In the first half of Sunday’s Mid-American Conference Championship Game, the Akron Zips outshot the Buffalo Bulls 13-0. By the end of the game, Akron had outshot UB 25-4 and had a 15-0 edge in corner kicks.
Yet, for the second straight year, Buffalo (12-4-3, 2-1-2 MAC) nearly pulled off the upset over Akron (12-5-3, 3-1-1 MAC) in the MAC Final. The team trailed 2-1 late in the second half, but Buffalo had several near-goal opportunities. In the 83rd minute, junior goalkeeper Joseph Kuta took the worse half of a massive collision with Akron freshman Nick Hinds that left Kuta on the ground for minutes.