BY ADAM SERRANO
Billed as the top quarterfinal match up, the match between the California Golden Bears and Akron
Zips lived up to the hype.
The Zips defeated Cal in penalty kicks with MLS prospect Kofi Sarkodie slotting home the final
goal to advance to the semifinals in Santa Barbara against Michigan on December 10th.
Ben Sippola has been named by the Missouri Athletic Club as one of 15 semifinalist for the
prestigious Hermann Trophy. The award is given to the top male and female college soccer player in
the US.
Sippola helped his Butler Bulldogs to a 16-1-3 season and was named the 2010 Horizon League
Player of the year.
The Superdraft will be one of the best ways for the Sounders to get some depth in key positions.
A number of commentators believe it could be one of the deeper drafts in MLS history.
The draft will be important for the Sounders this year since they are near the salary cap and
still have some holes to fill.
What: #1 Louisville vs #4 North Carolina
When: Friday 7:30 pm on ESPNU
What: #3 Akron vs #10 Michigan
When: Friday 10:00 pm on ESPN2
What: Final
When: Sunday 3:00 pm on ESPN2
Soccer America offers previews of the four teams that are in Santa Barbara, CA for the College
Cup as well as summaries of last weekends games below.
BY ADAM SERRANO
After months of matches and hundreds of goals, the college soccer field has come down to just
two teams.
The No. 3 Akron Zips and the undefeated and No. 1 Louisville Cardinals will face off in Sunday's
College Cup Final match (4pm ESPN2) to decide which team will bring home their first National
Title.
BY ADAM SERRANO
Though both teams have been favorites throughout the season, in the College Cup Final,
immortality is at stake.
The No.1 and currently undefeated Louisville Cardinals will take on the No.3 Akron Zips (ESPN2,
4pm) in a match that pits against each other, two programs eager to cement their legacies.
Photo by Michael Janosz/ISIPhotos.net
BY ADAM SERRANO
SANTA BARBARA, CALIF -- The third time has proven the charm for the Akron Zips.
Akron has fallen in their last two appearances in the the final, but in Santa Barbara, the
Zips could not be stopped.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. The second year back to the College Cup was definitely the charm for the
Akron Zips' men's soccer team. A 1-0 win over Louisville gave Akron its first NCAA championship in
any sport. "It's been a long journey," Akron head coach Caleb Porter said. "It started Dec. 14
(2009) with a [.
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Akron is the NCAA Division I champs for 2010.
The wonderful thing about being a soccer fan, particularly one based in the United States, is that
no matter the time of the year, there's always a soccer season. There's no quiet period, even in
the week and a half leading up to Christmas, where all that you really have going elsewhere is
regular season NBA (the horror) and the final quarter of the NFL season (the ridiculously
over-scrutinized).
Caleb Porter, coach of the NCAA champion Akron Zips, has signed a 10-year contract extension with
the school.
With success comes rewards. The University of Akron made that clear on Friday when it announced
a contract extension through 2020 for Caleb Porter, coach of the NCAA champion men's soccer
team.
Santa Barbara is the place to be this weekend as the College Cup gets underway Friday night.
ESPN's coverage begins @ 8:30 PM Eastern with undefeated Louisville taking on North Carolina, and
continues @ 11 PM with Akron Michigan. Check out TEB's preview and let us know what you
think.
#1 Louisville Cardinals
In Ken Lolla's fifth season at the helm at Louisville, the former Akron coach has advanced his
side to the school's first College Cup appearance with an undefeated record of 19-0-3 and a Big
East Conference Tournament title.
