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Perry Kitchen was one of eight Zips
selected – including five in the first round
– at the 2011 MLS Draft. Both figures
were league records.
Scott Caldwell nets the game-winning goal and Chad Barson clears a ball off the line in the
closing seconds as the Zips defeat Louisville 1-0 to capture the school's first team national
championship in any sport.
Porter
named head
coach of
the U.S.
Under-23
Men's
National
Team.
Akron sets an NCAA record by
extending its home unbeaten
streak to 48 games with a 5-0
win versus Cleveland State.
c. 13,
009 Jan. 9,
2010
for the first time since 1986 where
The Zips didn't allow a single goal
d set school records for wins (23),
touts (17). UA also matched the
3 consecutive victories leading into
eason, Porter was named NSCAA
ch of the Year.
Dec. 12, Jan. 9, Jan. 13,
2010 2011 2011
Aug. 27,
2011
Oct. 20,
2011
BY THE NUMBERS
.832
Career winning percentage of Caleb Porter,
who posted a seven-year record of 123-18-17 as
head coach of the Zips. It was the highest mark
recorded among all active college coaches during
that time.
126
Career matches it took for Porter to reach the
100-win plateau. It was the shortest amount of
time to accomplish the feat in program history
and among the fastest in college soccer history.
12
Number of combined Mid-American Conference
regular-season (7) and tournament (5) titles accumulated in seven seasons.
5
Consecutive trips to the Round of 16 by the Zips
from 2008-2012. During that time, Akron played
for the national championship in 2009 and 2010.
14
