WHATS AHEAD
Akron plays its first Mid-American Conference contests on its home pitch, FirstEnergy Stadium - Cub Cadet Field, this weekend. The Zips host Toledo on Friday, Sept. 30, to open the home slate of MAC play at 7 p.m. Akron is then set for a match with Bowling Green in an afternoon tilt at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 2.
LAST WEEK
Akron began MAC play on the road last weekend against two of the top-tier teams in the conference. On Sept. 23, the Zips traveled to Oxford, Ohio, where Akron and Miami (Ohio) played to a 0-0 draw after 110 minutes of play.