contest, Zippy defeated 2011 all challengers. Zippy, after a vs. Cleveland State (5-0) (6:02) (Mattocks) Aug. 27 first-round bye in the play- offs, cruised to victories over Syracuse’s Otto in the semifinals and Minnesota’s Goldy Gopher in the final to become the 2007 Capital One Mascot of the Year. Dick Hansford, UA student council adviser, liked the kangaroo when Akron chose “Zippers” as its nickname. He recalled the suggestion was also inspired by a popular comic strip at the time called “Kicky, the fighting kangaroo.” No one recalls who made the arrangements for the first costume, but a paper-mache head was produced along with a brown furry uniform that zipped up the back. Pete Demming debuted that first mascot uniform in 1954, at the inaugural Acme-Zip Game – not as “Zippy” but as “Mr. Zip” 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.”

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