Akron’s Second-Half Rally Come Up Short Against Eastern Michigan

Thursday, September 29

Akron, Ohio

7:00 PM

University of Akron

1-5-2, 0-3-0

Eastern Michigan

2-5-3, 1-1-1

Eastern Mich.

Akron

Akron’s Second-Half Rally Come Up Short Against Eastern Michigan

September 29 | Women's Soccer

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AKRON, Ohio – A furious second-half rally by the University of Akron women's soccer team came up just short as Eastern Michigan (2-5-3, 1-1-1 MAC) withstood a late charge by the Zips (1-5-2, 0-3-0 MAC) en route to escaping with a 3-2 victory at FirstEnergy Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 29.

"Our players continue to implement some of the things we have worked on in training and tonight they found success netting a pair of goals," Akron head coach Jen Simonetti commented. "We are still growing and building a program for long-term success and will strive to continue our development with eight league games remaining, starting on Sunday at Miami."

The Zips garnered a goal from sophomore Ella Hadley (Concord, Ohio) at the 17:51 mark off assists from freshman Emma King (Akron, Ohio) and sophomore Katie Stafford (Gahanna, Ohio) to square the contest at one.

Sophomore Laurie-Anne Renaud (Quebec City, Quebec) added her first goal of the season in the 84th minute (83:15) courtesy of an assist from King to cut the Zips' deficit to 3-2.

Sophomore GK Maxima Carlitz (Stolberg, Germany) pulled in four saves in net for Akron.

The Zips posted a 16-10 edge in shots on the evening, including an 8-7 margin in shots on goal. King led the offensive efforts for Akron registering a pair of assists on the strength of a game-high four shots. Sophomore Caitlin Bruni (Canal Fulton, Ohio) and freshman Ari Mahoney (Medina, Ohio) each added two shots for the Zips.

UP NEXT
Akron travels to Oxford, Ohio to square off against Miami in a 1 p.m. match on Sunday, Oct. 2.

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