AKRON, Ohio – The Akron Zips women's soccer team has been predicted to finish fifth overall in the Eastern Division in the 2016 Mid-American Conference women's soccer preseason poll on Monday, as selected by the leagues head coaches.
Under the guidance of second-year head coach Noreen Herlihy, the Zips are coming off a trip to the 2015 MAC tournament for the first time since 2009 and advanced to the semifinal round for the first time in program history by upsetting the No. 1 seeded Ball State in penalty kicks.
UA boasted a 3-8 MAC record in 2015 with wins over Ohio, Toledo and Northern Illinois and went 6-13-2 overall in the regular season.