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Women's Soccer

UA defeats KSU 1-0 in women's soccer

October 25, 2009

University of Akron junior Jordan Clark stepped toward the ball during a key moment Sunday and made the most of her opportunity.
Clark scored a goal following a free kick and helped visiting UA earn a 1-0 win over host Kent State in a Mid-American Conference women's soccer match.
Clark's goal came from 24 yards away in [...]

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UA hires new women's soccer coach

January 26, 2008

Women's soccer
Chris Pfau, who resurrected Evansville's program and took Princeton to the Final Four as an assistant, will take over as head coach at Akron.
Mack Rhoades succeeded once again in hiring a man who has been a winner at the same level as a head coach. I'm not sure how he does it.
Men's basketball
I plan [...]

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Byrne resigns as women's soccer coach

December 3, 2007

Women's soccer
Catherine Byrne resigned as Akron's coach after building the program from its infancy.
Everytime I spoke with her, she was a kind person, who appeared incredibly dedicated to advancing Akron women's soccer.
The amount of work she put into the job is commendable, but the team had not been improving at the rate the university would [...]

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Wake takes lead

September 7, 2007

Men's soccer
Corben Bone and Cody Arnoux scored goals to give Wake Forest a 3-1 lead with 15 minutes remaining in the game.
Women's soccer
Akron improved to 2-0-1 with an overtime win over St. Bonaventure tonight.
Freshman Jordan Baranowski netted the deciding goal with 52 seconds left in the first overtime period.
Volleyball
The Zips rallied to beat Dartmouth tonight.
Akron's [...]

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Update on other sports

October 9, 2006

Women's soccer
Akron improved to 2-4 in the MAC after beating Bowling Green on Sunday.
The Zips are now 9-4.
Tennis
Akron showed improvement from last year's disappointing record at the Martha Thorn Invitational.
Volleyball
A dominant Bowling Green team shut out the Zips in straight sets, 3-0.
Akron will have a home match against IPFW Wednesday evening.

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Zips lose first game

September 22, 2006

Women's soccer
Akron's undefeated streak ended Friday with a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Eastern Michigan.
I knew it wouldn't last forever, but a severe beating is not what I expected from a team that had only given up one goal this season.
Volleyball
I watched No. 20 Ohio beat the Zips 3-0 tonight at home.
The Bobcats capitalized [...]

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Zips Podcast

September 18, 2006

Football
Here is another Zips Podcast from the Buchtelite dudes.
We mixed in some men's and women's soccer as well.
Download podcast_4.mp3

The Buchtelite recapped Akron's loss to Central Michigan. The story includes J.D. Brookhart's thoughts a few days after the fact.
Amanda Pecota wrote a diary entry after traveling to the game.

Men's soccer
Dan Kadar previewed the Zips crucial home [...]

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Camaraderie swarms UA athletics

September 17, 2006

Women's soccer
I just got back from Lee Jackson Field where the Zips beat St. Bonaventure 2-1.
Talking to coach Catherine Byrne, I picked up some interesting tidbits on the way UA's sports teams get along.
She said her players have been a bit envious of the spotlight placed on other teams. Up until this season, they got [...]

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Saturday's game

February 23, 2006

Men's basketball
When I go to games, I've always tried to stay away from the Akron student section. This is mostly because I sometimes write my column about the team for the school paper. It's more professional that way.
This Saturday will be different. I am moving to the AK-Rowdies for one day only. I'm doing this [...]

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