2009 Akron Zips men's soccer team

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2009 Akron Zips men's soccer
Akron Zips logo.svg
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
CoachesNo. 2
Record23–0–2 (6–0–0 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coach Dave Giffard (3rd season)
Home stadium Lee Jackson Field
Seasons
 2008
2010  

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.

Contents

Roster

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

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

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
City, State
Preseason
08-21-2009*
No. 3No. 11  South Florida W 3–1 
Jackson Field (1,756)
Akron, OH
08-29-2009*
No. 3No. 10  Wisconsin W 2–1 
Jackson Field (2,004)
Akron, OH
Regular season
09-04-2009*
No. 3vs.  SMU
Radisson Tulsa Airport Classic
W 1–0 1–0–0
Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium (177)
Tulsa, OK
09-06-2009*
No. 3at 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. 1vs.  High Point
Bearcat Classic
W 4–1 3–0–0
Gettler Stadium (83)
Cincinnati, OH
09-13-2009*
No. 1at  Cincinnati
Bearcat Classic
W 3–0 4–0–0
Gettler Stadium (497)
Cincinnati, OH
09-18-2009*
No. 1No. 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. 1No. 15  Ohio State W 3–0 8–0–0
Jackson Field (2,473)
Akron, OH
10-03-2009
No. 1at  Florida Atlantic W 3–0 9–0–0
(2–0–0)
FAU Soccer Stadium (353)
Boca Raton, FL
10-07-2009*
No. 1at  UIC W 3–1 10–0–0
Flames Field (962)
Chicago, IL
10-10-2009
No. 1at  Western Michigan W 4–0 10–0–0
(3–0–0)
WMU Soccer Complex (278)
Kalamazoo, MI
10-13-2009*
No. 1at  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. 1at  Michigan W 5–1 13–0–0
U-M Soccer Stadium (671)
Ann Arbor, MI
10-23-2009
No. 1at  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 2OT18–0–0
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. 1South Florida
Second round
W 2–0 20–0–0
Jackson Field (2,700)
Akron, OH
11-29-2009*
(1) No. 1No. 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
12-13-2009*
(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. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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