Second-Half Goal Lifts No. 10 Akron Past Yale, 1-0

Saturday, September 25

Akron, Ohio

7:00 PM

University of Akron

5-2-1

Yale

3-3-0

Yale

Akron

Second-Half Goal Lifts No. 10 Akron Past Yale, 1-0

September 25 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

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BOXSCORE (PDF)

AKRON, Ohio - A second-half goal from freshman Dyson Clapier (Layton, Utah) propelled the 10th-rated University of Akron men's soccer team to a 1-0 victory over Yale (3-3-0) on Saturday, Sept. 25 at FirstEnergy Stadium.

Clapier scored what proved to be the game-winning goal in the 66th minute (65:55) when he drove nearly the length of the pitch before striking a ball past Bulldogs' goalkeeper Elian Haddock. Garnering an assist on the tally was sophomore Johnny Fitzgerald (Tallahassee, Fla.).

Clapier finished the evening with three shots, all on goal, while freshman Jason Shokalook (Erie, Pa.) directed the Zips (5-2-1) to a 14-8 edge in shots, on the strength of a game-high four shots.

Senior goalkeeper Will Meyer (Solon, Ohio) completed his second clean sheet of the season making one save en route to collecting the shutout.

• Akron posted a 10-1 advantage in first-half shots.
• The Zips notched an 8-3 edge in shots on goal
• Clapier scored his first career game-winning goal, while Fitzgerald added his initial game-winning assist on the tally

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Akron opens Mid-American Conference play traveling to Morgantown, W.Va., to battle West Virginia in a 7 p.m. tilt on Thursday, Sept. 30.