1) Hear that, NCAA? Yeah, that's the Akron Zips men's soccer team showing you why they're #1 in the nation. The men shut out North Carolina 3-0 in Chapel Hill yesterday. Eric Stevenson, Kitchen Perry, and Darlington Nagbe each scored a goal. This opening day win is the fourth in a row for the Zips. Each of those wins came against a nationally ranked opponent. Caleb Porter must be pretty ecstatic, right? The men's road unbeaten streak increased to 17 with this victory. As always, GoZips.com has the box score. This is an impressive win, but a trip to #3 Wake Forest is next.
2) The women's soccer team netted (pun intended) themselves another impressive victory yesterday over Canisius, 3-0. Leigh Cullen's hat trick is only the third in team history. Remember that Katie Wise had a hat trick against Illinois State in the team's only other game this year. The women absolutely dominated the entire game, holding Canisius to just four shots. Cullen's second shot was incredible, from about 30 yards out, hitting the upper right corner. I happened to be standing to the left of Canisius's goal when the shot happened. I still don't know where it came from. Cullen is a little bit happier than Porter was. The box score is here, and pictures from the game are below:
3) The Zips football season kicks off at 6pm today at InfoCision Stadium against the Syracuse Orange. The Zips have lost their last two season openers, which came at Penn State last year, and Wisconsin in 2008. The game is available on ESPN3, if you're lucky enough to have a service provider that carries it.
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