No. 3 Akron Secures 4-0 Victory Over Western Michigan

Tuesday, September 9

Akron, Ohio

7:00 PM

University of Akron

5-0-1, 0-0-0

Western Michigan

1-5-0, 0-0-0

Western Mich.

Akron

No. 3 Akron Secures 4-0 Victory Over Western Michigan

September 09 | Men's Soccer

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AKRON, Ohio - The third-rated University of Akron men's soccer ran away with a 4-0 shutout victory past Western Michigan (1-5-0) on Tuesday (Sept. 9) at FirstEnergy Stadium.

How it Happened

Akron (5-0-1) opened the scoring when sophomore Jack Roman (Canfield, Ohio) notched his second goal of the season in the 17th minute (16:55) finding the back of the net from 15 yards out.

The Zips scored again on a goal from Roman, his third goal on the campaign, and first career brace, at the 19:48 mark, courtesy of assists seniors Stefan Dobrijevic (Uniontown, Ohio) and Ashton Kamdem (West Chester, Ohio).

Akron expanded its lead to 3-0 on Dobrijevic's successful penalty kick in the 53rd-minute (52:36), his first goal of the season.

The Zips kept Western Michigan scoreless and took a 4-0 lead on the first career goal from freshman Braxton Hayes (Bowie, Md.) at the 72:12 mark. Junior Jack Sullivan (Potomac, Md.) assisted on the goal.

Game Notes

Redshirt senior GK Mitch Budler (Lincoln, Neb.) collected one save for the Zips out of two total Broncos shots.
The Zips outshot the Broncos on the evening, 17-2, including a 5-1 edge in shots on goal.
The triumph marked the 150th career win at Akron for head coach Jared Embick.
Akron matched the 2010 squad for most shutouts to open a campaign at six.

Up Next
Akron travels to Burlington, Vt., to battle No. 5 Vermont, the 2024 NCAA Champions, on Saturday (Sept. 13) at 6 p.m.