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Cleveland State Men's Soccer Concludes Non-Conference Play at Akron

Cleveland State Men's Soccer Concludes Non-Conference Play at Akron

Game Outlook 
Date:
 Tuesday, Oct. 26
Location: Akron, Ohio | FirstEnergy Stadium
Teams: Cleveland State (9-5-0, 8-1-0) vs. Akron (8-3-3, 2-1-1)
Weather: 50 degrees, cloudy
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Opening Whistle
Cleveland State plays their final non-conference game of the regular season tomorrow evening at the University of Akron with a start time of 7 p.m.

Zips Zone
Akron will also be playing their final non-conference game of the regular season against the Vikings and are coming off a 5-1 victory over No. 14 Bowling Green on Friday, Oct. 22. The Zips are 8-3-3 overall with a 7-1-2 mark on their home field. Diogo Pacheco leads the offense with five goals and six assists for 16 points. Will Meyer has made 37 saves to go along with five shutouts.

The Series
Akron leads the all-time series 41-12-4 with the last meeting occurring in 2019 with the Vikings coming out on top, 3-1.

Top of the League
Cleveland State sits atop the Horizon League standings with 24 points and just one game remaining on Saturday at Wright State. Oakland is second with 19 points and Milwaukee is third with 16 points.

Horizon League Rankings
Bojan Kolevski leads the league with 10 goals and 24 points. Jannis Schmidt tops the Horizon in assists with 10

Last Game Out
Cleveland State recorded their third straight shutout with a 1-0 blanking of UIC on Senior Night. Kolevski accounted for the lone goal of the game.

Coming Up
The Vikings will close out the regular season on Saturday, Oct. 30 at Wright State University with a 5 p.m. kickoff. If Cleveland State wins the game, they will claim their first-ever Horizon League Regular Season Championship.

Inside the Numbers

  Cleveland State Akron
Goals 26 26
Assists 28 34
Shots (SOG) 170 (79) 197 (70)
Corner Kicks 54 90
Saves 61 39
Shutouts 4 5