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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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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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Akron to play Virginia in national final

December 12, 2009

Here is some additional information after the University of Akron advanced past North Carolina an NCAA Tournament semifinal men’s soccer game:
UA, ranked No. 1 in the country and seeded first, will play second-seeded Virginia (18-3-3) on Sunday at 1 p.m. in the national final game at WakeNed Stadium in Cary, N.C.
The winner of the game, [...]

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Akron to play North Carolina in national semifinal

December 8, 2009

Here is some additional information following the University of Akron 1-0 win over Tulsa in an NCAA Tournament quarterfinal men’s soccer game:
UA, ranked No. 1 in the country for nearly two months and seeded first, will play fifth-seed North Carolina on Friday at 7:30 p.m. in a national semifinal game in Cary, N.C.
Virginia and Wake [...]

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Two Zips up for top honor

December 5, 2009

University of Akron junior midfielder Anthony Ampaipitakwong and sophomore forward Teal Bunbury are among 15 semifinalists that have been named for the Hermann Trophy, men's college soccer's version of football's Heisman Trophy.
Ampaipitakwong and Bunbury have each started all 22 games for the No. 1 ranked Zips, who have a 22-0-0 record and will host Tulsa [...]

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No. 1 Akron to play No. 11 Tulsa next

December 1, 2009

Here is some additional information following the University of Akron 2-0 win over Stanford in an NCAA Tournament third-round men’s soccer game:
UA will host Tulsa on Saturday at 4 p.m. in the Elite Eight.
Sophomore forward Teal Bunbury and junior midfielder Anthony Ampaipitakwong each scored a first-half goal to help the No. 1 Zips (22-0-0) defeat [...]

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No. 1 Akron to play No. 17 Stanford next

November 23, 2009

Here is some additional information following the University of Akron 2-0 win over South Florida in an NCAA Tournament second-round men’s soccer game.
Junior midfielder Anthony Ampaipitakwong scored both goals and helped the No. 1 Zips (21-0-0) defeat the No. 16 Bulls (14-4-3), who ended UA's 2001 and 2007 seasons in the NCAA Tournament.
UA will host [...]

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No. 1 Zips five wins from national title

November 16, 2009

Here are some additional details on the University of Akron men’s soccer team after the Zips earned the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament:
Quotes:
University of Akron coach Caleb Porter
Said to the Zips players at the Barley House: “Congratulations on getting the No. 1 seed. You're 20-0, but now you're 0-0 and the real [...]

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Nagbe's goal leads No. 1 UA to 1-0 MAC semifinal win

November 14, 2009

A shot on goal was hard to come by Friday night. A goal, at times seemed, impossible.
Then in the 101st minute, sophomore forward Darlington Nagbe scored with 9:13 remaining in the second overtime to lead the University of Akron soccer team to a 1-0 win over Northern Illinois before 1,694 fans in a semifinal game [...]

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