The University of Akron Athletics
Sunday, October 19
Ypsilanti, Mich.
1:00 PM
University of Akron
at
Eastern Michigan
Akron Visits Eastern Michigan for Key MAC Tilt
October 18 | Women's Soccer
AKRON, Ohio – The University of Akron women's soccer team faces a road test at Eastern Michigan on Sunday (Oct. 19) at 1 p.m.
GAME INFO
Akron at Eastern Michigan | Oct. 19 | 1:00 PM | Ypsilanti, Mich. | Live Stats
HEAD COACHES
Eastern Michigan: Taylor Clarke (Saginaw Valley, 2013), Overall Record: 54-31-192 (Sixth Season), Record at Eastern Michigan: 11-13-9 (Second Season)
Akron: Maggie Kuhn (Bethany, 2004), Overall Record: 82-90-16 (10th Season), Record at Akron: 4-7-3 (First Season)
SCOUTING EASTERN MICHIGAN
Eastern Michigan comes in action versus Akron at 4-7-4 on the campaign, including 2-3-4 in the Mid-American Conference following a 1-0 setback at Western Michigan on Thursday (Oct. 16).
The Eagles are led by junior Olivia Sipsock, who owns team-high marks in goals (4), points (9), shots (30), shots on goal (17) and game-winners (2). Redshirt junior goalkeeper Ella Holland has registered 88 saves and has posted a 1.00 goals against average on the strength of four shutouts.
SERIES HISTORY
Akron and Eastern Michigan are meeting for the 24th time in program history with the Eagles leading the series, 15-6-2.
IN OUR LAST MEETING (OCT. 31, 2024 – AKRON, OHIO)
A first-half goal proved too much for Akron to overcome as the Zips fell 1-0 to Eastern Michigan on Oct. 31, 2024, at FirstEnergy Stadium.
The Eagles scored what proved to be the game-winning goal at the 43:21 mark when Olivia Slipsock found the back of the net to give Eastern Michigan a 1-0 lead.
Junior GK Sara Bower (Cincinnati, Ohio) led Akron with three saves.
The Zips recorded 15 shots in the loss, five of them on goal. Akron faced 12 Eastern Michigan shots, four of which fell on goal.
SCOUTING AKRON
Akron dropped a 3-0 decision at Ball State on Sunday (Oct. 12) to fall to 4-7-3 on the campaign, including 1-5-2 in the Mid-American Conference.
Freshman Addison Hall (Manchester, Conn.) registered her team-leading fourth goal of the season against Central Michigan (Oct. 9), while senior Emma King (Akron, Ohio), junior Jordanne Oberhaus (Wadsworth, Ohio) and senior Kylie Schiemann (Geneva, Ohio) along with freshmen Fineen Cregan (Rochester, N.Y.), Luisa Fragnoli (Medina, Ohio) and Olivia Pilato (Rochester, N.Y.) have tallied three, three, one, one, one and one goal, respectively. King directs the squad in shots (29) and shots on goal (13). Cregan and Oberhaus own a team-best three assists apiece for Akron. Junior goalkeeper Sara Bower (Cincinnati, Ohio) and redshirt freshman GK Ariana Vakos (Avon, Ohio) own 34 and 30 saves, respectively, on the campaign en route to posting four shutouts and recording a 1.50 goals against average.
AKRON NOTES
• Akron is meeting Eastern Michigan for the 24th time in program history with the Eagles leading the series 15-6-2.
• Nine of the 23 matches between Akron and Eastern Michigan have resulted in a shutout, with the Zips posting three wins and a draw in those matches.
• Akron is 3-2-0 in its last five matches with Eastern Michigan, including a pair of road victories.
• The Zips have posted their highest single-season goal (14) and point (47) totals since 2022, while recording its most assists (19) since the 2012 campaign.
• Addison Hall, Jordanne Oberhaus and Emma King have netted four, three and three goals, respectively, this season marking Akron's first trio to score three or more goals in a campaign since the 2019 season.
• King is approaching 100 career shots as a Zip as she enters play at Eastern Michigan with 91 career shots, including 47 on goal. She is three shots away from equaling Sarah Sivic (2013-16) for 10th on the all-time shot list in program history.
• Sophomore Kailyn Biecker (Wadsworth, Ohio) has played every minute (1,260) for the Zips this season, while Luisa Fragnoli has appeared in 90 percent of the action for Akron having played in more than 1,134.57 minutes as a freshman.
• King is ranked ninth among active leaders in the MAC in career goals (13), shots (91) and points (32), while Sara Bower is rated fourth in career saves (140) and ninth in shutouts (5).
• Fragnoli has played 90 minutes in seven of eight league contests.
• Oberhaus has recorded a shot in a team-best six of eight MAC games.
• Bower has posted four or more saves in five of the 10 games she has appeared in this season, while Vakos has pulled in four or more stops in four matches.
• Seven different Zips have scored a goal this season, including four newcomers.
• Eighteen Zips have registered a shot this season, including eight newcomers.
• Nine newcomers have appeared for the Zips this season.
• Six Zips have recorded two or more assists on the campaign for the first time since 2012.
• Ariana Vakos recorded a career-high eight saves at Buffalo (Oct. 2). Earlier this season she made her collegiate debut in the second half at West Virginia (Aug. 21) recording a pair of saves and later posted her first career shutout at Northern Illinois (Sept. 25).
• Oberhaus has registered career-high marks in goals (3), assists (3), points (9), shots (19), shots on goal (8) and game-winners (1) this season.
• Senior Rielly Chesna (Chicago, Ill.) and junior Lilly Touhey (Fishers, Ind.) have each garnered a career-high two assists on the campaign.
• Emma King ranks fourth in program history in points per game (.59) and in goals per tilt (.24), fifth in shots per contest (1.69), seventh in points (32) and in game-winning goals (4), eighth in career goals (13) and ninth in assists per match (.11) in career assists (6).
• Bower ranks sixth in shutouts (5) and eighth in goals against average (1.81), career saves (140) and goalie victories (7).
• Oberhaus recorded her first career brace with a two-goal effort against Central Michigan (Oct. 9).
• Hall's two-goal effort versus Southern Indiana represented the first brace for an Akron freshman King netted a pair of tallies in a 5-0 win past Toledo on Oct. 23, 2022, at FirstEnergy Stadium.
• Akron leads in the conference in attendance, while ranking 70th nationally averaging 634 fans per contest.
• King leads Akron's active leaders in career goals (13), assists (6), points (32), shots (91), shots on goal (47) and game-winners (4), while Bower paces active Zips in career saves (140), goals against average (1.81) and save percentage (.725).
• The Zips rank fourth in the league in assists per game (1.357).
• King is rated sixth in the MAC in game-winners (2) and in shots (2.07) per game, while Bower is eighth in shutouts (3) and in saves per game (3.40). Additionally, Hall is seventh in goals per tilt (.286).
• In league-only games, Akron is ranked fourth in the MAC in assists (1.38). Individually, Oberhaus is fourth in league in goals (3) and goals per match (.375), sixth in points (7) and seventh in points per tilt (0.88), while Vakos is rated third in save percentage (.844), fifth in ninth in saves per game (3.38), eighth in goals against average (.886) and 10th in shutouts (1).
• For the first time in program history Akron earned a result in its first two road Mid-American Conference games registering a 1-1 draw at Ohio (Sept. 21) and a 0-0 tie at Northern Illinois (Sept. 25).
• Cregan posted a league-high two assists in Akron's 5-3 win over Southern Indiana (Aug. 24).
• Akron registered single-game MAC-leading marks in goals (5) versus Southern Indiana (Aug. 24) and in assists (7) against Central Michigan (Oct. 9).
FOUR ZIPS HONORED ON SENIOR DAY
The Zips' contest versus Green Bay on Aug. 31 marked Senior Day for four Zips as seniors Rielly Chesna, Kaylen Goddard (Mechanicsville, Md.), Emma King and Kylie Schiemann were honored in pregame ceremonies.
In her first season at Akron, Chesna has appeared in 12 games, including 11 starts, for the Zips, en route to registering a pair of assists on one shot, while sparking the squad to a trio of shutouts.
Goddard has appeared in 56 contests, including 43 starts, en route to recording 12 shots, with three shots coming on goal, and leading Akron to 13 shutouts over her career.
King has appeared in 54 contests, including 47 starts, en route to collecting a team-best 13 goals, six assists, 32 points and four game-winners fueled by 91 shots, including 47 on goal.
Schiemann has appeared in 45 contests as a Zip, including 19 starts, en route to registering a goal and an assist on the strength of 17 shots, with nine shots falling on frame.
UP NEXT
Akron hosts Western Michigan for a 6:30 p.m. tilt on Thursday (Oct. 23).
GAME INFO
Akron at Eastern Michigan | Oct. 19 | 1:00 PM | Ypsilanti, Mich. | Live Stats
HEAD COACHES
Eastern Michigan: Taylor Clarke (Saginaw Valley, 2013), Overall Record: 54-31-192 (Sixth Season), Record at Eastern Michigan: 11-13-9 (Second Season)
Akron: Maggie Kuhn (Bethany, 2004), Overall Record: 82-90-16 (10th Season), Record at Akron: 4-7-3 (First Season)
SCOUTING EASTERN MICHIGAN
Eastern Michigan comes in action versus Akron at 4-7-4 on the campaign, including 2-3-4 in the Mid-American Conference following a 1-0 setback at Western Michigan on Thursday (Oct. 16).
The Eagles are led by junior Olivia Sipsock, who owns team-high marks in goals (4), points (9), shots (30), shots on goal (17) and game-winners (2). Redshirt junior goalkeeper Ella Holland has registered 88 saves and has posted a 1.00 goals against average on the strength of four shutouts.
SERIES HISTORY
Akron and Eastern Michigan are meeting for the 24th time in program history with the Eagles leading the series, 15-6-2.
IN OUR LAST MEETING (OCT. 31, 2024 – AKRON, OHIO)
A first-half goal proved too much for Akron to overcome as the Zips fell 1-0 to Eastern Michigan on Oct. 31, 2024, at FirstEnergy Stadium.
The Eagles scored what proved to be the game-winning goal at the 43:21 mark when Olivia Slipsock found the back of the net to give Eastern Michigan a 1-0 lead.
Junior GK Sara Bower (Cincinnati, Ohio) led Akron with three saves.
The Zips recorded 15 shots in the loss, five of them on goal. Akron faced 12 Eastern Michigan shots, four of which fell on goal.
SCOUTING AKRON
Akron dropped a 3-0 decision at Ball State on Sunday (Oct. 12) to fall to 4-7-3 on the campaign, including 1-5-2 in the Mid-American Conference.
Freshman Addison Hall (Manchester, Conn.) registered her team-leading fourth goal of the season against Central Michigan (Oct. 9), while senior Emma King (Akron, Ohio), junior Jordanne Oberhaus (Wadsworth, Ohio) and senior Kylie Schiemann (Geneva, Ohio) along with freshmen Fineen Cregan (Rochester, N.Y.), Luisa Fragnoli (Medina, Ohio) and Olivia Pilato (Rochester, N.Y.) have tallied three, three, one, one, one and one goal, respectively. King directs the squad in shots (29) and shots on goal (13). Cregan and Oberhaus own a team-best three assists apiece for Akron. Junior goalkeeper Sara Bower (Cincinnati, Ohio) and redshirt freshman GK Ariana Vakos (Avon, Ohio) own 34 and 30 saves, respectively, on the campaign en route to posting four shutouts and recording a 1.50 goals against average.
AKRON NOTES
• Akron is meeting Eastern Michigan for the 24th time in program history with the Eagles leading the series 15-6-2.
• Nine of the 23 matches between Akron and Eastern Michigan have resulted in a shutout, with the Zips posting three wins and a draw in those matches.
• Akron is 3-2-0 in its last five matches with Eastern Michigan, including a pair of road victories.
• The Zips have posted their highest single-season goal (14) and point (47) totals since 2022, while recording its most assists (19) since the 2012 campaign.
• Addison Hall, Jordanne Oberhaus and Emma King have netted four, three and three goals, respectively, this season marking Akron's first trio to score three or more goals in a campaign since the 2019 season.
• King is approaching 100 career shots as a Zip as she enters play at Eastern Michigan with 91 career shots, including 47 on goal. She is three shots away from equaling Sarah Sivic (2013-16) for 10th on the all-time shot list in program history.
• Sophomore Kailyn Biecker (Wadsworth, Ohio) has played every minute (1,260) for the Zips this season, while Luisa Fragnoli has appeared in 90 percent of the action for Akron having played in more than 1,134.57 minutes as a freshman.
• King is ranked ninth among active leaders in the MAC in career goals (13), shots (91) and points (32), while Sara Bower is rated fourth in career saves (140) and ninth in shutouts (5).
• Fragnoli has played 90 minutes in seven of eight league contests.
• Oberhaus has recorded a shot in a team-best six of eight MAC games.
• Bower has posted four or more saves in five of the 10 games she has appeared in this season, while Vakos has pulled in four or more stops in four matches.
• Seven different Zips have scored a goal this season, including four newcomers.
• Eighteen Zips have registered a shot this season, including eight newcomers.
• Nine newcomers have appeared for the Zips this season.
• Six Zips have recorded two or more assists on the campaign for the first time since 2012.
• Ariana Vakos recorded a career-high eight saves at Buffalo (Oct. 2). Earlier this season she made her collegiate debut in the second half at West Virginia (Aug. 21) recording a pair of saves and later posted her first career shutout at Northern Illinois (Sept. 25).
• Oberhaus has registered career-high marks in goals (3), assists (3), points (9), shots (19), shots on goal (8) and game-winners (1) this season.
• Senior Rielly Chesna (Chicago, Ill.) and junior Lilly Touhey (Fishers, Ind.) have each garnered a career-high two assists on the campaign.
• Emma King ranks fourth in program history in points per game (.59) and in goals per tilt (.24), fifth in shots per contest (1.69), seventh in points (32) and in game-winning goals (4), eighth in career goals (13) and ninth in assists per match (.11) in career assists (6).
• Bower ranks sixth in shutouts (5) and eighth in goals against average (1.81), career saves (140) and goalie victories (7).
• Oberhaus recorded her first career brace with a two-goal effort against Central Michigan (Oct. 9).
• Hall's two-goal effort versus Southern Indiana represented the first brace for an Akron freshman King netted a pair of tallies in a 5-0 win past Toledo on Oct. 23, 2022, at FirstEnergy Stadium.
• Akron leads in the conference in attendance, while ranking 70th nationally averaging 634 fans per contest.
• King leads Akron's active leaders in career goals (13), assists (6), points (32), shots (91), shots on goal (47) and game-winners (4), while Bower paces active Zips in career saves (140), goals against average (1.81) and save percentage (.725).
• The Zips rank fourth in the league in assists per game (1.357).
• King is rated sixth in the MAC in game-winners (2) and in shots (2.07) per game, while Bower is eighth in shutouts (3) and in saves per game (3.40). Additionally, Hall is seventh in goals per tilt (.286).
• In league-only games, Akron is ranked fourth in the MAC in assists (1.38). Individually, Oberhaus is fourth in league in goals (3) and goals per match (.375), sixth in points (7) and seventh in points per tilt (0.88), while Vakos is rated third in save percentage (.844), fifth in ninth in saves per game (3.38), eighth in goals against average (.886) and 10th in shutouts (1).
• For the first time in program history Akron earned a result in its first two road Mid-American Conference games registering a 1-1 draw at Ohio (Sept. 21) and a 0-0 tie at Northern Illinois (Sept. 25).
• Cregan posted a league-high two assists in Akron's 5-3 win over Southern Indiana (Aug. 24).
• Akron registered single-game MAC-leading marks in goals (5) versus Southern Indiana (Aug. 24) and in assists (7) against Central Michigan (Oct. 9).
FOUR ZIPS HONORED ON SENIOR DAY
The Zips' contest versus Green Bay on Aug. 31 marked Senior Day for four Zips as seniors Rielly Chesna, Kaylen Goddard (Mechanicsville, Md.), Emma King and Kylie Schiemann were honored in pregame ceremonies.
In her first season at Akron, Chesna has appeared in 12 games, including 11 starts, for the Zips, en route to registering a pair of assists on one shot, while sparking the squad to a trio of shutouts.
Goddard has appeared in 56 contests, including 43 starts, en route to recording 12 shots, with three shots coming on goal, and leading Akron to 13 shutouts over her career.
King has appeared in 54 contests, including 47 starts, en route to collecting a team-best 13 goals, six assists, 32 points and four game-winners fueled by 91 shots, including 47 on goal.
Schiemann has appeared in 45 contests as a Zip, including 19 starts, en route to registering a goal and an assist on the strength of 17 shots, with nine shots falling on frame.
UP NEXT
Akron hosts Western Michigan for a 6:30 p.m. tilt on Thursday (Oct. 23).
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