The University of Akron Athletics
Zips Men's Soccer Rolls With 2-0 Win at Wright State
September 11 | Men's Soccer
Sept. 11, 2005
Box Score
AKRON, Ohio - Freshman forward Geir Nyheim (Bergen, Norway/U.Pihl) added two goals to his team-leading total and Akron (4-0) collected its third shutout of the young season as the ninth-ranked men's soccer team posted a 2-0 win at Wright State (1-3) Sunday afternoon.
As the game approached the half in a scoreless deadlock, Nyheim connected on what would prove to be the game-winning score at 40:45. Andrew Tipton (Uniontown, Ohio/Lake) connected with Nyheim on a long serve, and the freshman broke away with a shot to the left post.
"We got out to kind of a slow start today, but once we got going we put a lot of pressure on them and wore them down, resulting in two good goals," said Akron head coach Ken Lolla.
The Zips clung to a 1-0 lead until Nyheim added an insurance score in the 77th minute. Nyheim collected a cross from the right side and blasted a shot into the left-hand corner of the net for his team-leading seventh goal of the season. Sinisa Ubiparipovic (Mentor, Ohio/Mentor) and Brendan Murphy (Chesterland, Ohio/West Geauga) picked up an assist on the goal. In two games this weekend, Nyheim tallied five goals with three scores coming in Akron's 12-2 rout of Cleveland State Friday night.
Freshman goalkeeper Evan Bush (Concord, Ohio/Lake Catholic) collected his fourth win of the season, making a season-high five saves in 90 minutes of action.
"It was another solid effort by our defense and we limited their
chances," Lolla said. "This is a good road win."
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Akron held a commanding 19-8 advantage in shots taken, with 11 of those on-goal. Justin Sadler (Boiling Springs, Pa./Cumberland Valley/Drexel) had a team-high four shot attempts, followed by three each from Steve Kalan (Highland Heights, Ohio/Mayfield) and Nyheim. Josh Grossman led Wright State's offensive attack with four shots. Raiders' goalkeeper Jason Ballach had eight saves on the afternoon.
The Zips continue play on the road next weekend as they travel to New Jersey for the Princeton Tournament. Akron faces the host Tigers on Friday at 7:30 p.m., followed by Loyola (Md.) on Sunday at noon.
No. 9 Akron at Wright State Dayton, Ohio
1 2 Total No. 9 Akron (4-0) 1 1 2 Wright State (1-3) 0 0 0
UA: Geir Nyheim (Andrew Tipton)- 40:45 UA: Nyheim (Sinisa Ubiparipovic, Brendan Murphy)- 76:14
