#17 Zips End Regular Season at WMU

November 02 | Men's Soccer

AKRON – The 17th-ranked University of Akron men's soccer team will conclude the regular-season this Saturday at Western Michigan. Start time is set for 2 pm in Kalamazoo with a Zips win or tie will secure UA a top seed and allow UA to host the 2007 Mid-American Conference Championship (Nov. 16 & 18).

The Zips (12-3-2; 3-0-1 MAC) and Broncos (7-9-1, 0-3-1 MAC) have met on 26 previous occasions with Akron owning a 23-2-1 advantage in the series and out-scoring WMU 83-12 in the series.

Akron enters the match with an NCAA-best 10 shutouts, while ranking 13th in the NCAA in goals against average with 0.6 goals allowed per match. Also, freshman Anthony Ampaipitakwong ranks 16th in the NCAA in assists with 0.5 per match.

Akron is led by Matt Tutich and Elliot Bradbrook, each with five goals, while Pablo Moreira and Steve Zakuani each have four. Western Michigan's Tim Brown and C.J. Utley each have five goals to lead the Broncos.