The University of Akron Athletics
Monday, September 11
Akron, Ohio
7:00 PM
University of Akron
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Akron Hosts No. 7 FIU in Battle of Top-10 Teams
September 10 | Men's Soccer
AKRON, Ohio – The fifth-rated University of Akron men's soccer team faces a Top-10 showdown as the Zips welcome No. 7 Florida International to FirstEnergy Stadium on Monday (Sept. 11) for a 7 p.m. tilt.
GAME INFO
Akron vs. Florida International | Sept. 11 | 7 PM | FirstEnergy Stadium | Live Stats | FloSports
PARKING UPDATE
Akron fans are strongly encouraged to park in Lot 1 (Parking Garage) at the corner of Carroll and Spicer Streets off Route 8 for all Akron fall home sporting events due to construction on Exchange Street in Akron. For fans traveling using Route 8 North to campus please be advised that the Carroll Street exit off Route 8 is temporarily closed and to please allow extra time getting to campus.
HEAD COACHES
Florida International: Kyle Russell (Coastal Carolina, 2009), Overall Record: 31-14-7 (Fourth Season), Record at FIU: 31-14-7 (Fourth Season)
Akron: Jared Embick (Indiana Wesleyan, 2000), Overall Record: 175-75-33 (14th Season), Record at Akron: 128-54-25 (11th Season)
SCOUTING AKRON
The Zips under the leadership of 11th-year head coach Jared Embick enters its showdown versus Florida International on Monday (Sept. 11) at 4-0-1 on the campaign following a 2-1 triumph past Long Island on Friday (Sept. 8).
Senior Josef Paulus (Hinckley, Ohio) owns team-high marks in goals (3), points (7), shots on goal (7) and game-winners (2), while junior Gyuwon Chong (Kansas City, Mo.) leads the squad in shots (16) and junior Jason Shokalook (Erie, Pa.) paces the team in assists (2). Redshirt sophomore GK Mitch Budler (Lincoln, Neb.) and redshirt freshman Seth Wilson (Frisco, Texas) have combined to collect 12 saves and own a 0.40 goals against average with three shutouts this season.
The Zips are rated first in the NCAA in penalty kicks (1.000), third in shutout percentage (.600) and teams goals against average (0.40), fifth in goal differential (9), ninth in winning percentage (.900), 10th in shots per game (19.20) and save percentage (.857), 22nd in total assists (12), 24th in total goals (11), total points (34) and in points per tilt (6.80), 25th in assists per game (2.40), 26th in scoring offense (2.20) and 32nd in shots on goal per contest (7.40).
Individually, Paulus is rated 24th in the country in game-winning goals (2), while Chong is 47th in shots per game (3.20). Wilson is 11th in the NCAA in goals against average (.033), 12th in shutouts (2) and 15th in save percentage (0.67).
Overall, Akron returns 11 starters in 2023 from a squad that registered a 11-4-5 overall record, including a 5-0-3 ledger in league play. Headlining that group is 2022 All-Mid-American Conference performers, junior Jonas Buechte (Rantigen, Germany), Clapier and redshirt junior Johnny Fitzgerald (Tallahassee, Fla.), junior Malik Henry (Hamilton, Ontario), Jackson, senior Joel Sangwa (Phoenix, Ariz.) and Shokalook and junior Wan Kuzri Wan Kamal (Carbondale, Ill.), from a team that advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the 35th time in program history.
ZIPS SET TO JOIN BIG EAST
The Zips will make their Big East Conference debut this fall with an eight-game schedule that will culminate with the league's tournament running Nov. 4-12.
CLAPIER NAMED TO MAC HERMANN TROPHY LIST
Dyson Clapier added another accolade to his growing resume with his selection on Aug. 24 to the 2023 Missouri Athletic Club's (MAC) Hermann Trophy Watch List.
Clapier is one of 37 men tabbed for consideration for the MAC Hermann Trophy, which is the most prestigious individual award in college soccer recognizing the National Player of the Year as determined by the voting of Division I coaches who are members of United Soccer Coaches.
AKRON RECEIVES MULTIPLE PRESEASON ACCOLADES
• Dyson Clapier and Joel Sangwa were tabbed by TopDrawerSoccer.com to its Preseason Best XI First Team
• Clapier was selected as a Preseason All-BIG EAST honoree
• The United Soccer Coaches honored Dyson Clapier, redshirt senior Will Jackson (Hudson, Ohio), Joel Sangwa and Jason Shokalook on its National Players to Watch lists.
SCOUTING FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL
Florida International enters its match versus Akron on Monday (Sept. 11) at 2-1-2 on the season following a 2-1 setback versus New Hampshire on Sept. 8.
Junior Eduardo Mustre leads the Panthers in goals (3), assists (1), points (7), shots (16), shots on goal (9) and game-winners (1). Senior GK Tyler Hogan has recorded 17 saves this season and maintains a 1.02 goals against average with a pair of shutouts.
As a team, Florida International is rated 31st in the NCAA in shot accuracy (.510), 33rd in winning percentage (.600) and 44th in save percentage (.773) and shots on goal per game (7.40)
Individually, Mustre is rated 10th in the NCAA in shots on goal per outing (1.80), 22nd in shots per game (3.20), 25th in game-winning goals (1) and 32nd in shot accuracy (.636), while Hogan is ranked 37th in shutouts (2), 46th in save percentage (.773) and 48th in saves per tilt (3.4).
SERIES HISTORY
Akron is meeting Florida International for the fifth time in program history and second at home with the Zips leading the series 2-1-1. Akron earned a 5-3 victory over the Panthers on Aug. 25, 2022 in Miami, Fla. Florida International registered a 3-2 double-overtime triumph past the Zips on Sept. 25, 1998 at the Umbro Classic in Annapolis, Md., while Akron earned a 3-1 victory at the Gatorade-FIU Classic on Nov. 1, 1987 in Miami, Fla., and a battled the Panthers to a 1-1 double-overtime draw at FirstEnergy Stadium on Oct. 5, 2019.
TICKETS
Tickets can be purchased now by calling or texting 888-99-AKRON (25766) or visiting The C.P. and Cornelia S. Chima Athletics Ticket Office at InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field (located at 375 E. Exchange Street, near Gate 1 at the southwest corner of the venue, at the corner of E. Exchange and S. Union streets) during our business hours (Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.).
GAME INFO
Akron vs. Florida International | Sept. 11 | 7 PM | FirstEnergy Stadium | Live Stats | FloSports
PARKING UPDATE
Akron fans are strongly encouraged to park in Lot 1 (Parking Garage) at the corner of Carroll and Spicer Streets off Route 8 for all Akron fall home sporting events due to construction on Exchange Street in Akron. For fans traveling using Route 8 North to campus please be advised that the Carroll Street exit off Route 8 is temporarily closed and to please allow extra time getting to campus.
HEAD COACHES
Florida International: Kyle Russell (Coastal Carolina, 2009), Overall Record: 31-14-7 (Fourth Season), Record at FIU: 31-14-7 (Fourth Season)
Akron: Jared Embick (Indiana Wesleyan, 2000), Overall Record: 175-75-33 (14th Season), Record at Akron: 128-54-25 (11th Season)
SCOUTING AKRON
The Zips under the leadership of 11th-year head coach Jared Embick enters its showdown versus Florida International on Monday (Sept. 11) at 4-0-1 on the campaign following a 2-1 triumph past Long Island on Friday (Sept. 8).
Senior Josef Paulus (Hinckley, Ohio) owns team-high marks in goals (3), points (7), shots on goal (7) and game-winners (2), while junior Gyuwon Chong (Kansas City, Mo.) leads the squad in shots (16) and junior Jason Shokalook (Erie, Pa.) paces the team in assists (2). Redshirt sophomore GK Mitch Budler (Lincoln, Neb.) and redshirt freshman Seth Wilson (Frisco, Texas) have combined to collect 12 saves and own a 0.40 goals against average with three shutouts this season.
The Zips are rated first in the NCAA in penalty kicks (1.000), third in shutout percentage (.600) and teams goals against average (0.40), fifth in goal differential (9), ninth in winning percentage (.900), 10th in shots per game (19.20) and save percentage (.857), 22nd in total assists (12), 24th in total goals (11), total points (34) and in points per tilt (6.80), 25th in assists per game (2.40), 26th in scoring offense (2.20) and 32nd in shots on goal per contest (7.40).
Individually, Paulus is rated 24th in the country in game-winning goals (2), while Chong is 47th in shots per game (3.20). Wilson is 11th in the NCAA in goals against average (.033), 12th in shutouts (2) and 15th in save percentage (0.67).
Overall, Akron returns 11 starters in 2023 from a squad that registered a 11-4-5 overall record, including a 5-0-3 ledger in league play. Headlining that group is 2022 All-Mid-American Conference performers, junior Jonas Buechte (Rantigen, Germany), Clapier and redshirt junior Johnny Fitzgerald (Tallahassee, Fla.), junior Malik Henry (Hamilton, Ontario), Jackson, senior Joel Sangwa (Phoenix, Ariz.) and Shokalook and junior Wan Kuzri Wan Kamal (Carbondale, Ill.), from a team that advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the 35th time in program history.
ZIPS SET TO JOIN BIG EAST
The Zips will make their Big East Conference debut this fall with an eight-game schedule that will culminate with the league's tournament running Nov. 4-12.
CLAPIER NAMED TO MAC HERMANN TROPHY LIST
Dyson Clapier added another accolade to his growing resume with his selection on Aug. 24 to the 2023 Missouri Athletic Club's (MAC) Hermann Trophy Watch List.
Clapier is one of 37 men tabbed for consideration for the MAC Hermann Trophy, which is the most prestigious individual award in college soccer recognizing the National Player of the Year as determined by the voting of Division I coaches who are members of United Soccer Coaches.
AKRON RECEIVES MULTIPLE PRESEASON ACCOLADES
• Dyson Clapier and Joel Sangwa were tabbed by TopDrawerSoccer.com to its Preseason Best XI First Team
• Clapier was selected as a Preseason All-BIG EAST honoree
• The United Soccer Coaches honored Dyson Clapier, redshirt senior Will Jackson (Hudson, Ohio), Joel Sangwa and Jason Shokalook on its National Players to Watch lists.
SCOUTING FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL
Florida International enters its match versus Akron on Monday (Sept. 11) at 2-1-2 on the season following a 2-1 setback versus New Hampshire on Sept. 8.
Junior Eduardo Mustre leads the Panthers in goals (3), assists (1), points (7), shots (16), shots on goal (9) and game-winners (1). Senior GK Tyler Hogan has recorded 17 saves this season and maintains a 1.02 goals against average with a pair of shutouts.
As a team, Florida International is rated 31st in the NCAA in shot accuracy (.510), 33rd in winning percentage (.600) and 44th in save percentage (.773) and shots on goal per game (7.40)
Individually, Mustre is rated 10th in the NCAA in shots on goal per outing (1.80), 22nd in shots per game (3.20), 25th in game-winning goals (1) and 32nd in shot accuracy (.636), while Hogan is ranked 37th in shutouts (2), 46th in save percentage (.773) and 48th in saves per tilt (3.4).
SERIES HISTORY
Akron is meeting Florida International for the fifth time in program history and second at home with the Zips leading the series 2-1-1. Akron earned a 5-3 victory over the Panthers on Aug. 25, 2022 in Miami, Fla. Florida International registered a 3-2 double-overtime triumph past the Zips on Sept. 25, 1998 at the Umbro Classic in Annapolis, Md., while Akron earned a 3-1 victory at the Gatorade-FIU Classic on Nov. 1, 1987 in Miami, Fla., and a battled the Panthers to a 1-1 double-overtime draw at FirstEnergy Stadium on Oct. 5, 2019.
TICKETS
Tickets can be purchased now by calling or texting 888-99-AKRON (25766) or visiting The C.P. and Cornelia S. Chima Athletics Ticket Office at InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field (located at 375 E. Exchange Street, near Gate 1 at the southwest corner of the venue, at the corner of E. Exchange and S. Union streets) during our business hours (Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.).
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