LIVE UPDATES: WVU Women’s Soccer vs. Akron

A full recap of tonight’s match is now posted, and you can find it here.

The West Virginia Mountaineers (0-1-0) welcome the Akron Zips (1-0-1) into Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium on August 21st. This is the second game of a home doubleheader for the two Mountaineer soccer programs. The men’s team beat Manhattan in their season opener earlier on Thursday, 5-2.

First touch is slated for 7:30 p.m. in Morgantown. Stay up to the minute with live updates on WV Sports Nation. Read more: LIVE UPDATES: WVU Women’s Soccer vs. Akron

Pregame Notes

• Weather: Partly cloudy skies and 78 degrees, wind gusts up to 12 miles per hour, 10% chance of rain.
• Video coverage is available on ESPN+ at 7:30 p.m.
• Akron is coming off a 1-0 win against Eastern Illinois on Sunday.
• The Zips went 1-4-3 away from home in 2024.
• WVU has not played since the 1-0 loss to #15 Virginia in the season opener.
• WVU kit description: white jerseys with a patterned design on the front, white shorts.
• Akron kit description: All-blue uniforms with pale gold details.
• First touch: 7:37 p.m.

First Half

• 3:44 Corner kick (WVU)
• 4:21 Ava Arnold (WVU), shot attempt
• 5:45 Foul on Abbey Olexa (WVU)
• 6:38 Ajanae Respass (WVU), shot attempt
• 8:17 Corner kick (WVU)
• 16:11 WVU GOAL – Abbey Olexa, assisted by Anna Hauer (WVU leads 1-0)
• 25:59 Olivia Shertzer (WVU), shot attempt
• 27:55 Corner kick (WVU)
• 28:35 Alexis Re (WVU), shot attempt
• 30:51 Alexis Re (WVU), shot attempt
• 33:39 Maddie Levy (WVU), shot attempt
• 33:54 Corner kick (WVU)
• 44:11 Maddie Levy (WVU), shot attempt

Halftime

• WVU leads Akron at the half, 1-0.
• WVU: eight shots, two on goal, one foul, and four corner kicks.
• WVU: Controlled possession for 68% of the first half
• Akron: No shots, fouls, or corner kicks. A blank slate for the Zips.
• Akron goalkeeper Sara Bower: one goal allowed

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Second Half

• Return from halftime: 8:40 p.m.
• 47:32 Taylor White (WVU), shot attempt
• 47:44 Maya Leoni (WVU), shot attempt
• 48:18 WVU GOAL – Ava Arnold, assisted by Taylor White and Abbey Olexa (WVU leads 2-0)
• 49:27 Taylor White (WVU), shot attempt
• 51:17 WVU GOAL – Taylor White (WVU leads 3-0)
• 51:50 Offside against WVU
• 54:57 Corner kick (WVU)
• 58:38 Goalkeeper change (WVU), Bailey Herfurth replaces Mackenzie Smith
• 59:30 Kailyn Effah (WVU), shot attempt
• 61:41 Olivia Shertzer (WVU), shot attempt
• 62:17 Foul on Maya Leoni (WVU)
• 63:26 Goalkeeper change (Akron), Ariana Vakos replaces Sara Bower
• 67:50 Layla Thompson (WVU), shot attempt
• 68:24 Corner kick (WVU)
• 69:04 Ava Arnold (WVU), shot attempt
• 70:21 Handball against WVU
• 71:01 Offside against Akron
• 76:18 Christina Salama (WVU), shot attempt
• 77:43 Foul on Addison Hall (Akron)
• 78:15 Lilly Touhey (Akron), YELLOW CARD, Unsporting
• 78:19 Maddie Levy (WVU), shot attempt
• 78:29 Corner kick (WVU)
• 82:36 Sydney Ritter (WVU), shot attempt
• 84:50 Corner kick (WVU)
• 85:40 Foul on Fineen Cregan (Akron)
• 89:38 Foul on Olivia Heskett (Akron)

Final Numbers

• WVU wins, 3-0. The Mountaineers are now 1-1-0 and Akron falls to 1-1-1.
• WVU: Three goals on 19 shots, eight on goal, two fouls, one offsides, and eight corner kicks.
• Akron: 0 goals, shots, or corners. Three fouls and one offsides.