Blue Demons Drop Physical Affair to No. 18 Akron 2-0

Friday, October 2

Chicago, Ill.

3:00 P.M.

DePaul University

2-2-4, 0-1-1

No. 18 Akron

6-1-2, 1-1-1

Team	1	2	Final F
Akron	1	1	2
DePaul	0	0	0

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Blue Demons Drop Physical Affair to No. 18 Akron 2-0

10/2/2026 5:40:00 PM | MEN'S SOCCER

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Chance Johnson makes career-high seven saves in the match

CHICAGO -- DePaul men's soccer battled No. 18 Akron on Friday afternoon at Wish Field but fell 2-0 in a hard-fought contest that featured 23 combined fouls and six yellow cards.

Chance Johnson made a career-high seven saves as the Blue Demons were outshot 18-8, while Noeh Hernandez led the DePaul attack with three shots, putting one on frame in the 73rd minute.

How It Happened
Akron (6-1-2, 1-1-1 BIG EAST) came out on the front foot, earning a corner in the third minute before adding a shot and another corner in the fifth.

The Blue Demons answered with a run down the left side that produced their first corner of the afternoon in the seventh minute.

The Zips broke through in the 24th minute. After an initial shot inside the box was blocked, Remi Agunbiade finished the rebound at the goal line to make it 1-0.

Hernandez accounted for both DePaul shots in the half, neither on target.

Akron took a 1-0 lead into the break, holding a 7-2 edge in shots and a 3-2 advantage in corners.

DePaul (2-2-4, 0-1-1 BIG EAST) saw its best chance of the match come in the 69th minute when Max Padua won a duel in midfield and played the ball on to Mason Kutch, who turned and fired from 25 yards out, but Akron keeper Brett Kaminski corralled it.

Agunbiade doubled the Akron lead in the 75th minute, finishing in transition from eight yards out off an assist from Thomas O'Rourke.

Up Next
The Blue Demons are set to face a ranked foe for the second-consecutive match with a non-conference battle against No. 17 Louisville set for Tuesday, Oct. 6. First touch from Lynn Family Stadium is set for 5 p.m. CT.

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