2009 Akron Zips men's soccer team

American college soccer season August 2023 2009 Akron Zips soccer Akron Zips logo.svg 150 Mid-American Conference MAC 2 23–0–2 6–0–0 Caleb Porter 3rd Dave Giffard 3rd Lee Jackson Field MAC Regular Season ChampionsMAC Men's Soccer Tournament Champions NCAA Tournament National Runner-up Radisson Tulsa Airport Classic ChampionsBearcat Classic Champions The 2009 Akron Zips men's soccer team represented the University of Akron during the 2009 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Zips finished the season undefeated and won every match of the season except for the national championship game, where they lost in penalties to Virginia. Roster 00 GK USA Anthony Ponikvar 2 DF PUR Zarek Valentin 3 DF USA Chad Barson 4 MF GHA Kofi Sarkodie 6 MF LBR Darlington Nagbe 7 MF USA Blair Gavin 8 MF USA C. J. Kauffman 9 MF USA Michael Nanchoff 10 MF THA Anthony Ampaipitakwong 11 FW ZAM Yoram Mwila 12 FW CAN Teal Bunbury 13 MF USA Ben Zemanski 14 MF USA Eric Stevenson 15 MF USA Scott Caldwell 16 DF USA Chris Korb 17 MF USA Ben Speas 18 MF USA Ivan Sandoval 19 FW SWE Stefan Östergren 20 FW USA Matt Mason 21 FW USA Thomas Schmitt 22 DF VEN Enrique Paez 23 GK USA Andrian McAdams 24 GK USA David Meves 25 DF USA Matt Dagilis 27 MF USA Brandon Silva Schedule |- !colspan=6 style="Akron Zips 2 white"| Preseason |- w 08-21-2009 yes 3 11 South Florida Jackson Field Akron, OH 3–1 1,756 w 08-29-2009 yes 3 10 Wisconsin Jackson Field Akron, OH 2–1 2,004 |- !colspan=6 style="Akron Zips 2 white"| Regular season |- w 09-04-2009 yes 3 yes SMU Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium Tulsa, OK Radisson Tulsa Airport Classic 1–0 177 1–0–0 w 09-06-2009 yes 3 yes 14 Tulsa Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium Tulsa, OK Radisson Tulsa Airport Classic 1–0 1,153 2–0–0 w 09-11-2009 yes 1 yes High Point Gettler Stadium Cincinnati, OH Bearcat Classic 4–1 83 3–0–0 w 09-13-2009 yes 1 yes Cincinnati Gettler Stadium Cincinnati, OH Bearcat Classic 3–0 497 4–0–0 w 09-18-2009 yes 1 8 Indiana Jackson Field Akron, OH 1–0 2,443 5–0–0 w 09-20-2009 yes 1 Saint Louis Jackson Field Akron, OH 4–0 1,150 6–0–0 w 09-26-2009 1 Bowling Green Jackson Field Akron, OH 6–0 647 7–0–0 1–0–0 w 09-30-2009 yes 1 15 Ohio State Jackson Field Akron, OH 3–0 2,473 8–0–0 w 10-03-2009 1 yes Florida Atlantic FAU Soccer Stadium Boca Raton, FL 3–0 353 9–0–0 2–0–0 w 10-07-2009 yes 1 yes UIC Flames Field Chicago, IL 3–1 962 10–0–0 w 10-10-2009 1 yes Western Michigan WMU Soccer Complex Kalamazoo, MI 4–0 278 10–0–0 3–0–0 w 10-13-2009 yes 1 yes Virginia Tech Thompson Field Blacksburg, VA 2–0 653 11–0–0 w 10-17-2009 1 Northern Illinois Jackson Field Akron, OH 1–0 1,273 12–0–0 4–0–0 w 10-20-2009 yes 1 yes Michigan U-M Soccer Stadium Ann Arbor, MI 5–1 671 13–0–0 w 10-23-2009 1 yes Buffalo UB Stadium Buffalo, NY 1–0 977 14–0–0 5–0–0 w 10-28-2009 yes 1 Penn State Jackson Field Akron, OH 3–0 1,563 15–0–0 w 11-04-2009 yes 1 Michigan State Jackson Field Akron, OH 2–1 1,644 16–0–0 w 11-07-2009 1 Hartwick Jackson Field Akron, OH 3–2 2,439 17–0–0 6–0–0 |- !colspan=6 style="Akron Zips 2 white"| MAC Tournament |- w 11-13-2009 1 1 4 Northern Illinois Jackson Field Akron, OH Semifinals 1–0 2OT 2,237 18–0–0 w 11-15-2009 1 1 2 Hartwick Jackson Field Akron, OH MAC Championship 2–1 2,439 19–0–0 |- !colspan=6 style="Akron Zips 2 white"| NCAA Tournament |- w 11-22-2009 yes 1 1 South Florida Jackson Field Akron, OH Second round 2–0 2,700 20–0–0 w 11-29-2009 yes 1 1 17 Stanford Jackson Field Akron, OH Third round 2–0 2,806 21–0–0 w 12-05-2009 yes 1 1 8 8 Tulsa Jackson Field Akron, OH Quarterfinals 1–0 4,254 22–0–0 t 12-11-2009 yes 1 1 5 5 North Carolina WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC National Semifinal 0–0W 5–4 pen. 2OT 8,862 22–0–1 t 12-13-2009 yes 1 1 2 2 Virginia WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC National Championship 0–0L 2–3 pen. 2OT 5,679 22–0–2 References External links 2009 Akron Men's Soccer Statistics Category:Akron Zips men's soccer seasons Akron Akron Akron Zips Category:NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament College Cup seasons