Zips Clinch Co-Midwest Division Title and No. 3 Seed in BIG EAST Tournament With Victory At Marquette

Friday, November 6

Milwaukee, Wis.

7:00 PM ET

University of Akron

11-1-4, 4-1-3

Marquette

10-6-1, 3-5-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Akron	2	0	2
Marquette	0	0	0

Game Notes

Akron clinched a share of the BIG EAST Midwest Division crown and the No. 3 seed in the conference tournament.

November 06 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

By: Noah Tylutki, Associate Director of Athletics Communications

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The Akron men's soccer team clinched a share of the BIG EAST Conference Midwest Division title, as they blanked Marquette, 2-0, in their regular season finale.

The victory sealed the third consecutive shared or outright division crown and the fourth straight season in which they have qualified for the conference tournament since joining the BIG EAST in 2023.

Akron got both of its goals in the opening stanza. Sam Bunch was the first to strike, as he buried a ball in the seventh minute off a pass from Jack Sullivan near the top of the box. The freshman became the 14th different Zip to find the back of the net this season.

With less than four minutes remaining in the first half, Tyler Morck found the top right corner after a feed from Jack Roman to take the 2-0 advantage into the locker room.

The Zips had seven shots in the second half, including one on goal by Francisco Tolaba that was saved in the 75th minute.

For the match, Brett Kaminski made two saves and logged his seventh clean sheet of the season. Akron outshot the Golden Eagles, 14-7, and had seven shots on goal.

The Zips will head into the BIG EAST Tournament winners of four straight and on an unbeaten streak of eight matches. They have also now scored eight consecutive goals without giving up any dating back to Matthew Paiva's game winner against Xavier.

Up Next
Postseason play begins in the BIG EAST semifinal, where the No. 3 seeded Zips will take on the No. 2 seed Creighton on Thursday, November 12 at 5 p.m. airing on ESPN+. The tournament will be held at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Md., outside of Washington, D.C.

The No. 1 seed Georgetown will face No. 4 seeded Seton Hall at 7:30 p.m. the same night. The winner of both matches will meet in the championship on Sunday, November 15 at 2 p.m. airing on ESPNU.