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Zips soccer beats UC Santa Barbara, 2-0

Gainford moves the ball

By Terry Rabbitts, sports-editor@buchtelite.com

September 28, 2015

Goals from redshirt sophomore Sam Gainford and sophomore Stuart Holthusen helped the sixth-ranked Akron men's soccer team notch a 2-0 triumph past No. 25 UC Santa Barbara in front of 7,283 fans on Friday evening. The victory marks the third straight for the Zips (5-2-1) on the road over a ranked oppo...

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Zips overcome early deficit to defeat Saint Louis 3-2

No. 10 Adam Nejam running after the ball last season against the University of Michigan.

By Khalil Smith, kns60@zips.uakron.edu

September 13, 2015

After facing a 2-0 deficit, the Akron Men’s Soccer team (4-1-0) rallied to defeat the 14th ranked Saint Louis Billikens. The comeback extends the Zips winning streak to three that included two huge wins over top-ten ranked teams Georgetown (No. 4) and Maryland (No. 6) last weekend. The Billiken...

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Zips soccer complete holiday weekend sweep

By Terry Rabbitts and Feben Yeshak

September 9, 2015

The Zips men’s soccer team (3-1-0) registered victories over No. 4 Georgetown University on Friday and No. 6 University of Maryland on Monday, Sept. 7. The Zips are now ranked No. 22 in the latest College Soccer News poll. On Friday against Georgetown, junior Adam Najem found the back of the net a...

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