Zips Drop 3-0 Decision to Miami

Thursday, September 30

Akron, Ohio

7:00 PM

University of Akron

2-9-0, 0-3-0

Miami

6-2-3, 3-0-0

Miami (OH)

Akron

September 30 | Women's Soccer

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AKRON, Ohio- A dominating first half by Miami proved to be too much for the Akron women's soccer team as the Zips (2-9-0, 0-2-1 MAC) fell 3-0 on Thursday night at FirstEnergy Stadium.

"We didn't show up in the first half and it's as simple as that," commented head coach Noreen Herlihy. "We came out so much better in the second half dominating the game but being down 3-0 is hard to come back from. We need to carry our second half performance into Sunday.

Freshmen Morgan Shansky (Oakdale, Pa.) and Morgan Pentz (Broadview Heights, Ohio) led the Zips with two shots each, while Pentz had one shot on goal.

Sophomore goalkeeper Vanessa Berlin (Gau-Odernheim, Germany) made her first collegiate start. She faced 12 shots and made three saves.

HOW IT HAPPENED

In the first two minutes of the game, Miami's Julia Hoffmann got the RedHawks on the board after she found the back of the net, putting Miami up, 1-0.
RedHawks extended the lead to 2-0 when Kristina DeMarco scored in the 13^th minute (13:38). A goal in the 29-minute mark gave Miami led 3-0 after the opening 45 minutes of action.
Akron dominated possession in the second half and had five good chances of striking a goal.

Akron travels to Muncie, Ind. as the Zips take on Ball State on Sunday, Oct. 3 at 2 p.m. Sunday's game will be broadcasted on ESPN+.