GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – The Green Bay women's soccer team found itself in Akron, Ohio for its weekend finale with Akron (1-0-1) on Sunday afternoon, taking on the Zips at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field. The Phoenix (0-2-0) struggled offensively in its second matchup in three days, placing only four shots on-goal compared to Akron's 11. The Zips found the back of the net twice in the first half and once in the second to hand Green Bay its second loss of the season, 3-0.
 
Mackenzie Scholz, Brianna Messner, Kendra Wolfgram and Maggie Fuller eached placed shots on-goal for the Phoenix. Goalkeeper Courtney Klatt recorded eight saves in the contest
 
GOAL SUMMARY
16' | AKR | Erin Babcock (Assist: Erica Schrader): After the Akron attack earned a corner kick for the Zips' offense, Schrader lined up to send the ball into the middle and did so perfectly, allowing Babcock to rise up and send the ball into the Green Bay net via a header.
 
27' | AKR | Catie Corrigan (Assist: Shea O'Brien): After O'Brien's attempt on-goal was turned away by the Phoenix defense, Corrigan managed to regain control of the ball for Akron and immediately fired the ball into the Green Bay net to grant the Zips a 2-0 advantage early on.
 
67' | AKR | Rachel Baughman (Assist: Eliese LaCourt): LaCourt worked her way to the right side of the box before passing to Baughman in the center, who then worked to the left of the goal before beating the keeper and putting the Zips on top 3-0.
 
STARTING XI
Green Bay: 1-Klatt (GK), 3-Barnes, 4-Simmons, 5-Scholz, 7-Messner, 8-Wolfgram, 9-Fuller, 18-Bilse, 19-Leskowicz, 20-Leah Nitardy, 22-Carli Vogel
 
Akron: 00-Amani (GK), 5-Brown, 13-Babcock, 14-O'Brien, 15-Alfery, 17-Boyce, 23-Watt, 24-Corrigan, 26-Howman, 27-Schrader, 29-Brown
 
NEXT MATCH
Opponent: at Eastern Illinois
Location: Charleston, Ill.
Date: Friday, August 25
Time: 3 p.m. CT
 
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