2009 Akron Zips men's soccer team

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.

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
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
2009 record23–0–2 (6–0–0 MAC)
Head coachCaleb Porter (3rd season)
Assistant coachDave Giffard (3rd season)
Home stadiumLee Jackson Field

Roster

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
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
No. Pos. Nation Player
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

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
12-13-2009*
(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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