Shokalook’s Hat Trick Highlights Akron’s 5-1 Senior Night Victory Over Bowling Green

Friday, October 22

Akron, Ohio

7:00 PM

University of Akron

8-3-3, 2-1-1

Bowling Green

9-3-2, 2-1-1

Bowling Green

Akron

Shokalook’s Hat Trick Highlights Akron’s 5-1 Senior Night Victory Over Bowling Green

October 22 | Men's Soccer

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AKRON, Ohio – University of Akron freshman Jason Shokalook (Erie, Pa.) crafted his first career hat trick to spearhead the 24th-rated Zips (8-3-3, 2-1-1 MAC) to a dramatic 5-1 victory past No. 14 Bowling Green (9-3-2, 2-1-1 MAC) on Friday, Oct. 22 in Mid-American Conference action at FirstEnergy Stadium.

The triumph represented the 50th all-time win for Akron over Bowling Green and more importantly gave the Zips three points in the race to capture the regular season MAC title and the right to host the league's tournament.

Despite being outshot on the evening, 19-14, the Zips and Falcons each registered five shots on goal, with four of Akron's strikes finding the back of the net.

Sophomore Will Jackson (Hudson, Ohio) gave the Zips a lead they didn't relinquish converting his second goal of the season at the 7:26 mark off an assist from freshman Jonas Buechte (Rantigen, Germany).

Sophomore Ryan Kingsford (Herne Bay, England) extended Akron's advantage to 2-0 in the 14th minute (13:29) delivering his fourth goal of the year courtesy of an assist from senior Diogo Pacheco (Lisbon, Portugal).

Shokalook scored the first of his three goals on the night off an assist from freshman Malik Henry (Hamilton, Ontario) at the 41:27 mark to give the Zips a 3-0 lead at the intermission.

Henry and Kingsford combined to assist on Shokalook's tally in the 54th minute (53:22) before he capped the night finding the back of the net at the 79:38 mark courtesy of an assist from freshman Wan Kuzri Wan Kamal (Carbondale, Ill.).

The Zips honored their graduating class of senior Samuel George (Dagenham, England), Meyer, redshirt sophomore Ivan Nikolic (Toronto, Ontario), Pacheco, junior Carlo Ritaccio (Westbury, N.Y.) and seniors Hazem Sobhy (Cairo, Egypt) and Daniel Strachan (Lakewood, Ohio) in pregame ceremonies.

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The Zips close out their regular season home schedule battling Cleveland State in a 7 p.m. tilt at FirstEnergy Stadium on Tuesday, Oct. 26.