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Sports Recap (10-3-16)

Women’s Soccer

The University of Akron women’s soccer team was able to tie the Toledo Rockets on Friday, 1-1, but then dropped a match to Bowling Green on Sunday, 2-1.

The Zips fell to 3-7-2 on the season, and are now 0-2-2 in MAC play.

In Friday’s game versus Toledo, the Zips’ freshman defender Ashley Amato (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) scored the first goal of her collegiate career. Amy Rogozinski, another freshman, assisted on the play.

Amato’s goal was scored with just 21 seconds remaining in regulation, and forced the game into overtime. The teams played two overtime periods before the game ended in a 1-1 tie.