In the University of Akron men’s soccer record-breaking season, four players with a common bond helped propel the Zips to zero regulation-time losses, a 23-o-2 record and a National Championship game birth.
One defender keyed the defense with 25 starts in 25 games, another defender was named All-MAC, a dynamic midfielder served as a catalyst to [...]
When the Akron, UNC, Virginia and Wake Forest men’s soccer teams gather this week in Cary, NC, for the semi-finals and finals of NCAA D-I championships, a few players will have something in common.
Akron’s Anthony Ampaipitakwong, Blair Gavin, Enrique Paez, Kofi Sarkodie and Zarek Valentin; UNC’s Alex Walters and Javier Velez; Virginia’s Diego Restrepo; and [...]
Undefeated and ranked No. 1 nationally, the University of Akron men’s soccer team has started getting attention from the national media.
Check out the story on ESPN.com, which quotes IMG Soccer Academy alums and current key Akron players, Anthony Ampaipitakwong and Blair Gavin.
Two other promiment Akron players — defenders Kofi Sarkodie and Zarek Valentin — also [...]
For the second time in school history, the Akron Zips men’s soccer team has ascended to a No. 1 national ranking.
One of the biggest reasons for the team’s 9-0 start this year? Four starters who have come through the IMG Academies’ campus.
Junior midfielder Anthony Ampaipitakwong, junior midfielder Blair Gavin, sophomore defender Kofi Sarkodie and freshman [...]
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