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May 4, 2012
2011-12 Men's Golf
5th of 9 (605) vs. Mid-American Conference Championship - Day One
@ Sugar Grove, Ill. (Rich Harvest Farms Golf Course)
All Day
Preview | Results | Recap | Live stats
Baseball
3 Akron
4 at Miami (Ohio)
Final
Oxford, Ohio
Box Score | Recap
Softball
0 Kent State
5 at Akron
Final
Lee R. Jackson Field
Box Score | Recap
Softball
4 Kent State
5 at Akron
Final
Lee R. Jackson Field
Box Score | Recap
Track & Field
Campbell/Wright Invitational
3:30 p.m.
Akron, Ohio
May 5, 2012
2011-12 Men's Golf
t-8th of 9 (906) vs. Mid-American Conference Championship - Day Two
@ Sugar Grove, Ill. (Rich Harvest Farms Golf Course)
All Day
Results | Recap | Live stats
Baseball
0 Akron
6 at Miami (Ohio)
Final
Oxford, Ohio
Box Score | Recap
Softball
1 Buffalo
4 at Akron
Final
Lee R. Jackson Field
Box Score | Recap
Track & Field
Campbell/Wright Invitational
11:00 a.m.
Akron, Ohio
May 6, 2012
2011-12 Men's Golf
Cancelled vs. Mid-American Conference Championship - Day Three
@ Sugar Grove, Ill. (Rich Harvest Farms Golf Course)
Cancelled
Results | Recap | Live stats
Baseball
3 Akron
4 at Miami (Ohio)
Final
Oxford, Ohio
Box Score | Recap
Softball
2 Buffalo
5 at Akron
Final
Lee R. Jackson Field
Box Score | Recap
May 8, 2012
Baseball
2 Akron
8 at Pittsburgh
Final
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Box Score | Recap
May 9, 2012
Baseball
3 Akron
4 at West Virginia
Final
Morgantown, W.Va.
Box Score | Recap
May 10, 2012
Track & Field
at MAC Outdoor Championships
All Day
Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (Central Michigan University)
May 11, 2012
Baseball
4 Ohio
3 at Akron
Final
Lee R. Jackson Baseball Field
Box Score | Recap
Track & Field
at MAC Outdoor Championships
All Day
Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (Central Michigan University)
Women's Tennis
0 Akron
4 at Northwestern (NCAA Tournament First Round)
Final
Evanston, Ill.
Recap
May 12, 2012
Baseball
9 Ohio
8 at Akron
Final
Lee R. Jackson Baseball Field | Senior Day
Box Score | Recap | Recap
Track & Field
at MAC Outdoor Championships
All Day
Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (Central Michigan University)
May 13, 2012
Baseball
3 Ohio
2 at Akron
Final
Lee R. Jackson Baseball Field
Box Score
May 17, 2012
2011-12 Men's Golf
vs. NCAA Central Regional - Day One
@ Ann Arbor, Mich.
All Day
Preview | Live stats
Baseball
Akron
at Kent State
6:30 PM
Sixth Annual Diamond Classic For Kids Diamond Classic For The Kids @ Canal Park
Preview | Live stats | Video
May 18, 2012
2011-12 Men's Golf
vs. NCAA Central Regional - Day Two
@ Ann Arbor, Mich.
All Day
Live stats
Baseball
Akron
at Kent State
3:00 PM
Kent, Ohio
Live stats
May 19, 2012
2011-12 Men's Golf
vs. NCAA Central Regional - Day Three
@ Ann Arbor, Mich.
All Day
Live stats
Baseball
Akron
at Kent State
1:00 PM
Kent, Ohio
Live stats
May 23, 2012
Baseball
TBA
vs. Akron
@ Avon, Ohio
TBA
MAC Tournament
May 24, 2012
Baseball
TBA
vs. Akron
@ Avon, Ohio
TBA
MAC Tournament
Track & Field
at NCAA Preliminary Round
All Day
Jacksonville, Fla. (University of North Florida)
May 25, 2012
Baseball
TBA
vs. Akron
@ Avon, Ohio
TBA
MAC Tournament
Track & Field
at NCAA Preliminary Round
All Day
Jacksonville, Fla. (University of North Florida)
May 26, 2012
Baseball
TBA
vs. Akron
@ Avon, Ohio
TBA
MAC Tournament
Track & Field
at NCAA Preliminary Round
All Day
Jacksonville, Fla. (University of North Florida)
May 29, 2012
2011-12 Men's Golf
vs. NCAA Championship - Day One
@ Pacific Palisades, Calif. (Riviera Golf Course)
All Day
May 30, 2012
2011-12 Men's Golf
vs. NCAA Championship - Day Two
@ Pacific Palisades, Calif. (Riviera Golf Course)
All Day
May 31, 2012
2011-12 Men's Golf
vs. NCAA Championship - Day Three
@ Pacific Palisades, Calif. (Riviera Golf Course)
All Day
No events today
May 12, 2012 | Baseball Baseball Drops 9-8 Contest to Ohio at Jackson Field Darius Washington drove in two runs in Saturday's 9-8 loss to Ohio at Jackson Field.
May 11, 2012 | Track & Field Zips' Men Increase Lead, Women Hanging Tough At MAC Outdoor Championships The UA men's track team captured three more event wins Friday while extending its lead at the 2012 MAC Championships.
May 11, 2012 | Women's Tennis Tennis Bested by Northwestern in NCAA Championships First Round Making its second-straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament, the UA tennis team fell 4-0 at Northwestern on Friday.
May 11, 2012 | Baseball Baseball's Comeback Falls Short in Series Opener vs. Ohio Andrew Brown threw his sixth complete game of the year in Friday's loss to Ohio.
May 10, 2012 | Track & Field Track Crowns Two MAC Champions On First Day Of Outdoor Championship The Zips men's team leads the pack after the first day of the 2012 MAC Championships while the women sit third.
May 11, 2012 | Baseball Baseball Welcomes Ohio for Final Homestand of the Season UA plays three pivotal games against Ohio this weekend at Lee R. Jackson Field. Senior day for the program will take place Saturday.
| Women's Tennis Follow the Akron Tennis NCAA Tournament Blog Follow the Akron Tennis team to Northwestern for the first and second rounds of the 2012 NCAA Tournament.
May 9, 2012 | Baseball West Virginia Gets Past Akron Baseball in Extra Innings Tyler Begun went 3-for-4 in Wednesday 4-3 loss to West Virginia. UA hosts Ohio this weekend at Lee R. Jackson Baseball Field.
May 9, 2012 | Track & Field Hubbard Named MAC Field Athlete of the Week UA's Eric Hubbard earned weekly MAC honors after breaking the school's record in the hammer throw last weekend.
May 9, 2012 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Adds Six More For 2012 Season UA head coach Caleb Porter announced the addition of six more players for the 2012 season Wednesday.
May 8, 2012 | Track & Field Zips To Compete At MAC Outdoor Track And Field Championships This Week The Akron track and field teams will go toe-to-toe with the rest of the league at the MAC Championships this week.
May 8, 2012 | Women's Tennis Tennis Readies for Northwestern in Second-Straight NCAA Appearance The Zips and Wildcats are set to meet up in the Evanston Regional on Friday afternoon.
May 8, 2012 | Baseball Baseball Suffers 8-2 Loss at Pittsburgh Brady Stewart drove in two runs for Akron in Tuesday's loss at Pittsburgh
May 8, 2012 | Softball Alissa Birkhimer and Keelia Nester Earn MAC Awards Birkhimer earned First-Team All-MAC honors while Nester was named to the MAC All-Freshman team.
This is Akron - Executive Committee Meeting Get a behind the scenes look at how decisions are made inside the department of athletics at the University of Akron.
May 8, 2012 | Men's Golf Charlie Bull Selected to Compete at NCAA Central Regional The Central Regional will feature 13 teams and 10 individuals and will take place May 17-19 at the par-71, 6,723-yard U-M Golf Course.
May 8, 2012 | Baseball Baseball Travels to Pitt and West Virginia for Midweek Action The Zips play Pittsburgh at 3 p.m. Tuesday and face the Mountaineers at 3 p.m. on Wednesday.
May 6, 2012 | Men's Golf Poor Weather Cancels Final Round of MAC Golf Championship Sophomore Charlie Bull finished tied for fourth place, earning First-Team All-MAC and MAC All-Tournament Team honors.
May 6, 2012 | Baseball Baseball Falls at Miami (Ohio) in Series Finale, 4-3 Sam Watkins grabbed a pair of hits in Sunday's 4-3 loss at Miami (Ohio).
May 6, 2012 | Softball Softball Ends Season with 5-2 Win Over Buffalo Seniors Andrea Arney, Allison Dorr, Alex Helfrich, Crystal Hernandez and Amanda Ricker concluded their Akron careers on Sunday.
May 5, 2012 | Baseball Baseball Shutout by Miami (Ohio), 6-0 Darius Washington picked up a pair of hits in Saturday's 6-0 loss at Miami (Ohio).
May 5, 2012 | Men's Golf Men’s Golf Tied for Eighth After Third Round of MAC Championship Ryan Mason's score of 72 on Saturday was one of the lowest of the day.
May 5, 2012 | Track & Field Track Tunes Up At Campbell/Wright Invitational UA pole vaulters Shawn Light and Joe Wesley each jump 17-02.75 Saturday to highlight the Zips' final home meet of the season.
May 5, 2012 | Softball Softball Downs Buffalo 4-1 on Strike Out Cancer Day Alissa Birkhimer hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the fifth to propel the Zips to their third-straight win.
May 4, 2012 | Baseball Baseball Drops 4-3 Series Opener at Miami (Ohio) Devan Ahart was one of five Akron players to record two-hits in Friday's 4-3 loss at Miami (Ohio).
May 4, 2012 | Track & Field Hubbard Takes Down School Record In Hammer Throw Eric Hubbard smashed the school record in the hammer throw Friday at the annual Campbell/Wright Invitational.
May 4, 2012 | Men's Golf Men’s Golf in Fifth Place at MAC Championship Charlie Bull is tied for third place, six strokes out of the lead.
May 4, 2012 | Softball Softball Sweeps Rival Kent State 5-0, 5-4 Allison Dorr went 3-for-5 in the series with a grand slam and four RBIs.
May 4, 2012 | Softball Alex Helfrich Named to Capital One Academic All-District Team Helfrich is the third UA student-athlete to earn first-team all-district honors and is the first to earn three all-district awards.
May 4, 2012 Hasan Hazime Selected in Fifth Round of CFL's Canadian Draft Former UA defensive lineman Hasan Hazime was selected by the Edmonton Eskimos as the 36th overall pick in the CFL's Canadian Draft.
May 3, 2012 | Baseball Baseball Continues MAC Play with Weekend Series at Miami (Ohio) Jared Turocy and the UA baseball team takes on Miami in a three game set in Oxford this weekend.
May 3, 2012 | Track & Field Updated Schedule Announced For Campbell/Wright Invitational An updated schedule of events for this weekend's Campbell/Wright Invitational was announced Thursday.
May 2, 2012 | Baseball Baseball Announces Summer Camp Schedule The UA baseball program will hold a youth camp series and a pair of prospect camps this summer.
May 3, 2012 | Men's Golf Men’s Golf Heads to Illinois for MAC Championships Rounds one and two will be played on Friday while round three is slated for Saturday and the final round on Sunday.
May 3, 2012 | Softball Softball Concludes Regular Season Against Kent State and Buffalo The Zips will play host to Kent State on Friday (DH) and Buffalo on Saturday and Sunday.
May 2, 2012 | Track & Field Peoples Named MAC Field Athlete Of The Week After jumping 25-06.25 last weekend at the Penn Relays, Tyshaun Peoples was named MAC Field Athlete of the Week Wednesday.
May 2, 2012 Beer Sales Approved for University of Akron Home Football Games The Board of Trustees voted to modify the University's alcohol policy to allow beer sales in the main seating area of InfoCision Stadium.
May 2, 2012 | Women's Tennis Prang Pantusart Named MAC Female Scholar-Athlete Of The Week Prang Pantusart, a junior from 2012 MAC Champion tennis team, has been named MAC Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week.
May 1, 2012 | Women's Tennis Tennis to Face Northwestern in NCAA Tournament First Round The UA tennis team will face off against Northwestern in the first round of the NCAA Tournament next weekend in Evanston, Ill.
April 30, 2012 | Softball Softball to Hold Annual Strike Out Cancer Day on Saturday All proceeds will be donated to former Akron Zips’ softball player Deann Viebranz to assist in her fight against metastatic breast cancer.
April 30, 2012 Jake Anderson Signs Rookie Free Agent Contract with Cleveland Browns Former Zips offensive lineman Jake Anderson has signed as an undrafted free agent with the Cleveland Browns.
April 30, 2012 | Women's Swimming & Diving Spots Still Available for Swimming and Diving Summer Camp There are still spaces available for the 2012 Akron swimming and diving stroke technique camp. The camp runs from June 18-22.
April 29, 2012 | Women's Tennis Tennis Claims Back-to-Back MAC Titles, Edges Miami 4-3 in Championship Prang Pantusart's three-set, last-match-on-court win at No. 3 singles gave the Zips their second-straight MAC tournament trophy.
April 29, 2012 | Baseball Baseball Swept By Central Michigan in Sunday Doubleheader Akron Baseball was swept by Central Michigan in Sunday's Doubleheader.
April 29, 2012 | Softball Softball Concludes Road Trip with 10-0 Loss at Central Michigan Allison Dorr went 1-for-2 at the plate with a double as Akron fell to 1-3 on the road trip.
April 29, 2012 | Track & Field Track Adds Nation's Top Pole Vaulter Shawn Barber For 2012-13 UA track coach Dennis Mitchell announced the signing of pole vaulter Shawn Barber to a National Letter of Intent Sunday.
April 29, 2012 | Women's Golf Women’s Golf Concludes MAC Championship in Fifth Place Senior Kristen Hill earned her third-straight First-Team All-MAC honor and her fourth All-MAC accolade in four season.
April 28, 2012 | Track & Field Big Marks Highlight Track's Busy Schedule The Zips' team of Willie Brown, Jake Hiltner, Marcus Mazzaferri and Gabriel Genovesi ran 7:35.72 at the Penn Relays Saturday.
April 28, 2012 | Men's Soccer Schmitt Fuels 6-2 Rout Of Wright State In Men's Soccer Spring Finale Thomas Schimtt found the net five times Saturday night to lead the Zips to a 6-2 victory over visiting Wright State.
April 28, 2012 | Women's Tennis Tennis Tops WMU 4-0, Advances to Second-Straight MAC Title Match The Zips tennis team will play for its second-consecutive MAC tournament title on Sunday versus Miami (Ohio).
April 28, 2012 | Women's Golf Women’s Golf Climbs to Fourth at MAC Championship Katie Jenior posted the fourth-best round of the day as wind, rain and cold temperatures made scoring tough.
April 28, 2012 | Softball Softball Falls 6-1 at Central Michigan Kellie Roudabush went 1-for-3 at the plate with a solo home run in the seventh inning.
April 28, 2012 | Baseball Saturday Baseball Postponed by Rain Akron and CMU's Saturday baseball game has been postponed by rain. The teams will play a doubleheader Sunday starting at 12:30 p.m.
April 27, 2012 | Track & Field Peoples Posts Huge Mark In Long Jump At Penn Relays Tyshaun Peoples recorded a mark of 25-06.25 in the championship division of the long jump Friday at the Penn Relays.
April 27, 2012 | Women's Tennis Tennis Downs Northern Illinois 4-0 in MAC Tournament Quarterfinal The second-seeded UA tennis team topped seventh-seeded NIU 4-0 on Friday to advance to the MAC semis for the third-straight year.
April 27, 2012 | Softball Softball Splits Doubleheader at Eastern Michigan Rachael Ratcliffe went 5-for-8 with two RBIs as Akron fell 5-4 (10 innings) in game one and won game two 4-3.
April 27, 2012 | Baseball Brown Breaks Career Innings Mark as Baseball Blanks Central Michigan Andrew Brown grabbed his sixth win of the year and set the career innings pitched record in Friday's 7-0 win over Central Michigan.
April 27, 2012 | Women's Golf Women’s Golf in Fifth Place After Day One of MAC Championship Four of the five Zips’ players sit inside the top-25, led by Kristen Hill.
April 27, 2012 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer To Host Wright State Saturday In Spring Finale The Zips will host in-state foe Wright State Saturday at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field at 7 p.m.
April 26, 2012 | Track & Field Hough Shatters School's 5,000-Meter Record At Penn Relays Brad Hough made history Thursday night at the Penn Relays, running a school-record setting time of 14:18.98.
April 26, 2012 | Women's Tennis Shkundina Named MAC Rookie of the Year as Tennis Lands Three on All-League Team Olga Shkundina was name MAC Freshman of the Year, one of three Zips chosen to this year's all-league squad.
April 27, 2012 | Baseball Baseball Takes on Central Michigan at Lee R. Jackson Baseball Field This Weekend Akron is 5-1 in conference home games this season. First pitch on Friday is at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday's games start at 1 p.m.
April 26, 2012 | Women's Basketball UA Women’s Basketball Signs Three During Late Signing Period Two guards and a center have signed National Letters of Intent and will join the Akron women’s basketball team this fall.
April 26, 2012 | Softball Softball Hits the Road for Final Road Trip of 2012 The Zips will play a doubleheader at Eastern Michigan on Friday and will play at Central Michigan on Saturday and Sunday.
April 26, 2012 | Women's Golf Women’s Golf Riding Momentum Heading into MAC Championship This year’s championship will be held April 27-29 at the par-72, 6,127-yard Hawthorns Golf & Country Club in Fishers, Ind.
April 26, 2012 Bowden – Spring Football MAC Media Teleconference Audio Listen to audio of head football coach Terry Bowden and the other MAC coaches from the league's spring media teleconference.
April 25, 2012 | General News Reservations for Zips Athletics "Trivia Night A to Z" on May 5 Filling Up Akron Athletics "Trivia Night A to Z" is just a little over one week away and table space is becoming limited.
April 25, 2012 | Softball Softball Sweeps St. Francis (Pa.) 4-3 and 4-0 Keelia Nester went 6-for-7 with four runs scored in the doubleheader as Akron has now won four-straight games.
April 25, 2012 | Track & Field Cooks Named MAC Female Field Athlete Of The Week Freshman Alexis Cooks has been named Mid-American Conference Field Athlete of the Week.
April 25, 2012 | Women's Soccer Women's Soccer Releases Residential Camp Info The 2012 women's soccer residential camp will be held June 29 - July 3.
April 25, 2012 | Track & Field Busy Weekend Ahead For Zips Track & Field The Zips will send 59 athletes out to compete at three different meets this weekend.
April 24, 2012 | Women's Tennis Tennis Signs Two Players for 2012 Season The Akron tennis program announced the addition of Madison Cohen and Signe Lazdina to its roster for next season.
April 24, 2012 | Baseball Baseball Clipped by Canisius at Canal Park Samuel Trecaso picked up three hits and three RBI in Tueday's 10-6 loss to Canisius at Canal Park
April 24, 2012 | Softball Softball Doubleheader Against St. Francis (Pa.) Rescheduled The Zips and the Red Flash will face off tomorrow (April 25) at Lee R. Jackson Field beginning at 3 p.m. ET.
April 24, 2012 | Baseball Baseball Starts Four-Game Home Stand Tuesday Against Canisius at Canal Park Jared Turocy batted .412 in five games last week. Akron hosts Canisius Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Canal Park
April 23, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Inks a Pair for 2012 Season The Zips volleyball program announced the signing of a pair of student-athletes from the state of Illinois on Monday.
April 23, 2012 | Men's Basketball Early Registration for Men’s Basketball Camps Ends April 30 Students registering for the Zips Basketball School and Offensive Skills Camp can save $15.00 if registered by April 30.
April 22, 2012 | Women's Tennis Nationally-Ranked Tennis Edged 4-3 at UIC, Readies for MAC Tourney The 75th-ranked UA tennis team lost 4-3 to non-league opponent UIC on Sunday. The MAC tournament starts later this week.
April 22, 2012 | Men's Golf Men’s Golf Concludes Regular Season with Tenth-Place Showing The Zips posted a round of 13-over 301 to finish the event with a 54-hole tally of 53-over 917.
April 22, 2012 | Baseball Zips Win Series Finale Over Western Michigan, 6-1 Brady Stewart had three hits in Akron's 6-1 win at Western Michigan on Sunday.
April 22, 2012 | Softball Akron Softball Sweeps Northern Illinois with 12-6 Win Sunday Allison Dorr went a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate with one RBI and one run scored.
April 21, 2012 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Draws Xavier, 1-1, In Spring Exhibition Reinaldo Brenes found the net for the second time this spring in a 1-1 draw at Xavier Saturday.
April 21, 2012 | Women's Tennis Tennis Shuts Out Northern Illinois in MAC Finale The 75th-ranked UA tennis team defeated Northern Illinois 7-0 in its final league match of the season on Saturday.
April 21, 2012 Gold Defeats Blue 51-21 in Annual Football Spring Game QB Dalton Williams completed 37-of-55 passes for 373 yards and three TDs on Saturday.
April 21, 2012 | Men's Golf Men’s Golf in 12th Place at Boilermaker Invitational Ryan Mason led Akron on day one as the lone UA student-athlete in the top-25.
April 21, 2012 | Track & Field Track Men Finish Second, Women Rally to Capture Third At All-Ohio Championships The Zips track and field team represented UA well at the All-Ohio Outdoor Championships.
April 21, 2012 | Baseball Baseball Splits Saturday Doubleheader at Western Michigan Andrew Brown tossed a complete game to lead Akron to a 3-1 win in game 1. WMU won a 10-6 slugfest in the nightcap.
April 21, 2012 | Softball Akron Softball Downs Northern Illinois 8-6 Alissa Birkhimer launched a two-run homer right in the bottom of the sixth that proved to be the game winner.
April 20, 2012 | Women's Tennis Tennis Takes to the Road During Last Week of League Schedule The nationally-ranked UA tennis team competes at Northern Illinois and UIC this weekend.
April 20, 2012 | Track & Field Men's Track In First Place After Day One Of All-Ohio Championships The Zips men's team jumped out to a commanding lead after the first day of the All-Ohio Outdoor Championships Friday.
April 20, 2012 | Softball Akron Softball Drops Two Close Games to Western Michigan The Zips fell 3-2 and 5-3 in eight innings on Friday at Lee R. Jackson Field in a Mid-American Conference doubleheader.
April 20, 2012 | Baseball Baseball's Series Opener at Western Michigan Postponed The clubs will play a doubleheader tomorrow at 1 p.m.
April 20, 2012 | Men's Basketball Brian Walsh Named Academic All-MAC Walsh was selected to the academic team in his first season with the Zips.
April 20, 2012 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Heads To Xavier For Fund-Raising Exhibition Match The Zips and Musketeers will kick off at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Cincinnati.
Akron Athletics To Host Annual Jock Jams Monday The University of Akron Department of Athletics will host Jock Jams, its annual fund raiser, Monday at 7 p.m. at the JAR.
April 20, 2012 | Men's Golf Men’s Golf Concludes Regular Season at Boilermaker Invitational The Zips will play 36 holes on Saturday, 18 on Sunday, with round one set to begin at 8:45 a.m. ET on Saturday.
April 19, 2012 Listen to Terry Bowden on Local Radio on Friday Zips head football coach Terry Bowden is scheduled to be a guest on a variety of local radio talk shows on Friday.
April 17, 2012 Youth Clinic to be Part of Football Spring Game Festivities on April 21 UA head coach Terry Bowden, his coaching staff and student-athletes will hold a youth clinic at 1 p.m. on April 21.
April 19, 2012 | Baseball Baseball Faces Western Michigan in Weekend MAC Action UA is on the road for three MAC games at Western Michigan this weekend.
April 19, 2012 | Softball Akron Softball Plays Host to Western Michigan, Northern Illinois This Weekend The Zips and Broncos will play on Friday with a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. ET. UA and NIU will play Saturday (2 p.m.) and Sunday (1 p.m.).
April 19, 2012 | Track & Field Track Continues Outdoor Season at All-Ohio Championships Men and women from the Zips' track and field teams will be in action this weekend at the All-Ohio Outdoor Championships.
April 19, 2012 Spring Football Practice Report – April 19 The Zips football team took to the field on Thursday morning for its final practice prior to Saturday's Spring Game.
April 19, 2012 | Men's Basketball Keith Dambrot to Speak at Nike Championship Basketball Clinic Dambrot will speak on Saturday and will discuss some of his favorite practice drills he utilizes with the Zips’ basketball team.
April 19, 2012 | Men's Soccer New Reserved Seats Highlight Men's Soccer Season Ticket Packages Season tickets for the 2012 men's soccer fall schedule are on sale now.
April 18, 2012 | Baseball Pitt Tops Baseball with Walk-off Home Run Myles McVeigh tossed five strong innings in Wednesday's loss at Pittsburgh.
April 18, 2012 | Women's Tennis Tennis Back In ITA National Rankings Entering the final week of the regular season, the UA tennis team is listed No. 75 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings.
April 18, 2012 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Announces 2012 Fall Schedule Seven NCAA Tournament qualifiers and a host of exciting home match-ups highlight the men's soccer fall schedule.
April 18, 2012 | Track & Field Track Lands Three On the Academic All-MAC Indoor Teams Ariane Beaumont-Courteau, Valerie Fraizer (Wert) and Eric Hubbard were named to the Academic All-MAC teams this week.
April 17, 2012 | Baseball Baseball Beaten by West Virginia at Munson Stadium Devan Ahart had a three-run triple in Tuesday's loss to West Virginia at Munson Stadium
April 17, 2012 | Women's Soccer Women’s Soccer Releases 2012 Schedule Eight matches at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field and an away date at Michigan State highlight the 2012 Akron women’s soccer schedule.
April 17, 2012 | Softball Akron Softball Splits Doubleheader at Robert Morris The Zips won game one 6-0 behind Brittany Maurer's complete-game shutout, but fell 8-2 in game two.
April 17, 2012 | Track & Field UA's Lee Named MAC Field Athlete of the Week University of Akron senior Katherine Lee was named Mid-American Conference Field Athlete of the Week Tuesday.
April 16, 2012 | Baseball Pair of Midweek Games on Tap for Akron Baseball Sophomore Tyler Smith will get the nod in Tuesday's match-up with West Virginia at Munson Stadium. Zips travel to Pitt on Wednesday.
April 17, 2012 Spring Football Practice Report – April 17 The Zips football team held the 13th practice of the spring on Tuesday morning at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field.
April 16, 2012 | Softball Akron Softball Travels to Robert Morris for Tuesday Doubleheader Akron and Robert Morris will take the field for game one at 3 p.m. ET. Game two is set for a 5 p.m. start.
April 15, 2012 | Softball Akron Softball Downs Ohio 2-0 on Sunday Alissa Birkhimer's two-run homer in the sixth gave the Zips all the runs they needed to defeat the Bobcats.
April 14, 2012 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Earns 2-0 Victory Against Cleveland State The Zips improved to 3-0 on the spring thanks to a 2-0 victory over Cleveland State Saturday night.
April 14, 2012 | Track & Field Track Battles Elements, Dominates Northeast Ohio Quad The Zips captured 17 event wins – including 10 on the men's side – Saturday at the Northeast Ohio Quad.
April 14, 2012 | Women's Tennis Tennis Closes Home Schedule by Shutting Out Toledo The Zips tennis team won for the sixth-straight time on Saturday, 7-0 over MAC opponent Toledo.
April 14, 2012 Zips Athletics Plays Host to "Breakfast with the Bowdens" Over 400 people filled UA's Stile Athletics Field House on Saturday morning to visit with the "First Family of College Football".
April 14, 2012 | Softball Akron Softball Drops Rain-Soaked Game 9-7 to Ohio Rachael Ratcliffe went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBIs and one run scored.
April 14, 2012 | Baseball Baseball Falls in Series Finale at Buffalo, 7-6 Tyler Begun had two home runs in Saturday's 7-6 loss to Buffalo.
April 14, 2012 Spring Football Practice Report – April 14 The Zips football team scrimmaged for about 100 plays on Saturday inside Stile Athletics Field House.
April 13, 2012 | Baseball Baseball Splits Doubleheader at Buffalo; Wins Nightcap in 16 Innings Akron and Buffalo split a doubleheader Friday. Andrew Brown took a hard-luck loss in the opener.
April 13, 2012 | Track & Field Throwers Take Center Stage On First Day Of Northeast Ohio Quad UA throwers Brittany Funk and Eric Hubbard each placed second in the hammer throw Friday at the Northeast Ohio Quad Meet.
April 13, 2012 | Women's Tennis Tennis Takes Down Eastern Michigan 6-1, Wins Fifth Straight The UA tennis team topped Eastern Michigan 6-1 on Friday afternoon to improve to 5-1 in MAC play.
April 13, 2012 Saturday's "Breakfast with the Bowdens" Event Sold Out Saturday's exclusive "Breakfast with the Bowdens" event to be held in Stile Athletics Field House has met its attendance capacity.
April 13, 2012 | Softball Akron Softball Continues MAC Play at Ohio this Weekend The Zips and the Bobcats will take the field on Saturday at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday at 1 p.m.
April 13, 2012 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer To Host Cleveland State in Exhibition Saturday The Zips will take on the Vikings Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field in a free exhibition.
April 12, 2012 | Women's Tennis Tennis Faces Eastern Michigan, Toledo in Final Home Matches of Season Winners of four straight, the UA tennis team faces Eastern Michigan on Friday and Toledo on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET each day.
April 12, 2012 Spring Football Practice Report – April 12 Practice session No. 11 of the spring consisted of a half pads workout inside Stile Athletics Field House on Thursday.
April 12, 2012 | Baseball Baseball Tries to Continue Strong MAC Play at Buffalo Akron makes its way to Buffalo this weekend, where an altered schedule has the teams playing a Friday doubleheader at 2 p.m.
April 12, 2012 | Track & Field Track Set To Open Home Schedule With Northeast Ohio Quad The Zips will host Ashland, Kent State and Youngstown State this weekend in the Northeast Ohio Quad Meet.
April 12, 2012 | Baseball Forecast Alters this Weekend's Baseball Schedule Akron and Buffalo will play a doubleheader on Friday starting at 2 p.m. The series finale is tentatively scheduled for Saturday at 1 p.m.
April 11, 2012 | Baseball Baseball Beaten at Ohio State in Midweek Action Jared Turocy collected 2 RBI in Wednesday's 7-2 loss at Ohio State
April 10, 2012 | Baseball Baseball Falls to Pitt in Midweek Action at Canal Park Dan Burant had two hits and an RBI in Tuesday's loss to Pittsburgh. UA takes on Ohio State Wednesday in Columbus at 6:35 p.m.
April 10, 2012 | Men's Golf Men’s Golf Finishes Fifth at Memphis Intercollegiate The Zips finished ahead of one top-50 and five top-100 teams in the latest Golfstat rankings.
April 10, 2012 Spring Football Practice Report – April 10 A morning temperature in the upper 30s forced the Zips' tenth workout of the spring inside the Stile Athletics Field House on Tuesday.
April 10, 2012 | Track & Field UA Throwers, Hubbard and Cooks Grab Weekly MAC Honors Eric Hubbard and Alexis Cooks each received weekly honors from the Mid-American Conference Tuesday.
April 10, 2012 | Softball Akron Softball Doubleheader at St. Francis (Pa.) Cancelled The threat of rain led to the cancellation of the doubleheader. The Zips return to action on Saturday at Ohio.
April 9, 2012 | Men's Golf Men’s Golf Tied for Third Place at Memphis Intercollegiate Ryan Mason finished the day tied for second place thanks to rounds of 71 and 73.
April 9, 2012 | Softball Akron Softball Travels to St. Francis (Pa.) on Tuesday The Zips and the Red Flash will take the field at 3 p.m. ET for game one.
April 10, 2012 | Baseball Baseball Faces Pitt at Canal Park Tuesday; Travels to Ohio State Wednesday Akron looks to continue the momentum of a weekend sweep of Bowling Green into a pair of midweek contests.
April 9, 2012 | Baseball Brown Earns MAC East Pitcher of the Week Award Andrew Brown tossed a two-hit complete game shutout on Friday to guide UA to a 3-0 win over Bowling Green.
April 8, 2012 | Men's Golf Men’s Golf Ready for 2012 Memphis Intercollegiate The Zips will play 36 holes on Monday with a shotgun start to round one at 9 a.m. ET.
April 8, 2012 | Baseball Watkins Produces Second Straight Walk-off Hit Senior Sam Watkins hit his second walk-off hit in as many games on Sunday as UA downed BGSU 2-1 to sweep the series.
April 8, 2012 | Softball Akron Softball Drops 11-0 Decision at Ball State The Zips continue their roadtrip on Tuesday at St. Francis (Pa.).
April 12, 2012 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Takes Care Of Colgate In 2-1 Exhibition Win The Zips improved to 2-0 on the spring following a 2-1 victory over visiting Colgate Saturday.
April 7, 2012 | Track & Field Hough, Cheese and Cooks Shine At Tennessee Challenge Brad Hough, Brittany Cheese and Alexis Cooks paced the Zips at the Tennessee Track and Field Challenge Saturday.
April 7, 2012 | Women's Golf Women’s Golf Wins the EKU Colonel Classic by Seven Strokes The Zips finished with a 54-hole total of 914 (+50) to win by seven strokes.
April 7, 2012 | Softball Akron Softball Falls 7-4 at Ball State Rachael Ratcliffe went 2-for-2 at the plate with a home run, two RBIs and a run scored.
April 7, 2012 | Baseball Watkin’s Walk-off Double Sends Akron to 4-3 Win over Bowling Green Senior Sam Watkins ripped a two-out, two-run double down the left field line to complete a 4-3 Akron comeback win over Bowling Green on Saturday at Canal Park.
April 7, 2012 | Women's Tennis Tennis Tops Buffalo 6-1 to Win Fourth-Straight MAC Outing The Zips tennis team improved to 4-1 in MAC play with a 6-1 victory over visiting Buffalo on Saturday afternoon.
April 7, 2012 Spring Football Practice Report – April 7 The UA football team held a full contact scrimmage on Saturday – it's ninth practice session this spring.
April 12, 2012 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Defeats Pittsburgh 2-1 In Spring Exhibition Opener Eric Stevenson led the way with two goals Friday against PIttsburgh.
April 6, 2012 | Women's Golf Women’s Golf Takes Lead into Final Round of EKU Colonel Classic The Zips lead the 13-team field after 36 holes, posting a two-round score 41-over 617. UA posted rounds of 314 and 303 on the day.
April 6, 2012 | Softball Akron Softball Drops Two at Miami (Ohio) The Zips fell 4-0 and 5-0 to the RedHawks and travel to Ball State this weekend.
April 6, 2012 | Baseball Brown Tosses Shutout to Lead UA to 3-0 Win Over Bowling Green Andrew Brown’s second complete game shutout in his last three starts gave Akron Baseball a 3-0 win over Bowling Green on Friday at Canal Park.
April 6, 2012 | Women's Tennis Tennis Opens Three-Match Homestand on Saturday Versus Buffalo The UA tennis squad looks to keep a three-match win streak alive went it opens a three-match homestand on Saturday.
April 6, 2012 | General News Zips Athletics Celebrates National Student-Athlete Appreciation Day UA provided lunch for its student-athletes on Friday as part of National Student-Athlete Appreciation Day.
April 5, 2012 | Men's Basketball A Statement from Akron Head Coach Keith Dambrot Due to recent speculation and media inquiries, men’s basketball head coach Keith Dambrot has released the following statement.
April 5, 2012 Spring Football Practice Report – April 5 Thursday marked the halfway point of the Akron football team's spring practice schedule.
April 5, 2012 | Baseball Akron Hosts Bowling Green for Three at Canal Park Akron looks to get back above .500 in conference play this weekend, hosting Bowling Green at Canal Park.
April 12, 2012 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Set To Open Spring Schedule This Weekend Zips will play four of five spring exhibition games at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field.
April 5, 2012 | Men's Basketball Spaces Still Available for Men’s Basketball Celebration The event is open to the public and costs $20 per person if reserved by Friday, April 6. The price of admission will increase to $25 beginning Saturday.
April 5, 2012 | Softball Akron Softball Hits the Road to Face Miami (Ohio) and Ball State The weekend series begin a 10-game road trip for the Zips.
April 5, 2012 | Women's Golf Women’s Golf Closes Regular Season This Weekend at Eastern Kentucky The first round on Friday will begin with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. ET. Fans can follow all the action via Golfstat Live Scoring.
April 3, 2012 | Track & Field Track Continues Road Swing At Tennessee Challenge Saturday The Zips will be on the road for the third straight weekend Saturday when they head to the Tennessee Challenge.
April 12, 2012 | Men's Soccer Klinsmann stands by hiring of Coach Porter for Olympics U-23s MNT head coach Caleb Porter has Klinsmann's support.
| Baseball Akron Baseball: Tweets for Beats Win a pair of Beats by Dr. Dre Headphones this weekend at Akron Baseball
April 4, 2012 | Women's Swimming & Diving Swimming and Diving Places Four on Academic All-MAC Team Junior Kelsea Cross was one of four Zips to be named Academic All-MAC Wednesday.
April 4, 2012 "Fear the Dadgum! Roo" T-Shirt on Sale at Zips Team Shop "Fear the Dadgum! Roo" t-shirts are now on sale in the Zips Team Shop and at the Student Union Bookstore.
April 3, 2012 | Softball Akron Softball Sweeps Niagara 12-1 and 5-0 The Zips allowed just one run on five hits in the twin bill while posting 17 runs and 21 hits against the Purple Eagles.
April 3, 2012 | Track & Field Beaumont-Courteau and Peoples Garner MAC Recognition Ariane Beaumont-Courteau and Tyshaun Peoples earned weekly honors from the MAC Tuesday.
April 3, 2012 Spring Football Practice Report – April 3 The UA football team held its seventh of 15 spring practices on Tuesday inside the Stile Athletics Field House.
April 12, 2012 | Men's Soccer Gallego, Trapp Called In For U.S. U-20 MNT Camp UA's Bryan Gallego and Wil Trapp have been called in for U-20s Camp.
April 2, 2012 | Baseball Dyer Named MAC East Pitcher of the Week Dyer tossed his first career complete game to take the weekly award.
April 2, 2012 | Softball Akron Softball Plays Host to Niagara on Tuesday The Zips and Purple Eagles will take the field at 3 p.m. ET for game one, with game two is set to begin at 5 p.m.
April 1, 2012 | Baseball Baseball Falls to Northern Illinois in Series Finale The University of Akron baseball team fell to Northern Illinois, 8-2, in Sunday's series finale at McKinzie Field.
April 1, 2012 | Softball Softball's Comeback Bid Against Bowling Green Falls Short Despite a three-run sixth inning, the UA softball team lost 7-6 to visiting Bowling Green on Sunday.
March 31, 2012 | Track & Field Peoples Places Seventh In Long Jump At Texas Relays Tyshaun Peoples represented the Zips well Saturday in the long jump competition at the Texas Relays.
March 31, 2012 | Women's Tennis Tennis Cruises to 7-0 Win at Bowling Green The Akron tennis team topped Bowling Green 7-0 on Saturday to improved to 3-1 in league play this season.
March 31, 2012 | Softball Softball Falls to Bowling Green, 4-0 The UA softball team gave up a 4-0 decision to Bowling Green on Saturday. The Zips and Falcons play again on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.
March 31, 2012 | Baseball Dyer’s Complete Game Highlights Akron’s 8-1 Win Over Northern Illinois Freshman Pat Dyer threw a complete game six-hitter Saturday.
March 31, 2012 Spring Football Practice Report – March 31 The UA football team continued spring practice on Saturday morning with a 70-play scrimmage in full pads. Read about and watch the highlights.
March 30, 2012 | Baseball Zips Lose Series Opener at Northern Illinois, 10-5 Joey Havrilak led Akron with three hits in Friday's 10-5 loss at Northern Illinois
March 30, 2012 | Track & Field UA Track Athletes Stay Hot At Prestigious Texas Relays Ariane Beaumont-Courteau led a trio of University of Akron athletes at the 85th Texas Relays Friday.
March 30, 2012 | Women's Tennis Tennis Tops Western Michigan 5-2 in First of Two Weekend Road Outings Winning five of six singles flights, the Akron tennis team scored a 5-2 comeback victory at Western Michigan on Friday afternoon.
March 30, 2012 | Softball Akron Softball Drops Doubleheader in MAC Opener The Zips fell 8-0 and 12-7 to the Toledo Rockets on Friday at Lee R. Jackson Softball Field.
AKrun Sole Sisters - Episode 8 The Akron Track and Field teams began the 2012 outdoor season at LSU.
March 29, 2012 | Track & Field Jones Makes A Move To Highlight Day Two Of Texas Relays UA sophomore Bryan Jones improved seven spots in the men's decathlon to finish 10th in the event at the Texas Relays on Thursday.
March 29, 2012 | Women's Tennis Tennis Continues MAC Play at Western Michigan and Bowling Green The UA tennis squad looks to improve its 1-1 MAC record at Western Michigan and Bowling Green this weekend.
March 29, 2012 Spring Football Practice Report – March 29 The UA football team held its fifth day of spring practice inside Stile Athletics Field House on Thursday morning.
March 29, 2012 | Baseball Baseball Travels to Northern Illinois for Three Game Set Akron faces first road conference test of the season this weekend at Northern Illinois.
March 29, 2012 Bowden Announces Full 2012 Football Schedule The Zips' 12-game regular-season slate includes six home games and four opponents coming off a bowl appearance.
March 29, 2012 | Softball Akron Softball Opens MAC Play Friday Against Toledo The Zips and Rockets will play a doubleheader beginning at noon ET, with game two of the twin bill set for 2 p.m.
March 28, 2012 | Track & Field Jones, McCune Open Day One of 85th Annual Texas Relays The University of Akron duo of Bryan Jones and Alex McCune sit in 17th and 18th place in the men's decathlon at the Texas Relays.
March 28, 2012 | Baseball Baseball Takes 5-2 Win Over Youngstown State A four run sixth inning and a strong effort on the mound propelled Akron baseball to a 5-2 win over Youngstown State on Wednesday at Canal Park.
March 28, 2012 | Track & Field UA's Hough Named MAC Track Athlete of the Week UA's Brad Hough has been named Mid-American Conference Men's Track Athlete of the Week Wednesday.
March 27, 2012 | Softball Akron Softball Falls 7-6, Ties Youngstown State 5-5 in Doubleheader Crystal Hernandez led the way for Akron, going 2-for-4 with two RBIs on the day.
March 27, 2012 | Baseball Baseball Defeated by Youngstown State, 8-4 Brady Stewart was one of two Zips with three hits Tuesday. UA and YSU play again Wednesday at Canal Park at 3 p.m.
March 27, 2012 Spring Football Practice Report – March 27 Wearing full pads, the Akron football team practiced inside the Stile Athletics Field House on Tuesday morning.
March 27, 2012 | Track & Field Track Continues Outdoor Season At 85th Running Of The Texas Relays The University of Akron track and field team will head to the 85th annual Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays this week.
March 27, 2012 | Baseball Akron Battles Youngstown State in Home-and-Home Midweek Set UA travels to Eastwood Field Tuesday, before hosting Youngstown State on Wednesday at Canal Park. Both games begin at 3 p.m.
March 26, 2012 | Softball Akron Softball Opens Homestand Against Youngstown State The twin bill, set to begin at 3 p.m. ET, is free to the public, with live video available online at GoZips.com
March 26, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball Celebration Set For April 12 Social hour begins at 6 p.m. ET, with a dinner buffet and awards ceremony to follow at 7 p.m.
March 25, 2012 | Softball Akron Softball Drops Two Games at Dayton The Zips fell 3-1 and 2-1 to the Flyers and return home on Tuesday to play host to Youngstown State.
March 25, 2012 | Women's Golf Women’s Golf Concludes UC Spring Invitational in Sixth Place Kristen Hill paced the Zips, finishing the event in 10th place.
March 25, 2012 | Baseball Akron Drops 12 Inning Series Finale to Ball State Catcher Brady Stewart had a pair of hits in Sunday's 2-1 loss to Ball State
March 25, 2012 | General News Bowden to be Guest on Season's Final Zips Live on Monday UA football coach Terry Bowden will be among the guests on Monday's Zips Live at the Winking Lizard in Fairlawn.
March 24, 2012 | Track & Field Zips Set Meet Record, Capture Seven Event Wins On Day Two At LSU Relays The Zips set a meet record in the DMR and posted seven event wins overall on the second day of the LSU Relays Satuday.
March 24, 2012 | Women's Tennis Tennis Downs Ball State 7-0 to Even League Record The Zips tennis team closed out the opening weekend of Mid-American Conference play with a 7-0 defeat of Ball State on Saturday.
March 24, 2012 | Baseball Baseball Clips Ball State, 6-3, at Canal Park Freshman Pat Dyer goes 7.0 shutout innings to win his second game of the season, as UA downs Ball State at Canal Park.
March 24, 2012 | Women's Golf Akron Climbs One Spot Into Fourth Place at the UC Spring Invitational Kristen Hill (t-sixth) and Amanda Butler (t-11th) led the way for the Zips on day two.
March 24, 2012 | Softball Akron Softball Faces Dayton in Sunday Doubleheader The doubleheader will begin at 2 p.m. ET, with the second game set to begin at 4 p.m.
March 24, 2012 Spring Football Practice Report – March 24 Wearing half pads, the Akron football team practiced inside the Stile Athletics Field House on Saturday morning.
March 23, 2012 | Track & Field Track Captures Pair Of Wins During First Day Of LSU Relays The UA track and field team opened its outdoor season at the LSU Relays Friday in Baton Rouge.
March 23, 2012 | Women's Tennis Tennis Clipped by Miami (Ohio) 4-3 in League Opener Following a 4-3 loss on Friday to Miami (Ohio), the Zips tennis team plays host to Ball State on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET.
March 23, 2012 | Baseball Brown Leads Akron to 4-0 Win Over Ball State in MAC Opener Andrew Brown threw a complete game three hitter to lead UA to a 4-0 win over Ball State Friday
March 23, 2012 | Women's Golf Akron in Fifth Place at the UC Spring Invitational Amanda Butler finished the day in a tie for tenth place in a five-player group.
March 23, 2012 | Men's Soccer U.S. U-23 Men's National Team Starts Olympic Qualifying with 6-0 Victory The U.S. opened the 2012 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying tournament with style and substance Thursday.
March 22, 2012 | Women's Tennis Tennis Opens MAC Play with Two-Match Homestand The Akron tennis team takes on Miami (Ohio) and Ball State in the first weekend of the league schedule.
March 22, 2012 Exclusive "Breakfast with the Bowdens" Event to be Held on April 14 at UA The "First Family of College Football" will gather in Akron for "Breakfast with the Bowdens" on Saturday, April 14.
March 22, 2012 Spring Football Practice Report – March 22 The Zips football team took to the field for its second day of spring camp Thursday.
March 22, 2012 | Baseball Zips Open MAC Slate this Weekend Against Ball State at Canal Park UA Baseball plays its home opener on Friday at 3 p.m. at Canal Park. Saturday and Sunday's games begin at 1 p.m. Admission is free all weekend.
March 22, 2012 | Women's Golf Women’s Golf Travels to Florida for UC Spring Invitational The Zips tee off on Friday at 9 a.m. ET for this three-day event.
March 22, 2012 | Track & Field Track Ready To Begin Outdoor Season This Weekend At LSU Relays The Zips' track and field program will turn its attention to the outdoor season this weekend at tge LSU Relays.
March 21, 2012 | General News Akron to Stream All Home Softball and Baseball Games Free-of-Charge All baseball and softball home games will be streamed live for free in 2012.
March 22, 2012 | Men's Soccer Porter's U-23s Ready To Attack In Chase Of 2012 Olympics Berth The U.S. men are ready to go on the offensive as they chase a berth in the 2012 Olympics.
| Softball Scoring at Home Plate with Kinsi & Kate - Episode 2 The team makes the cross-country trip to California. Bored in the airport, the team finds ways to make the time pass quickly.
March 21, 2012 | Men's Basketball Dambrot Named NABC Co-District 14 All-District Coach Dambrot is the first Akron coach to earn All-District distinction, which the NABC began awarding in 1970.
March 21, 2012 | Men's Soccer Porter Selects Official 20-Player Roster for 2012 Olympic Qualifying Four former Zips among 20 players who will compete in the 2012 Olympic qualifying tournament.
March 20, 2012 | Baseball Akron and West Virginia Split Tuesday Doubleheader The University of Akron baseball team split a doubleheader at West Virginia on Tuesday. Akron won the opener, 8-2, before falling in the second game, 12-7.
March 20, 2012 Bowden Ball Underway with First Spring Practice Session Spring Football Practice Report – March 20
March 20, 2012 | Men's Golf Men’s Golf Concludes UCF Rio Pinar Invitational in Seventh Place Cameron Simmons’ round of 3-under 69 vaulted him 14 spots up the leaderboard during the final round.
March 20, 2012 | Baseball Baseball Travels to West Virginia for Tuesday Doubleheader The Zips and Mountaineers will play a twinbill in Morgantown on Tuesday.
| General News Akron Athletics is Now on Pinterest Zippy and the University of Akron Department of Athletics can now be found on Pinterest. Come and share ideas, pictures, videos and much more with the Zips!
March 19, 2012 | Men's Golf Men’s Golf Tied for Fifth at UCF Rio Pinar Invitational Two Zips, Ryan Mason and Tim Lew, sit in the top-25 after two rounds in Orlando.
Q & A with New Akron Football Head Coach Terry Bowden Head Football Coach Terry Bowden answers questions about what he's done since arriving on campus and his expectations for spring practice.
March 19, 2012 | General News Listen to Dambrot on Monday's Zips Live Tune into SportsRadio 1350 AM on Monday from 7-8 p.m. ET for the latest edition of Zips Live.
March 18, 2012 | Softball Softball Edged by Colorado State at Capital Classic, 3-2 The UA softball team could overcome a late push by Colorado State and fell 3-2 to the Rams on Sunday in Sacramento, Calif.
March 18, 2012 | Men's Golf Men’s Golf Faces 15-Team Field at UCF Rio Pinar Invitational Play begins Monday at 8:15 a.m. ET with a shotgun start to the first round, followed immediately by the second round.
March 17, 2012 | Women's Golf Final Round of Bison Challenge at Paiute Cancelled Strong winds forced the end of the event after players had completed six holes.
March 17, 2012 | Softball Softball Tops Princeton, Falls to Nationally-Ranked Louisville at Capital Classic The UA softball team posted a 3-2 comeback win over Princeton and lost 6-1 to No. 14/15 Louisville on Saturday in Sacramento, Calif.
March 17, 2012 | Baseball UA Finishes Spring Break Trip with 14-5 Win Over Chicago State The University of Akron baseball team ripped off 19 hits to defeat Chicago State 14-5 on Saturday morning at Henley Field.
March 16, 2012 | Women's Golf Women’s Golf in Tenth Place at Bison Challenge Sophomore Sarah Chaves, playing as an individual, carded the low score of the day for the Zips with her 76 during the second round.
March 16, 2012 | Softball Softball Gears Up for Capital Classic at Sacramento State Winners of three of its last four games, the Zips softball squad competes in this weekend's Capital Classic at Sacramento State.
March 16, 2012 | Baseball Akron Baseball Handed 4-3 Loss by North Dakota State The University of Akron baseball team surrendered a late lead in a 4-3 loss to North Dakota State on Friday at Lake Myrtle Park.
March 15, 2012 | Baseball Zips Take 8-4 Win Over Fairfield in Jacksonville Akron plated four in the final two innings to grab an 8-4 win over Fairfield on Thursday.
March 15, 2012 | Women's Golf Women’s Golf Concludes Spring Break at Bison Challenge at Paiute The Zips will play 54 holes at the event, including 36 holes on Friday and 18 holes on Saturday.
March 15, 2012 | Baseball Baseball to Play Additional Home Games at Canal Park The University of Akron baseball team announced Thursday that it will play five additional home games at Canal Park in downtown Akron.
March 14, 2012 | Baseball Akron Downed 5-1 at Jacksonville Tyler Begun extended his hit streak to 10 games, as Jacksonville downed UA 5-1 on Wednesday.
March 14, 2012 | Track & Field Fraizer (Wert) Earns Second-Team All-America Honors Akron senior weight thrower Valerie Fraizer (Wert) earned Second-Team All-America honors from the USTFCCCA.
March 14, 2012 | Women's Swimming & Diving Hoover Places Sixth at NCAA Zone Diving Senior Leeanna Hoover finished off her University of Akron diving career with a sixth-place finish in the 3-meter springboard at the NCAA Zone Diving Championships, held this past weekend at Indiana University.
March 14, 2012 | Women's Golf Kristen Hill Named MAC Golfer of the Week Hill earned her seventh MAC Golfer of the Week honor after winning the 10th Annual Rio Verde Invitational on Sunday.
March 13, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball Falls 76-74 to Northwestern in NIT First Round The loss ends the season for the Zips as UA finishes with a 22-12 record.
March 13, 2012 | Baseball Baseball Suffers 5-2 Setback at Jacksonville The University of Akron baseball team suffered a 5-2 setback at Jacksonville on Tuesday evening at Sessions Field.
March 13, 2012 | Men's Soccer Caleb Porter's Latest U-23 National Team Camp Includes Four Former Zips With the CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying tournament starting on March 22, four former members of the Akron men's soccer team have been invited to the latest training camp.
March 12, 2012 | Softball Softball Goes 1-1 in Last Day at Rebel Spring Games The UA softball team lost 5-0 to Army and won 3-0 over Wagner on Monday at the Rebel Spring Games in Florida.
March 12, 2012 | Women's Tennis Nationally-Ranked Tennis Shuts Out Northern Arizona The 65th-ranked UA tennis team tallied a 7-0 defeat of Northern Arizona on Monday afternoon.
March 12, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Opens NIT at Northwestern on Tuesday The Zips and Wildcats will tip off at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
March 11, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball to Face Northwestern in First Round of NIT The Zips and Wildcats will play on Tuesday, March 13, at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
February 27, 2012 | General News Listen to Rembielak, Guzzardo, and Heuer on Monday's Zips Live Tune into SportsRadio 1350 AM on Monday from 7-8 p.m. ET for the latest edition of Zips Live.
March 11, 2012 | Women's Tennis Nationally-Ranked Tennis Scores 5-2 Victory over New Mexico The 65th-ranked Zips tennis team defeated New Mexico 5-2 on Sunday in Sedona, Ariz.
March 11, 2012 | Women's Golf Kristen Hill Wins Rio Verde Invitational Hill’s birdie putt on the 18th hole secured the victory and capped off a final round of 1-over 72.
| Softball Scoring at Home Plate with Kinsi & Kate - Episode 1 The team heads to Virginia for a tournament in the premier episode of the 2012 softball video journal.
March 11, 2012 | Baseball Walk-Off Single Sends Seton Hall Past Akron The University of Akron baseball team was beaten, 3-2, by a Seton Hall walk-off single Sunday at North Charlotte Regional Park.
March 11, 2012 | Softball Softball Rained Out on Sunday at Rebel Spring Games The UA softball team's games against Rider and Fairfield on Sunday have been canceled due to inclement weather.
March 10, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Drops 64-63 Thriller to Ohio in MAC Title Game Alex Abreu led the Zips with a career-high 19 points and earned a spot on the all-tournament team.
March 10, 2012 | Softball Softball Wins a Pair in Day Two of Rebel Spring Games The Akron softball team posted a pair of shutouts, 6-0 versus Holy Cross and 7-0 against Yale, on Saturday.
March 10, 2012 | Baseball UA Baseball Uses Big First Inning To Rout Pitt, 12-4 The University of Akron baseball team would touch up Pittsburgh starter Luke Curtis for six runs in the first inning and cruise to a 12-4 victory Saturday afternoon at Charlotte Sports Park.
March 10, 2012 | Women's Golf Women’s Golf Maintains Lead at Rio Verde Invitational Senior Amanda Butler fired a round of 1-over 72 to pace the Zips on day two.
March 10, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Faces Ohio for MAC Title Tonight on ESPN2 The Zips and Bobcats will face off for the MAC's automatic bid to next week's NCAA Tournament at 8 p.m. ET.
March 9, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Advances to Sixth-Straight MAC Title Game The Zips defeated Kent State 78-74 in Friday night's semifinal round and will face Ohio on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
March 9, 2012 | Softball Softball Goes 1-1 in First Day at Rebel Spring Games The UA softball team defeated Penn 6-2 and lost to Indiana State 3-2 on Friday at the Rebel Spring Games in Florida.
March 9, 2012 | Men's Basketball Zips Tickets for MAC Tourney Championship Game Go On Sale Saturday at 9 a.m. Tickets for the MAC Tournament championship game go on sale at the UA Athletics Ticket Office at 9 a.m. Saturday.
March 10, 2012 | Women's Golf Women’s Golf Grabs Day One Lead at Rio Verde Invitational Three Zips are inside the top-15 as Akron holds a one-shot lead.
March 9, 2012 | Track & Field Fraizer (Wert) Participates in Weight Throw at NCAA Indoor Championships UA senior thrower Valerie Fraizer (Wert) posted a distance of 61-06.75 in the weight throw at Saturday's NCAA Indoor Championships.
March 9, 2012 | Baseball Akron Baseball Shuts Out Xavier 4-0 Senior ace Andrew Brown threw 7.0 innings of shutout ball to pick up his first win of the season.
March 8, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Heads to Cleveland for MAC Semifinals The top-seeded Zips will face fourth-seeded Kent State on Friday at 7 p.m. ET on SportsTime Ohio.
March 8, 2012 | Softball Softball Heads to Florida to Play Eight Games in Four Days Riding a three-game win streak, the Akron softball team travels to Kissimmee, Fla., to participate in the Rebel Spring Games.
March 8, 2012 | Women's Golf Women’s Golf Travels to Arizona for Rio Verde Invitational The tournament is a 54-hole event with 18 holes of golf played each day starting Friday at 3 p.m. ET.
March 8, 2012 | Baseball Baseball Ready for Week Long Trip to Florida UA will play eight games during its nine-day trip that begins Friday.
March 8, 2012 | Women's Basketball Ruper Named MAC Female Scholar Athlete of the Week University of Akron junior guard Taylor Ruper has been named Mid-American Conference Female Scholar Athlete of the Week, the league office announced on Thursday.
March 7, 2012 | Women's Basketball Women’s Hoops Falls to NIU in MAC Tournament Second Round The sixth-seeded University of Akron women's basketball team lost 61-60 to seventh-seeded Northern Illinois on Wednesday afternoon in a Mid-American Conference Tournament second round contest at Quicken Loans Arena.
March 7, 2012 | Men's Basketball Abreu, Marshall and Cvetinovic Named All-MAC Abreu and Marshall were named second-team All-MAC while Cvetinovic was named to the third team.
| General News Read the Latest Issue of Zips Illustrated Watch an exclusive video Q&A with new football head coach Terry Bowden along with numerous other features!
March 6, 2012 | Men's Golf Tim Lew Paces Akron at Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate Lew finished with a three-round score of 10-over 210 as the Zips concluded the tournament with a two-day score of 891 (+15).
March 6, 2012 | Women's Basketball Akron Takes on Northern Illinois in MAC Tournament Second Round Akron and NIU to face-off on Wednesday at the Q at 2:30 p.m.
March 6, 2012 | Women's Basketball Sina King Named Second Team All-MAC UA's Sina King and Taylor Ruper were both honored with post-season conference awards on Tuesday.
March 6, 2012 | Men's Basketball Marshall (Defensive), Diggs (Sixth Man) Earn MAC Honors Zeke Marshall earned Defensive Player of the Year while Quincy Diggs was named Sixth Man of the Year.
March 5, 2012 | Track & Field Fraizer (Wert) Qualifies for NCAA Indoor Meet Valerie Fraizer (Wert) will represent the Zips at this weekend's NCAA Indoor Championships in the weight throw.
March 5, 2012 | Men's Golf Men’s Golf in 12th Place at Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate Cameron Simmons and Tim Lew are tied for 22nd place to lead the way for the Zips.
March 5, 2012 | Men's Basketball Student Tickets for MAC Tournament Available on Friday Students can visit the AK-ROWDIES at the Student Union to purchase lower-level seats for Friday's game and place a deposit for Saturday's contest.
March 5, 2012 | Women's Soccer UA Women’s Soccer Opens Spring Season with 1-1 Tie at West Virginia Katie Wise scored Akron's goal against West Virginia on Saturday.
February 27, 2012 | General News Listen to Dambrot and Kest on Monday's Zips Live Tune into SportsRadio 1350 AM on Monday from 7-8 p.m. ET for the latest edition of Zips Live.
March 4, 2012 | Baseball Baseball Dropped by Austin Peay Sam Trecaso led UA with two hits and an RBI.
March 4, 2012 | Softball Softball Tops Marist and Rider to Extend Win Streak to Three Games The UA softball team defeated Marist 5-3 and Rider 7-3 on Sunday in its last day at the George Mason Patriot Classic.
AKrun Sole Sisters - Episode 7 The track and field team competes at the 2012 MAC Indoor Championships at Akron's Stile Athletic Field House.
March 4, 2012 | Men's Golf Men’s Golf Travels to South Carolina for Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate Play will begin with an 8:30 a.m. ET shotgun start on Monday, with two rounds scheduled for the day.
March 3, 2012 | Track & Field Akron Track Well Represented At Last Chance Meets Saturday Six UA athletes were in action Saturday trying to better their marks in preparation for the NCAA Indoor Championships.
March 3, 2012 | Softball Akron Softball Falls to Cornell, Defeats George Mason The Zips fell 9-8 to Cornell before defeating tournament-host George Mason 6-3 on Saturday.
March 3, 2012 | Women's Basketball Akron Advances in MAC Tournament with 96-82 Win over Buffalo Ruper Breaks Career 3-Pointers Record and Kest Wins 300th Career Game as Akron rolls past the Bulls.
March 3, 2012 | Baseball Baseball Uses Five-Run Seventh to Top Youngstown State, 7-6 A five-run rally in the seventh lifted the UA baseball team to a 7-6 win over Youngstown State on Saturday afternoon.
March 2, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball Captures MAC Title and 61-55 Win Over Kent State The Zips clinched their first MAC regular season title and swept Kent State in the regular season for the first time since 2006-07.
| Women's Swimming & Diving The Deep End - Episode 3 The Akron Swimming & Diving team hosts the 2012 MAC Championships and shows off the new team lounge.
March 2, 2012 | Softball Softball Readies for George Mason Patriot Classic The UA softball team resumes its schedule this weekend at the Patriot Classic, hosted by George Mason.
March 3, 2012 | Women's Basketball Akron Battles Buffalo Saturday in MAC Tournament First Round at Rhodes Arena Akron and Buffalo will do battle for the second time in five days Saturday, facing off in the first round of the 2012 MAC Tournament. Tip is at 2 p.m.
March 2, 2012 | Baseball Iowa Uses Early Barrage to Down Akron Baseball Sophomore Tyler Begun hit his first career home run in Friday's loss to Iowa.
March 2, 2012 | Track & Field Six Zips To Compete In Last Chance Meets Saturday The Zips men's and women's track and field teams will send six athletes to Last Chance Meets this Saturday.
March 1, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Closes Regular Season Friday at Kent State The MAC regular season title and bragging rights will be on the line for this match-up, which will air live on ESPN2 at 7 p.m. ET.
March 1, 2012 | Women's Basketball Stubbs Named MAC East Player of the Week Senior forward Ti’eshia Stubbs was named Mid-American Conference East Division Player of the Week Thursday
March 1, 2012 | Women's Swimming & Diving Swimming and Diving Earns Team Scholar All-America Honors The University of Akron swimming and diving team has once again been honored for its academic work by earning the Scholar All-America Team Award.
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March 1, 2012 | Track & Field Track's Fraizer (Wert) Named MAC's Female Scholar Athlete of the Week Valerie Fraizer (Wert) has been named Mid-American Conference Female Scholar Athlete of the Week.
March 2, 2012 | Baseball Zips Head for Four Team Tournament at Austin Peay Akron will face three teams over the weekend, participating in a four-team tournament at Austin Peay in Clarksville, Tenn.
March 1, 2012 | Men's Soccer Porter's U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team Defeats Mexico 2-0 Juan Agudelo and Mix Diskerud scored back-to-back first-half goals in a span of a little more than one minute to lead the U.S. Wednesday night.
February 29, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball Drops 74-70 Decision to Buffalo on Senior Night Alex Abreu led five UA players in double figures with a career-high 18 points.
February 29, 2012 | Women's Tennis Shkundina Named MAC Tennis Player of the Week UA freshman tennis player Olga Shkundina earned MAC Player of the Week on Wednesday.
February 28, 2012 | Women's Golf Women’s Golf Finishes Tied for 15th at Kiawah Island Intercollegiate Senior Katie Jenior made the biggest move on the day, climbing 20 spots thanks to a round of 77.
| Men's Basketball #RooMadness2012 Senior Day Men's Basketball faces Buffalo Wednesday night at 7 p.m. for Senior Day at the JAR. Come cheer on the Zips as they play for the program's first regular season MAC title!
February 29, 2012 | Track & Field 'On The Record' With Track's Alex Bowers Get to know track's Alex Bowers in this week's On The Record!
February 28, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball to Celebrate Senior Night Against Buffalo The Zips will honor Nikola Cvetinovic, Brett McClanahan and Kyle Petersen, as well as try to clinch a MAC regular season title on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET.
February 28, 2012 | Women's Basketball Akron Captures Senior Night Win Over Buffalo, 78-69 A clamp-down defensive effort in the final eight minutes of play propelled The University of Akron women's basketball team to a 78-69 win over Buffalo on Senior Night at Rhodes Arena Tuesday.
February 28, 2012 | Women's Tennis Tennis Jumps Into ITA National Team and Doubles Rankings The UA tennis team earned its highest-ever national ranking by the ITA on Tuesday and the Zips' No. 1 doubles pair is also ranked.
February 28, 2012 | Men's Soccer Porter's U-23s Set To Face Mexico Wednesday Night on TeleFutura The U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team will face Mexico's U-23 National Team Wednesday night at FC Dallas Stadium in Texas.
February 27, 2012 | Women's Golf Women's Golf Climbs to Ninth at Kiawah Island Intercollegiate The Zips are just six shots out of the top five while senior Kristen Hill is one shot off the pace.
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February 28, 2012 | Women's Basketball Akron Celebrates Seniors; Faces Buffalo in Regular Season Finale UA looks to secure a home game in the first round of the MAC Tournament with a senior night win over Buffalo Tuesday. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. at the JAR
February 27, 2012 Rifle Captures Mid-Atlantic Conference Smallbore Title The UA rifle team won the Mid-Atlantic Conference Master class smallbore championship over the weekend.
February 27, 2012 | General News Listen to Dambrot and Kest on Monday's Zips Live Tune into SportsRadio 1350 AM on Monday from 7-8 p.m. ET for the latest edition of Zips Live.
February 26, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball Falls 85-61 at Ohio Brian Walsh led the Zips with 12 points as Akron fell to 20-9 overall, 12-2 in the MAC.
February 26, 2012 | Women's Golf Hill Paces Women's Golf in Day One of Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic Kristen Hill shot an even round of 72, good for third place on the leaderboard after day one of the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic.
February 26, 2012 | Baseball Akron Loses Series Finale at USC, 9-5 Devan Ahart scored three runs and stole two bases in Sunday's loss to USC.
February 26, 2012 | Women's Tennis Tennis Edged 4-3 at Nationally-Ranked Brown The Akron tennis team gave up its first match of the season, falling 4-3 at 44th-ranked Brown on Sunday afternoon.
February 25, 2012 | Women's Swimming & Diving Szymkowiak, McNamara Pace Zips in Last Day of MAC Swim and Dive Championships Rachel Szymkowiak lowered her school record in the 200-yard breaststroke and Carla McNamara set a personal best in 3-meter diving.
February 25, 2012 | Track & Field Zips Men Capture Second Straight MAC Indoor Championship The UA men's track and field team won its second straight MAC Indoor Championship Saturday.
February 25, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Faces Ohio Sunday for MAC Regular Season Title The Zips will take on the Bobcats on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on ESPNU with a chance to clinch the MAC regular season title.
February 25, 2012 | Baseball UA Baseball Clipped by USC, 10-2 The University of Akron baseball team was clipped by Southern California Saturday afternoon by a final score of 10-2.
February 25, 2012 | Women's Basketball Akron Comeback at Kent State Falls One Point Short A comeback effort by The University of Akron women's basketball team fell one point short Saturday afternoon, as the Zips fell to rival Kent State, 77-76, at the M.A.C. Center.
February 25, 2012 | Women's Swimming & Diving Szymkowiak Sets School Record in 200 Breast at Saturday's MAC Prelims Rachel Szymkowiak's school record in the 200-yard breaststroke highlighted UA's participation in Saturday morning's prelims.
February 25, 2012 | Women's Golf Women’s Golf Opens Spring Slate in South Carolina Katie Jenior and the Zipps look to build off their wins at the Fourth Annual Zippy Invitational when the spring season starts Sunday.
February 24, 2012 | Baseball Zips Lose Series Opener at Southern California Danny Fawcett tossed two no-hit innings of relief for Akron Friday, as USC won the series opener in Los Angeles.
February 24, 2012 | Women's Tennis Tennis Takes Down Nationally-Ranked Dartmouth, 6-1 The Akron tennis team moved its record to 12-0 with a 6-1 win at 56th-ranked Dartmouth on Friday night.
February 24, 2012 | Women's Swimming & Diving Carr Once Again Lowers 400 IM Record Cat Carr lowered her 400 IM school record Friday night. Akron stands seventh after day two of the 2012 MAC Championships.
February 24, 2012 | Track & Field Zips Men Lead Pack After Day One of MAC Indoor Championships, Women in Fourth The Zips men's team jumped out to a commanding lead after the first day of the MAC Indoor Championships Friday.
February 25, 2012 | Women's Basketball Women's Basketball Looks For Season Sweep of Rival Kent State Saturday Akron makes the short drive to Kent Saturday to face the rival Golden Flashes. Tip-off at the MAC Center is 2:00 p.m.
February 24, 2012 | Women's Swimming & Diving Carr Lowers 400 IM School Record at Friday’s MAC Prelims Cat Carr's school record in the 400 IM highlighted Akron's performances on Friday morning at the MAC Championships at Ocasek Natatorium.
February 23, 2012 | Women's Swimming & Diving UA Swim and Dive Sixth After Day One of MAC Championships The University of Akron swimming and diving team stands sixth after day one of the 2012 Mid-American Conference Swimming and Diving Championships at Ocasek Natatorium.
February 21, 2012 | Track & Field UA Set to Host MAC Indoor Track & Field Championships This Weekend Stile Athletics Field House will once again be the host site for the MAC Indoor Championships this weekend.
February 24, 2012 | Baseball Akron Travels West to Face Southern California in Weekend Set Akron heads to the Pacific Coast to take on USC this weekend.
February 23, 2012 | Men's Soccer Limited Spots Remain for Akron Men's Soccer Goalkeeping Camp Register now for the 2012 UA Men's Soccer Goalkeeping Camp, which will runs from March 2-3!
February 23, 2012 | Women's Swimming & Diving Session One of the 2012 MAC Swimming & Diving Championships in the Books UA will send four swimmers to Thursday's final session of the 2012 MAC Championship.
February 22, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball Wins No. 20, Downs Bowling Green 79-68 Zeke Marshall led the way with 16 points, seven boards and one blocked shot as five Akron players scored in double figures.
February 22, 2012 | Women's Swimming & Diving UA Set to Host MAC Women's Swim and Dive Championships This Weekend Ocasek Natatorium will be the site of the 2012 Mid-American Conference Women's Swimming and Diving Championships.
February 22, 2012 | Track & Field Entry Lists Released for 2012 MAC Indoor Championships Entry lists for the 2012 Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships were released late Wednesday.
February 21, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Looks for Win No. 20 Wednesday Against BGSU The Zips look to become just the 12th team to win 20-plus games in each of the last seven seasons. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET.
February 22, 2012 | Women's Basketball Women's Basketball Falls to Miami (Ohio) in Wednesday Matinee, 84-76 The University of Akron women’s basketball team fell at Miami (Ohio) Wednesday afternoon, 84-76.
February 22, 2012 | Track & Field 'On The Record' With Track's Ariane Beaumont-Courteau Get to know Ariane Beaumont-Courteau in this week's 'On The Record'!
February 21, 2012 | Men's Golf Men’s Golf Finishes 13th at Mobile Bay Intercollegiate Tim Lew carded the top round of the day for the Zips, posting a score of 1-over 73.
February 21, 2012 | Women's Tennis Tennis Pushes Past Kentucky in 4-3 Thriller to Stay Undefeated Zara Harutyunyan claimed a three-set, last-match-on-court win at No. 1 singles to push Akron past Kentucky 4-3 on Tuesday afternoon.
February 21, 2012 | Track & Field Fraizer Earns MAC Field Athlete of the Week Honors Valerie Fraizer (Wert) was named Mid-American Conference Field Athlete of the Week Tuesday by the league office.
February 21, 2012 | Softball Akron Softball Sweeps Weekly MAC Honors Kellie Roudabush (player) and redshirt-freshman Brittany Maurer (pitcher) each earned the first weekly MAC honor of their career.
February 22, 2012 | Women's Basketball Women's Basketball Travels to Miami for Afternoon Game Wednesday UA takes on the Miami RedHawks at Millett Hall in Oxford Wednesday. Game time is set for noon.
February 21, 2012 | General News Former Zips Letterwinner and Radio Analyst Frank "Whitey" Wahl Passes Away Former UA letterwinner and radio analyst Frank "Whitey" Wahl passed away on Monday at age 90.
February 20, 2012 | Men's Golf Men’s Golf in 12th Place at Mobile Bay Intercollegiate Scott Landreth carded one of two rounds of 73 for the Zips during round two.
February 19, 2012 Rifle Edged by Ohio State in NCAA Qualifier The Akron rifle team placed second behind Ohio State, 4635-4582, at this weekend's NCAA qualifier match in Columbus.
February 19, 2012 | Women's Tennis Tennis Shuts Out Cincinnati, Improves to 10-0 The Zips used a sweep of the doubles courts and straight-set wins at all six singles flights to top Cincinnati 7-0 and stay undefeated.
February 19, 2012 | Men's Golf Men’s Golf Ready for Mobile Bay Intercollegiate The Zips will play 36 holes on Monday and 18 holes on Tuesday. Fans can follow all the action live via GolfStat live scoring.
February 20, 2012 | General News Listen to Dambrot and Kest on Monday's Zips Live Tune into SportsRadio 1350 AM on Monday from 7-8 p.m. ET for the latest edition of Zips Live.
February 19, 2012 | Softball Akron Softball Rained Out on Final Day of College of Charleston Classic The Zips will return to action on March 3 at the Patriot Classic in Fairfax, Va.
February 19, 2012 | Baseball Baseball's Final Game at Elon Rained Out The University of Akron baseball team had the final game of its opening weekend at Elon rained out Sunday.
February 18, 2012 | Softball Softball Falls to Marshall, Charleston Southern in Day Two of Cougar Classic The Akron softball team lost 3-1 to Marshall and 7-3 to Charleston Southern on Saturday.
February 18, 2012 | Baseball Baseball Drops a Pair to Appalachian State The Zips baseball team dropped both games of a Saturday doubleheader to Appalachian State at Latham Park.
February 18, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball Falls 67-61 at Oral Roberts on ESPN2 Alex Abreu led the Zips with 16 points, four assists and one steal.
February 18, 2012 | Women's Basketball Women's Basketball Loses 60-55 Decision to Bowling Green The Akron women’s basketball team hung tough against MAC leader Bowling Green Saturday afternoon, ultimately falling 60-55.
February 17, 2012 | Softball Akron Softball Goes 1-1 on Day One in Charleston The Zips fall 3-0 to the College of Charleston and defeat Morehead State 6-4 on Friday.
February 17, 2012 | Track & Field Track Enjoys Final Tune-Up Before MAC Indoor Championships The University of Akron men's and women's track and field teams continued their indoor season Friday night.
February 17, 2012 | Women's Tennis Tennis Edges Louisville 4-3 to Remain Undefeated Akron claimed the doubles point and withstood a spirited comeback by Louisville to win 4-3 and improve to 9-0 on the season.
February 17, 2012 | Baseball Baseball Falls to Elon in Season Opener The University of Akron baseball team dropped the opening game of its 2012 campaign to Elon, 7-1, Friday afternoon at Latham Park.
February 18, 2012 | Women's Basketball Zips Aim for Fourth Straight Victory Saturday vs. Bowling Green at Rhodes Arena UA hosts MAC leader Bowling Green on Saturday with the chance to win its fourth-straight contest. Tip time at Rhodes Arena is 2 p.m.
February 17, 2012 | Baseball Poor Sunday Forecast Alters Weekend Baseball Schedule The schedule for Akron baseball's opening weekend at Elon has been altered due to a poor Sunday forecast for the Elon area.
February 17, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Ready for BracketBuster Matchup with Oral Roberts The Zips and Golden Eagles will take the court on Saturday at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
February 16, 2012 | Softball Softball Readies for College of Charleston Cougar Classic The Akron softball squad heads to Charleston, S.C., this weekend to play five games as part of the Cougar Classic.
February 16, 2012 | Baseball Baseball Opens 2012 Season at Elon Friday Akron Baseball's opening weekend consists of two games each against SoCon foes Elon, Appalachian State
February 16, 2012 | Men's Soccer Four Former Zips Called Into Caleb Porter's U-23 MNT Training Camp Perry Kitchen, Kofi Sarkodie, Teal Bunbury and Zarek Valentin have all been called into camp by Caleb Porter.
February 16, 2012 | Women's Basketball Women’s Basketball Announces Summer Camp Info The University of Akron women’s basketball team has released its 2012 summer camp and shootout information information.
February 16, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball to Face Kent State on March 2 on ESPN2 The Zips and Golden Flashes will tip-off from the M.A.C. Center in Kent, Ohio, at 7 p.m. ET.
February 16, 2012 | Track & Field Track To Resume Competition Friday at Zips Invitational The track and field program will have one final tune-up before the conference meet Friday when its hosts the Zips Invitational.
February 15, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball Dominates Second Half, Downs Miami (Ohio) 74-59 Chauncey Gilliam finished with 14 points to lead Akron to its first 11-1 mark in MAC play in program history.
February 15, 2012 | Baseball Akron Tabbed Fifth in MAC East in Preseason Poll The Akron baseball team has been chosen to finish fifth in the Mid-American Conference East Division, according to the preseason coaches’ poll released Wednesday by the conference office.
February 15, 2012 | Track & Field Beaumont-Courteau Repeats As MAC's Scholar Athlete of the Week Ariane Beaumont-Courteau has been named Mid-American Conference Female Scholar Athlete of the Week.
February 15, 2012 | Men's Soccer Home Matches Abundant on Men's Soccer Spring Schedule Four home matches and two contests against NCAA Tournament qualifiers highlight the 2012 UA men's soccer spring schedule.
| Baseball Akron Baseball Season Preview: The Lineup Coach Rembielak discusses his 2012 lineup
February 15, 2012 | Track & Field 'On The Record' With Track's Gabriel Genovesi Get to know track's Gabriel Genovesi in this week's edition of 'On The Record'!
February 14, 2012 | Women's Basketball Strong Second Half Gives Akron 71-65 Win Over Ohio The University of Akron women's basketball team overcame a nine-point half time deficit to take a 71-65 victory over Ohio at Rhodes Arena Tuesday night.
February 14, 2012 | Track & Field Track's Genovesi Earns Weekly MAC Honors Gabriel Genovesi was named Mid-American Conference Male Track Athlete of the Week Tuesday.
February 14, 2012 | Men's Golf Men’s Golf Finishes Sixth at the MAC Match Play Event Cameron Simmons was one of three Zips' golfers to post a 2-1 record for the event.
February 14, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Welcomes Miami (Ohio) to Akron on Wednesday The Zips return to MAC East play against the RedHawks at Rhodes Arena. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET.
February 14, 2012 | Women's Basketball Kids Takeover the JAR Saturday as Women’s Hoops Takes on Bowling Green The University of Akron women’s basketball team is offering youth the chance to take over Rhodes Arena and shadow arena staff on Feb. 18 as the Zips take on MAC East leader Bowling Green at 2 p.m.
February 14, 2012 | Men's Basketball Watch Coach Dambrot's Latest CollegeChalkTalk.com Vlog Head Coach Keith Dambrot discusses the importance of a strong regular season finish for positioning in the newly formatted MAC Tournament.
February 13, 2012 | Men's Golf Darkness Halts Day One of the MAC Match Play Event The Zips fell to No. 7 seed Miami (Ohio) 4-2 and led No. 6 Bowling Green 3-2 before play was called due to darkness.
| Baseball 2012 Baseball Preview: Pitching A strong starting rotation highlights the 2012 Akron baseball pitching staff
February 13, 2012 | Women's Soccer Akron Hires Vernon Croft as Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach Former Indiana State head coach and University of Miami (Fla.) assistant Vernon Croft has joined The University of Akron women’s soccer coaching staff, head coach Chris Pfau announced today.
February 14, 2012 | Women's Basketball Akron Looks for Third Straight Win Tuesday Against Ohio at Rhodes Arena Akron battles Ohio at Rhodes Arena Tuesday with the opportunity to even its MAC record and win its third straight. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m.
February 13, 2012 Rifle Defeats Rose Hulman Institute of Technology in Season Finale The Akron rifle team topped Rose Hulman Institute of Technology on Sunday to close out its regular season.
February 13, 2012 | General News Listen to Dambrot and Kest on Monday's Zips Live Tune into SportsRadio 1350 AM on Monday from 7-8 p.m. ET for the latest edition of Zips Live.
February 13, 2012 | Women's Basketball Women’s Basketball Welcomes Back Alumnae Former Akron women’s basketball student-athletes made their way back to campus this past Friday and Saturday to participate in the annual Alumnae Weekend.
February 13, 2012 | Men's Golf Men’s Golf Opens Spring Slate at MAC Match Play The two-day event will consist of 54 holes of match play competition.
February 12, 2012 | Women's Tennis Tennis Shuts Out Cleveland State and Youngstown State The Akron tennis team scored 7-0 wins over Northeast Ohio rivals Cleveland State and Youngstown State on Sunday.
February 12, 2012 | Softball Akron Softball Drops Two Games on Final Day of Lion Classic The Zips fell 9-2 to Troy and 5-1 to Nicholls State to finish the weekend with a 2-3 record.
February 11, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball Sweeps MAC West with 75-51 Win Over NIU Demetrius Treadwell had 11 points and eight boards as Akron improved to 18-7 on the season.
February 11, 2012 | Women's Basketball Akron Pulls Away from Western Michigan, 81-67 Hanna Luburgh and Carly Young lead Akron to an 81-67 win over Western Michigan as the Zips Play 4Kay.
February 11, 2012 | Softball Softball Posts 8-3 and 13-3 Wins in Day Two of Lion Classic The Akron softball team posted a pair of decisive victories on Saturday, 8-3 over Southeastern Louisiana and 13-3 versus Southern.
February 11, 2012 | Women's Tennis Tennis Defeats NJIT 6-1 to Improve to 6-0 The Akron tennis team improved its dual-match record to 6-0 with a 6-1 victory over New Jersey Institute of Technology on Saturday night.
February 11, 2012 | Track & Field Strong Individual Performances Highlight Final Day of Akron Invitational The Zips won four events during the elite session of the annual Akron Invitational Saturday at Stile Athletics Field House.
February 10, 2012 | General News Zips Athletics Inducts 37th Annual Sports Hall of Fame Class UA Athletics inducted its 37th Annual Sports Hall of Fame class, sponsored by the Varsity "A" Association, on Friday night.
February 10, 2012 | General News Parking Advisory for Saturday's Athletics Events on Campus With multiple sporting events scheduled on campus on Saturday, fans should allow for more time to park.
February 10, 2012 | Men's Basketball Akron and Oral Roberts BracketBusters Contest to Air on ESPN2 The Zips (17-7, 9-1 MAC) and the Golden Eagles (22-5, 14-1 Summit) will face off at 2 p.m. ET.
February 11, 2012 | Women's Basketball Women's Basketball Plays 4Kay Saturday Against Western Michigan UA looks to end cross division play on a high note Saturday, hosting Western Michigan at 5 p.m. ET.
February 10, 2012 Rifle Prepares for Two-Match Weekend and Senior Day The UA rifle team visits Ohio State on Saturday and plays host to Rose Hulman Institute on Sunday for Senior Day.
February 10, 2012 | Softball Akron Softball Drops Season Opener 11-10 to Northern Colorado Alissa Birkhimer led the way for the Zips, going 3-for-4 at the plate with two RBI.
February 10, 2012 | Track & Field Zips Men Crush School Record in DMR at Akron Invitational The UA men's team took down the school record in the DMR Friday night at the Akron Invitational.
February 10, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Closes West Division Play Against Northern Illinois The Zips play host to the Huskies on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET following the women's basketball game against Western Michigan.
February 9, 2012 | Softball Softball Opens 2012 Campaign at Southeastern Louisiana Lion Classic The Akron softball team begins its 2012 season with five away games as part of the Southeastern Louisiana Lion Classic.
February 9, 2012 | Track & Field Track to Host Annual Akron Invitational This Weekend UA's track and field program will host the Akron Invitational this weekend at Stile Athletics Field House.
February 9, 2012 | Men's Soccer Porter's U-23s to Play Mexico at FC Dallas Stadium The U.S. Under-23 Men’s National Team will face the Mexico Under-23 National Team on Feb. 29 in Frisco, Texas.
February 8, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball Wins 69-66 in Overtime Thriller at WMU Four Zips scored in double figures, including Alex Abreu with a game high tying 15 points.
February 8, 2012 | Women's Basketball Zips Don Pink in Play 4Kay Game Saturday at Rhodes Arena The University of Akron women’s basketball team will don pink jerseys Saturday, as the Zips take on Western Michigan in their Play 4Kay game. Tip time at James A. Rhodes Arena is 5 p.m.
February 8, 2012 | Women's Tennis Harutyunyan Grabs MAC Tennis Player-of-the-Week Award UA senior tennis player Zara Harutyunyan was named Mid-American Conference Player of the Week on Wednesday.
February 8, 2012 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Lands Nation's No. 1-Ranked Recruiting Class UA head men’s soccer coach Caleb Porter officially announced the six members of the Zips’ 2012 signing class Wednesday.
February 7, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Takes on Western Michigan Tonight on SportsTime Ohio Michael Reghi (play-by-play) and Steve Mix (analyst) will have the call from University Arena in Kalamazoo, Mich. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET.
February 8, 2012 | Track & Field 'On The Record' With Track's Skyler Willis Get to know UA freshman Skyler Willis in this week's edition of 'On The Record'!
February 7, 2012 | Track & Field Entry Lists Released for Akron Invitational Entry lists for both the Blue and Gold Divisions of the 2012 Akron Invitational were released Tuesday.
February 7, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Travels to Western Michigan on Wednesday The Zips and the Broncos will take the court at 7 p.m. ET and the game can be seen live on SportsTime Ohio.
February 6, 2012 | Women's Basketball King Named MAC East Player of the Week Sophomore forward Sina King earns weekly award after averaging 20.5 points and 9.5 rebounds in two games last week.
| Baseball Rick Rembielak Talks About Preseason Baseball Practice The University of Akron baseball team is in full swing with preseason practice. Catch up with coach Rick Rembielak as he gives a full update.
February 6, 2012 | General News Listen to Dambrot and Kest on Monday's Zips Live Tune into SportsRadio 1350 AM on Monday from 7-8 p.m. ET for the latest edition of Zips Live.
February 5, 2012 | Women's Tennis Tennis Shuts Out West Virginia, Improves to 5-0 The Akron tennis team won its third match of the weekend 7-0 over West Virginia on Sunday afternoon.
February 5, 2012 Rifle Tops U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Wins Second Straight The Akron rifle team posted its second-straight victory on Saturday when it topped the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, 4580-4342.
February 4, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball Cruises to 77-47 Win Over Eastern Michigan Chauncey Gilliam posted 13 points to lead the Zips in the scoring column.
February 4, 2012 | Women's Basketball Women’s Basketball Defeats Central Michigan, 97-87 Five players scored in double figures, led by Sina King’s game-high 19 points, as the Akron Zips defeated Central Michigan 97-87 in a Mid-American Conference matchup on Saturday evening at Rhodes Arena.
February 4, 2012 | Women's Tennis Tennis Opens Home Schedule with Doubleheader Sweep The Akron tennis team posted a 6-1 win over IUPUI and a 7-0 victory versus Wright State in its home opener on Saturday.
February 4, 2012 | Track & Field McCune Places Fourth In Men's Heptathlon at Akron Invitational Freshman Alex McCune finished in fourth place in the heptathlon at the Akron Invitational Saturday.
February 3, 2012 | Track & Field Willis Takes Third Place in Women's Pentathlon at Akron Invitational The annual Akron Invitational officially got underway with the start of the combined events Friday at Stile Athletics Field House.
February 3, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Plays Host to MAC West Leader Eastern Michigan Saturday The Zips and Eagles will face off as the East and West leaders at 7:30 p.m. ET following the women's game with Central Michigan (5:00 p.m. ET).
February 3, 2012 | Women's Basketball Women's Basketball Begins Homestand Saturday Against Central Michigan After playing six of its last eight game away from Rhodes Arena, UA welcomes Central Michigan Saturday. The game starts a four game home stand for the Zips.
February 1, 2012 | Women's Soccer Women's Soccer Announces 10 Player Signing Class The University of Akron women’s soccer team will welcome 10 new student-athletes to the program next fall, having already added a transfer student-athlete this spring, head coach Chris Pfau announced Friday.
February 3, 2012 | Women's Tennis Three-Match Weekend for Tennis Includes Home Opener Doubleheader The Akron tennis team plays host to IUPUI and Wright State on Saturday in a home opener doubleheader at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. ET.
February 3, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball to Face Ohio on ESPNU on Feb. 26 The Akron-Ohio game, originally scheduled for Feb. 25, will tip-off at 8 p.m. ET from Athens, Ohio.
| Men's Soccer Porter's U-23s Wrap Up January Training Camp The U.S. Men's National Team recently concluded its January training camp with a scrimmage against Alajuelense in Costa Rica
February 2, 2012 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Honored at 2012 Greater Cleveland Sports Awards The UA men's soccer team was recognized at the Greater Cleveland Sports Awards for the third consecutive year Thursday.
February 2, 2012 | Track & Field Annual Akron Invitational To Begin With Combined Events Friday The UA track and field program will host its biggest home meet of the year over the next two weekends at Stile Athletics Field House.
February 2, 2012 | Men's Basketball Early Registration Now Open for Akron Men's Basketball Camps Online registration is now open. Register by April 30th to save $15 off camp tuition.
February 2, 2012 | Men's Soccer Registration for Akron Soccer Summer Camp Open The UA men's soccer program announced the dates for its annual summer camp Thursday.
February 6, 2012 | Track & Field All Runners Welcome at UA's Community Relays Thursday The Akron community is invited to participate in the Akron Invitational Community Relays on Thursday, Feb. 9.
February 1, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball Extends Winning Streak with 86-72 Win Over Toledo Akron has now won four-straight and 12 of its last 14 games. Quincy Diggs led the Zips with 16 points.
February 1, 2012 | Women's Basketball Women's Basketball Drops Road Decision to Toledo The University of Akron women's basketball team dropped a 71-60 road decision to Toledo on Wednesday night at Savage Arena.
February 1, 2012 Akron Football Signs 21, Including 10 from state of Ohio The Akron football program signed 21 student-athletes to a National Letter of Intent on Wednesday, the first class for coach Terry Bowden.
2012 Akron Football Signing Day Follow signing day with Akron Football all day on our live blog.
February 1, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Plays Host to Toledo Tonight on SportsTime Ohio Michael Reghi (play-by-play) and Steve Mix (analyst) will have the call from Rhodes Arena. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET.
February 1, 2012 | Track & Field 'On The Record' With Track's Valerie Fraizer Get to know track senior Valerie Fraizer (formerly Wert) in this week's On The Record!
January 31, 2012 | General News Akron Athletics Announces 37th Annual Hall of Fame Class Akron Athletics will induct its 37th Annual Varsity "A" Association Sports Hall of Fame class on Friday, Feb. 10.
January 31, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Returns Home Wednesday to Face Toledo The Zips will play four of the next five games at home, beginning with the Rockets. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET on SportsTime Ohio.
February 1, 2012 | Women's Basketball Women's Basketball Finishes Off Road Heavy Stretch Wednesday at Toledo UA takes to the court against the defending WNIT Champion Toledo Rockets Wednesday at Savage Arena. The game ends a stretch that saw Akron play six of eight games on the road.
January 30, 2012 Bowden Set to Announce First Signing Day Class on Wednesday Wednesday is National Signing Day. Stay close to GoZips.com as the UA football team unveils its 2012 incoming class.
January 31, 2012 | Track & Field Fraizer, Hough Earn MAC Track and Field Athlete of the Week Honors Brad Hough and Valerie Fraizer (Wert) have been named Mid-American Conference Track and Field Athletes of the Week.
January 30, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball to Face Oral Roberts in 2012 Sears BracketBusters The game will air live on ESPN or ESPN2 on Saturday, Feb. 18, at 2 p.m. ET.
January 30, 2012 Frink and Szabo Lead Rifle at Palmyra Invitational Behind strong performances from Chelsey Frink and Zac Szabo, the UA rifle team posted a score of 4570 at the Palmyra Invite.
January 28, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball Guts Out 74-64 Win at Central Michigan Zeke Marshall and Nick Harney led the way with 13 points each.
| General News Listen to Dambrot and Jackson on Monday's Zips Live Tune into SportsRadio 1350 AM on Monday from 7-8 p.m. ET for the latest edition of Zips Live.
January 28, 2012 | Track & Field Hough Smashes School's 3K Record at Mark Colligan Memorial Brad Hough shattered the school record in the 3k and Eric Hubbard threatened to break another in the weight throw Saturday.
January 28, 2012 | Women's Basketball Women's Basketball Taken Down by Eastern Michigan The University of Akron women's basketball team was taken down by Eastern Michigan, 91-46, on Saturday at the Convocation Center.
January 27, 2012 Rifle Preps for 13th-Annual Palmyra Invitational The Akron rifle team will compete in the 13th-annual Palmyra Invitational on Saturday and Sunday.
January 27, 2012 | Women's Swimming & Diving Swimming and Diving Handed 168-130 Defeat by Buffalo The University of Akron swimming and diving team was handed a 168-130 loss by Buffalo on senior night at Ocasek Natatorium Friday afternoon.
January 28, 2012 | Women's Basketball Women's Hoops Travels to MAC West Leading Eastern Michigan Saturday Akron looks to rebound from a home loss to Northern Illinois on Saturday when they take on Eastern Michigan at the Convocation Center. Tip-off in Ypsilanti is at 2:00 p.m.
January 27, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Faces Central Michigan on Saturday The Zips travel to Mount Pleasant to face the Chippewas to close their two-game MAC West road trip. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET.
January 27, 2012 | Women's Tennis Tennis Picked to Repeat as MAC Champ in League Preseason Poll The reigning MAC champion Akron tennis team was picked to repeat the accomplishment in the league's preseason poll.
January 27, 2012 | Women's Swimming & Diving Swimming and Diving Wraps Up Regular Season Friday Against Buffalo The Zips and Bulls get action started with at Ocasek Natatorium at 4:00 p.m.
January 26, 2012 | Men's Soccer Porter's U-23s Complete Successfull Training Camp in Costa Rica The U-23 Men's National Team wrapped up its January training camp this week with a scrimmage against Alajuelense of Costa Rica.
January 26, 2012 | Track & Field Track To Continue Indoor Season at Mark Colligan Memorial The Zips' track and field team will return to action this Saturday at the Mark Colligan Memorial, hosted by the University of Nebraska.
January 25, 2012 | Women's Basketball Women’s Basketball Gets Clipped by Northern Illinois The UA women’s basketball team gave up a 72-66 decision to Northern Illinois in cross-divisional Mid-American Conference action on Wednesday night at Rhodes Arena.
January 25, 2012 | Track & Field Beaumont-Courteau Named MAC Female Scholar Athlete of the Week UA sophomore Ariane Beaumont-Courteau was named Mid-American Conference Female Scholar Athlete of the Week Wednesday.
January 24, 2012 | Track & Field 'On The Record' with Track's Daryl Baptiste In this new GoZips.com feature, get to know Daryl Baptiste - a junior on The University of Akron men's track and field team.
January 24, 2012 2012 Zips Football Tickets Now On Sale Season ticket packages are now on sale for the Akron football team's much anticipated 2012 season.
January 24, 2012 | Men's Basketball Second-Half Surge Gives Men’s Basketball a 70-58 Win at Ball State Brian Walsh scored a career-high 16 points, all in the second half, to lead the way for the Zips.
January 25, 2012 | Women's Basketball Women's Basketball Faces Northern Illinois Wednesday at Rhodes Arena Akron takes on visiting Northern Illinois with the chance to win for the fourth time in the last five games Wednesday. Game time at Rhodes Arena is 7 p.m.
January 24, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Battles Ball State Tonight on SportsTime Ohio Michael Reghi (play-by-play) and Steve Mix (analyst) will have the call from Worthen Arena in Muncie, Ind. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET.
January 23, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Opens MAC West Play at Ball State The Zips and Cardinals will face off on Tuesday on SportsTime Ohio. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET.
January 23, 2012 | Women's Basketball Women's Basketball Alumnae Weekend Set for Feb. 10-11 The UA women's basketball program will host its annual alumnae weekend on February 10-11, 2012
January 22, 2012 | Women's Tennis Tennis 5-2 Victors at Michigan State, Opens Season 2-0 The Akron tennis team defeated Big Ten foe Michigan State 5-2 on Sunday. It was the Zips third win over the Spartans in as many years.
January 22, 2012 | Women's Basketball Zips Pick Up 78-70 Road Win at Ball State The Akron women’s basketball team tallied a 78-70 Mid-American Conference victory over Ball State at Worthen Arena on Sunday afternoon.
January 22, 2012 Rifle Takes Out VMI in Dominant Fashion The Akron rifle team got back in the win column with a 4556-4473 road victory over Virginia Military Institute on Saturday
January 21, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball Dominates Second Half to Defeat Kent State 84-75 Nick Harney scored a career-high 21 points, including 19 in the second half, to lead Akron to an 84-75 win over Kent State.
| Men's Basketball Akron Men's Basketball Rivalry Video - Kent State Watch the Akron Men's Basketball rivalry video shown at the game on January 21, 2012.

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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
 MGOLF: Charlie Bull qualifying for NCAA regional is big for him and for Zips by George Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal

Tuesday, May 15, 2012
 ATH: MAC far more stable than other conferences: Mid-American Conference Meetings by Elton Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
ATH: Q and A with University of Akron president Luis Proenza by Elton Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer

Monday, May 14, 2012
 BASE: Zips offense to blame for 3-2 loss to Bobcats by George Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
 FB: Browns notes: Former Zips lineman Jake Anderson hoping to stay scruffy by Nate Ulrich, Akron Beacon
Sunday, May 13, 2012
 BASE: Ohio 9, Akron 8: Zips commit five errors as rally falls short in loss by George Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
 MBB: LeBron James humbly accepts third MVP trophy by Shandel Richardson, Sun Sentinel
T&F: On the record – May 12 Akron Beacon Journal
Saturday, May 12, 2012
 BASE: College baseball: Zips waste opportunities in 4-3 loss to Bobcats by George Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
 FB: Browns finally reaching out by Marla Ridenour, Akron Beacon Journal
MSOC: MLS report: Sinisa Ubiparipovic returns to MLS with Montreal Impact by Michael Beaven, Akron Beacon Journal
T&F, WTEN: On the record – May 11 Akron Beacon Journal
Friday, May 11, 2012
 BASE, T&F: UA notebook: Zips baseball team prepares for big series against Ohio by George Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
 T&F: Area College Newswatch Cleveland Plain Dealer
SOFT: Still smiling, Southeast teacher Deann Viebranz fights cancer again Jim Manion, Ravenna Record-Courier

Thursday, May 10, 2012
 BASE, MSOC, T&F: On the record – May 9 Akron Beacon Journal
FB: Cleveland Browns announce signings of 15 undrafted free agents Cleveland Plain Dealer

Wednesday, May 9, 2012
 BASE, MGOLF, SOFT: On the record – May 8 Akron Beacon Journal

Monday, May 7, 2012
 BASE, MGOLF, SOFT: On the record – May 6  Akron Beacon Journal

Sunday, May 6, 2012
 BASE, MGOLF, SOFT, T&F: On the record – May 5 Akron Beacon Journal
Saturday, May 5, 2012
 BASE, FB, MGOLF, SOFT, T&F: On the record – May 4 Akron Beacon Journal
SOFT: Akron 5-5, Kent State 0-4: Zips sweep doubleheader from rival Flashes by Fred Cay, Akron Beacon Journal

Friday, May 4, 2012
 SOFT: On the record – May 3 Akron Beacon Journal
 MGOLF: Zips golf: Coach sets high goal for MAC Championship by George Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
 MSOC: "Confidence booster" for Mattocks by Gordon Williams, The Gleaner

Thursday, May 3, 2012
 FB: UA to sell beer in stadium’s main seating area by Carol Biliczky, Akron Beacon Journal
FB: Ten enthralling teams for '12 by Pat Dooley, Gainseville Sun
T&F, WTEN: On the record – May 2 Akron Beacon Journal

Wednesday, May 2, 2012
 BASE, WTEN: Zips notebook: Baseball team still working toward making MAC Tournament by George Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
SOFT, WTEN: On the Record – May 1 Akron Beacon Journal

Tuesday, May 1, 2012
 FB, MSOC, T&F: On the record – April 30 Akron Beacon Journal
FB: Browns notebook: Zips offensive lineman Jake Anderson thankful to get shot as an undrafted free agent by Nate Ulrich, Akron Beacon Journal
 FB: Former Auburn coach Terry Bowden thinks he can turn Akron football program around by Tommy Hicks, Mobile Press-Register


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