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FINAL FOUR

Najem's goal in second overtime sends Zips to College Cup

Taylor Marchetta The ball goes by Creighton goalkeeper Connor Sparrow as Richie Laryea (6) and Robbie Dambrot (22) look on.

Adam Najem’s second-overtime golden goal on a free kick Saturday afternoon punched The University of Akron men’s soccer team’s ticket into the College Cup in Kansas City next weekend.

After defeating the Creighton Bluejays 3-2, the third-seeded Zips (18-3-2) will battle The Stanford Cardinal in the national semifinal on Friday, Dec. 11, at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas. The Cardinal upset top-seeded Wake Forest Saturday evening, 2-1 in overtime.