Zips Continue MAC Play, Battle Central Michigan and Eastern Michigan

Thursday, October 7

Mount Pleasant, Mich.

7:00 PM

University of Akron

Central Michigan

Zips Continue MAC Play, Battle Central Michigan and Eastern Michigan

October 06 | Women's Soccer

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AKRON, Ohio- The University of Akron women's soccer team (2-10-0, 0-4-0 MAC) will continue conference play this week on the road against Central Michigan (5-5-0, 2-2-0 MAC) at 7 p.m. in Mount Pleasant, Mich., followed by hosting Eastern Michigan (2-7-2, 1-2-1 MAC) on Sunday, Oct. 10 for a 1 p.m. start at FirstEnergy Stadium. Sunday's game has been selected as the team's annual Breast Cancer Awareness Game.

During warmups, the Zips will be wearing pink shirts to help increase awareness of the disease as part of Breast Cancer Awareness month.

Oct. 7 at Central Michigan | 7 p.m. | CMU Soccer Complex | Mount Pleasant, Mich.
Live Stats: www.GoZips.com
Watch: https://bit.ly/3Aimamr

Oct. 10 vs Eastern Michigan | 1 p.m. | FirstEnergy Stadium | Akron, Ohio
Live Stats: www.GoZips.com

SCOUTING AKRON:
Akron returns eight starters in 2021, including four of its top-five goal scorers led by junior Sydney Worthy (Groveport, Ohio), who posted team-high marks in goals (3), points (8), shots (13) and game-winners (2). Tallying one goal each for the Zips was redshirt junior Aislinn Meaney (Ennis, Ireland), junior Carly Pcholinsky (South Park, Pa.) and freshman Annabel Thomas (Canonsburg, Pa.). Sophomore GK Vanessa Berlin (Gau-Oderheim, Germany) returns for Akron after starting six games this past spring and recording 35 saves.

Akron enters Thursday's game 2-10-0 overall and 0-4-0 in MAC play after falling to Ball State, 3-1 Sunday. The Zips got on the board first as redshirt freshman Rielyn Hamilton (Burlington, Ky) scored her first collegiate goal at the 10:56 mark of the game on an assist from freshman Katie Stafford (Gahanna, Ohio). The Cardinals went on to score three second-half goals to clinch the victory.

Stafford paces the Zips this season in goals (3), points (7) and shots on goal (5), while Meaney leads the squad in shots (18) and shots on goal (7). Freshman goalkeeper Penelope Cuirinier (Mionnay, France) has recorded 59 saves on the campaign.

Akron is led by seventh-year head coach Noreen Herlihy, who maintains a 33-71-14 ledger at the helm of the Zips' program, and a 283-184-44 mark in 27 campaigns overall as a head coach.

SCOUTING CENTRAL MICHIGAN
Central Michiganenters plays this Thursday, standing at 5-5-0 overall and 2-2-0 in MAC play after securing a 1-0 overtime win over Western Michigan.

The Chippewas are led by redshirt freshman Gaelle Wells who paces the squad in goals (3) and points (6) while sophomore Jaelyn Dobrowolski leads the team with 25 shots, assists (4) and shots on goal (7). Sophomore goalkeeper Allison Lapoint has played in all games and has recorded 48 saves.

The Chippewas are led by 3rd-year head coach Jeremy Groves who maintains a 17-15-4 ledger at the helm of the Central Michigan program.

	CMU	AKRON
Overall Record	5-5-0	2-10-0
Conference Record	2-2-0	0-4-0
Goals	9	9
Goals-Shot Attempts	9-122	9-115
Goals Per Game	0.94	0.75
Assists	5	7
Shots	122	115
Shot on Goal	60	47
Shots Percentage	.074	.078
Shots on Goal Per Game	6.00	9.58
Shots Per Game	12.20	9.58
Corner Kicks	36	34
Opponent Corner Kicks	42	52
Penalty Kicks	2-3	1-1
Opponent Penalty Kicks	1-1	1-1

SERIES HISTORY
Akron and Central Michigan are meeting for the 18th time in program history with the Chippewas leading the all-time series 14-2-1. Akron claimed a 1-0 victory in the last meeting back on Oct. 27, 2019.

SCOUTING EASTERN MICHIGAN
Eastern Michigan enters play on Sunday standing at 2-7-2 and 1-2-1 in MAC play after taking down Northern Illinois for a 2-1 victory on Sunday.

The Eagles are led by senior Lindsey Shira who paces the squad in goals (1), points (4), shots (17), and shots on goal (8). Senior goalkeeper Chelsea Abbotts has appeared in eight games and has registered 49 total saves.

The Eagles are led by 23rd-year head coach Scott Hall who maintains a 206-186-56 ledger at the helm of the Eastern Michigan program.

	EMU	AKRON
Overall Record	2-7-2	2-10-0
Conference Record	1-2-1	0-4-0
Goals	8	9
Goals-Shot Attempts	8-109	9-115
Goals Per Game	0.73	0.75
Assists	4	7
Shots	109	115
Shot on Goal	49	47
Shots Percentage	.073	.078
Shots on Goal Per Game	4.45	9.58
Shots Per Game	9.91	9.58
Corner Kicks	33	34
Opponent Corner Kicks	37	52
Penalty Kicks	1-2	1-1
Opponent Penalty Kicks	4-5	1-1

SERIES HISTORY
The all-time series between Akron and Eastern Michigan goes in favor of the Eagles edging the Zips, 4-13-2 overall in 19 contests since 2001. In the last meeting (Oct. 24, 2019), Akron edged the Eagles, 3-2.

UP NEXT
Akron will return to action on Thursday, Oct. 14 as the Zips host Northern Illinois at FirstEnergy Stadium for a 7 p.m. kickoff. The Zips hit the road and travel to Kalamazoo, Mich. to face Western Michigan on Sunday, Oct. 17 for a 2 p.m. game.