Akron Draws with Marshall on Sunday

Sunday, August 21

Huntington, WV

1:00 PM

University of Akron

1-0-1, 0-0-0

Marshall

0-0-2, 0-0-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Akron	1	1	2
Marshall	0	2	2

August 21 | Women's Soccer

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va- 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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

Sophomore goalkeeper Penelope Cuirinier (Mionnay, France) faced seven shots on goal and came up with five saves.

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.

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