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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.
January 21, 2012 | General News Commissioner Steinbrecher Presents UA with MAC Institutional Achievement Award The MAC presented UA with its annual Institutional Academic Achievement Award at Saturday's men's basketball game.
January 21, 2012 | Women's Tennis Tennis Shuts Out Oakland in Season Opener, Faces Michigan State Sunday The Akron tennis team had no trouble in its season opener, topping Oakland 7-0. The Zips face Michigan State on Sunday afternoon.
January 21, 2012 | Women's Swimming & Diving Swimming and Diving Suffers Loss at Eastern Michigan The University of Akron swimming and diving team suffered a 185-115 loss at Eastern Michigan on Saturday.
January 22, 2012 | Women's Basketball Zips Head to Muncie for Sunday Tilt with Ball State UA looks to get back to .500 in MAC play when they face the Ball St. Cardinals on Sunday. Tip-off at Worthen Arena is 1 p.m.
January 21, 2012 | Women's Tennis Tennis Starts Dual-Match Schedule with Weekend Road Trip The Akron tennis team begins dual-match play this weekend at Oakland and Michigan State.
January 20, 2012 | Track & Field Track Splits Dual Meet at Kent State The University of Akron track track and field team split its dual meet at Kent State Friday night.
January 20, 2012 | Men's Basketball Saturday's "White Out" Akron-Kent State Men's Basketball Game Sold Out Saturday's men's basketball game between Akron and Kent State at Rhodes Arena has officially sold out.
January 20, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Set to Face Backyard Rival Kent State Fans are encouraged to wear white as part of the White Out event. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. ET on Saturday and the game will air live on SportsTime Ohio.
January 20, 2012 Rifle Continues Road Swing at VMI on Saturday The Akron rifle team continues a string of six away contests on Saturday at Virginia Military Institute.
January 21, 2012 | Women's Swimming & Diving Swimming and Diving Takes On Eastern Michigan Saturday Action at Jones Natatorium in Ypsilanti begins at 1 p.m. Saturday.
January 20, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Lands Two on MAC Academic Honorable Mention List Akron volleyball players Courtney Jarvis and Alex Cocklin earned MAC Academic Honorable Mention recognition.
January 19, 2012 | Women's Basketball Women's Basketball Loses Overtime Thriller at Ohio A Tenishia Benson free throw with less than a second remaining in overtime pushed Ohio past Akron, 72-71, Thursday night.
January 19, 2012 | Men's Soccer Pair of Former Zips Listed in ESPN's Top 10 U.S. Players Under 21 Former Zips Zarek Valentin and Perry Kitchen have been singled out as two of the top 10 young U.S. players in the country.
January 19, 2012 | Track & Field Akron Track to Renew Rivalry at Kent Duals Friday Night The Zips will make the quick trip to archrival Kent State Friday night for the annual Kent Duals.
January 18, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball Falls 82-70 at Buffalo Nikola Cvetinovic led the Zips with 17 points, including a bucket in the first half for his 1,000th career point.
| Women's Basketball Akron Women's Rivalry Video - Kent State Watch the Akron-Kent State women's basketball rivalry video that was shown prior to Akron's 68-62 win over KSU on January 14.
January 18, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Faces Buffalo Tonight on TWC SportsNet The Zips and Bulls will tip-off at 7:00 p.m. ET. Ben Wagner (play-by-play) and Mike Mennenga (analyst) will have the call.
January 18, 2012 | Women's Basketball Women's Basketball Looks for Third Straight Win Thursday at Ohio Akron travels to Ohio Thursday with a chance to win its third straight and climb above .500 in conference play. Game time at the Convocation Center is 7 p.m.
January 18, 2012 | Men's Soccer Porter's U-23s Earn 1-1 Draw With U.S. Senior National Team The U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team, led by head coach Caleb Porter, played the Senior National Team to a 1-1 draw last night.
January 17, 2012 | Men's Basketball Limited Seats Left for Saturday's "White Out" Akron-Kent State Hoops Matchup Saturday's "White Out" men's basketball game between PNC Wagon Wheel Challenge rivals Akron and Kent State is nearly sold out.
January 17, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Travels to Buffalo for MAC East Contest on Wednesday The Zips and Bulls will take the court at 7 p.m. ET as Akron looks to improve to 4-0 in MAC play.
January 17, 2012 | Track & Field Brown, Fraizer Earn MAC Track and Field Athlete of the Week Honors Willie Brown and Valerie Fraizer each received weekly honors from the Mid-American Conference Tuesday.
January 17, 2012 | Men's Soccer Caleb Porter Pursues Continuity Within U.S. U-23 MNT Field UA head men's soccer coach Caleb Porter and the U.S. U-23s continue preparations for CONCACAF Olympic qualifying.
January 17, 2012 | Track & Field Track to Host Inaugural Akron Invitational Community Relays The University of Akron track and field program will host the Akron Invitational Community Relays on Feb. 9.
| Women's Basketball Keeping Up with Akron WBB - Episode 3 The team stays busy over the holiday break and begins MAC play with some strong performances.
January 14, 2012 Akron Rifle Falls at No. 3 West Virginia The University of Akron rifle team kicked off the 2012 portion of its schedule with a 4691-4554 defeat at No. 3 West Virginia Saturday.
January 15, 2012 | Men's Basketball Zeke Marshall Joins Elite Group in MAC Recordbook Marshall joined some elite company on Saturday against Ohio, becoming just the eighth player in Mid-American Conference history to record 200 career blocked shots.
January 14, 2012 | General News Zips Athletics Honors its Dean's List Student-Athletes During Saturday's men's basketball game, Akron Athletics honored its 2011 Dean's List student-athletes.
January 14, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball Stays Perfect in MAC Play with 68-63 Win Over Ohio Zeke Marshall led all scorers with 17 points as the Zips improved to 3-0 in league play.
January 14, 2012 | Women's Basketball Women's Basketball Beats Rival Kent State, 68-62 The University of Akron women’s basketball team claimed a back-and-forth battle with rival Kent State Saturday, 68-62, at James A. Rhodes Arena.
January 14, 2012 | Women's Swimming & Diving Zips Take Down Marshall in Swimming Action The University of Akron swimming and diving team picked up a dual meet win on Saturday, downing Marshall 176-123.
January 13, 2012 | Track & Field Akron Track Impressive In Season Opener The Zips track and field teams enjoyed a strong start to the indoor season Friday at the Akron Opener.
January 13, 2012 Rifle Set to Open Second Half of Season Saturday at West Virginia The Akron rifle team resumes its season on Saturday when it travels to Morgantown, W.Va., to face off against West Virginia at 8 a.m.
January 14, 2012 | Women's Swimming & Diving Swimming and Diving Travels to Marshall Saturday The UA swim and dive squad heads to Huntington, W.Va. Saturday, taking on Marshall in dual meet action.
January 13, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Plays Host to Ohio Saturday on ESPNU The Zips and Bobcats will tip off at 4 p.m. ET on ESPNU following the women's game against Kent State (1 p.m. ET).
January 14, 2012 | Women's Basketball Akron Hosts Kent State Saturday as Part of Wagon Wheel Challenge Rivals Akron and Kent State will each look for its second MAC win of the season Saturday, as they meet at Rhodes Arena. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. at the JAR.
January 13, 2012 Football's Caponi Named Academic All-MAC, Kasparek and Gilmer Honorable Mention UA sophomore DE Nico Caponi was one of 35 student-athletes named Academic All-Mid-American Conference on Friday.
January 11, 2012 | Track & Field Track and Field to Open 2012 Indoor Season Friday at Stile Field House The Zips track and field teams will open the 2012 indoor season Friday night at Stile Athletics Field House.
January 12, 2012 | Men's Basketball Watch Coach Dambrot's Latest CollegeChalkTalk.com Vlog Head Coach Keith Dambrot talks about the Zips' start to the season and previews the month of January in his latest CollegeChalkTalk.com Diary Series vlog.
January 12, 2012 | General News Akron Basketball Plays Host to Doubleheader on Saturday The women will face Kent State at 1 p.m. ET while the men play host to Ohio on ESPNU beginning at 4 p.m.
January 12, 2012 | Men's Soccer Mattocks Taken No. 2 Overall in 2012 MLS SuperDraft Zips sophomore Darren Mattocks was the No. 2 overall pick of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft Thrusday.
January 12, 2012 Listen to Bowden on Local Radio Thursday Afternoon, Saturday Morning New Zips head football coach Terry Bowden will be a guest on Canton radio station 1480 AM (WHBC) this afternoon.
January 11, 2012 | Women's Basketball Zips Pick Up MAC Road Win at Buffalo, 91-82 Taylor Ruper led five players in double-figures as Akron downed Buffalo, 91-82, Wednesday at the Alumni Center.
January 11, 2012 | Men's Basketball Harney’s Late Bucket Gives Men’s Basketball a 56-55 Road Win Harney’s floater in the lane with 0.5 second left in the game gave Akron a 56-55 road win against Bowling Green on Wednesday night.
January 11, 2012 Bowden Completes Staff with Addition of Nine University of Akron head football coach Terry Bowden announced on Wednesday the addition of nine people to his staff.
January 10, 2012 | Women's Soccer Akron Women’s Soccer: 2011 In Review A third consecutive advancement to the Mid-American Conference Tournament, a trio of players on all-conference teams, and an away win over No. 31 Michigan highlighted the 2011 University of Akron women’s soccer season.
January 10, 2012 | Women's Basketball Akron Heads North to Face Buffalo Wednesday UA travels to Buffalo for a mid-week match-up with Buffalo on Wednesday. The game will air on 640 WHLO-AM.
January 10, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Closes Roadtrip Wednesday at Bowling Green The Zips take on the Falcons in their first trip to The Stroh Center. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET as Akron looks to open MAC play 2-0.
January 9, 2012 | Women's Soccer Two Zips Named to Women’s Soccer Academic All-MAC Team Seniors Jordan Clark and Kara Cooper were honored by the MAC for their efforts both on the pitch and in the classroom Monday
January 9, 2012 | Track & Field UA Track to Host Jerome Fields Open Saturday The University of Akron track and field program will host the Jerome Fields Open this Saturday at 10 a.m.
January 9, 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.
| Women's Swimming & Diving The Deep End - Episode 2 The Akron Swim and Dive team takes its annual training trip to Florida.
January 8, 2012 | Men's Soccer Porter Names 22-Player Roster for U.S. U-23 MNT Training Camp Former Zips, Kofi Sarkodie and Zarek Valentin are among those training in California this month.
January 8, 2012 Listen to Bowden on Local Radio Monday Morning New Zips head football coach Terry Bowden will be a guest on Akron radio station 1590 AM (WAKR) on Monday at 9:05 a.m. ET.
January 7, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball Opens MAC Play with 65-60 Win at Miami (Ohio) Quincy Diggs led the way for the Zips with 14 points, including eight in the second half.
January 7, 2012 | Women's Swimming & Diving Swimming and Diving Dropped by Oakland at Ocasek Natatorium UA lost in swimming and diving action, 155-145, to Oakland Saturday afternoon.
January 7, 2012 | Women's Basketball Akron Upset Bid Comes Up Short at Bowling Green The University of Akron women’s basketball team saw its upset bid of defending Mid-American Tournament Champion Bowling Green fall short Saturday afternoon at the Stroh Center. Akron led by eight at the half, but fell by a final score of 62-58.
January 6, 2012 Bowden Adds NFL Veteran Terrell Buckley to Staff as Cornerbacks Coach Terrell Buckley, a 14-year veteran of the NFL and Florida State standout, has been named the UA football team's cornerbacks coach.
January 7, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Faces Miami (Ohio) Today on ONN The Zips and RedHawks will tip-off at 7:00 p.m. ET. Tim Bray (play-by-play) and Joe Barry (analyst) will have the call.
January 7, 2012 | Women's Swimming & Diving Swimming and Diving Returns to Action Saturday against Oakland The UA swimming and diving returns from a month-long break from competition Saturday at Ocasek Natatorium
January 6, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Opens MAC Play Saturday at Miami (Ohio) Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET in Oxford and the game will air live on ONN.
January 7, 2012 | Women's Basketball Women's Basketball Takes on Bowling Green on STO Saturday The UA women's basketball will travel to Bowling Green Saturday for a 12:00 p.m. game. The contest will air live on SportsTime Ohio and ESPN3.
January 5, 2012 | Baseball Baseball Prospect Camp Rescheduled for February 12 The Akron baseball prospect camp - originally scheduled for this weekend - has been rescheduled for Sunday Feb. 12.
January 5, 2012 | Men's Basketball Dambrot - MAC Media Teleconference Audio Listen to audio of men's basketball head coach Keith Dambrot and the other MAC head coaches from Wednesday's media teleconference.
January 4, 2012 | Women's Basketball Zips Fall in Overtime to Miami in MAC Opener Ti'eshia Stubbs nailed a buzzer-beating three to tie the game at the end of regulation before Miami would take the win, 95-85, at Rhodes Arena Wednesday.
January 4, 2012 MAC Announces Divisional Alignment, Matchups for 2012 Football Season The Mid-American Conference announced its divisional alignment and team matchups for the 2012 football season on Wednesday.
January 3, 2012 Bowden Names Chuck Amato Associate Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator Head football coach Terry Bowden has named Chuck Amato as associate head coach and defensive coordinator.
January 3, 2012 | Women's Basketball Former Akron Standout Kara Murphy Signs with Swedish Club Umea Comets Former University of Akron standout Kara Murphy has signed a professional contract to continue her playing career with Umea Comets of the Swedish Damligan - the most competitive women’s league in Sweden. Murphy will join the team for the second half of the Damligan season.
January 4, 2012 | Women's Basketball Women's Basketball Opens MAC Play Against Miami at Rhodes Arena Wednesday Akron finishes a three-game home stand by opening Mid-American Conference play against Miami on Wednesday. The 7 p.m. games is the 1,000th in program history.
January 3, 2012 Listen to Audio Clips of Bowden on Recent National Radio Shows On Monday, new head football coach Terry Bowden was a guest on national radio shows hosted by Jack Arute and Tim Brando.
January 3, 2012 | Men's Soccer Trapp, Yedlin Called In To U.S. Under-20 Camp Wil Trapp and DeAndre Yedlin have been invited to the first U.S. Under-20 men's national team camp.
January 3, 2012 | Men's Soccer Limited Spots Remain For Akron Men's Soccer Winter Camp Limited spaces remain – but are going quickly – for The University of Akron men's soccer Winter Camp programs.
January 2, 2012 | Men's Basketball Nikola Cvetinovic Named MAC East Player of the Week Cvetinovic earned the third MAC Player of the Week honor of his career.
January 1, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball Cruises to 67-51 Win at Marshall Five Akron players reached double figures in the scoring column for the third time this season.
January 2, 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.
Terry Bowden Addresses Crowd at Basketball Game Akron Head Football Coach Terry Bowden addresses the crowd at a Zips men's basketball game against VCU on December 29, 2011.
December 30, 2011 | Women's Basketball Akron Snaps Losing Streak with 82-48 Win Over Chicago State The University of Akron women’s basketball team snapped a five-game losing streak with a resounding 82-48 win over visiting Chicago State on Friday at james A. Rhodes Arena.
December 31, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Faces Marshall in New Year's Day Matchup The Zips, playing in their first New Year's Day game in program history, face the Thundering Herd on Sunday at 4 p.m. ET.
December 29, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Drops 76-75 Overtime Thriller to VCU Senior Nikola Cvetinovic led the Zips with a season-high 21 points and seven rebounds.
December 29, 2011 Watch Archived Video of the Terry Bowden Press Conference Terry Bowden was introduced as the Zips 27th head football coach at a press conference on Dec. 28.
December 30, 2011 | Women's Basketball Kest Goes Barefoot as Zips Take on Chicago State at Rhodes Arena Akron welcomes Chicago State to Rhodes Arena Friday. Coach Jodi Kest and her staff will coach the game barefoot in order to raise funds and awareness for Samaritan’s Feet. Game time for UA’s final nonconference game of the year is 7:00 p.m.
| Women's Basketball Keeping Up with Akron WBB - Episode 2 Follow the Zips on the road for a game in Pittsburgh.
December 28, 2011 | Women's Basketball Zips Dropped by Providence, 78-65, at Rhodes Arena The University of Akron women's basketball team dropped a hard-fought decision to Providence at James A. Rhodes Arena, 78-65, Wednesday night.
December 28, 2011 Terry Bowden Introduced as Zips Football Coach The University of Akron formally introduced Terry Bowden as its new head football coach on Wednesday afternoon.
December 28, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Closes Homestand Thursday Against VCU The Zips look for their 15th-straight win at Rhodes Arena and their fifth-straight of the season. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET.
December 28, 2011 Terry Bowden Press Conference Transcript Read a complete transcript of the question and answer portion of the Terry Bowden introductory press conference.
December 27, 2011 | Women's Basketball Women's Basketball Entertains Providence Wednesday at Rhodes Arena Akron plays the first of three straight home games on Wednesday when Providence comes to Rhodes Arena. The game begins at 7:00 p.m.
December 26, 2011 | Women's Basketball Kest to Coach Barefoot Friday in Support of Samaritan’s Feet The University of Akron women’s basketball coach Jodi Kest will support the Samaritan’s Feet charity by coaching in her bare feet Friday (Dec. 30) as the Zips take on Chicago State at James A. Rhodes Arena. Game time is set for 7 p.m.
December 22, 2011 Terry Bowden Named Football Coach The University of Akron has named Terry Bowden as its 27th head football coach.
December 23, 2011 Follow Media Coverage of UA's Hiring of Terry Bowden Follow media coverage of Akron's hiring of Terry Bowden as its 27th football coach.
December 26, 2011 | 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.
December 23, 2011 | Men's Basketball Limited Reserved Seats Remain for Upcoming Men’s Basketball Games Limited reserve seating remains for the Zips' contests against VCU (Dec. 29) and Kent State (Jan. 21).
December 21, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball Defeats North Carolina A&T 79-52 Brian Walsh posted a career-high 15 points and career-best seven boards as the Zips won their 14th-straight game.
December 21, 2011 | Track & Field UA Christmas Break Track and Field Camp Cancelled The University of Akron's Christmas Break Track and Field Camp has been cancelled.
December 21, 2011 | Women's Basketball Women's Basketball Loses Back-and-Forth Battle at Robert Morris, 85-78 Taylor Ruper led Akron with 21 points. Jasmine Mushington and Carly Young scored 15 and 13 points, respectively.
December 13, 2011 Follow Us to Find Out First! Zips Athletics will introduce a new head football coach through social media.
December 20, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mattocks Signs Generation adidas Contract, Will Enter 2012 MLS Draft Akron's Darren Mattocks has signed a contract with Generation adidas and will enter the 2012 MLS SuperDraft.
December 20, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Plays Host to North Carolina A&T Wednesday The Aggies and Zips will tip off at 7 p.m. ET. Wednesday's game will serve as the inaugural Community Centers Appreciation Day.
December 20, 2011 | Women's Basketball Women's Basketball Travels to Robert Morris For Wednesday Morning Contest Akron looks to snap a 3-game losing streak Wednesday Morning at Robert Morris. Game time is 10 a.m.
December 19, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Downs Youngstown State 88-62 Demetrius Treadwell led five Zips in double figures as UA cruised to an 88-62 win over Youngstown State Monday night.
December 19, 2011 | Men's Basketball Zeke Marshall Named MAC East Player of the Week For the week, Marshall averaged 17.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 5.0 blocked shots, 1.0 assist and 1.0 steal per game.
December 18, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Continues Homestand on Monday Against Youngstown State Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET and fans are encouraged to bring a teddy bear for the Sixth Annual Teddy Bear Toss at halftime.
December 18, 2011 | Women's Basketball Akron Falls to Youngstown State, 78-72, at Rhodes Arena Sophomores Hanna Luburgh and Sina King each recorded career-highs in Sunday's loss at Rhodes Arena
December 17, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball Handles Florida A&M 91-69 Five Zips scored in double figures as Akron pushed its home winning streak to 12 games.
December 16, 2011 | General News Akron Basketball Announces $10 Ticket Special for Youngstown State Games The women play host to YSU on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET while the men take on the Penguins on Monday at 7 p.m.
December 16, 2011 | Women's Basketball Women's Basketball Hosts Youngstown State Sunday at Rhodes Arena Akron looks to snap a two-game skid Sunday when they host local rival Youngstown State at Rhodes Arena. Tip time is 2 p.m.
December 16, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Welcomes Florida A&M for Saturday Matinee The Zips and Rattlers will take the court at 4 p.m. ET at Rhodes Arena.
December 16, 2011 | Women's Basketball Ruper and Young to Appear on ESPN 990's "She Got Game" Saturday Taylor Ruper and Carly Young are both set to appear with Ray Jeske on ESPN 990 Saturday.
December 15, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball Cruises to 87-64 Win Over Arkansas-Pine Bluff Zeke Marshall set the Rhodes Arena blocked shots record for an Akron player with seven swats in addition to 21 points and six boards.
December 15, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball Launches New TV Show Beginning Dec. 26 Zips Basketball with Keith Dambrot Presented by FirstEnergy will air every Monday on SportsTime Ohio and WIVM beginning Dec. 26.
December 15, 2011 | Men's Soccer Akron Soccer Programs Earn Team Academic Honors from NSCAA Both the men's and women's soccer programs at The University of Akron were recently recognized by the NSCAA.
December 14, 2011 | Women's Basketball Zips Comeback Effort Falls Short at Duquesne Akron cut a 17-point second half deficit to two before falling 77-70 at Duquesne on Wednesday.
December 14, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Opens Five-Game Homestand on Thrusday The Zips play host to Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Thursday at Rhodes Arena. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET
December 14, 2011 Football's Wagner Named to Phil Steele's All-MAC Team Zips junior linebacker Brian Wagner was named First-Team All-Mid-American Conference by Phil Steele magazine.
December 14, 2011 | Men's Basketball Akron Basketball to Celebrate Inaugural Community Centers Appreciation Day The Zips, the LeBron James Family Foundation and the Akron Urban League created the event to give back to the community centers in Akron.
December 13, 2011 | Men's Basketball Busy Schedule for Akron Men’s Basketball on Tap for December The Zips will play host to five teams over the next 16 days, with plenty of activities and celebrations taking place during each contest.
December 14, 2011 | Women's Tennis Tennis Helps Habitat for Humanity of Summit County The University of Akron tennis team recently volunteered with Habitat for Humanity of Summit County.
December 13, 2011 | Women's Soccer Shanna Caldwell Named Women’s Soccer Head Coach at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi University of Akron women’s soccer assistant coach Shanna Caldwell has been named the head coach at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, announced today by Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Interim Director of Athletics Scott Lazenby.
December 13, 2011 | Women's Basketball Women's Basketball Travels to Duquesne for Wednesday Showdown The UA women's basketball team will be looking to get back to its winning ways on Wednesday at Duquesne. Tip is at 7:00 p.m.
December 12, 2011 | Men's Soccer Caleb Porter Q&A With U.S. Soccer UA head men's soccer coach Caleb Porter talks with U.S. Soccer about the U-23's upcoming training camp.
December 12, 2011 | Men's Soccer Akron Soccer Freshmen Garner National Accolades Wil Trapp, DeAndre Yedlin and Bryan Gallego have each received national recognition for their freshmen campaigns.
December 10, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball Falls 69-66 at Cleveland State Zeke Marshall finished with a game-high 16 points and eight rebounds.
December 10, 2011 | Women's Basketball Women's Basketball Falls to Florida State Florida State downed Akron 90-64 Saturday at Rhodes Arena. Rachel Tecca scored 21 points to lead the Zips.
December 9, 2011 | Men's Soccer Caldwell, Mattocks Earn NSCAA All-America Honors UA sophomore Darren Mattocks and junior Scott Caldwell each landed a spot on the NSCAA's All-America teams.
December 9, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Concludes Road Trip Saturday at Cleveland State The Zips will play their last road game of 2011 against the Vikings at 2 p.m. ET at The Wolstein Center.
| Women's Swimming & Diving The Deep End - Episode 1 Join Akron Swimming and Diving freshmen Taylor Hart and Meagan Smith for a behind the scenes look at life of a Zips student-athlete.
December 8, 2011 | Women's Basketball Women's Basketball Battles Florida St. Saturday at Rhodes Arena Riding a four-game winning streak, UA's women's basketball team welcomes national power Florida State to the JAR on Saturday.
December 8, 2011 | Men's Soccer Trio of Former Zips Selected for U-23 Men's National Team Training Camp Bunbury, Sarkodie and Valentin will participate in U.S. U-23's eight-day training camp next week.
December 7, 2011 | Men's Soccer Akron's Luke Holmes Invited to 2012 Major League Soccer Combine Luke Holmes, a senior on The University of Akron men's soccer team, has been invited to the 2012 adidas MLS Player Combine.
December 7, 2011 | Men's Soccer Porter to Lead U-23s Against Canada, Cuba, El Salvador in CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying The U.S. will be seeking to reach its 14th Olympic Final Tournament in March of 2012.
December 6, 2011 | Men's Soccer Darren Mattocks Named Semifinalist for M.A.C. Hermann Trophy University of Akron sophomore Darren Mattocks has been named one of 15 finalists for the Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy.
December 5, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball Single-Game VCU Tickets Go on Sale Tuesday Fans can purchase single game tickets for the Dec. 29 contest against VCU beginning at 10 a.m. ET.
December 6, 2011 | Softball Softball Releases 2012 Schedule The 2012 schedule features five tournaments and four home weekends in Mid-American Conference play.
December 5, 2011 | Women's Basketball Rachel Tecca Named MAC East Player of the Week Tecca averaged 25.5 points per game and 9.0 rebounds per game while shooting 71.4 percent in UA’s two wins.
December 5, 2011 | General News Listen to Kest and McFadden 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.
| Women's Basketball Keeping Up with Akron WBB - Episode 1 Join women's basketball sophomores Hanna Luburgh and Carly Young on the road as the team celebrates Thanksgiving in Seattle.
December 4, 2011 | Women's Swimming & Diving Akron Takes Seventh in Final Zippy Invite Standings The University of Akron swimming and diving team closed out the 2011 Zippy Invitational on Sunday at Ocasek Natatorium, finishing the meet in seventh place.
December 4, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball Drops 77-53 Road Contest at Middle Tennessee Alex Abreu led the Zips with 14 points against MTSU on Sunday.
December 4, 2011 | Women's Swimming & Diving Prelims for the Final Day of the Zippy Invitational Complete The University of Akron swimming and diving team sent three individuals through to the finals at today’s final prelim session of the Zippy Invitational at Ocasek Natatorium.
December 3, 2011 | Women's Swimming & Diving Akron Improves to Fifth After Day Two of the Zippy Invite Action continued at the Zippy Invitational Saturday evening with day two of finals at Ocasek Natatorium.
December 3, 2011 | Women's Basketball Akron Downs Saint Peter’s 87-50 for Fourth Straight Win With its fourth win in a row, The University of Akron women’s basketball team rolled over Saint Peter’s 87-50 on Saturday.
December 3, 2011 | Women's Swimming & Diving Akron Swimmers Qualify Through To Saturday Finals at Zippy Invite The University of Akron swimming and diving team had swimmers qualify through to the finals of all five events contested at Saturday morning's session of the Zippy Invitational inside Ocasek Natatorium.
December 2, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Continues Road Trip at Middle Tennessee The Zips continue their three-game road trip with a trip to Murfreesboro, Tenn., for the first time since Feb. 5, 1990.
December 2, 2011 | Women's Swimming & Diving Akron Finishes Day One of the Zippy Invite in Sixth Place Multiple meet and pool records fell Friday night at the first finals session of the 2011 Zippy Invitational at Ocasek Natatorium.
December 2, 2011 | Women's Swimming & Diving Action Underway at the Zippy Invitational Swimmers from 14 schools dove into the annual Zippy Invitational on Friday morning at Ocasek Natatorium with a session that featured preliminary heats for three events.
December 2, 2011 | Women's Basketball Women’s Basketball Welcomes Saint Peter’s on Saturday The Zips are looking for their fourth-straight win on Saturday as they play host to Saint Peter’s at James A. Rhodes Arena.
December 1, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Trio Earns Academic All-American Status Chad Barson, Scott Caldwell and David Meves were named to the Academic All-American team Thursday.
November 30, 2011 | Women's Basketball Akron Takes Care of Cleveland State on the Road, 84-74 With its third consecutive win, The University of Akron women’s basketball team defeated Cleveland State 84-74 at the Wolstein Center.
November 30, 2011 | Women's Swimming & Diving Ocasek Natatorium Set to Host Annual Zippy Invitational The University of Akron swimming and diving team will host 13 women's and nine men's teams to this weekend's Zippy Invitational.
November 30, 2011 Wagner Named to Football All-MAC First Team Zips junior linebacker Brian Wagner was named First-Team All-Mid-American Conference on Wednesday.
November 29, 2011 | Men's Basketball Zeke Marshall Continues Assault on Akron Recordbook Marshall owns five Akron and two Mid-American Conference records for blocked shots.
November 29, 2011 | Women's Basketball Women’s Basketball Travels to Cleveland State on Wednesday Fresh off a title in Seattle, the Zips look to continue their two-game win streak at Cleveland State on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. ET.
November 28, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball Falls 77-56 at West Virginia Nick Harney led the way with 12 points while Zeke Marshall pitched in with 10 points.
November 28, 2011 | Women's Basketball Taylor Ruper Named MAC East Player of the Week Ruper was named MAC East Player of the Week for her standout performance at the Seattle University Thanksgiving Tournament.
November 28, 2011 | General News Dec. 1 Google+ Homecoming Tour Event at Rhodes Arena Canceled The Dec. 1 Google+ Homecoming Tour exhibition game at Rhodes Arena has been canceled.
November 27, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Defeated by Charlotte in NCAA's Round of 16 The Zips were shutout for just the fourth time Sunday night in a 1-0 defeat at Charlotte.
November 27, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Opens Three-Game Road Trip at West Virginia The Zips and Mountaineers will face off on the BIG EAST Network beginning at 7 p.m. ET.
| General News Akron Basketball Black Friday Sale Enjoy great savings on Akron men's and women's basketball general admission season tickets.
November 26, 2011 | Women's Basketball Zips Defeat Seattle 85-74 to Claim Tournament Championship Junior guard Taylor Ruper earned tournament MVP honors, while classmate Rachel Tecca made the All-Tournament squad.
November 26, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball Cruises Past Detroit, 81-63 Nikola Cvetinovic had a team-high 16 points while Zeke Marshall set the career blocked shots mark with 167 blocked shots.
November 23, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Continues NCAA Tournament Journey at Charlotte Sunday The Zips will travel to Charlotte to face the 49ers in the third round of the NCAA Tournament Sunday.
November 26, 2011 Rob Ianello Will Not Return as Football Coach UA Director of Athletics Tom Wistrcill announced Saturday that Rob Ianello will not return as head football coach.
November 25, 2011 | Women's Basketball Akron Takes Down Loyola-Chicago in Offensive Showdown, 97-86 The Akron women’s basketball team defeated Loyola-Chicago 97-86 in the opening game of the Seattle University Thanksgiving Tournament.
November 25, 2011 Football Closes Season with Loss at Western Michigan The Akron football team ended its season with a 68-19 defeat at the hands of Western Michigan on Friday afternoon.
November 25, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Plays Host to Detroit Saturday The Zips and Titans will face off at 7 p.m. ET at Rhodes Arena.
November 24, 2011 | Women's Basketball Women’s Basketball to Play Pair of Games in Seattle Akron is looking to get back in the win column with two games at the Seattle University Thanksgiving Tournament.
November 23, 2011 Football Closes Out Season on Friday Afternoon at Western Michigan The Akron football team closes out its 2011 season on Friday at 1 p.m. ET at Western Michigan's Waldo Stadium.
November 22, 2011 | Women's Basketball St. Francis (Pa.) Outlasts Akron in Overtime, 80-79 St. Francis (Pa.) took down The University of Akron women’s basketball team in overtime, 80-79, to earn its first win of the season.
November 22, 2011 | Women's Golf Women’s Golf Signs Two Student-Athletes for 2012-13 Sierra Everson (pictured above) and Frida Fougberg have signed national letters of intent to play for the Zips at the start of the 2012-13 season.
November 21, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer to Travel to Charlotte for Sunday's Round of 16 Match The Zips will continue their national championship defense at Charlotte Sunday in the third round of the NCAA Tournament.
AKrun Sole Sisters - Episode 5 The Akron cross country team heads to Toledo, makes an unexpected rest stop purchase and celebrates a birthday.
November 20, 2011 Akron Rifle Battles Morehead State to Rare Tie A rarity in the sport of rifle occurred Sunday as The University of Akron rifle team tied Morehead State. Both squads fired total scores of 4555.
November 21, 2011 | Men's Golf Men’s Golf Signs Three Student-Athletes to 2012-13 Class Carr Vernon, Ryan Harris and Louis Birchall have signed national letters of intent to play for the Zips next season.
November 21, 2011 | Women's Basketball Women’s Basketball Faces St. Francis in Midweek Action The Zips look to bounce back against St. Francis (Pa.) on Tuesday, Nov. 22, at 7 p.m. ET at James A. Rhodes Arena.
November 20, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Takes Down Sixth-Seeded SMU, Advances to Round of 16 Mattocks nets a brace to pace Akron attack in a 3-2 win against SMU Sunday night.
November 20, 2011 | General News Listen to Dambrot and Ianello 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.
November 19, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Continues NCAA Tournament Play at Sixth-Seeded SMU The UA men’s soccer team will face sixth-seeded SMU on the road Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
November 19, 2011 | Women's Basketball Drexel Downs Akron 67-60 in Preseason WNIT Finale The University of Akron women’s basketball team dropped a close 67-60 contest to Drexel Saturday night at James A. Rhodes Arena.
November 19, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball Drops 81-76 Decision to Duquesne Zeke Marshall led the Zips with 19 points and tied Romeo Travis' career mark of 165 blocked shots.
November 18, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball Falls 62-59 at Valparaiso Demetrius Treadwell had 13 points, eight rebounds on Friday against the Crusaders.
November 19, 2011 Football Defeated on the Road by Buffalo The Akron football team suffered a 51-10 loss at Buffalo on Saturday. The Zips close the season next Friday at Western Michigan.
November 18, 2011 | Women's Basketball Tecca Powers Akron Past Howard in Comeback Win, 64-63 Rachel Tecca led The University of Akron women’s basketball team over Howard, 64-63, in the Preseason WNIT on Friday night.
November 18, 2011 | Women's Swimming & Diving Akron Cruises Past Bowling Green in Friday Swimming Action The University of Akron swimming and diving team beat visiting Bowling Green in resounding fashion, 185-109, Friday afternoon at Ocasek Natatorium.
| Baseball Fall Baseball Recap with Head Coach Rick Rembielak Baseball head coach Rick Rembielak recaps the fall season, talks about his recruiting class and previews the 2012 schedule.
November 17, 2011 Football Opens Two-Game Season-Ending Road Swing Saturday at Buffalo The UA football team closes its regular season with a pair of road games, starting with a visit to Buffalo Saturday at noon ET.
November 17, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Tames Wildcats, Advances to NCAA Second Round The Zips earned a convincing 3-1 victory over visiting Northwestern in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
November 17, 2011 | Women's Swimming & Diving Akron Welcomes Bowling Green to Ocasek Natatorium Friday Akron swimming and diving looks to break a three-meet losing streak on Friday when Bowling Green comes to town.
| Men's Soccer Head Coach Caleb Porter's Message to Fans Coach Porter and the men's soccer team need your support tonight for the NCAA first round game.
November 17, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Jarvis Named to All-MAC Second Team This is the fourth year in a row that the Zips have placed a student-athlete on the All-MAC squad and the first all-conference honor for Jarvis.
November 17, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Travels to Valparaiso to Conclude 2K Sports Classic The Zips will face Valpo on Friday at 8:30 p.m. ET and will close out the weekend on Saturday against Duquesne at 6 p.m. ET.
November 17, 2011 | Women's Basketball Women’s Basketball Faces Howard in Preseason WNIT Friday On Friday, Drexel and Detroit will face off in the opening game at 5 p.m., followed by Akron playing Howard at 7:30 p.m.
November 16, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball Adds Three Players to 2012-13 Class Carmelo Betancourt, Jake Kretzer and Reggie McAdams have signed national letters of intent to play for the Zips.
November 16, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer to Begin National Title Defense Thursday vs. Northwestern The Zips will face Northwestern Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field.
November 16, 2011 | Baseball Akron Baseball Adds Eight New Recruits The University of Akron baseball program and coach Rick Rembielak announced that eight players have committed to join the program next fall Wednesday.
November 15, 2011 Ianello - Buffalo Week Press Conference Video Watch video of head football coach Rob Ianello's weekly press conference with the local media.
November 15, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Signs Kelsey Wilson to 2012 Recruiting Class Head Coach Ron Arenz and the Akron volleyball program have announced the addition of Kelsey Wilson to the 2012 recruiting class.
November 14, 2011 | Men's Basketball Quincy Diggs Named MAC East Player of the Week Diggs, a junior from Wichita, Kan., earned his first player of the week honor after helping the Zips post a 2-0 start to the season.
November 14, 2011 | Men's Basketball Watch Coach Dambrot's CollegeChalkTalk.com Diary Series Vlog For the third-consecutive season, eighth-year head coach Keith Dambrot is taking part in the CollegeChalkTalk.com Diary Series.
November 13, 2011 | Men's Soccer Athletics to Host Men's Soccer Selection Show Monday at Barley House The UA Department of Athletics will host an NCAA Men's Soccer Selection Show Watch Party Monday at the Barley House.
November 13, 2011 | General News Listen to Ianello 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.
November 12, 2011 | Women's Basketball Akron to Host Consolation Rounds of Preseason WNIT The Zips will welcome Detroit, Drexel and Howard to Rhodes Arena for a four-game slate on Nov. 18 and 19.
November 12, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Opens Home Slate with 95-65 Win Over Hiram Alex Abreu had 15 points to lead the Zips in scoring as Akron improved to 2-0 on the season.
November 12, 2011 Football Closes Home Schedule with Loss to Rival Kent State The Akron football team gave up a 35-3 decision to visiting Kent State on Saturday afternoon on Senior Day.
November 12, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Swept at Ohio to Conclude Season The University of Akron volleyball team lost 3-0 at Ohio on Saturday night (21-25, 17-25, 25-27) to wrap up the season.
November 12, 2011 | Women's Swimming & Diving Swimming and Diving Falls to St. Francis The UA swimming and diving team was defeated by St. Francis Saturday by a final score of 153-109.
November 12, 2011 Men Finish 13th at Great Lakes Region Championships; Women place 23rd The Zips cross country teams were in action Saturday at the 2011 Great Lakes Region championship meet at Ottawa Park.
November 12, 2011 Wagon Wheel Series Remembered: Nov. 24, 2005 (part 5 of 5) Akron defeated Kent State 35-3 on Nov. 24, 2005 in the "Snow Bowl" to claim the league's East Division title.
November 11, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Upset by Western Michigan in Penalty Kick Shootout Akron suffered a 4-3 setback in penalty kicks to Western Michigan in the MAC semifinals Friday.
November 11, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Opens Home Slate Saturday Against Hiram The Zips and Terriers will meet up as part of the 2K Sports Classic, with tip-off set for 7 p.m. ET at Rhodes Arena.
November 11, 2011 Football Hosts Kent State in Battle for the Wagon Wheel Saturday at 2 p.m. The Akron football team looks to regain possession of the coveted Wagon Wheel from rival Kent State on Saturday at 2 p.m. ET.
November 11, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Falls at Kent State 3-1, Jarvis Gets 1000th Career Kill The Akron volleyball team lost 3-1 at Kent State on Friday night. Senior Courtney Jarvis notched her 1000th career kill.
November 11, 2011 | Women's Basketball No. 2 Notre Dame Takes Down Akron 81-61 The University of Akron women’s basketball team fell on the road at No. 2 Notre Dame 81-61 in a hard-fought contest.
November 10, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer to Host Western Michigan in MAC Semifinal Friday The Zips will host Western Michigan Friday in the first of two MAC Tournament semifinals at 5 p.m.
November 11, 2011 | Softball Softball Adds Five to 2012-13 Recruiting Class Head coach Julie Jones has announced the addition of five student-athletes to the 2012-13 recruiting class.
November 10, 2011 Wagon Wheel Series Remembered: Nov. 23, 2002 (part 4 of 5) With Charlie Frye under center, Akron claimed a 48-10 win over Kent State in 2002 on the Flashes home field.
November 10, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Continues Sweep of MAC Specialty Awards For the fifth straight season, the Zips swept the Mid-American Conference specialty awards Thursday.
November 10, 2011 | Women's Basketball Women’s Basketball Inks Four to 2012 Class in Early Period The University of Akron women’s basketball program and head coach Jodi Kest have announced the signings of four student-athletes.
| General News Latest Zips Illustrated Previews UA Hoops Season Issue four of the inaugural volume of Zips Illustrated, the free official online magazine of Akron Athletics, is now available.
November 10, 2011 Rifle's Brown Named MId-Atlantic Rifle Conference Smallbore Shooter of the Month Sophomore Victoria Brown was named Mid-Atlantic Rifle Conference smallbore shooter of the month Thursday.
November 9, 2011 | Women's Basketball Women’s Basketball Opens Season at No. 2 Notre Dame in Preseason WNIT The Zips begin the 2011-12 campaign at preseason No. 2 Notre Dame as part of the Preseason WNIT.
November 8, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Wraps Up Season at Kent State and Ohio The Zips will take on the Golden Flashes on Friday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. ET at the M.A.C. Center before playing Ohio on Saturday, Nov. 5.
November 9, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball Downs Mississippi State 68-58 Quincy Diggs had a career-high 19 points while Zeke Marshall added 10 points, six boards and five blocked shots.
November 9, 2011 Wagon Wheel Series Remembered: Nov. 8, 1997 (part 3 of 5) The Zips sparked a six-game win streak in the Wagon Wheel series with a 45-35 victory over Kent State in 1997.
November 9, 2011 | Men's Basketball Zips and Bulldogs to Play on ESPNU Tonight The Zips will open their 2011-12 campaign on ESPNU. Rob Stone (play-by-play) and Jimmy Dykes (analyst) will have the call.
November 8, 2011 Ianello - Kent State Week Press Conference Video Watch video of head football coach Rob Ianello's weekly press conference with the local media.
November 8, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Faces Mississippi State Wednesday on ESPNU The Zips and Bulldogs will face off on national television at 7 p.m. ET as part of the 2K Sports Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer.
November 8, 2011 Wagon Wheel Series Remembered: Sept. 9, 1972 (part 2 of 5) After an 18-year lapse, the Akron-Kent State rivalry was renewed in 1972. The game ended in a tie, 13-all.
November 7, 2011 Wagon Wheel Series Remembered: Sept. 22, 2007 (part 1 of 5) In the last Wagon Wheel game played at the Rubber Bowl, Akron topped Kent State 27-20 thanks to a 17-point fourth quarter rally.
November 7, 2011 Ianello - Weekly MAC Media Teleconference Audio Listen to audio of football head coach Rob Ianello and the other MAC head coaches from Monday's league media teleconference.
November 7, 2011 | Track & Field Akron Track to Begin Tuesday Night Workout Series Tomorrow The University of Akron track and field program will begin hosting its Tuesday Night Workout Series tomorrow.
November 5, 2011 Zips Set Smallbore Record in Saturday Win The University of Akron rifle team broke the school smallbore record for the second time this season Saturday, as the Zips outpaced visiting University of the Sciences (Pa.) and Indiana (Pa.) at Pinn Rifle Range.
November 6, 2011 | General News Listen to Dambrot and Ianello 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.
November 6, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Shuts Out Florida Atlantic in Regular-Season Finale The Zips closed out the regular season with a 2-0 victory at Florida Atlantic Sunday.
November 6, 2011 | Women's Tennis Tennis Claims Title in Flight 1 Doubles and Singles at North Texas Classic The UA tennis team closed out its fall schedule on Sunday in fine fashion at the Game On North Texas Classic.
November 5, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Bowling Green Sweeps Akron on Senior Night Senior outside hitter Courtney Jarvis tallied nine kills, six digs and two blocks in her final appearance at the JAR.
November 5, 2011 | Women's Tennis Harutyunyan Leads Tennis in Day Two of North Texas Classic Senior Zara Harutyunyan earned a win in both flight 1 doubles and singles on Saturday at the North Texas Classic.
November 5, 2011 | Women's Basketball Women’s Basketball Cruises Over Ohio Dominican 97-43 To open the 2011-12 season, The University of Akron women’s basketball team took care of Ohio Dominican 97-43 in exhibition play.
November 5, 2011 | Women's Swimming & Diving Zips Drop Close Contest to Ball State The University of Akron swimming and diving team dropped a heartbreaker to Ball State Saturday, 155-145, at Ocasek Natatorium.
November 4, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer to Conclude Regular Season at Florida Atlantic Sunday The No. 6 University of Akron men’s soccer team will play its game of the regular season Sunday at Florida Atlantic.
November 4, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Zips Drop Five-Set Heartbreaker to Miami (Ohio) The University of Akron volleyball team lost a five-set heartbreaker 13-15 in the fifth to Miami (Ohio) (13-14, 4-9 MAC) on Friday night.
November 4, 2011 | Women's Tennis Tennis Wraps Up Day One at North Texas Classic The Akron tennis team posted a 6-3 record on Friday in the first day of the Game On North Texas Classic.
November 4, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball Unveils New Uniforms for 2011-12 This season, the Zips will have three new uniforms, including their home whites, road blues and an alternate silver.
| Women's Basketball :30 Seconds to Glory - Round 5 (Team Williams) Watch to see if Team Mushington or Team Williams emerges victorious as Akron Women's Basketball presents: 30 Seconds to Glory!
November 4, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Lands Four on Capital One Academic All-District Team Four Zips, including repeat honorees Chad Barson and David Meves, were named to the Academic All-District Team Friday.
November 4, 2011 | Women's Swimming & Diving Akron Hosts Ball State at Ocasek Natatorium Saturday The UA swimming and diving team hosts MAC foe Ball State Saturday at Ocasek Natatorium at 1:00 p.m.
November 4, 2011 | Women's Basketball Women’s Basketball Begins Season with Ohio Dominican on Saturday The Zips begin the 38th season of Akron women’s basketball with an exhibition contest at home against Ohio Dominican University.
November 3, 2011 Football Topped By Miami (Ohio) at Soggy Yager Stadium The Akron football team lost 35-3 at conference foe Miami (Ohio) on a rainy Thursday night in Oxford.
November 3, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Handles John Carroll in Exhibition Action Junior transfer Chauncey Gilliam score 20 points to lead the Zips to an 84-62 win over visiting John Carroll Thursday at Rhodes Arena.
| Women's Basketball :30 Seconds to Glory - Round 4 (Team Mushington) Watch to see if Team Mushington or Team Williams emerges victorious as Akron Women's Basketball presents: 30 Seconds to Glory!
November 3, 2011 | Women's Soccer Trio of Zips Earn All-MAC Honors Jordan Clark, Jeny Wolbert, and Amber Kern were all named to second-team All-MAC on Thursday.
November 3, 2011 | Men's Basketball Dambrot - Preseason MAC Media Teleconference Audio Listen to audio of men's basketball head coach Keith Dambrot and the other MAC head coaches from Wednesday's preseason media teleconference.
November 2, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Welcomes Miami and Bowling Green in Final Home Weekend The Zips (4-21, 1-11) will face Miami on Friday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. ET and Bowling Green on Saturday, Nov. 5 at 5 p.m. for Senior Night.
November 2, 2011 | Men's Soccer Zips' Home Unbeaten Streak Snapped by Michigan State For the first time since the 2007 season, the Zips suffered a defeat on their home field Wednesday night.
November 2, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Opens Season Against John Carroll Thursday The Zips will face the Blue Streaks for the second time in as many seasons in the squad's only exhibition contest.
November 3, 2011 | Women's Basketball Listen to Jodi Kest on the MAC Women's Basketball Preseason Teleconference Head coach Jodi Kest spoke to the media about the upcoming season as part of the MAC Women's Basketball Preseason Teleconference.
November 2, 2011 Football Faces Miami (Ohio) on Thursday Night ESPNU Telecast The Akron football team plays on the road for the first time since Oct. 1 on Thursday at Miami (Ohio) at 7:30 p.m. ET.
| Women's Basketball :30 Seconds to Glory - Round 4 (Team Williams) Watch to see if Team Mushington or Team Williams emerges victorious as Akron Women's Basketball presents: 30 Seconds to Glory!
November 2, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball Picked Second in MAC Preseason Poll The Zips received eight first-place votes and 104 total points in the poll.
November 1, 2011 Ianello - Miami (Ohio) Week Press Conference Video Watch video of head football coach Rob Ianello's weekly press conference with the local media.
November 1, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer to host Michigan State in Regular-Season Home Finale The Zips will play their final home game of the regular season Wednesday night when Michigan State comes to FirstEnergy Stadium.
November 1, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball Ranked 14th in Preseason Mid-Major Top-25 The Zips are ranked in the preseason poll for the first time since opening the 2009-10 season ranked No. 25.
November 1, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball Single-Game Tickets Now on Sale Fans are now able to purchase tickets for all home contests, except for VCU and Kent State, which will go on sale at a later date.
November 1, 2011 | Women's Basketball Women’s Basketball Picked Third in East Division in MAC Preseason Poll In addition, junior forward Rachel Tecca was selected to the Preseason All-MAC Team.
| Women's Basketball :30 Seconds to Glory - Round 4 (Team Mushington) Watch to see if Team Mushington or Team Williams emerges victorious as Akron Women's Basketball presents: 30 Seconds to Glory!
October 31, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Sweeps MAC Weekly Awards Senior Courtney Jarvis was named MAC East Offensive Player of the Week and junior Paiton Twitty earned Defensive Player of the Week honors.
| Women's Basketball :30 Seconds to Glory - Round 3 (Team Williams) Watch to see if Team Mushington or Team Williams emerges victorious as Akron Women's Basketball presents: 30 Seconds to Glory!
| General News Men's and Women's Basketball Coaches the Guests 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.
| Women's Basketball :30 Seconds to Glory - Round 3 (Team Mushington) Watch to see if Team Mushington or Team Williams emerges victorious as Akron Women's Basketball presents: 30 Seconds to Glory!
October 30, 2011 | Women's Soccer Zips Season Ends with 2-1 MAC Tourney Loss at Central Michigan Rachel Phillip scored in the 40th minute, but Akron was unable to capitalize on several late chances to equalize.
October 30, 2011 | General News Zips Tip Off Basketball Season with Successful Halloween Hoops Event Fan enjoyed games, food and other activities, including a costume contest and an autograph session with both squads and Zippy.
October 29, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Plays Wake Forest to 2-2 Draw Despite a 20-10 advantage in shots, the No. 7 University of Akron men's soccer team played Wake Forest to a 2-2 draw Saturday.
October 29, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Falls on the Road to Toledo 3-1 The University of Akron volleyball team fell 3-1 on the road at Toledo Saturday evening (20-25, 25-20, 29-31, 26-28).
October 29, 2011 | Women's Swimming & Diving Swimming and Diving Loses to Miami The University of Akron swimming and diving team was defeated by Miami on Saturday at Ocasek Natatorium.
October 29, 2011 Football Makes Fourth-Quarter Comeback, Falls 23-22 to Central Michigan The Zips erased a 20-point deficit thanks to two fourth-quarter touchdown grabs by Marquelo Suel.
October 29, 2011 Men and Women Finish Seventh at MAC Cross Country Championships The UA cross country teams each earned seventh-place finishes at the Mid-American Conference Championships Saturday.
| Women's Basketball :30 Seconds to Glory - Round 2 (Team Williams) Watch to see if Team Mushington or Team Williams emerges victorious as Akron Women's Basketball presents: 30 Seconds to Glory!
October 28, 2011 Football Ends October Homestand Versus CMU Saturday at Noon The Akron football team closes out a three-game homestand versus MAC foe Central Michigan on Saturday at noon ET.
October 28, 2011 | Women's Soccer Women's Soccer Travels to Central Michigan for MAC Quarterfinal After qualifying for the Mid-American Tournament Thursday, Akron takes on No. 2 seed Central Michigan Sunday in Mt. Pleasant
October 29, 2011 | Women's Swimming & Diving Swimming and Diving Faces Miami Saturday at Ocasek Natatorium The UA swimming and diving program will take on MAC foe Miami Saturday afternoon at Ocasek Natatorium. The meet begins at 1:00 p.m.
October 28, 2011 Cross Country to Compete at MAC Championships Saturday The men's and women's cross country teams will travel to Ball State to compete in the MAC Championships Saturday.
October 28, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer to Host Wake Forest on Senior Night Saturday The Zips will pay tribute to seniors Michael Balogun, Matt Dagilis and Luke Holmes Saturday prior to their match against Wake Forest.
| Women's Basketball :30 Seconds to Glory - Round 2 (Team Mushington) Watch to see if Team Mushington or Team Williams emerges victorious as Akron Women's Basketball presents: 30 Seconds to Glory!
October 27, 2011 | Women's Soccer Phillip's Overtime Goal Sends Akron into MAC Tournament Rachal Phillip's 95th minute goal sends Akron past Ohio and into the MAC Tournament. The Zips play at Central Michigan on Sunday at 1:00 p.m.
October 27, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Akron Comes Up Short in Five-Set Battle at Buffalo The University of Akron volleyball team came up just short, falling 13-15 in the fifth set at Buffalo on Thursday night.
| Women's Basketball :30 Seconds to Glory - Round 1 (Team Williams) Watch to see if Team Mushington or Team Williams emerges victorious as Akron Women's Basketball presents: 30 Seconds to Glory!
October 27, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Blog: Trapp Ranked Nation's No. 1 Freshman University of Akron's Wil Trapp is the No. 1-ranked freshman in the nation, according to Top Drawer Soccer.
October 26, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Claims Seventh-Straight MAC Regular-Season Championship Darren Mattocks continued his scoring binge as the Zips earned a 3-0 victory over Bowling Green Wednesday night.
October 26, 2011 | General News Akron Basketball Holds Media Day Event Nearly 75 people were on hand to hear about the upcoming men's and women's basketball seasons.
October 26, 2011 | Men's Soccer Porter Discusses U.S. U-23s Appointment with Local Media Caleb Porter discussed his new appointment as the head coach of the U.S. U-23s with members of the local media Tuesday.
| Women's Basketball :30 Seconds to Glory - Round 1 (Team Mushington) Watch to see if Team Mushington or Team Williams emerges victorious as Akron Women's Basketball presents: 30 Seconds to Glory!
October 27, 2011 | Women's Soccer Women's Soccer Battles Ohio Thursday with MAC Tournament Berth on the Line The Zips can qualify for the MAC tournament with a win Thursday over Ohio. Kick-off is set for 3:00 p.m. at FirstEnergy Stadium - Cub Cadet Field
October 26, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mattocks Wins Fifth MAC Player of the Week Award For the third straight week and fifth time overall, Darren Mattocks has been named MAC Player of the Week.
October 25, 2011 | General News Watch Basketball Media Day Live Online The media day event can be viewed live online via web stream broadcast beginning at 2 p.m. ET.
October 26, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Faces Crucial Road Matches at Buffalo, Toledo Akron will face Buffalo on Thursday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. ET before taking on Toledo on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 5 p.m.
| Men's Soccer Goal Celebration Student Contest Akron men's soccer is looking for the best student goal celebrations! Submit your video online at GoZips.com/Celebrations
October 25, 2011 Ianello - Central Michigan Week Press Conference Video Watch video of head football coach Rob Ianello's weekly press conference with the local media.
October 25, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer To Open Three-Game Homestand Wednesday vs. BGSU The Zips will kick off a three-game homestand Wednesday night when Bowling Green comes to FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field.
October 24, 2011 | General News Halloween Hoops, Presented by Papa Johns, Set for Saturday, October 29 Admission and parking for the event is free of charge and festivities are scheduled to take place from 5-7 p.m. ET.
October 24, 2011 Ianello - Weekly MAC Media Teleconference Audio Listen to audio of football head coach Rob Ianello and the other MAC head coaches from Monday's league media teleconference.
October 24, 2011 | Baseball Baseball Releases 2012 Schedule Series at USC and games against three NCAA tournament teams highlight 2012 schedule.
October 24, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mattocks Named to Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week University of Akron sophomore Darren Mattocks was named to Top Drawer Soccer's National Team of the Week Monday.
| General News Listen to Ianello and Rembielak 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.
October 23, 2011 | Women's Tennis Tennis Closes Out Competition at Midwest Regional Championships UA freshman Olga Shkundina's play in singles highlighted the UA tennis team's participation in the Midwest Regional.
October 23, 2011 | Women's Soccer Akron Dropped By Late Buffalo Goal The UA women's soccer team held a 14-5 advantage in shots on goal, but were dropped by a late Buffalo goal Sunday afternoon.
October 22, 2011 | Women's Tennis Shkundina Advances to Singles Main Draw Round of 16 at Midwest Regional UA freshman Olga Shkundina will compete in the singles main draw round of 16 on Sunday at the USTA/ITA Midwest Regional.
October 22, 2011 Football Suffers 37-20 Home Defeat to Ohio Akron's Marquelo Suel had 54 yards on six catches and one touchdown in a 37-20 Zips' loss to Ohio on Saturday.
October 22, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Ends Road Trip with 3-0 Loss at Eastern Michigan The University of Akron volleyball team lost in straight sets to Eastern Michigan Saturday night at EMU’s Convocation Center.
October 22, 2011 | Women's Swimming & Diving Swimming and Diving Flies Past Duquesne Akron won all but two events to take an easy victory Saturday morning at Ocasek Natatorium
AKrun Sole Sisters - Episode 4 The Akron cross country team takes a trip to Penn State, battles some muddy conditions and makes a plug for Twitter followers!
October 21, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Storms Past Bulls with Five Second-Half Goals Mattocks had a hat trick and the Zips scored five times in the second half to earn a 5-2 win at Buffalo Friday.
October 21, 2011 | Women's Tennis Tennis Completes Day Two of USTA/ITA Midwest Regional Championships Rookie Olga Shkundina's win in the singles qualifier round of 16 highlighted the UA tennis team's second day at the Midwest Regional.
October 21, 2011 Football Faces Ohio Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on Zippy Bobblehead Day The UA football team takes on Ohio Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on Zippy Bobblehead Day at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field.
October 21, 2011 | Men's Soccer Listen to Coach Porter's Teleconference Call with the National Media Caleb Porter participated in a national teleconference call to discus his appointment as the head coach of the U-23 Men's National Team Friday.
October 21, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Zips Fall 3-0 at West Division Foe Central Michigan The University of Akron volleyball team fell 3-0 to Central Michigan (22-25, 16-25, 20-25) at McGuirk Arena.
October 21, 2011 | Women's Soccer Women's Soccer Falls at Kent State, 2-0 Two second half Kent State goals pushed the Flashes past UA women's soccer Friday afternoon.
Akron Football Trivia - Student Union Phil Ferguson pays a visit to the Student Union to give away Zippy "Heisman" bobbleheads for correct Akron Football trivia answers!
October 21, 2011 | Women's Swimming & Diving Swimming and Diving Hosts Duquesne Saturday The UA swimming and diving team will host Duquesne in its first regular dual meet of the season on Saturday. The action at Ocasek Natatorium begins at 1:00 p.m.
October 20, 2011 | Women's Tennis Kuvakina, Shkundina Advance in USTA/ITA Midwest Regional Singles Qualifier Akron tennis players Natalia Kuvakina and Olga Shkundina each advanced in the singles qualifier bracket of the Midwest Regional.
October 20, 2011 | Men's Soccer Caleb Porter Selected to Lead U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team UA head coach Caleb Porter has been named head coach of the U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team.
October 20, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Resumes MAC Play at Buffalo Friday The Zips will jump back into Mid-American Conference play at Buffalo Friday night.
October 20, 2011 | Women's Soccer Zips Play at Rival Kent State Friday; Visit Buffalo Sunday Akron women's soccer plays at rival Kent State Friday afternoon before traveling to Buffalo Sunday in a pair of crucial MAC fixtures
October 20, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Hits the Road for a Pair of MAC West Contests The University of Akron volleyball team will take to the road, starting with trips to Central and Eastern Michigan this weekend.
October 19, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball Mini Plans Now on Sale Choose for three great plans, including three-game, five-game and seven-game mini-plans for lower and upper reserved seats.
October 19, 2011 | Women's Golf Katie Jenior Named MAC Golfer of the Week The honor is the first for Jenior and the first for the Zips this season.
October 18, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Upset at Michigan in Overtime The Zips were defeated by Michigan, 1-0, in the first overtime period at U-M Soccer Stadium Tuesday.
October 18, 2011 Ianello - Ohio Week Press Conference Video Watch video of head football coach Rob Ianello's weekly press conference with the local media.
October 18, 2011 | Women's Golf Katie Jenior, Women’s Golf Sweep Zippy Invitational Titles Jenior won her first collegiate title while the Zips won their second title in as many seasons on Tuesday.
October 18, 2011 | Men's Golf Men’s Golf Ends Fall Season with Fifth-Place Finish Scott Landreth led the Zips on the final day thanks to his round of even-par 71.
October 18, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mattocks Repeats as MAC Player of the Week For the second straight week, sophomore Darren Mattocks has been named MAC Player of the Week.
October 18, 2011 | Men's Soccer Tonight's Men's Soccer Radio Broadcast at Michigan Cancelled Due to uncontrollable circumstances, tonight's radio broadcast of Zips' match at Michigan has been cancelled.
October 17, 2011 | Baseball Blue Team Claims Fall World Series with 7-1 Game Three Win The Blue team claimed The University of Akron Baseball Fall World Series with a 7-1 win on Monday afternoon at Lee R. Jackson Baseball Field.
October 17, 2011 | Women's Golf Women’s Golf Leads Zippy Invitational After Day One Senior Katie Jenior led the way, firing a round of 2-over 73 and is tied for the individual lead heading into Tuesday's final round.
October 17, 2011 | Men's Golf Men’s Golf Tied for Fourth at UD Fall Invitational Charlie Bull is tied for the lead as the Zips sit eight shots out of the team lead heading into the final round.
October 17, 2011 Ianello - Weekly MAC Media Teleconference Audio Listen to audio of football head coach Rob Ianello and the other MAC head coaches from Monday's league media teleconference.
October 17, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Preps for College Cup Rematch at Michigan The Zips will travel north Tuesday for a rematch of last year’s NCAA semifinal match when they take on Michigan at 7:30 p.m.
October 15, 2011 Rifle Finishes Second in Tri-Meet at Ohio State The University of Akron rifle team battled Ohio State and Columbus State (Ga.) over the weekend, placing in a tie for second with CSU as Ohio State took the win.
October 17, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Players Abundant on National Teams of the Week A trio of Zips earned national praise Monday following the Zips' 2-0 week against Penn State and Hartwick.
October 16, 2011 | General News Listen to Dambrot and Ianello 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.
October 16, 2011 | Men's Golf Men’s Golf Heads to Kettering, Ohio, for UD Fall Invitational The two-day, 36-hole event will begin on Monday with a shotgun start at 11 a.m. ET.
October 16, 2011 | Women's Golf Women’s Golf Closes Fall Schedule with Zippy Invitational Play is set to begin on Monday at 10 a.m. ET with a shotgun start. The final round will start at 10 a.m. ET on Tuesday.
October 16, 2011 | Women's Soccer Women's Soccer Loses to Miami, 3-0 Three second-half goals sent visiting Miami past The University of Akron women's soccer team, 3-0, Sunday afternoon at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field.
October 15, 2011 | Men's Soccer Porter Nets 100th Career Win in 2-0 Victory Over Hartwick The Zips put together a dominating 2-0 victory over Hartwick Saturday night at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field.
October 15, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Western Michigan Takes Down Akron 3-0 The University of Akron volleyball team fell in straight sets to Western Michigan (21-25, 26-28, 18-25) Saturday evening.
October 15, 2011 | Baseball Game Three of Fall World Series Postponed Game three of the Akron Baseball Fall World Series has been postponed to Monday afternoon due to inclement weather.
October 14, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Comeback Falls Short as Akron Drops Five-Set Thriller to Northern Illinois The University of Akron volleyball team came up just short in the fifth to lose to Northern Illinois 3-2 (23-25, 25-15, 12-15, 29-27, 12-15) Friday.
October 14, 2011 | Women's Soccer Zips Overcome Falcons to Take Senior Night Victory Katie Wise’s 81st minute strike was the breakthrough for The University of Akron women’s soccer team Friday night, as they downed Bowling Green, 1-0, on Senior Night at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field.
October 14, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men’s Hoops Opens 2011-12 Campaign with First Practice Defending their 2011 Mid-American Conference title begins today as the Zips take the first steps towards repeating as MAC Champions.
October 14, 2011 | General News Winter Sport Virtual Guides Now Available The University of Akron has added to its virtual guide feature on GoZips.com with the addition of guides for the winter sports, including men's and women's basketball, and women's swimming and diving.
October 14, 2011 | Women's Swimming & Diving Zips Fare Well at Tom Stubbs Relays The University of Akron swimming team was in action Friday afternoon at the Tom Stubbs Relays hosted by Bowling Green.
October 14, 2011 Men Place 10th, Women Finish 21st at Penn State National The University of Akron men's and women's cross country teams were in action once again Friday at the Penn State National.
October 14, 2011 | Track & Field Track Announces 2012 Indoor and Outdoor Schedules Dates and times have been finalized for The University of Akron track and field team's 2012 indoor and outdoor schedules
October 14, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer To Conclude Homestand Saturday Versus Hartwick The Zips will conclude its three-game homestand Saturday when Hartwick comes to FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field.
October 14, 2011 | Women's Basketball Women's Basketball Finishes Second Week of Practice The University of Akron women's basketball team wrapped up its second full week of practice for the 2011-12 campaign.
October 14, 2011 | General News Check Out GoZips.com's New "In The News" Feature Click the "In The News" tab (above right) to follow daily coverage of Zips Athletics in local and national publications.
| Women's Volleyball We Are Freshmen - Episode 2 Join Akron volleyball freshmen Kym Gordon and Mary Delich as they prepare for a home match against Kent State!
October 13, 2011 | Baseball Gold Team Evens Fall World Series with 8-3 Win The Gold team squared the The University of Akron Baseball Fall World Series at a game apiece on Thursday with an 8-3 victory at Lee R. Jackson Baseball Field.
October 13, 2011 Cross Country to Compete at Penn State National Friday The Zips cross country teams will have one final tune-up for the MAC Championships when they head to the Penn State National Friday.
October 13, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Blog: Former Zip Bush Named NASL Player of the Month Evan Bush was recently named the September Player of the Month in the North American Soccer League (NASL).
October 13, 2011 | Women's Soccer Zips Open MAC East Play at Home with Bowling Green Friday; Miami Sunday The UA women's soccer team will host senior night and Kick for a Cure on Friday against Miami.
October 13, 2011 | Men's Soccer Dates Set for Annual Akron Men's Soccer Winter Camp Registration is now open for the defending National Champion University of Akron men's soccer Winter Camp programs.
October 13, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Wraps Up Homestand with Northern Illinois & Western Michigan The University of Akron volleyball team will conclude a four-match homestand against Northern Illinois and Western Michigan this weekend.
October 12, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Scores Early, Tops Penn State, 1-0 The Zips earned a 1-0 victory over Penn State Wednesday night at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field.
October 12, 2011 | Men's Golf Charlie Bull Named Co-MAC Golfer of the Week Bull earned his second-consecutive golfer of the week honor after posting his second top-three finish in as many weeks.
October 11, 2011 | General News Akron Basketball to be Televised at Least Six Times in 2011-12 The men’s basketball team will play five televised games while the women’s basketball team will play in one televised game.
October 11, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Homestand Continues Wednesday Versus Penn State The Zips continue their current three-game homestand Wednesday when Penn State from comes to FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field for a 7:30 p.m. kick off.
October 11, 2011 | Men's Golf Men’s Golf Concludes Firestone Invitational Tied for Eighth Sophomore Charlie Bull carded his fourth top-12 finish of the fall and seventh-consecutive top-16 finish dating back to the spring.
October 11, 2011 | Baseball Blue Team Takes Come From Behind Victory in Game One of Fall World Series The Blue team exploded for seven runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to take an 8-7 (7 innings) win over the Gold team in game one of The University of Akron's Fall World Series Tuesday afternoon at Lee R. Jackson Baseball Field.
October 11, 2011 | Women's Golf Women’s Golf Makes Comeback, Falls in Playoff at MAC Preview Freshman Sara Johansson led the way on Tuesday, finishing with a team-low round of 2-over 74.
October 11, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mattocks Named Mid-American Conference Player of the Week Sophomore Darren Mattocks has been named Mid-American Conference Player of the Week.
October 10, 2011 | Men's Golf Men’s Golf Tied for Fourth at Firestone Invitational Charlie Bull recorded his first collegiate ace to help put Akron in position to challenge for the team title on Monday.
October 10, 2011 | Women's Golf Women’s Golf in Sixth Place at MAC Preview The Zips posted a score of 28-over 316 while MAC-foes Eastern Michigan and Toledo hold a share of the lead at 17-over 305.
October 10, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Twitty Named MAC East Defensive Player of the Week Akron volleyball’s Paiton Twitty earned Mid-American Conference East Division Defensive Player of the Week honors.
October 10, 2011 Ianello - Weekly MAC Media Teleconference Audio Listen to audio of football head coach Rob Ianello and the other MAC head coaches from Monday's league media teleconference.
| Women's Soccer Staying Advised with Steckel and Wise - Episode 5 After a quick tour of the bus, the team heads to Northern Illinois for a weekend MAC match. While at the hotel, the team runs into a couple of celebrity guests!
October 8, 2011 Akron Rifle Overcomes John Jay in Home Opener The University of Akron rifle team got wins from freshman John Hupp on the smallbore and senior Jenna Compton on the air rifle as the Zips trounced visiting John Jay College on Saturday at Schrank Hall Rifle Range.
October 9, 2011 | General News Listen to Ianello 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.
October 9, 2011 | Men's Golf Men’s Golf to Play Host to 17-Team Firestone Invitational The action begins Monday morning with a shotgun start to the first round at 8:30 a.m. on the par-72, 7,125-yard Firestone Country Club North Course.
October 9, 2011 | Women's Golf Women’s Golf Heads to MAC Preview in Indiana The 36-hole event will begin with a shotgun start on Monday at 10:30 a.m. ET.
October 9, 2011 | Women's Soccer Akron Earns 2-2 Road Draw Against Toledo The University of Akron women’s soccer team fought defending Mid-American Conference champion and current conference leader Toledo to a 2-2 road draw at UT’s Scott Park on Sunday afternoon.
October 8, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mattocks, Zips Power Past Northern Illinois, 2-0 Behind another multiple-goal performance from Darren Mattocks, the Zips cruised to a 2-0 shutout victory over NIU Saturday.
October 8, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Sweeps Rival Kent State for First MAC Win The University of Akron volleyball team defeated rival Kent State 3-0 (25-15, 25-13, 25-23) for its first MAC win of the season.
October 8, 2011 Football Drops Homecoming Contest Against FIU, 27-17 Linebacker Brian Wagner had a career-best 22 tackles in the UA football team's 27-17 loss to FIU on Saturday on Homecoming.
October 8, 2011 | Women's Swimming & Diving Carr Highlights Action at Swimming and Diving Intrasquad Meet Sophomore Cat Carr lead the Gold team to a close victory in UA's annual intrasqaud meet Saturday morning.
October 7, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Ohio Sweeps Zips in Friday Night Division Battle The University of Akron volleyball team fell in three sets (22-25, 16-25, 20-25) to Ohio Friday night at James A. Rhodes Arena.
October 7, 2011 | Women's Soccer Two Late Goals Undo Akron in 2-1 Defeat at Ball State A pair of late goals propelled Ball St. to a 2-1 win over The University of Akron women’s soccer team Friday afternoon at BSU Soccer Field.
October 7, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer to Host MAC Foe Northern Illinois Saturday The Zips will open a thee-game homestand Saturday when Northern Illinois comes to FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field.
October 7, 2011 | Women's Swimming & Diving Swimming and Diving Begins Season with Intrasquad Meet Saturday The University of Akron swimming and diving team dives in to the 2011-12 season tomorrow with an intrasquad meet at Ocasek Natatorium at 11:00 a.m.
October 7, 2011 | Women's Basketball Women’s Basketball Wraps Up First Week of Official Practice Opening the 2011-12 season, The University of Akron women’s basketball team concluded its first week of official practice.
October 7, 2011 | Softball Softball Named All-Academic Team by NFCA The University of Akron softball team was named a 2010-11 All-Academic Team by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.
October 7, 2011 | Men's Basketball Former Akron Forward Quade Milum Joins the Harlem Globetrotters Milum, a four-year letterwinner for the Zips from 2005-08, is one of 10 members of the Harlem Globetrotters’ 2012 rookie class.
October 7, 2011 Football Readies for Saturday Afternoon Homecoming Tilt with FIU The Akron football team begins a three-game homestand on Saturday, taking on FIU at 2 p.m. ET on Homecoming.
October 6, 2011 Ianello - Weekly MAC Media Teleconference Audio Listen to audio of football head coach Rob Ianello and the other MAC head coaches from this week's league media teleconference.
October 6, 2011 | Women's Soccer Zips Wrap-up MAC West Play with Road Matches at Ball St. & Toledo The UA women's soccer team faces road matches against Ball St. and Toledo this weekend.
October 6, 2011 | Men's Golf Charlie Bull Named MAC Golfer of the Week Bull earned his first golfer of the week honor after finishing tied for third place at the D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate on Oct. 2.
October 6, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Welcomes Division Rivals Ohio and Kent State for Homecoming For Homecoming weekend, The University of Akron volleyball team plays host to MAC East Division foes Ohio and Kent State.
October 5, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Suffers First Defeat at No. 19 Santa Barbara The Zips were handed their first loss of the season in a 3-2 overtime decision at No. 19 Santa Barbara Wednesday night.
AKrun Sole Sisters - Episode 3 Travel with the team to the All-Ohio Championships and get a tour of the honors dorm complex from Maria and Morgan.
October 5, 2011 | Baseball Baseball Announces Winter Camps The University of Akron baseball program will host both a pitching and catching camp and a prospect camp later this year.
| Women's Soccer Staying Advised with Steckel and Wise - Episode 4 Prepare for a home game with the Zips inside the locker room. Freshman Hailey Kirkwood gives a tour of her dorm while seniors Rachel Phillip and Adrienne Steckel tour their apartment.
October 5, 2011 | Men's Soccer Accolades Continue for Akron's Luke Holmes Senior transfer Luke Holmes continued to receive praise for his efforts Wednesday.
October 5, 2011 Hough Named MAC Cross Country Runner of the Week University of Akron sophomore Brad Hough has been named Mid-American Conference Runner of the Week
October 5, 2011 Ianello - FIU Week Press Conference Video Watch video of head football coach Rob Ianello's weekly press conference with the local media.
October 4, 2011 | Baseball Baseball Set for Fall World Series Next Week The UA baseball team will conclude fall practice next week with the three-game fall world series
October 4, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Returns to Santa Barbara to Face Gauchos on FOX Soccer The Zips will face UC Santa Barbara for just the second time in school history Wednesday on FOX Soccer Channel.
October 4, 2011 Akron-Kent State Football Single Game Tickets On Sale Single game tickets for the Nov. 12 football game between Akron and Kent State are on sale to the general public.
October 4, 2011 | Track & Field Track Celebrates 2011 Accomplishments at Annual Banquet The University of Akron track and field program took time to celebrate its numerous accomplishments from the 2010-11 campaign last weekend.
October 1, 2011 Akron Rifle Sets Records at Mid-Atlantic Conference Open The University of Akron rifle squad capped off the two-day Mid-Atlantic Conference (MAC) Invitational with a victory over rival Navy on Sunday. The Zips fell just short of the Midshipman in Saturday’s opening action.
October 3, 2011 | Men's Soccer Holmes Named National Player of the Week by Top Drawer Soccer University of Akron men's soccer senior Luke Holmes was named Top Drawer Soccer's National Player of the Week Monday after an impressive first week in an Akron uniform.
October 2, 2011 | Women's Tennis Harutyunyan Falls in Three Sets at ITA All-American Singles Prequalifier A three-set loss bounced UA senior Zara Harutyunyan from the round of 16 singles prequalifier at the ITA All-American Championships.
October 2, 2011 | Women's Golf Women’s Golf Finishes 14th at Betty Lou Evans Invite The Zips closed out the event with a three-round score of 978 (+114).
| General News Listen to Ianello and Trainor 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.
October 2, 2011 | Men's Golf Men’s Golf Posts Second-Place Finish in Illinois The Zips posted a tournament-best round of 4-under 280 to close out the D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate in second place on Sunday.
October 2, 2011 | Women's Soccer Akron Handed 1-0 Road Defeat at Western Michigan The University of Akron women's soccer team was handed its first Mid-American Conference defeat on Sunday, losing a 1-0 decision at Western Michigan.
October 2, 2011 | Women's Tennis Harutyunyan Advances to Round of 16 Singles at ITA Championships Prequalifier UA's Zara Harutyunyan advanced to the prequalifying singles round of 16 at the ITA/Riviera All-American Championships.
October 1, 2011 | Men's Golf Men’s Golf in Third Place at D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate The Zips are just two shots behind second-place Southern Illinois thanks to rounds of 12-over 296 and 15-over 299.
October 1, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Falls to Miami (Ohio) 3-0 to End Road Trip On Saturday night, The University of Akron volleyball team fell in straight sets to Miami (Ohio) at Millett Hall ( 23-25, 20-25, 11-25).
October 1, 2011 | Women's Golf Women’s Golf in 14th Place at Betty Lou Evans Invite Whitney Graff and Sara Johansson carded the only two eagles of the round to highlight day two.
October 1, 2011 Football Edged at Eastern Michigan, 31-23 Jawon Chisholm rushed for 122 yards and one touchdown and threw another TD in the Zips' 31-23 loss at Eastern Michigan on Saturday.
October 1, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Tames Broncos, Takes MAC Opener, 3-0 Aodhan Quinn scored twice and Luke Holmes added a goal and an assist to lead the Zips to a 3-0 victory at Western Michigan.
September 30, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Bowling Green Downs Akron 3-0 in Tight Battle The University of Akron volleyball team gave Bowling Green all it could handle but fell 3-0 (20-25, 28-30, 23-25) at the Stroh Center.
September 30, 2011 | Women's Golf Women’s Golf Battles Cold Weather and Wind in Kentucky Cold weather, overcast skies and winds upwards of 30 mph was the story of the day as the Zips closed day one in 13th place.
September 30, 2011 | Women's Soccer Zips Capture 1-0 Road Victory at Northern Illinois Rachel Phillip's second half score was the difference in Akron's 1-0 win over Northern Illinois on Friday.
September 30, 2011 Men Finish Third, Women Sixth at All-Ohio Cross Country Championships The UA men's and women's cross country teams continued their season at the All-Ohio Cross Country Championships Friday.
September 30, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Set to Open MAC Play at Western Michigan The Zips will open MAC play at Western Michigan Saturday at 1 p.m.
September 30, 2011 | Men's Golf Men’s Golf Returns to Illinois for D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate For the second time this season, the Zips will travel to the state of Illinois, this time to take part in the D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate on Oct. 1-2.
September 30, 2011 Football Resumes League Schedule at Eastern Michigan Saturday The Akron football team visits MAC West Division foe Eastern Michigan on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET.
September 30, 2011 Rifle Squad Opens 2011-12 Season with MAC Open at Navy The University of Akron rifle team will shoot for the first time this season over the weekend with the MAC Open at Navy
September 30, 2011 | Women's Tennis Tennis Continues Fall Action at ITA All-American Championships, MAC Invite Zara Harutyunyan and Prang Pantusart travel to California this weekend to take part in the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships.
September 29, 2011 | Men's Basketball Men’s Basketball to Play Four Games in 2011 2K Sports Classic The Zips will face Mississippi State (Nov. 9), Hiram (Nov. 12), Valparaiso (Nov. 18) and Duquesne (Nov. 19).
September 29, 2011 | Women's Soccer Zips to Face First Conference Road Tests at Northern Illinois; Western Michigan The UA women's soccer team - unbeaten in its last four - travels to Northern Illinois Friday and Western Michigan Sunday.
September 29, 2011 | Women's Golf Women’s Golf Heads to Kentucky for Weekend Event Kentucky will play host to the 16-team Betty Lou Evans Invitational, which includes nine Golfstat Top-100 teams.
September 28, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Faces First MAC Road Tests at Bowling Green, Miami (Ohio) The University of Akron volleyball team will travel to Bowling Green and Miami (Ohio) this weekend for a pair of East division match-ups.
September 28, 2011 | Men's Soccer Attendance Record Falls as Zips Blitz Buckeyes, 3-1 Luke Holmes scored a goal and added an assist in his Zips' debut as UA earned a 3-1 victory over Ohio State Wednesday.
Zippy's Ohio State T-Shirt Exchange Be one of the first 500 fans to bring a gently worn Ohio State shirt to the men's soccer game on Wednesday vs. the Buckeyes and exchange it for an Akron Zips t-shirt!
| Women's Soccer Feature: Senior Goalkeeper Jeny Wolbert Senior goalkeeper Jeny Wolbert set the Akron women's soccer record for career wins last Sunday with a victory over Eastern Michigan. She also holds the record for career saves.
September 27, 2011 Ianello - Eastern Michigan Week Press Conference Video Watch video of head football coach Rob Ianello's weekly press conference with the local media.
September 28, 2011 | Track & Field Track to Host Annual Celebration Banquet Saturday at Field House The University of Akron track and field program will host its annual Zip Track Celebration Banquet Saturday at 3 p.m.
September 27, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer to Host In-State Rival Ohio State Wednesday The No. 4 University of Akron men’s soccer team will play host to Ohio State Wednesday night at FirstEnergy Stadium
September 26, 2011 Ianello - Monday's MAC Media Teleconference Audio Listen to audio of football head coach Rob Ianello and the other MAC head coaches from Monday's league media teleconference.
September 26, 2011 | Women's Soccer Wolbert Earns MAC Defensive Player of the Week Honors Senior goalkeeper Jeny Wolbert was named Co-Mid-American Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Monday after leading The University of Akron women’s soccer team to a pair of shutouts last weekend.
September 26, 2011 | Men's Soccer Limited Tickets Remain for Wednesday's Match Against Ohio State With a sell out expected Wednesday night, fans are strongly encouraged to purchase their tickets in advance.
September 26, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mattocks Named Top Drawer Soccer National Player of the Week Sophomore striker Darren Mattocks was named National Player of the Week by Top Drawer Soccer Monday.
| General News Listen to Ianello and Porter 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.
September 25, 2011 | Women's Tennis Tennis Goes 5-1 in Last Day of Spartan Invitational Ksenia Berestetska was crowned champion of flight C singles on Sunday in the last day of the Spartan Invitational.
September 25, 2011 | Men's Golf Men’s Golf Finishes Ninth at Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate Scott Landreth carded his lowest round of the tournament on Sunday, firing an even-par 71.
September 25, 2011 | Women's Soccer Akron Shuts Out Eastern Michigan; Wolbert Breaks Career Wins Record The University of Akron women’s soccer team took control of a scoreless match with a trio of second half goals to knock off visiting Eastern Michigan, 3-0, at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field on Sunday afternoon.
September 24, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mattocks Nets Hat Trick as Men's Soccer Takes Down Tulsa, 3-0 Sophomore striker Darren Mattocks recorded the second hat trick of his career to lead the Zips to a 3-0 victory at Tulsa Saturday
September 24, 2011 | Women's Tennis Tennis Completes Day Two of Spartan Invitational Sophomores Ksenia Berestetska and Natalia Kuvakina highlighted the Zips tennis team's performance on Saturday at the Spartan Invite.
September 24, 2011 Football Handles Visiting VMI, 36-13 Behind Jawon Chisholm's 188 yards of rushing, the Akron football team topped visiting VMI 36-13 on Saturday afternoon.
September 24, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Ball State Defeats Akron 3-1 Ball State defeated The University of Akron 3-1 (18-25, 25-20, 10-25, 14-25) on Saturday at James A. Rhodes Arena.
September 24, 2011 | Men's Golf Charlie Bull Atop the Leaderboard at Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate Bull led a charge up the leaderboard for Akron, posting a career-best 5-under par 66, to move into a first-place tie after two rounds.
September 24, 2011 | Track & Field Former UA Track Standouts Shine at Akron Marathon Former UA track standout Becki Michael won the Akron Marathon Saturday, finishing the 26.2-mile race in 2:45.57.
September 24, 2011 | Men's Soccer Barson Named 'Team Linchpin' by College Soccer News Chad Barson was one of 25 players singled out nationally by College Soccer News for his play.
September 23, 2011 | Men's Golf Men’s Golf Tied for Tenth at Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate Eleven of the 14 teams in the field are within nine shots of the lead, which is held by Georgia Southern (285, +1).
September 23, 2011 | Women's Tennis Tennis Advances Four to Singles Semis in Day One of Spartan Invite The UA tennis team moved four players into the singles semifinal during the first day of the Spartan Invite on Friday.
September 23, 2011 | Women's Soccer Zips, Chippewas Fight to 0-0 Draw to Open MAC Play The University of Akron women’s soccer team fought defending Mid-American Conference Tournament champion Central Michigan to a scoreless draw in the MAC opener for both teams Friday night at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field.
September 23, 2011 Football Faces VMI Saturday at 2 p.m. on Band Day and Youth Day The Akron football team matches up with VMI on Saturday at 2 p.m. ET at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field.
September 23, 2011 | Softball Softball Featured in “Together” Collegiate Charity Classic The Akron softball team will participate in the “Together” Against Breast Cancer Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 24 at Firestone Stadium.
September 20, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Heads to Tulsa to Face Golden Hurricane Saturday The Zips will look to remain unbeaten when they travel to Tulsa to take on the Golden Hurricane Saturday at 8 p.m. (ET).
September 23, 2011 | Women's Tennis Spartan Invitational at Michigan State Up Next for Tennis The Zips tennis squad continues the fall season at the Spartan Invitational at Michigan State this weekend.
September 22, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Zips Rally But Fall Short to Buffalo, 3-2 To being MAC play, Akron mounted a thrilling comeback but came up just short in the final set, falling 3-2 to Buffalo Thursday night.
AKrun Sole Sisters - Episode 2 Follow the Cross Country team on a trip to the Naval Academy for a weekend meet. The Zips also make a stop at our nation's capital.
September 22, 2011 | Women's Soccer Women's Soccer Opens MAC Slate Against Chippewas and Eagles at FirstEnergy Stadium - Cub Cadet Field The UA women's soccer team opens MAC play Friday against Central Michigan at FirstEnergy Stadium - Cub Cadet Field. Zips then host Eastern Michigan on Sunday.
September 22, 2011 | Men's Golf Men’s Golf Continues Fall Slate at Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate The three-round event will take place over the weekend, with 18 holes scheduled to take place on Friday through Sunday.
| Women's Soccer Staying Advised with Steckel and Wise - Episode 3 This week's special edition features a tour of the Zips locker room in the North end zone of InfoCision Stadium - Summa Field. Enjoy!
September 21, 2011 | General News Akron Golf’s “Tee Off with the Zips” Set for October 7 The men’s and women’s golf teams will host its “Tee Off with the Zips” event on Friday, October 7, at Rosemont Country Club.
| General News Akron Captures 2010-11 MAC Institutional Academic Achievement Award Akron student-athletes posted a combined 3.14 GPA to top Toledo by .01 points.
September 21, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Opens MAC Play with Buffalo Thursday Night On the opening weekend of MAC play, The University of Akron volleyball team welcomes Buffalo and Ball State to James A. Rhodes Arena.
September 20, 2011 | Women's Golf Women’s Golf Concludes Wild Eggs Cardinal Cup Senior Amanda Butler post a round of 1-over 73 to finish in a tie for 17th place (152, +8).
September 20, 2011 Ianello - VMI Week Press Conference Video Watch video of head football coach Rob Ianello's weekly press conference with the local media.
September 19, 2011 | Women's Golf Women’s Golf Tied for Eighth at Wild Eggs Cardinal Cup Wet conditions slowed play all day, delaying the start to the first round and washing out the day’s planned second round.
September 19, 2011 Ianello - Monday's MAC Media Teleconference Audio Listen to audio of football head coach Rob Ianello and the other MAC head coaches from Monday's league media teleconference.
| Men's Basketball 2011 Akron Men's Basketball Golf Outing The Akron Men's Basketball team hosted its annual golf tournament at Portage Country Club on Monday September 19.
September 18, 2011 | Men's Soccer Caldwell's Late Penalty Kick Pushes Zips Past Cal Poly, 1-0 The No. 4 University of Akron men's soccer team earned a hard-fought, 1-0 victory over Cal Poly Sunday night.
| General News Ianello and Pfau Guests on Monday's Zips Live Zips Live, the weekly UA Athletics radio show, airs each Monday from Winking Lizard Tavern in nearby Fairlawn.
September 18, 2011 | Women's Golf Women’s Golf Continues Fall Slate at Wild Eggs Cardinal Cup Play will begin on Monday beginning at 8:30 a.m. ET with a shotgun start to the first round.
September 18, 2011 | Women's Tennis Harutyunyan and Pantusart Win Doubles at Muirfield Invitational The Akron pair of Zara Harutyunyan and Prang Pantusart claimed the championship of main draw doubles at the Muirfield Invite.
September 18, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Paluch Named to All-Tournament Team For her performance at the Sports Imports Classic, Akron volleyball’s Jill Paluch was selected to the All-Tournament team.

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In the News Archive: October 2011 | November 2011 | December 2011

University of Akron Zips blog (Ohio.com / Akron Beacon Journal)

Friday, Jan. 27, 2012
 FB, MBB, T&F, WBB: UA notebook: Zips game Saturday could help secure more TV time by George Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: Depth puts charge in Zips by George Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal

 Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012
 MBB: Ball State hasn't caught up to Akron yet by Thomas St. Myer, Muncie Star Press
 T&F: On the record - Jan. 25 Akron Beacon Journal
WBB: Northern Illinois rallies by Akron with late surge Akron Beacon Journal
Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012
 MBB: Zips’ reserves saves the day by George Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: Ball State falls to Akron by Thomas St. Myer, Muncie Star Press
 MBB: Get to Know: Akron's Zeke Marshall (blog) by Myron Medcalf, ESPN.com

Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012
 MBB: Turnovers are part of growing pains with young Zips by George Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: UA notebook: Zips face best in West in Ball State by George Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: Ball State hosts defending MAC champion Akron by Thomas St. Myer, Muncie Star Press

Monday, Jan. 23, 2012
 MBB: National College Basketball Insider by Elton Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
 WBB: Akron defeats Ball State 78-70 Akron Beacon Journal
RIFLE, WTEN: On the record – Jan. 22 Akron Beacon Journal

 Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012
 MBB: Akron 84, Kent State 75: Zips’ surge dims Golden Flashes by George Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: Zips’ talent forcing Dambrot to adapt by Marla Ridenour, Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: Akron's second-half blitz pushes Zips past Kent State, 84-75 by Elton Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
MBB: On a raucous night, Akron zips right past Kent State by Bill Livingston, Cleveland Plain Dealer
MBB: Akron's second-half barrage buries Kent State by David Carducci, Ravenna Record Courier
 MBB: Akron comes out swinging, tops rival Kent State by Todd Porter, Canton Repository
MBB: Akron's Harney just scratching the surface by Zac Jackson, FoxSportsOhio.com
MSOC: US U-23s play to scoreless draw with Saprissa reserves MLSsoccer.com
 WS&D: UA swimmers fall to Eastern Michigan Akron Beacon Journal
Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012
 MBB: UA basketball: It’s all in the numbers for Zips against Flashes by George Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: Kent State, Akron men's basketball teams renew rivalry tonight by Elton Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
 MBB: Flashes face rival Akron at season's turning point by David Carducci, Ravenna Record Courier
 MSOC, T&F, VB: On the record – Jan. 20 Akron Beacon Journal
Friday, Jan. 20, 2012
 MBB: MAC battle shoots for ‘chai lights’ by Matt DeFaveri, Cleveland Jewish News
T&F: On the record – Jan. 19 Akron Beacon Journal
 WBB: Ohio 72, Akron 71: Hoban grad makes game-winning free throw for Bobcats Akron Beacon Journal
Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012
 MBB: Zips get run down by Bulls Akron Beacon Journal
 MBB: Buffalo holds off Akron, 82-70, in men's basketball Cleveland Plain Dealer 
MBB: NE Ohio Basketball Insider by Elton Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
MBB: Bulls protect their house by Bob DiCesare, Buffalo News

Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012
 FB: Grading out the new coaching hires by Stewart Mandel, SI.com
 MBB: UA notebook: Zips men’s basketball to have tall order in Buffalo by George Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: Bona, UB host key clashes Buffalo News
 MSOC: US U-23s hold senior team 1-1 in second scrimmage by Adam Serrano, MLSsoccer.com
MSOC: Reaction: USMNT 1-1 U23s (video) YouTube.com
Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012
 FB: Tide roll with in-state quarterbacks by Mark Schlabach, ESPN.com
 MBB: Crunch time is here for Big 4 teams by Bob DiCesare, Buffalo News
MBB: Akron zooms off to hot start in MAC play FoxSports Ohio
MBB: The best and worst of college basketball's gray jersey fad Jeff Eisenberg, Yahoo Sports
MBB: Mid-Major Report by Myron Medcalf, ESPN.com

Monday, Jan. 16, 2012
 MBB: National College Basketball Insider by Elton Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
MBB: Andy Katz Weekly Watch: Week 6 ESPN.com
 RIFLE: On the record – Jan. 15 Akron Beacon Journal
Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012
 FB: After time away in broadcasting, Zips coach Terry Bowden resumes his true calling by Marla Ridenour, Akron Beacon Journal
FB: Righting UA’s recruiting wrongs Bowden’s first priority by Marla Ridenour, Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: Akron 68, Ohio 63: UA remains perfect in MAC play behind Zeke Marshall’s 17 points by George Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: Alex Abreu's clutch 3-pointer fuels Akron Zips' victory over Ohio by Matt Florjancic, Cleveland Plain Dealer
MBB: College basketball report for Jan. 14 Canton Repository
 MBB: What we learned from Saturday's games (blog) by Myron Medcalf, ESPN.com
 MSOC: Mattocks brings speed, goals to MLS by Paul Burrowes, Jamaica Observer
 WBB: Women’s basketball: Zips beat Flashes 68-62 by George Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
WBB: Late rally by Akron sinks Kent State women, 68-62 Ravenna Record Courier
 WS&D: On the record – Jan. 14 Akron Beacon Journal
Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012
 FB: On the record – Jan. 13 Akron Beacon Journal
 FB: Kent native Trent Boykin named to Zips football staff Ravenna Record Courier
 FB, MBB, WBB: Zips notebook: Women's basketball team reformulates on-court chemistry by George Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
 MBB: Zips men’s basketball: Rivalry brewing with Bobcats by George Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
 MBB: Preview capsules for today's men's and women's college basketball games by Elton Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
MBB: Nick Harney making it a point to help Akron Zips: MAC Basketball Insider by Elton Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer

Friday, Jan. 13, 2012
 FB: Spurned by NFL, Blackburn relishes another chance with Giants by Marla Ridenour, Akron Beacon Journal
 MBB: Weekend tip-off by Eddie Timanus, USA Today
MSOC: Vancouver picks UA star Darren Mattocks at No. 2 by Michael Beaven, Akron Beacon Journal
 MSOC: Vancouver takes Akron soccer player Darren Mattocks in MLS Draft Cleveland Plain Dealer
 MSOC: Caps grab confident, speedy striker by Bruce Constantineau, Vancouver Sun
MSOC: SmorgasBorg: Juiciest servings from the SuperDraft by Simon Borg, MLSsoccer.com
MSOC: Klinsmann building toward bigger things (blog) by Scott French, ESPN.com

Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012
 FB: Zips notebook by George Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
 MBB: Akron 56, Bowling Green 55: Zips scratch way to win over Falcons by George Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
 MBB: Zips Men’s Hoops: Harney Talks About Game Winning Shot Video Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: BG men fall to Akron on shot in final second by Jack Carle, BG Sentinel-Tribune
 MBB: Falcons zipped once more by Akron by John Wagner, Toledo Blade
 MSOC: UA’s Mattocks in the mix to be top pick in MLS draft by Michael Beaven, Akron Beacon Journal
 WBB: Akron 91, Buffalo 82: Taylor Ruper leads Zips to first MAC win Akron Beacon Journal

Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012
 MBB: Zips’ Marshall will be center of Falcons’ attention by George Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
 WBB: Sina King Video Feature by SportsTime Ohio

Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012
 MBB: Zips' big man putting growing pains in his past by Zak Jackson, FoxSportsOhio.com
MBB: Jockeying begins for BracketBusters (blog) by Andy Katz, ESPN.com
WSOC: On the Record – Jan. 9 Akron Beacon Journal
 WSOC: College briefs for Jan. 9 Canton Repository

Monday, Jan. 9, 2012
 MBB: NE Ohio College Basketball Insider by Elton Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
MSOC: U.S. Team Continues Preparations for Olympic Qualifying (blog) by Jack Bell, New York Times
 T&F: On Campus: Joe Wesley coming into his own for Akron Zips by Joseph Hayes, Port Huron Times Herald

Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012
MBB: Akron beats Miami (Ohio) 65-60 in nail-biter Akron Beacon Journal
 MBB: Akron Zips use free throws to top Miami RedHawks in MAC opener Cleveland Plain Dealer
 MBB: College basketball report for Jan. 7 Canton Repository
 MBB: Akron surges past Miami by Pete Conrad, Dayton Daily News
 MSOC: Porter calls up four newcomers by Paul Kennedy, SoccerAmerica.com
 WBB: Falcons’ Rogers overpowers Zips Akron Beacon Journal
 WBB: Rogers shines as BGSU clips Zips by John Wagner, Toledo Blade
 WBB: Rogers leads BG women past Akron, 62-58 by Jack Carle, BG Sentinel-Tribune

Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012
 MBB: Zips wary of battle-tested Miami by George Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
 MBB, WBB: Preview capsules for today's men's and women's college basketball games by Elton Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
MBB: Revised Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament favors top four in regular season by Elton Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
MBB: RedHawks set to open MAC play by Pete Conrad, Dayton Daily News
Friday, Jan. 6, 2012
 FB: College notes: Patrick Nicely could benefit from coaching change at Akron by Kevin Kleps, News-Herald
MBB, WBB: UA Notebook: Women’s basketball team moves on without its star by George Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
MSOC: U-23s head to Carson with local talent (blog) by Scott French, ESPN.com
MSOC: Acuna joins US soccer Olympic training roster Associated Press

Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012
 FB: MAC adjusts football division lineups Akron Beacon Journal
 FB: Mid-American Conference moves Bowling Green to West Division for football by Elton Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
 FB: Akron's new architect, Terry Bowden, certain that Urban Meyer will win fast at Ohio State by Bill Livingston, Cleveland Plain Dealer
FB: MAC makes shift in football Associated Press
 WBB: Miami 95, Akron 85: Zips lose thriller to RedHawks by George Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012
 FB: Bowden hires former N.C. State coach Chuck Amato to coach UA defense by George Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
 WBB: On the Record Akron Beacon Journal

Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012
 FB: Akron hires former NC State coach Chuck Amato Associated Press
MBB: MAC names UA's Nikola Cvetinovic Player of the Week by Michael Beaven, Akron Beacon Journal
 MBB: Akron 7-footer aims for 100 percent by John Harris, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
 MSOC: Ten storylines to follow in U.S. Soccer in 2012 by Steve Davis, SI.com

Monday, Jan. 2, 2012
 MBB: Akron 67, Marshall 51: Zips survive delay, round up Herd by Michael Beaven, Akron Beacon Journal
 MBB: Akron zips past Marshall by Chuck McGill, Charleston Daily Mail
 MSOC: 12 for '12: The best of what's ahead (blog) by Scott French, ESPN.com

Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012
 FB: Terry Pluto's Talkin' ... about Akron's Terry Bowden by Terry Pluto, Cleveland Plain Dealer
MBB: Zips set for New Year’s Day game with Herd by Michael Beaven, Akron Beacon Journal

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