2009 Akron Zips men's soccer team

2009 Akron Zips men's soccer
Radisson Tulsa Airport Classic Champions
Bearcat Classic Champions
MAC Regular Season Champions
MAC Men's Soccer Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, National Runner-up
Conference Mid-American Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 2
2009 record 23–0–2 (6–0–0 MAC)
Head coach Caleb Porter (3rd season)
Assistant coach Dave Giffard (3rd season)
Home stadium Lee Jackson Field

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

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
00 United States GK Anthony Ponikvar
2 Puerto Rico DF Zarek Valentin
3 United States DF Chad Barson
4 Ghana MF Kofi Sarkodie
6 Liberia MF Darlington Nagbe
7 United States MF Blair Gavin
8 United States MF C. J. Kauffman
9 United States MF Michael Nanchoff
10 Thailand MF Anthony Ampaipitakwong
11 Zambia FW Yoram Mwila
12 Canada FW Teal Bunbury
13 United States MF Ben Zemanski
14 United States MF Eric Stevenson
No. Position Player
15 United States MF Scott Caldwell
16 United States DF Chris Korb
17 United States MF Ben Speas
18 United States MF Ivan Sandoval
19 Sweden FW Stefan Östergren
20 United States FW Matt Mason
21 United States FW Thomas Schmitt
22 Venezuela DF Enrique Paez
23 United States GK Andrian McAdams
24 United States GK David Meves
25 United States DF Matt Dagilis
27 United States MF Brandon Silva

Schedule

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Preseason
08-21-2009*
 No. 3 No. 11 South Florida W 3–1 
Jackson Field (1,756)
Akron, OH
08-29-2009*
 No. 3 No. 10 Wisconsin W 2–1 
Jackson Field (2,004)
Akron, OH
Regular season
09-04-2009*
 No. 3 vs. SMU
Radisson Tulsa Airport Classic		 W 1–0  1–0–0
 Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium (177)
Tulsa, OK
09-06-2009*
 No. 3 at No. 14 Tulsa
Radisson Tulsa Airport Classic		 W 1–0  2–0–0
 Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium (1,153)
Tulsa, OK
09-11-2009*
 No. 1 vs. High Point
Bearcat Classic		 W 4–1  3–0–0
 Gettler Stadium (83)
Cincinnati, OH
09-13-2009*
 No. 1 at Cincinnati
Bearcat Classic		 W 3–0  4–0–0
 Gettler Stadium (497)
Cincinnati, OH
09-18-2009*
 No. 1 No. 8 Indiana W 1–0  5–0–0
 Jackson Field (2,443)
Akron, OH
09-20-2009*
 No. 1 Saint Louis W 4–0  6–0–0
 Jackson Field (1,150)
Akron, OH
09-26-2009
 No. 1 Bowling Green W 6–0  7–0–0
(1–0–0)		 Jackson Field (647)
Akron, OH
09-30-2009*
 No. 1 No. 15 Ohio State W 3–0  8–0–0
 Jackson Field (2,473)
Akron, OH
10-03-2009
 No. 1 at Florida Atlantic W 3–0  9–0–0
(2–0–0)		 FAU Soccer Stadium (353)
Boca Raton, FL
10-07-2009*
 No. 1 at UIC W 3–1  10–0–0
 Flames Field (962)
Chicago, IL
10-10-2009
 No. 1 at Western Michigan W 4–0  10–0–0
(3–0–0)		 WMU Soccer Complex (278)
Kalamazoo, MI
10-13-2009*
 No. 1 at Virginia Tech W 2–0  11–0–0
 Thompson Field (653)
Blacksburg, VA
10-17-2009
 No. 1 Northern Illinois W 1–0  12–0–0
(4–0–0)		 Jackson Field (1,273)
Akron, OH
10-20-2009*
 No. 1 at Michigan W 5–1  13–0–0
 U-M Soccer Stadium (671)
Ann Arbor, MI
10-23-2009
 No. 1 at Buffalo W 1–0  14–0–0
(5–0–0)		 UB Stadium (977)
Buffalo, NY
10-28-2009*
 No. 1 Penn State W 3–0  15–0–0
 Jackson Field (1,563)
Akron, OH
11-04-2009*
 No. 1 Michigan State W 2–1  16–0–0
 Jackson Field (1,644)
Akron, OH
11-07-2009
 No. 1 Hartwick W 3–2  17–0–0
(6–0–0)		 Jackson Field (2,439)
Akron, OH
MAC Tournament
11-13-2009
 (1) No. 1 (4) Northern Illinois
Semifinals		 W 1–0 2OT 18–0–0
 Jackson Field (2,237)
Akron, OH
11-15-2009
 (1) No. 1 (2) Hartwick
MAC Championship		 W 2–1  19–0–0
 Jackson Field (2,439)
Akron, OH
NCAA Tournament
11-22-2009*
 (1) No. 1 South Florida
Second round		 W 2–0  20–0–0
 Jackson Field (2,700)
Akron, OH
11-29-2009*
 (1) No. 1 No. 17 Stanford
Third round		 W 2–0  21–0–0
 Jackson Field (2,806)
Akron, OH
12-05-2009*
 (1) No. 1 (8) No. 8 Tulsa
Quarterfinals		 W 1–0  22–0–0
 Jackson Field (4,254)
Akron, OH
12-11-2009*
 (1) No. 1 (5) No. 5 North Carolina
National Semifinal		 T 0–0
W 5–4 pen. 2OT		 22–0–1
 WakeMed Soccer Park (8,862)
Cary, NC
12-11-2009*
 (1) No. 1 (2) No. 2 Virginia
National Championship		 T 0–0
L 2–3 pen. 2OT		 22–0–2
 WakeMed Soccer Park (5,679)
Cary, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches.

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