In recent years, however, MAC men’s soccer had faced an uphill road for relevancy, as four different affiliate members left the conference over the last two seasons, including SIU-Edwardsville, Georgia State, Georgia Southern and West Virginia, who had been a member of the conference dating back to 2013. men’s national team and Richie Lareya set to represent Canadian men’s national team. Two former MAC soccer stars are set to represent their respective countries in the Qatar 2022 World Cup this month, with DeAndre Yedlin set to represent the U.S. Miami won a postseason tournament in 1994 before suspending their program, and Western Michigan has won once, in 2003. MAC men’s soccer members enjoyed a lot of spoils in the three decades, with several programs earning national rankings and making deep runs in the national tournament scene no team was more successful in this regard than the Akron Zips, with 24 NCAA tournament appearances, four national title game appearances and a national title in 2010.Īkron won the postseason MAC tournament 15 times, with Bowling Green and Northern Illinois tied for three wins each.
Jon Steinbrecher describing the sport as having a a “enviable and proud” soccer tradition. The MAC has long been considered one of the tougher men’s soccer conferences in the NCAA, with MAC commissioner Dr. The news comes on the heels of the conference’s title game on Saturday afternoon, as the Akron Zips, ranked #12 in the country, are set to host the Western Michigan Broncos in to conclude the 2022 postseason tournament. After a long stretch of success in its heyday, the Mid-American Conference announced on Friday afternoon the conference will no longer sponsor men’s soccer at the conclusion of the 2022 season.
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