2015 Akron Zips men's soccer team

The 2015 Akron Zips men's soccer team will represent The University of Akron during the 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It will be the 66th season of the university fielding a program. The Zips enter the season as the three-time defending MAC Men's Soccer Tournament champions.

2015 Akron Zips men's soccer
MAC Tournament champions
Georgetown Invitational champions
NCAA Tournament, College Cup, L 0–0 (7–8) vs. Stanford
ConferenceMid-American Conference
2015 record18-3-2 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Leo Chappel (1st season)
  • Oliver Slawson (9th season)
  • Ger Coppinger (1st season)
Home stadiumFirstEnergy Stadium–Cub Cadet Field
2015 Mid-American Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Akron ‡ 4 –0 –1  18 –3 –2
Western Michigan 3 –1 –1  10 –4 –4
Buffalo 2 –2 –1  8 –7 –4
West Virginia 2 –3 –0  6 –12 –0
Northern Illinois 1 –3 –1  7 –6 –1
Bowling Green 1 –4 –0  9 –9 –1
As of December 5, 2015; Rankings from NSCAA

The Zips begin the season on August 28 at VCU, and conclude the season at home against Bowling Green.[1]

2015 incoming team members
NamePos.HeightWeightClubHometownRecruiting Ratings

Schedule
Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Preseason
August 18*
 No. 25 Oakland W 4–2 
FirstEnergy Stadium (1,154)
August 22*
 No. 25 Bradley W 3–1 
FirstEnergy Stadium (1,299)
Regular season
August 28*
 No. 25 at No. RV VCU
VCU Tournament		 W 3–2 2OT 1–0–0
 Sports Backers Stadium (1,237)
August 30*
 No. 25 vs. No. 24 Old Dominion
VCU Tournament		 L 1–4  1–1–0
 Sports Backers Stadium (348)
September 4*
 at No. 4 Georgetown
Georgetown Tournament		 W 1–0  2–1–0
 Shaw Field (1,137)
September 7*
 vs. No. 6 Maryland
Georgetown Tournament		 W 3–2  3–1–0
 Shaw Field (4,003)
September 11*
 No. rv No. 16 Saint Louis W 3–2  4–1–0
 FirstEnergy Stadium (2,734)
September 16*
 No. 11 Ohio State T 3–3 2OT 4–1–1
 FirstEnergy Stadium (3,889)
September 22*
 No. 9 No. 15 Wake Forest L 1–2  4–2–1
 FirstEnergy Stadium (2,516)
September 25*
 No. 9 at No. RV UC Santa Barbara W 2–0  5–2–1
 Harder Stadium (7,283)
September 30*
 No. 9 Penn State W 1–0  6–2–1
 FirstEnergy Stadium (2,103)
October 3*
 No. 9 at UAB W 2–1 OT 7–2–1
 West Campus Field (632)
October 6*
 No. 8 Santa Clara W 2–0  8–2–1
 FirstEnergy Stadium (1,813)
October 9
 No. 8 at Buffalo W 2–1  9–2–1
 UB Stadium (512)
October 17
 No. 6 Northern Illinois W 4–0  10–2–1
 FirstEnergy Stadium (1,719)
October 21*
 No. 5 Michigan State W 4–1  11–2–1
 FirstEnergy Stadium (2,062)
October 24
 No. 5 at Western Michigan T 1–1 2OT 11–2–2
 WMU Soccer Complex (971)
October 30
 No. 6 at West Virginia W 2–0  12–2–2
 Dlesk Stadium (1,238)
November 1*
 No. 6 No. 25 UCLA L 2–4  12–3–2
 First Energy Stadium (2,169)
November 7
 No. 10 Bowling Green W 4–0  13–3–2
 First Energy Stadium (1,691)
MAC Tournament
November 13
 No. 10 West Virginia
MAC Tournament Semifinal		 W 3–2  14–3–2
 First Energy Stadium (1,238)
November 15
 No. 10 Buffalo
MAC Tournament Final		 W 1–0  15–3–2
 First Energy Stadium (1,335)
NCAA Tournament
November 22*
 No. 5 No. 23 Rutgers
NCAA 2nd Round		 W 6–1  16–3–2
 First Energy Stadium (2,025)
November 29*
 No. 5 No. 11 SMU
NCAA 3rd Round		 W 2–1  17–3–2
 First Energy Stadium (2,280)
December 5*
 No. 5 No. 9 Creighton
NCAA Quarterfinal		 W 3–2 2OT 18–3–2
 First Energy Stadium
December 11
 No. 5 vs. No. 8 Stanford
NCAA College Cup Semifinal		 T 0–0 (L 7–8 pen.) 2OT 18–3–3
 Children's Mercy Park
Kansas City, Kansas (4,047)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

See also

References
  1. "Akron unveils challenging 2015 men's soccer schedule". GoZips.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
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