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Late Goal Propels No. 14 Akron Past Notre Dame, 1-0, in NCAA Tournament Play

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AKRON, Ohio - Senior Matthew Paiva (Toronto, Ontario) netted the game-winning goal in the 88th minute (87:26) to lift the 14th-seeed University of Akron men's soccer team to a dramatic 1-0 victory past Notre Dame in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday (Nov. 23) at FirstEnergy Stadium.

The triumph advances the Zips to the Third Round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 2018 campaign where Akron will face the advancing team between third-seeded Princeton and Duke either next Saturday (Nov.