# 2015 Akron Zips men's soccer team

The 2015 Akron Zips men's soccer team represented The University of Akron during the 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 66th season of the university fielding a program. The Zips entered the season as the three-time defending MAC Men's Soccer Tournament champions.
The Zips begin the season on August 28 at VCU, and conclude the season at home against Bowling Green.

## 2015 incoming team members

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Club | Hometown | Recruiting Ratings |

## Schedule

| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site City, State |
| Preseason ||||||
| August 18* | No. 25 | Oakland | W 4–2 | | FirstEnergy Stadium (1,154) |
| August 22* | No. 25 | Bradley | W 3–1 | | FirstEnergy Stadium (1,299) |
| Regular season ||||||
| August 28* | No. 25 | at No. RV VCU VCU Tournament | W 3–2 $^{2OT}$ | 1–0–0 | Sports Backers Stadium (1,237) |
| August 30* | No. 25 | vs. No. 24 Old Dominion VCU Tournament | L 1–4 | 1–1–0 | Sports Backers Stadium (348) |
| September 4* | | at No. 4 Georgetown Georgetown Tournament | W 1–0 | 2–1–0 | Shaw Field (1,137) |
| September 7* | | vs. No. 6 Maryland Georgetown Tournament | W 3–2 | 3–1–0 | Shaw Field (4,003) |
| September 11* | No. rv | No. 16 Saint Louis | W 3–2 | 4–1–0 | FirstEnergy Stadium (2,734) |
| September 16* | No. 11 | Ohio State | T 3–3 $^{2OT}$ | 4–1–1 | FirstEnergy Stadium (3,889) |
| September 22* | No. 9 | No. 15 Wake Forest | L 1–2 | 4–2–1 | FirstEnergy Stadium (2,516) |
| September 25* | No. 9 | at No. RV UC Santa Barbara | W 2–0 | 5–2–1 | Harder Stadium (7,283) |
| September 30* | No. 9 | Penn State | W 1–0 | 6–2–1 | FirstEnergy Stadium (2,103) |
| October 3* | No. 9 | at UAB | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 7–2–1 | West Campus Field (632) |
| October 6* | No. 8 | Santa Clara | W 2–0 | 8–2–1 | FirstEnergy Stadium (1,813) |
| October 9 | No. 8 | at Buffalo | W 2–1 | 9–2–1 | UB Stadium (512) |
| October 17 | No. 6 | Northern Illinois | W 4–0 | 10–2–1 | FirstEnergy Stadium (1,719) |
| October 21* | No. 5 | Michigan State | W 4–1 | 11–2–1 | FirstEnergy Stadium (2,062) |
| October 24 | No. 5 | at Western Michigan | T 1–1 $^{2OT}$ | 11–2–2 | WMU Soccer Complex (971) |
| October 30 | No. 6 | at West Virginia | W 2–0 | 12–2–2 | Dlesk Stadium (1,238) |
| November 1* | No. 6 | No. 25 UCLA | L 2–4 | 12–3–2 | First Energy Stadium (2,169) |
| November 7 | No. 10 | Bowling Green | W 4–0 | 13–3–2 | First Energy Stadium (1,691) |
| MAC Tournament ||||||
| November 13 | No. 10 | West Virginia MAC Tournament Semifinal | W 3–2 | 14–3–2 | First Energy Stadium (1,238) |
| November 15 | No. 10 | Buffalo MAC Tournament Final | W 1–0 | 15–3–2 | First Energy Stadium (1,335) |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| November 22* | No. 5 | No. 23 Rutgers NCAA 2nd Round | W 6–1 | 16–3–2 | First Energy Stadium (2,025) |
| November 29* | No. 5 | No. 11 SMU NCAA 3rd Round | W 2–1 | 17–3–2 | First Energy Stadium (2,280) |
| December 5* | No. 5 | No. 9 Creighton NCAA Quarterfinal | W 3–2 $^{2OT}$ | 18–3–2 | First Energy Stadium |
| December 11 | No. 5 | vs. No. 8 Stanford NCAA College Cup Semifinal | T 0–0 (L 7–8 pen.) $^{2OT}$ | 18–3–3 | Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, Kansas (4,047) |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||