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Men's Soccer

Porter named NSCAA National Coach of the Year

January 16, 2010

University of Akron men's soccer coach Caleb Porter received the highest collegiate coaching honor Friday night.
Porter was named the NCAA Division I National Coach of the Year at the National Soccer Coaches Association of America awards banquet in Philadelphia.
‘‘I'm humbled to receive this award,’’ Porter said in a statement. ‘‘Truly, it is a reflection of [...]

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2010 MLS Draft Update

January 14, 2010

The 2010 Major League Soccer Draft started at 2 p.m. and was televised live on ESPN2 from Philadelphia.
The University of Akron men's soccer team had two players selected in the top 10; sophomore forward Teal Bunbury was selected fourth by the Kansas City Wizards and junior midfielder Blair Gavin was selected 10th by Chivas USA.
Zips senior midfielder Ben Zemanski [...]

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Teal Bunbury wins Hermann Trophy

January 9, 2010

University of Akron sophomore forward Teal Bunbury concluded his collegiate men's soccer career by winning the sport's most prestigious award Friday night in St. Louis.
Bunbury won the Hermann Trophy, a crystal soccer ball that is college soccer's version of football's Heisman Trophy, at the Missouri Athletic Club.
"I'm feeling really good right now," Bunbury said Friday [...]

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Best and worst moments of 2009

December 28, 2009

Miscellaneous
Starting last spring, I had a strong feeling that this fall would be an intriguing time on campus.
The top three sports on campus had a fever pitch. Soccer had its best returning team and was expected to challenge for a national championship. Basketball returned all but one player from the MAC Championship team and added [...]

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Bunbury bolts for Major League Soccer

December 22, 2009

Men's soccer
Star forward Teal Bunbury will leave Akron two years early to enter the MLS Draft, according to a Washington Post blog.
Bunbury, the 2009 Soccer America Player of the Year, will learn on Jan. 8 whether he won the Hermann Trophy, given to the nation's best player. The MLS Draft is Jan. 14.
It certainly does [...]

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Bunbury named Soccer America Player of the Year

December 18, 2009

University of Akron sophomore forward Teal Bunbury was named the Soccer America Player of the Year on Friday after leading the nation in goals scored in 2009.
This is the second year in a row a UA player was named Player of the Year by the publication and the third time a sophomore won the award, [...]

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Porter staying put

December 16, 2009

Men's soccer
In a move that stunned the soccer world, Caleb Porter signed a new five-year contract with Akron.
The Zips coach had interest — if not offers — from some prestigious pro and college programs, such as Indiana, Clemson and D.C. United. Yet, he stayed at Akron with a lower salary and high school facilities (although [...]

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Caleb Porter & UA agree to new five-year contract

December 15, 2009

Caleb Porter will remain the University of Akron men's soccer coach, UA Assistant Athletics Director/Media Relations Mike Cawood said Tuesday night.
Cawood said Porter and UA have reached an agreement on a new five-year contract. Terms of the contract were not immediately announced.
Porter recently led the Zips to a runnerup finish in the Division I NCAA [...]

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Akron loses national championship in shootout

December 13, 2009

Men's soccer
What a devastating end to a wonderful season!
After 110 minutes of scoreless soccer, Akron and Virginia faced off on penalty kicks, where the Cavaliers made three compared to the Zips' two.
Virginia held a seemingly insurmountable 3-1 lead on PKs before David Meves made two great saves to put Akron in position to tie it [...]

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Akron Soccer Quotes & Notes from Saturday

December 12, 2009

Here are some tidbits from Saturday's press conference:
Quotes
Akron coach Caleb Porter
on Zips junior midfielder/penalty kick ace Blair Gavin: “He makes up his mind when he gets up there. I never know where he is going. He takes them like a pro. He can go both ways. You can’t scout him.”
Porter commenting again on Gavin's technique [...]

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