Articles tagged:Michigan soccer

Posted: Tue Oct 18 11:37 p.m. by Pete Cunningham
Michigan soccer tops Akron in NCAA semifinal rematch

Since the Michigan soccer lost to Akron in the semifinals of last year's NCAA College Cup, the two programs have been on opposite paths. After winning the 2010 national championship, the No. 4-ranked Zips have remained among the nation's elite, compiling a 10-1-2 record. Michigan, meanwhile, has struggled to a ...

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Posted: Tue Oct 18 11:35 p.m. by Jeff Sainlar
Images from the Michigan men's soccer team's OT win over No. 4 Akron

Latif Alashe scored 6 minutes, 55 seconds into overtime to give the Michigan men's soccer team a 1-0 victory over defending national champion Akron on Tuesday at U-M Soccer Stadium.

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Posted: Fri Jan 28 2:47 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

Michigan soccer player Soony Saad, who led the Wolverines and the nation with 19 goals as a freshman last season, is in Europe and plans to play professional soccer, FoxSoccer.com reports. Saad, a forward, also had five assists last season for Michigan, which finished 17-5-3 and reached the NCAA College ...

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Posted: Tue Jan 25 7:33 p.m. by Rich Rezler Sports Producer & Copy Editor
Michigan associate head soccer coach Paul Snape gets top job at Butler

Paul Snape Paul Snape, the associate head coach of the Michigan men's soccer team, was named the head coach at Butler University today. Snape has been part of coach Steve Burns' staff for eight seasons, the last two as associate head coach. The Wolverines won their first Big Ten Tournament ...

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Posted: Sat Jan 22 6 a.m. by Pete Cunningham

Every time Justin Meram walked into the locker room of the Yavapai Junior College soccer team, he walked past a row of jerseys of various colors and styles from leagues around the world. They were uniforms of former Yavapai players who had gone on from the central Arizona campus to ...

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Posted: Thu Jan 13 7:07 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

A Wolverine is headed to Columbus, Ohio. Michigan senior Justin Meram was selected by the Columbus Crew with the 15th pick of Thursday's Major League Soccer SuperDraft. "This is a dream come true," Meram told MGoBlue.com. "I have been looking forward to this day for a very long time, and ...

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Posted: Sat Dec 11 1:25 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
Michigan soccer loses 2-1 to Akron in NCAA College Cup semifinal

Updated 2:38 a.m. Akron's Kofi Sarkodie, who hadn't scored a goal since his hat trick during the Zips' 7-1 win over Michigan on Oct. 19, sunk the Wolverines again on Friday. Sarkodie headed in the game-winner in the 73rd minute of a 2-1 College Cup semifinal victory in front of ...

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Posted: Fri Dec 10 10:21 a.m. by Pete Cunningham
Jeff Quijano overcame injury, benching during Michigan soccer team's journey to tonight's College Cup

Four years ago, a wave brought Jeff Quilano to Michigan. Tonight, the Michigan men’s soccer team has returned him to California for the College Cup. Quijano grew up in Canoga Park, Calif., 25 miles north of downtown Los Angeles, where December temperatures rarely dip below the mid-60s. Michigan it is ...

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Posted: Fri Dec 10 10:20 a.m. by Pete Cunningham

Is there an outbreak of soccer fever in Ann Arbor? The Michigan soccer team has advanced to the College Cup for the first time in program history and plays Akron tonight in Santa Barbara, Calif. (11 p.m., ESPN2) If you're caught up in the Wolverines' postseason run and want to ...

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Posted: Thu Dec 9 2:52 p.m. by Pete Cunningham
Michigan soccer's Justin Meram invited to MLS pre-draft combine

Justin Meram Michigan soccer fans aren’t the only people impressed by the play of the Justin Meram. The Wolverines' senior forward was invited by Major League Soccer to its 2011 Adidas MLS Player Combine. Meram is one of 54 seniors from 36 NCAA Division I schools invited to the combine, ...

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Posted: Thu Dec 9 10:21 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

MGoBlue.com conducted a video interview with Michigan men's soccer coach Steve Burns as his team prepares for Friday night's College Cup game against Akron.

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Posted: Tue Dec 7 2:02 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

The Michigan men's soccer team will play Akron at 11 p.m. Friday in the College Cup, soccer's equivalent of the Final Four. It will be televised by ESPN2. We ask our readers: Will you watch? poll by twiigs.com

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Posted: Tue Dec 7 2:01 p.m. by Pete Cunningham
Michigan soccer team looks for redemption against Akron at College Cup

“Humbling …” “Embarrassing …” “A wake-up call …” Those are just a few of the words Michigan men’s soccer coach Steve Burns and his players use to describe the last time the Wolverines took the field against the University of Akron. In the almost two months since a 7-1 blowout ...

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Posted: Fri Dec 3 2:27 p.m. by Pete Cunningham
Michigan soccer faces traditional power Maryland with final four berth on the line

On the day the Michigan men's soccer team learned its draw in the NCAA Tournament, head coach Steve Burns was pleased that the Wolverines' bracket was free of traditional powerhouses until the later rounds. “The boys always tend to think about what those programs have done in the past,” Burns ...

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Posted: Sun Nov 28 5 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Led by two second half goals from senior forward Justin Meram, the Michigan men's soccer team beat South Carolina 3-1 on Sunday to advance to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. After a scoreless first half, Meram put Michigan ahead 1-0 in the 64th minute. Less ...

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