![]() ![]() The Zips began the campaign ranked in the top 10 in each of the four major poll and went unranked the majority of the season before coming together to capture the MAC tournament title with a 3-0 triumph past Western Michigan en route to collecting the program’s 33rnd NCAA Tournament berth.Īkron registered three second-half goals, including a pair from Egbo, to garner a 3-1 victory over Rider in the Opening Round of the NCAA Tournament.Ī regular-season rematch awaited Akron in the second round as the Zips traveled to Syracuse, N.Y. The Zips also found success in the classroom as Akron was named for the 12th consecutive year and 13th time overall by the United Soccer Coaches as a 2018-19 Collegiate Team Academic Award winner boasting a team 3.21 grade-point average.Īkron went on to post its 18th consecutive double-digit victory campaign in 2018 and concluded the year with a 15-7-2 ledger after advancing to the title match of the College Cup for the fourth time in program history. Additionally, Colin Biros, David Egbo and Carlo Ritaccio collected first-team All-MAC accolades, while Will Jackson, Christian Lue Young and Daniel Strachan were tabbed second-team honorees. Persevering through injuries throughout the 2019 season, the Zips captured their 20th MAC regular season title with a 4-0-1 mark in league play en route to Embick earning MAC Coach the Year honors for the first time. ![]() The Zips also boast the highest total of players chosen among the top-10 draftees over the same span with 12. Since 2008, Akron leads the country with eight players selected among the top-five selections in the MLS SuperDraft. In total, Embick recruited or helped develop 48 players who have gone on to play professionally either in MLS or overseas since 2007. More importantly, Akron’s recruits have flourished in the Zips’ system, which features a style of play that is attractive and attack-oriented, yet effective on both sides of the ball. ![]() 1 in the country, while the classes of 2016, 20 each received a No. The Zips’ classes of 2015, 20 were ranked No. The Zips have qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 18 of the last 21 campaigns, including 12 straight from 2007-2018.ĭuring his nine years as head coach at Akron, the Zips have earned nine All-America citations, 24 all-region awards, 57 All-MAC selections, four academic All-America award winners, a pair of MAC Player and Newcomer of the Year awards, 57 academic All-MAC recipients and 20 MAC Distinguished Scholars.ĭue in large part to recruiting efforts of Embick and his staff, Akron identified and secured some of the best prospects in the country – and around the world – with top-five recruiting classes. The 2022 campaign marks his 10th year leading the Zips having registered a 113-50-20 (.672) ledger after earning the program's 20th regular season Mid-American Conference title in 2019.ĭuring Embick’s time at Akron, the Zips have posted the highest winning percentage in the nation with an overall record of 223-63-36 (.748), including a 65-13-7 (.806) mark in MAC play, while securing 11 conference tournament titles, 13 trips to the NCAA Tournament and three appearances in the College Cup final.Īkron’s 113 victories since Embick took the helm of the Zips’ program in 2013 rank seventh among all men’s soccer programs in Division I. Jared Embick, who had previously served as the Zips’ associate head coach and recruiting coordinator, officially became the seventh head coach in the history of The University of Akron men’s soccer program in December of 2012. ![]()
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