The University of Akron Athletics
Sunday, August 21
Huntington, WV
1:00 PM
University of Akron
1-0-1, 0-0-0
2
at
2
Marshall
0-0-2, 0-0-0
1st half1
2nd half2
FinalF
Akron
1
1
2
Marshall
0
2
2
Akron Draws with Marshall on Sunday
August 21 | Women's Soccer
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va-Â The Akron women's soccer team (1-0-1) opened its road portion of the season with a physical match against Marshall at the Hoops Family Field, ending in a 2-2 draw.Â
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The Zips attacked first as sophomore Morgan Pentz (Broadview Heights, Ohio) found the back of the net just before the end of the first half at the 44th-minute mark on an unassisted goal that put Akron ahead 1-0 heading into the second half.Â
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Marshall capitalized with a tally from Morgan White seven minutes into the second half that tied the game at 1-1 before a penalty kick from Luiza Travassos gave the Thundering Herd a 2-1 lead in the 64th- minute.Â
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In the 86th minute, freshman Emma King (Akron, Ohio) scored her first collegiate goal for the equalizer on an assist by sophomore Caitlin Bruni (Canal Fulton, Ohio).Â
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Akron rifled off 11 total shots for the game with four being on target with three players registering two or more shots. Marshall slightly edged the Zips with a 16-shot total.
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Sophomore goalkeeper Penelope Cuirinier (Mionnay, France) faced seven shots on goal and came up with five saves.
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UP NEXT
The Zips will return to action on Thursday, Aug. 25 as Akron will travel to Oakland for a 7 p.m. start. Akron will then travel to Richmond, Ky. as the Zips face Eastern Kentucky on Sunday, Sept. 2 at 1 p.m.
About Zips Athletics
Founded in 1870, The University of Akron (UA) is one of Ohio's most influential public urban research universities, conducting high-quality research in focused areas of excellence, contributing to the vitality of the local economy, and providing a workforce highly trained in diverse disciplines. The University offers more than 200 degree programs, including unique, highly ranked associate, bachelor's, master's, doctoral and law degrees — with accreditations by 35 professional agencies. UA is focused on innovation, entrepreneurship, investment in community and economic growth. Akron sponsors 17 NCAA Division I sports with more than 500 student-athletes. Learn more at gozips.com.
Follow women's soccer on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va-Â The Akron women's soccer team (1-0-1) opened its road portion of the season with a physical match against Marshall at the Hoops Family Field, ending in a 2-2 draw.Â
Â
The Zips attacked first as sophomore Morgan Pentz (Broadview Heights, Ohio) found the back of the net just before the end of the first half at the 44th-minute mark on an unassisted goal that put Akron ahead 1-0 heading into the second half.Â
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Marshall capitalized with a tally from Morgan White seven minutes into the second half that tied the game at 1-1 before a penalty kick from Luiza Travassos gave the Thundering Herd a 2-1 lead in the 64th- minute.Â
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In the 86th minute, freshman Emma King (Akron, Ohio) scored her first collegiate goal for the equalizer on an assist by sophomore Caitlin Bruni (Canal Fulton, Ohio).Â
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Akron rifled off 11 total shots for the game with four being on target with three players registering two or more shots. Marshall slightly edged the Zips with a 16-shot total.
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Sophomore goalkeeper Penelope Cuirinier (Mionnay, France) faced seven shots on goal and came up with five saves.
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UP NEXT
The Zips will return to action on Thursday, Aug. 25 as Akron will travel to Oakland for a 7 p.m. start. Akron will then travel to Richmond, Ky. as the Zips face Eastern Kentucky on Sunday, Sept. 2 at 1 p.m.
About Zips Athletics
Founded in 1870, The University of Akron (UA) is one of Ohio's most influential public urban research universities, conducting high-quality research in focused areas of excellence, contributing to the vitality of the local economy, and providing a workforce highly trained in diverse disciplines. The University offers more than 200 degree programs, including unique, highly ranked associate, bachelor's, master's, doctoral and law degrees — with accreditations by 35 professional agencies. UA is focused on innovation, entrepreneurship, investment in community and economic growth. Akron sponsors 17 NCAA Division I sports with more than 500 student-athletes. Learn more at gozips.com.
Follow women's soccer on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram
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Team Stats
AKR
MAR
Goals
2
2
Shots
11
16
Shots on Goal
4
7
Saves
5
2
Corners
7
5
Fouls
10
13
Scoring Plays
Morgan Pentz (1)
GOAL by AKR Pentz, Morgan.
44:23
Morgan White (2)
Assisted By: Makai Laguines
GOAL by MAR White, Morgan Assist by Laguines, Makai.
53:17
Luiza Travassos
MAR Luiza Travassos PENALTY KICK GOAL.
64:17
Emma King (1)
Assisted By: Caitlin Bruni
GOAL by AKR King, Emma Assist by Bruni, Caitlin.
86:16
Game Leaders
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
mid
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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