Zips move on to sweet 16 after win over South Florida
Caleb Clark
Issue date: 11/24/09 Section: Sports
"Special players make those types of plays to win games, especially in the NCAA tournament. His second goal was fitting, especially now that he is finally healthy after being injured for the first two years of his career."
The second round win was not just an offensive attack, but a team effort all around.
"The one thing that I will take away from this game is the total team effort that our team plays with, Porter said. "It seems as though it is always different guys scoring goals and stepping up. I feel good about the fact that this team will find ways to win using different players at different times."
The Zips defense, which tallied its 15th shutout in 21 games this season, was a major factor in ball control and overall pressure on the game.
"I felt as though we defended well," Porter said. "Coming into the game we wanted to disrupt their rhythm with pressure. I thought we were able to stop a very explosive, attacking team. South Florida likes to keep possession of the ball and control the game, but we were able to prevent them from doing that tonight."
Defensively, the Zips held South Florida to only one shot in the entire game, which came in the first half.
Offensively, Akron tallied seven shots in each half, totaling 14 for the game.
"Obviously Akron is a very good team," South Florida head coach George Kiefer said. "I thought they played very well tonight and I give them credit for a good win."
Akron will continue its journey for a national championship when the team takes the field again on Sunday against Stanford who defeated UC Irvine 1-0 in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Game time is set for 4 p.m. at Lee Jackson Field.
The second round win was not just an offensive attack, but a team effort all around.
"The one thing that I will take away from this game is the total team effort that our team plays with, Porter said. "It seems as though it is always different guys scoring goals and stepping up. I feel good about the fact that this team will find ways to win using different players at different times."
The Zips defense, which tallied its 15th shutout in 21 games this season, was a major factor in ball control and overall pressure on the game.
"I felt as though we defended well," Porter said. "Coming into the game we wanted to disrupt their rhythm with pressure. I thought we were able to stop a very explosive, attacking team. South Florida likes to keep possession of the ball and control the game, but we were able to prevent them from doing that tonight."
Defensively, the Zips held South Florida to only one shot in the entire game, which came in the first half.
Offensively, Akron tallied seven shots in each half, totaling 14 for the game.
"Obviously Akron is a very good team," South Florida head coach George Kiefer said. "I thought they played very well tonight and I give them credit for a good win."
Akron will continue its journey for a national championship when the team takes the field again on Sunday against Stanford who defeated UC Irvine 1-0 in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Game time is set for 4 p.m. at Lee Jackson Field.
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