Zips Earn 2-0 Exhibition Triumph Past Cleveland State

Monday, August 13

Akron, Ohio

7:00 PM

University of Akron

Cleveland State (EXH)

Zips Earn 2-0 Exhibition Triumph Past Cleveland State

August 13 | Men's Soccer

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AKRON, Ohio – The fourth-ranked University of Akron men's soccer team garnered a goal in each half to propel the Zips to a 2-0 exhibition victory past Cleveland State on Monday at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field.

Sophomore David Egbo (Enugu, Nigeria) connected on what proved to be the game-winning tally starting and finishing a beautiful give-and-go with freshman Colin Biros (Canton, Ohio) in the 41st minute (40:27).

Redshirt sophomore Diogo Pacheco (Lisbon, Portugal) capped the scoring for the Zips at the 55:10 mark heading home a service into the box from senior Morgan Hackworth (Bradenton, Fla.) off a corner kick from freshman Pol Hernandez (Teia, Spain).

Akron finished the affair registering a 13-3 advantage in shots, including a 5-0 margin in shots on goal. Egbo, senior Abdi Mohamed (Westerville, Ohio) and Pacheco directed the Zips with a game-high two shots apiece. Three different Vikings recorded a shot for Cleveland State.

Senior Ben Lundt (Berlin, Germany) earned the shutout in goal for Akron, while Nicklas Rulle pulled in three saves for the Vikings.

Twenty-two Zips garnered playing time in the match for the Zips, while 21 Vikings earned playing time.

The start of the match was delayed nearly 90 minutes due to torrential rain and lightning.

Prior to the match against Vikings, the Zips recognized Cleveland State assistant coach and former Akron All-America honoree Sinisa Ubiparipovic, who played collegiately for the Zips from 2004-06. Ubiparipovic will be inducted in the Varsity "A" Sports Hall of Fame in October.

Akron closes out its exhibition campaign on Friday, Aug. 17, traveling to Fort Wayne, Ind., where the Zips square off against 2017 national runner-up and preseason No. 2 Indiana in a 8 p.m. tilt at Bishop D'Arcy Stadium on the University of Saint Francis campus. At this time live stats/video are not expected to be available for the neutral-site match with the Hoosiers.

Limited Reserved Bleacher Back ($110) and General Admission ($60) 2018 season tickets as well as single-game tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by logging on to GoZips.com/tickets, call or text 1-888-99-AKRON (25766) or visiting The C.P. and Cornelia S. Chima Athletics Ticket Office at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field (located at 375 E. Exchange Street, near Gate 1 at the southwest corner of the venue, at the corner of E. Exchange and S. Union streets) Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Discounted General Admission season tickets for Akron Faculty/Staff are also available for $48 and must be purchased in person or on the phone. Additionally, General Admission Family Plans ($200), which include a combination of two adult and two youth tickets or one adult and three youth tickets, are available for the fall at this time.

As another option, all Akron Alumni are eligible to purchase the Alumni All-Sport Season Ticket Package for $175, which includes General Admission season tickets for men's and women's soccer, volleyball, men's and women's basketball, and a reserved seat for football.