The University of Akron Athletics
athletics emails tom 2012 13 november 20 2012
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MEN’S SOCCER NCAA THIRD ROUND ACTION
In front of one of our largest crowds this year, Men’s Soccer advanced in the NCAA Tournament after a thrilling 2-1 second-round victory over Michigan! We host Creighton in the third round at 4:30 p.m. Sunday at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field. Once again, we need you there as we look to move on to the NCAA Quarterfinals.
Due to our seeding and depending on Connecticut’s result, this may be the final home match of the season – so please show up and cheer on the nation’s top-ranked team to victory!
Tickets are available online here. (Please see note below regarding phone and window hours this week.)
And, click here to watch Coach Porter describe the character and talents of the student-athletes on our Men’s Soccer roster … they are impressive people both on and off the field.
WELCOME TO THE NEWEST ZIPS
Congratulations on the newest crop of incoming student-athletes who in the last week signed National Letters of Intent (click the sport name to read the full press release):
-Baseball: Josh Davis, Dom Iero, Anthony Malky and Jonny Nottingham
-Men’s Basketball: Kwan Cheatham, B.J. Gladden, Aaron Jackson and Isaiah Johnson
-Women’s
Basketball: Keanna Gary, Hannah Plybon, Alex Ricketts and
Hannah Scipio
-Men's Golf: Chandler Morgan, Zach Gollwitzer
and JB Williams
-Women’s Golf: Lina Bengtsson and Mallory Etcheberry
-Softball: Savannah Fruin and Alyssa Nicholas
-Volleyball: Amanda Bedell, Jessica Kloehn, Karley Kusan, Brenna Mack, Callie Mack, Julie Shallman and Julia Smagacz
FOOTBALL WRAPS UP SEASON
Tune in at 7 p.m. tonight on ESPN2 as Football faces Toledo in the season finale. It’s always great exposure for our program when we can play on national television (though we recommend you mute the TV and turn up or click on the Akron IMG Sports Network to hear Steve French, Brad Detwiler and Joe Dunn call the action).
ZIPS CONGRATS TO …
… senior midfielder Scott Caldwell for winning the public voting for the Senior CLASS Award!
… senior center Zeke Marshall of Men’s Basketball, who was named MAC East Player of the Week and earned a spot on the Puerto Rico Tip-Off All-Tournament Team after leading the Zips to two wins in three games in the tournament…
… Men’s Soccer and Women’s Soccer for each earning a Team Academic Award from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America for the 2011-12 academic year after both squads posted 3.0 team grade-point averages …
… Volleyball, for posting its best record in nine years at 16-13 overall and 9-7 in conference, including our first appearance in the MAC Tournament Quarterfinals in nine years. Great season, ladies!
ZIPS CLIPS
… our Men’s Basketball Puerto Rico blog, complete with videos, photos, highlights and more. Thanks to our Communications staff for documenting every step of the trip!
… Michael Beaven of the Akron Beacon Journal on Men’s Soccer’s focus on the postseason task at hand …
… Marla Ridenour of the ABJ on the brilliant performance by David Meves in Men’s Soccer’s win over Michigan …
TICKET OFFICE HOURS
The C.P. and Cornelia S. Chima Athletics Ticket Office will be open today (Tuesday) and tomorrow (Wednesday) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, and then will remain closed due to the holiday until Monday. This applies both to walk-up sales at the window and our phone lines. However, tickets for the NCAA Soccer Match will remain available 24 hours a day at www.GoZips.com/tickets, and will be sold at the ticket window of FirstEnergy Stadium starting at 3 p.m. Sunday.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
On behalf of Zips Athletics, we hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday. All of our student-athletes, coaches and staff are thankful for all of the support you provide our 19 varsity teams!
ASK THE AD …
As always, if you have a question or want to comment about Zips Athletics, click here now or at any time on the “Ask the AD” button on the home page of GoZips.com.
Go Zips!
Tom Wistrcill
Director of Athletics
