2009 Akron Zips men's soccer team
| 2009 Akron Zips men's soccer | |
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Radisson Tulsa Airport Classic Champions Bearcat Classic Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, National Runner-up | |
| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 2 |
| Record | 23–0–2 (6–0–0 MAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coach | Dave Giffard (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Lee Jackson Field |
The 2009 Akron Zips men's soccer team represented the University of Akron during the 2009 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Zips finished the season undefeated and won every match of the season except for the national championship game, where they lost in penalties to Virginia.
Roster[edit]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Schedule[edit]
| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site City, State | ||||||
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| Preseason | |||||||||||
| 08-21-2009* |
No. 3 | No. 11 South Florida | W 3–1 | Jackson Field (1,756) Akron, OH | |||||||
| 08-29-2009* |
No. 3 | No. 10 Wisconsin | W 2–1 | Jackson Field (2,004) Akron, OH | |||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| 09-04-2009* |
No. 3 | vs. SMU Radisson Tulsa Airport Classic |
W 1–0 | 1–0–0 |
Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium (177) Tulsa, OK | ||||||
| 09-06-2009* |
No. 3 | at No. 14 Tulsa Radisson Tulsa Airport Classic |
W 1–0 | 2–0–0 |
Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium (1,153) Tulsa, OK | ||||||
| 09-11-2009* |
No. 1 | vs. High Point Bearcat Classic |
W 4–1 | 3–0–0 |
Gettler Stadium (83) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
| 09-13-2009* |
No. 1 | at Cincinnati Bearcat Classic |
W 3–0 | 4–0–0 |
Gettler Stadium (497) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
| 09-18-2009* |
No. 1 | No. 8 Indiana | W 1–0 | 5–0–0 |
Jackson Field (2,443) Akron, OH | ||||||
| 09-20-2009* |
No. 1 | Saint Louis | W 4–0 | 6–0–0 |
Jackson Field (1,150) Akron, OH | ||||||
| 09-26-2009 |
No. 1 | Bowling Green | W 6–0 | 7–0–0 (1–0–0) |
Jackson Field (647) Akron, OH | ||||||
| 09-30-2009* |
No. 1 | No. 15 Ohio State | W 3–0 | 8–0–0 |
Jackson Field (2,473) Akron, OH | ||||||
| 10-03-2009 |
No. 1 | at Florida Atlantic | W 3–0 | 9–0–0 (2–0–0) |
FAU Soccer Stadium (353) Boca Raton, FL | ||||||
| 10-07-2009* |
No. 1 | at UIC | W 3–1 | 10–0–0 |
Flames Field (962) Chicago, IL | ||||||
| 10-10-2009 |
No. 1 | at Western Michigan | W 4–0 | 10–0–0 (3–0–0) |
WMU Soccer Complex (278) Kalamazoo, MI | ||||||
| 10-13-2009* |
No. 1 | at Virginia Tech | W 2–0 | 11–0–0 |
Thompson Field (653) Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
| 10-17-2009 |
No. 1 | Northern Illinois | W 1–0 | 12–0–0 (4–0–0) |
Jackson Field (1,273) Akron, OH | ||||||
| 10-20-2009* |
No. 1 | at Michigan | W 5–1 | 13–0–0 |
U-M Soccer Stadium (671) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||||
| 10-23-2009 |
No. 1 | at Buffalo | W 1–0 | 14–0–0 (5–0–0) |
UB Stadium (977) Buffalo, NY | ||||||
| 10-28-2009* |
No. 1 | Penn State | W 3–0 | 15–0–0 |
Jackson Field (1,563) Akron, OH | ||||||
| 11-04-2009* |
No. 1 | Michigan State | W 2–1 | 16–0–0 |
Jackson Field (1,644) Akron, OH | ||||||
| 11-07-2009 |
No. 1 | Hartwick | W 3–2 | 17–0–0 (6–0–0) |
Jackson Field (2,439) Akron, OH | ||||||
| MAC Tournament | |||||||||||
| 11-13-2009 |
(1) No. 1 | (4) Northern Illinois Semifinals |
W 1–0 2OT | 18–0–0 |
Jackson Field (2,237) Akron, OH | ||||||
| 11-15-2009 |
(1) No. 1 | (2) Hartwick MAC Championship |
W 2–1 | 19–0–0 |
Jackson Field (2,439) Akron, OH | ||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| 11-22-2009* |
(1) No. 1 | South Florida Second round |
W 2–0 | 20–0–0 |
Jackson Field (2,700) Akron, OH | ||||||
| 11-29-2009* |
(1) No. 1 | No. 17 Stanford Third round |
W 2–0 | 21–0–0 |
Jackson Field (2,806) Akron, OH | ||||||
| 12-05-2009* |
(1) No. 1 | (8) No. 8 Tulsa Quarterfinals |
W 1–0 | 22–0–0 |
Jackson Field (4,254) Akron, OH | ||||||
| 12-11-2009* |
(1) No. 1 | (5) No. 5 North Carolina National Semifinal |
T 0–0 W 5–4 pen. 2OT |
22–0–1 |
WakeMed Soccer Park (8,862) Cary, NC | ||||||
| 12-13-2009* |
(1) No. 1 | (2) No. 2 Virginia National Championship |
T 0–0 L 2–3 pen. 2OT |
22–0–2 |
WakeMed Soccer Park (5,679) Cary, NC | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||