(MARQUETTE COMMUNICATIONS) MILWAUKEE – Akron scored once early and added another just before halftime as the No. 5 Zips handed Marquette a 2-0 setback Friday night at Valley Fields. The loss dropped the Golden Eagles to 10-6-1 overall, while Akron improved to 11-1-4 on the season.
Akron opened the scoring in the eighth minute. Sam Bunch knocked in shot from 10 yards on a pass through the box from Jack Sullivan to put the visitors in front 1-0.
The Golden Eagles nearly answered midway through the opening half when Mads Konrad Horgoien forced Akron goalkeeper Brett Kaminski into a save in the 25th minute. Marquette earned three first-half corner kicks but was unable to find the equalizer.
Akron doubled its advantage late in the first half as Tyler Morck one-timed a pass from Jack Roman that found the top corner in the 42nd minute, sending the Zips into halftime with a 2-0 lead.
Marquette pushed forward after the break and generated several quality looks. Tomiwa Adewumi tested Kaminski early in the second half, while shots from Antonio Costabile, Mateo Stoka and Dominic Firs narrowly missed the target.
The Golden Eagles controlled much of the second-half possession and earned two late corner kicks, but Akron’s defense held firm to preserve the shutout.
Goalkeeper Cameron Simpson kept Marquette within striking distance throughout the evening, recording five saves, including four in the opening half.
Akron finished with a 14-7 advantage in shots and a 7-2 edge in shots on goal, while both teams recorded five corner kicks.
NOTABLES
- Cameron Simpson made five saves in 90 minutes of action.
- Mads Konrad Horgoien and Tomiwa Adewumi recorded Marquette’s two shots on goal.
- Akron held advantages of 14-7 in shots and 7-2 in shots on goal.
- The Golden Eagles finished the regular season with 10 victories, their first double-digit win campaign since 2013.
- Five of Marquette’s six defeats were to teams ranked in the Top 25, with three of those teams sitting inside the Top 10 at the time of playing them.
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