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April 28, 2013 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball sweeps Hiram, Kent State to close out spring schedule The Zips benefitted from the leadership and solid play of next year's seniors in Alex Cocklin on the outside, Alex Wiederholt in the middle and Jill Paluch in the back row.
April 20, 2013 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball continues to improve in spring ball action Akron volleyball was handed several tests this weekend in preparation for the upcoming fall season, facing four opponents in two days.
April 15, 2013 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Announces Spring Schedule Head coach Ron Arenz announced the program's spring schedule on Monday, featuring one home match and two road tournaments.
February 21, 2013 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball sends Jill Paluch to U.S. Women's National Team Tryouts Paluch will be one of the record 248 tryout participants, including 56 liberos, who represent 90 different colleges.
February 5, 2013 | General News Zips Athletics Honors Dean's List Student-Athletes During Tuesday night's men's basketball game, Akron Athletics honored its 2012 Dean's List student-athletes.
January 22, 2013 | General News Zips Athletics Announces 38th Annual Hall of Fame Class Zips Athletics and its Varsity "A" Association will induct nine people to the UA Sports Hall of Fame on Friday, Feb. 15.
January 10, 2013 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Lands Three on Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention List Alex Cocklin, Morgan Kuhn and Jill Paluch earn academic distinction following a record-breaking 2012 season.
December 6, 2012 | General News Zips Athletics Launches "Drive for 5" Fundraising Campaign Zips Athletics looks to double its Z-Fund membership to 5,000 and raise $5 million annually by 2015.
November 20, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Announces Addition of Seven Players for 2013 Season Amanda Bedell, Jessica Kloehn, Karley Kusan, Brenna Mack, Callie Mack, Julie Shallman and Julia Smagacz have committed to join the program next season.
November 16, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball's strong season ends in MAC quarterfinals No. 5 Akron fell short in four sets to No. 4 Northern Illinois.
November 15, 2012 | Women's Volleyball No. 5 Volleyball opens MAC Tournament against No. 4 Northern Illinois First serve is set for 11 a.m. Friday at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.
November 15, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Dimitrijevs Earns First Team All-MAC Honors The middle blocker has led the conference overall in hitting percentage for the entire season, and has also ranked as high as 18th in the nation in the same category.
November 10, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball earns No. 5 seed in MAC Tournament The Zips will take on No. 4 Northern Illinois on Friday, Nov. 16 at 11 a.m. at the SPIRE Institute.
November 10, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball falls to Ohio on Senior Night, 3-1 Akron ended the regular season with the best conference and overall record in nine years and will compete next Friday at the MAC Tournament.
November 9, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball sweeps Kent State, secures full point for Akron in PNC Wagon Wheel Challenge The Zips picked up their ninth shutout of the year in front of the largest home crowd this season.
November 8, 2012 | Women's Volleyball PNC Wagon Wheel Challenge, Senior Night highlight last weekend of Volleyball's regular season The Zips will face off against rival Kent State before honoring their five seniors in final home match against Ohio.
November 3, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Bowling Green halts Volleyball's winning streak in four sets Akron gave the No. 2 team in the Mid-American Conference a run for their money but came up short in a 3-1 decision.
November 2, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball makes it five in a row, clinches MAC Tournament berth with 3-0 win at Miami UA made good use of a balanced offensive attack, getting solid production from all six of its starters.
November 1, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball preps for final road swing of the regular season A win at Miami Friday night would secure the Zips a spot in the MAC Tournament, Nov. 16-18.
October 27, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball extends winning streak to four with 3-1 victory over Toledo The Zips improve to 14-10 overall and 7-5 in the Mid-American Conference.
October 25, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball shuts out Buffalo on the road for third straight win Tina Dimitrijevs surpassed 1,000 kills for her career with eight on the night.
October 24, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball's quest to advance to the MAC Tournament continues against Buffalo, Toledo Akron looks to maintain position inside the MAC's top eight teams for a return trip to the conference tournament.
October 22, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Harvey tabbed MAC East Defensive Player of the Week The senior carried a .983 receiving percentage in two wins over Eastern Michigan and Central Michigan.
October 20, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball sweeps homestand with big win over Central Michigan The 3-1 win marked the Zips' first victory over the Chippewas since the 2005 season.
October 19, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball downs Eastern Michigan in four sets The win was the Zips' first over a Mid-American Conference West Division team this season, and improves their record to 11-10 overall and 4-5 in league play.
October 18, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball returns home to "Dig for a Cure" Tina Dimitrijevs will be seeking career kill No. 1,000 as the Zips look to right the ship against Eastern Michigan and Central Michigan.
October 13, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball falls in five set heartbreaker at Northern Illinois The Zips put up big numbers across the board, especially on the defensive end, to give their opponents all they could handle for the second night in a row.
October 12, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Western Michigan edges Volleyball in 3-1 decision Tina Dimitrijevs, Alex Cocklin and Paiton Twitty combined for 42 of Akron's 52 total kills.
October 11, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball enters MAC West battles this weekend Akron will travel to Western Michigan and Northern Illinois, two teams that made the NCAA tournament last season.
October 10, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Dimitrijevs selected as MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week The graduate student who maintains a 4.00 GPA in sport science/coaching was a key component in Akron's historic shutout victory over Kent State last weekend.
October 6, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball shuts out Kent State on the road for the first time since 1992 With the decisive victory, the Zips earn 0.5 point towards the 2012-13 PNC Wagon Wheel Challenge.
| General News Zips Athletics Honors Past And Present At Title IX Celebration The University of Akron honored its long and storied history of women's athletics Saturday at its Title IX celebration.
October 5, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Ohio tops Volleyball, 3-0 Alex Cocklin and Chelsea Harvey put up 10 kills each from the outside to pace the Akron offense.
October 4, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball rides momentum into MAC matches at Ohio, Kent State The Zips are led by the East Division Player of the Week Tina Dimitrijevs, who currently ranks 18th in the nation with her .404 hitting percentage.
October 1, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Dimitrijevs named MAC East Offensive Player of the Week The redshirt senior posted a career-high 25 kills in Akron's milestone victory over Miami Saturday.
October 1, 2012 | General News Kay Piper Named No. 5 Female Athlete In School History Akron's second female athlete ever to earn eight letters in a career, Piper has been honored as the No. 5 UA Female Athlete of all time.
September 29, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball clinches win No. 700 in five set barn burner against Miami Akron locked up its 700th victory in the history of the program in a pivotal five set thriller over Miami in front of the hometown crowd.
September 28, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Bowling Green shuts down Volleyball, 3-0 Tina Dimitrijevs exceeded 900 career kills with a team-high 14, but it was not enough to navigate UA past BGSU's three offensive roadblocks.
September 26, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball seeks program's 700th win this weekend The Zips will host MAC East Division leader Bowling Green on Friday and Miami on Saturday.
| General News Vote For The Greatest Moment In Zips Women's Sports History Fans can now vote for their favorite moment in Zips women's sports history on Facebook!
| General News National Champions Smith, Compton To Speak At Title IX Celebration Zips Athletics will host a Title IX Celebration Saturday at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field.
September 22, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Ball State tops Volleyball in 3-1 decision Alex Cocklin and Chelsea Harvey combined for 23 kills but it was not enough, as the Zips were out-hit .250 to .109.
| General News Zips Athletics Announces Top 40 Female Athletes In School History The top 40 female athletes of all time include all three of the Zips individual national champions and 22 All-Americans.
September 20, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball dominates in MAC opener with 3-0 rout of Buffalo The win marked Akron's first sweep of UB at home since the 2009 season.
| Women's Volleyball Volleyball Video Journal - Episode #2 The team heads east to the Atlantic Ocean and a tournament in Rhode Island in episode #2.
September 19, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball dives into MAC action this weekend With the best non-conference record in the East Division, the Zips will open MAC play this week against Buffalo and Ball State.
September 17, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Paluch named MAC East Defensive Co-Player of the Week Akron's libero played well above her season average with 5.40 digs per set at the Hampton Invitational.
September 15, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball drops 3-1 decision to Northern Kentucky Jill Paluch was named to the All-Tournament Team for the Zips.
September 14, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball issues clean sweep on first day of Bryant Invitational Zips shut down Holy Cross and Bryant in back-to-back matches; have now won five straight.
September 12, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Three new opponents await Volleyball in final non-conference tournament Akron travels to Smithfield, R.I. this weekend to face off against Holy Cross, Bryant and Northern Kentucky.
September 11, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Dimitrijevs named MAC East Offensive Co-Player of the Week Dimitrijevs was Akron's anchor over the course of the weekend, commanding the Zips' offense in three hard-fought wins en route to the Zips Invitational championship title.
September 8, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball snaps Youngstown State's winning streak to take Zips Invitational title Akron defeated YSU by a 3-1 margin to sweep the tournament and force the Penguins' eight-match winning streak to come to a grinding halt.
September 7, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball stifles Binghamton, SIUE on first day of Zips Invitational Akron fought back from an 0-2 deficit for the first time since 2010 to win its first five-set match of the year in the nightcap.
September 5, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball welcomes three teams for Zips Invitational this weekend Akron will look to defend its home court against SIU Edwardsville, Binghamton and Youngstown State.
September 1, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball's comeback falls short in 3-1 loss to Montana State Despite fielding three players with double digit kills, the Zips were unable to dig their way out of an 0-2 hole.
August 31, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball rolls in home opener with 3-0 win over Quinnipiac With the victory, Akron improves to 2-3 on the year, and is now 45-12 overall in preseason tournaments at home.
| Women's Volleyball 2012 Volleyball Video Journal - Episode #1 Zips freshmen Ashley Holder and Tori Lanzillotti take you through the travel adventures of the volleyball team in South Carolina.
August 30, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball set to host Akron Invitational this weekend The Zips will play their 2012 home opener Friday evening against Quinnipiac at 7 p.m. ET.
August 25, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball comes up short in doubleheader against ETSU, Temple Akron dropped both matches on the final day of the South Carolina Gamecock Invitational Saturday, falling to ETSU, 3-1, and Temple, 3-0.
August 24, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball splits a pair of matches on opening day of Gamecock Invitational The University of Akron volleyball team defeated UNC Asheville, 3-1, and fell to tournament host South Carolina, 3-0.
August 22, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball to kick off 2012 season at South Carolina Gamecock Invitational The Zips will play four matches in two days when they take on UNC Asheville, South Carolina, East Tennessee State and Temple.
August 20, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Season Preview The University of Akron volleyball team opens its season this Friday, Aug. 24, at the South Carolina Gamecock Invitational.
August 9, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball holds first day of preseason camp The Akron volleyball team held its first day of practice Thursday, with a morning and afternoon session in James A. Rhodes Arena.
| General News Adrienne vs. Zips - Volleyball Episode #5 of 6.The volleyball court is up next for former Zip Adrienne Steckel as she continues her challenge against Akron's best!
| General News Single-Game Tickets For Zips Athletics Fall Sports On Sale Single-game tickets for Zips football, men's and women's soccer, and volleyball went on sale on Aug. 7.
June 20, 2012 | General News NCAA Releases Annual Academic Progress Rate Report Eight programs posted perfect scores in 2010-11 while 15 programs exceeded the NCAA multi-year average.
May 18, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Two Home Tournaments Highlight 2012 Volleyball Schedule A pair of home tournaments are included on the UA volleyball program's 2012 schedule, announced on Friday.
April 23, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Inks a Pair for 2012 Season The Zips volleyball program announced the signing of a pair of student-athletes from the state of Illinois on Monday.
March 16, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Sets Summer 2012 Youth Camp Schedule The Zips volleyball program will hold a variety of camps and clinics throughout the month of the July.
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 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.
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 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 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 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.
| 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 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 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 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 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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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 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 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 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 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.
| 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 | 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 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 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 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 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 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).
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 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 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 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.
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 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.
September 17, 2011 | Women's Volleyball No. 25 Ohio State Defeats Akron 3-0 in Sports Imports Classic No. 25 Ohio State took down The University of Akron volleyball team 3-0 (9-25, 21-25, 17-25) to end the Sports Imports Classic.
September 16, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Zips Downed by Albany and Maryland in Sports Imports Classic The University of Akron volleyball team lost to Albany (N.Y.) 3-1 (25-23, 16-25, 18-25, 19-25) and Maryland 3-0 (20-25, 20-25, 21-25).
September 14, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Heads to Sports Imports Classic at Ohio State The UA volleyball team will make the short trip to Columbus for the Ohio State Sports Imports Classic on Sept. 16 & 17.
September 10, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Falls in Five to Southern Miss. The University of Akron volleyball team fell to Southern Miss. 3-2 (21-25, 25-19, 25-22, 16-25, 10-15) in a tight match.
September 9, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Zips Fall to Host Teams Milwaukee and Marquette The University of Akron volleyball team dropped both its matches, falling 3-1 to UW-Milwaukee and 3-0 to Marquette.
September 8, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Travels to Milwaukee for Weekend Tournament The University of Akron volleyball team heads to Milwaukee, Wis., for the UW-Milwaukee/Marquette Tournament.
September 5, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Dimitrijevs Wins MAC East Player of the Week Award Senior middle blocker Tina Dimitrijevs claimed the Mid-American Conference East Division Offensive Player of the Week award.
September 3, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Defeats Canisius and Wins Akron Invitational With a 3-1 win over Canisius, The University of Akron volleyball team claimed the Akron Invitational title by going undefeated.
September 2, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Zips Sweep St. Francis and Bradley in Akron Invitational The University of Akron volleyball team earned its first wins of the season, defeating St. Francis (Pa.) and Bradley 3-0.
September 1, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Akron Invitational Up Next for Volleyball The University of Akron volleyball team will play host to the Akron Invitational on Friday, Sept. 2 and Saturday, Sept. 3 at Rhodes Arena.
August 30, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Zips Fall on the Road at Cleveland State, 3-1 The University of Akron volleyball team won its first set of the season but lost to Cleveland State 3-1.
August 29, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Set for Tuesday Night Clash at Cleveland State The University of Akron volleyball team will make the trip to Cleveland State for a Tuesday night match-up at Woodling Gymnasium at 7 p.m.
August 27, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Defeated by Troy 3-0 in Final Match of Tournament In the final match of the UAB/Samford Invitational, The University of Akron volleyball team fell to Troy 3-0 (25-22, 25-17, 25-23).
August 26, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Falls to Arkansas State, UAB on Opening Day The University of Akron volleyball team lost in straight sets to Arkansas State (25-23, 25-22, 25-18) and UAB (26-24, 25-17, 25-15).
August 25, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Zips Ready to Start Season at UAB/Samford Invitational Beginning the 2011 campaign, The University of Akron volleyball team will travel to Birmingham, Ala., for the UAB/Samford Invitational.
August 20, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Gold Team Takes Volleyball Scrimmage in Straight Sets On Saturday afternoon, The University of Akron volleyball team held its annual Blue & Gold scrimmage in preparation for the 2011 season.
August 19, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Set to Hold Blue & Gold Match on Saturday The University of Akron volleyball team will hold its annual Blue & Gold scrimmage on Saturday, Aug. 20 at 2 p.m. ET.
August 18, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Akron Volleyball 2011 Season Preview: Part Three The final edition of the Akron Volleyball season preview features the returning liberos and setters.
August 17, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Akron Volleyball 2011 Season Preview: Part Two Continuing the Akron Volleyball season preview, Part Two takes a look at the Zips’ outside hitters.
August 16, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Akron Volleyball 2011 Season Preview: Part One Coming off its best season since 2003, The University of Akron volleyball team hopes to continue that success in the 2011 campaign.
August 16, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Dimitrijevs Named to Preseason All-MAC Squad With the 2011 volleyball season almost here, the Mid-American Conference released its preseason poll and All-MAC team on Tuesday.
July 28, 2011 | General News Zippy's Top 10: Top Three Fan Memories After reading all of the stories submitted online about the 2010-11 season, Zippy selected the top-three to share with Zips Nation.
July 25, 2011 | General News Zippy's Top 10: Submit Your Story for Zippy's Year in Roo-View Now it’s your turn Zips Nation. From now until 5 p.m. on Wednesday (July 27), you can submit your favorite stories from the 2010-11 season!
July 13, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Zippy’s Top 10 Countdown: No. 8 Coming in at No. 8 in my "Year in Roo-View Countdown" is Tina Dimitrijevs battling through an injury to earn All-MAC honors.
July 12, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Adds Lawler to 2011 Class Head coach Ron Arenz has completed his 2011 signing class with the addition of outside hitter Janine Lawler.
July 8, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Camp Registration Deadline Extended to July 15 The deadline to register for the 2011 Volleyball Individual Skills Camp has been extended to July 15.
May 27, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Announces 2011 Schedule The University of Akron volleyball program and head coach Ron Arenz have announced the 2011 schedule.
February 9, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Announces 2011 Summer Camps The University of Akron volleyball head coach Ron Arenz recently announced the program's 2011 team and individual camps.
December 8, 2010 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Inks Two During Early Signing Period Head volleyball coach Ron Arenz has announced the signing of two state champions in middle blocker Mary Delich and outside hitter Kym Gordon.
November 28, 2010 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Drops Final Matches To Long Beach, UC-Irvine The University of Akron volleyball team concluded the season Saturday at the Mizuno Thanksgiving Tournament falling 3-0 to Long Beach State and 3-1 to University of California Irvine.
November 27, 2010 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Falls in Four Sets To Seattle The University of Akron volleyball team fell in four sets against Seattle Friday evening at the Mizuno Thanksgiving Tournament.
November 24, 2010 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Set To Conclude Season Out West The University of Akron volleyball team will conclude the season this weekend (Nov. 26-27) when the Zips will travel out west to play in the Mizuno Thanksgiving Tournament facing Seattle, Long Beach State and UC-Irvine.
November 19, 2010 | Women's Volleyball Dimitrijevs Named All-MAC Second Team Junior middle blocker Tina Dimitrijevs has been named to the Mid-American Conference second team after her performance at the net all season.
November 17, 2010 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Concludes MAC Season With 3-0 Loss To Bulls The No. 7 seeded University of Akron volleyball team wrapped up the Mid-American Conference season Tuesday evening falling in three sets (25-27, 17-25, 23-25) to the No. 10 Buffalo Bulls in the first round of the MAC Tournament at James A. Rhodes Arena.
November 15, 2010 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Slated To Host Buffalo In MAC Tournament The seventh seeded University of Akron volleyball team will host the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament Tuesday welcoming the tenth seeded Buffalo Bulls to James A. Rhodes Arena.
November 14, 2010 | Women's Volleyball Zips Fall To Ball State In Conclusion Of Regular Season The University of Akron volleyball team concluded the regular season Saturday evening taking a 3-1 (25-21, 19-25, 17-25, 17-25) loss to the Ball State Cardinals at Worthen Arena.
November 12, 2010 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Drops Five Set Contest To Buffalo Bulls The University of Akron volleyball team dropped a five set contest (25-17, 21-25, 25-19, 24-26, 5-15) to Buffalo on Thursday evening in the final regular season home match of the 2010 season.
November 10, 2010 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Readies To Close Out Regular Season Play The University of Akron volleyball team will welcome Buffalo on Thursday before traveling to Ball State Saturday to close out the 2010 regular season.
November 7, 2010 | Women's Volleyball Zips Battle But Fall, 3-1, to Ohio Bobcats The University of Akron volleyball team (15-11, 7-7 MAC) battled but fell in four sets (25-20, 23-25, 23-25, 20-25) to the Ohio Bobcats (16-11, 8-6 MAC) Saturday evening at James A. Rhodes Arena.
November 6, 2010 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Grabs Five Set Thriller Over Kent State The University of Akron volleyball team picked up a thriller Friday evening completing their season sweep of Kent State in five sets (15-25, 17-25, 25-22, 27-25, 15-12) at James A. Rhodes Arena.
November 4, 2010 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Set To Host Kent State And Ohio With just three regular-season matches remaining in East Division play, the second place University of Akron volleyball team will face strong opponents in Kent State and division leader Ohio this weekend at James A. Rhodes Arena
October 30, 2010 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Falls To RedHawks In Four Sets The University of Akron volleyball team fell in four sets to Miami (Ohio) Friday evening at Millett Hall.
October 30, 2010 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Defeats Bowling Green In Five The University of Akron volleyball team snapped a six match losing streak Saturday afternoon beating Bowling Green in five sets (29-27, 23-25, 25-18, 13-25, 15-6) in the final game at Anderson Arena.
October 28, 2010 | Women's Volleyball Zips Prep For Second Tour Of East Division The University of Akron volleyball team will start their second tour of the east division this weekend heading out on the road to face Miami (OH) and Bowling Green.
| General News GoZips.com Announces Free Fall Sports Video Streaming Package GoZips.com will video stream over 35 free events involving its fall sports teams, starting with Saturday's men's soccer match.
| General News Latest Zips Illustrated Previews Fall Sports Season Issue three of the inaugural volume of Zips Illustrated, the free official online magazine of Akron Athletics, is now available.
| Women's Volleyball We Are Freshmen - Episode 1 Freshmen Kym Gordon and Mary Delich share their experiences and interactions as members of the Akron Volleyball team.
| Women's Volleyball Volleyball sweeps Akron Invitational
| Women's Volleyball Volleyball sweeps first day of invitational

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Friday, May 17
BASE: Kent State 5, Akron 4 in 17 innings: Diamond Classic turns into real gem Stephanie Storm, Akron Beacon Journal
MGOLF: On the record: Ohio State, UA and KSU college roundup Akron Beacon Journal

Thursday, May 16
 MGOLF: On the Record – May 15 Akron Beacon Journal

Wednesday, May 15
 BASE: On the Record – May 14 Akron Beacon Journal

Tuesday, May 14
 FB: Bice getting chance with Cardinals by Sam Blackburn, Zanesville Times Recorder
FB: Arizona Cardinals sign Kevin Minter, release Brian Hoyer Arizona Republic
FB: Cardinals cut QB Hoyer ESPN.com
WBB: On the record – May 13 Akron Beacon Journal

Monday, May 13
 BASE: On the record – May 12 Akron Beacon Journal

Sunday, May 12
 BASE, T&F: Akron men, KSU women win MAC track titles Akron Beacon Journal
FB: College football countdown – No. 120: Akron by Paul Myerberg, USA Today
 T&F: Akron wins third MAC title in a row to become first program to do so since ’99 NCAA.com

Saturday, May 11
 BASE, FB, T&F: College sports roundup Akron Beacon Journal
FB: Area college briefs for May 10 Canton Repository
FB: Former Lafayette standout wins coaching award Oxford Eagle
MBB: Addition of Akron completes 2013 Diamond Head Classic field NBCSports.com

Friday, May 10
 T&F: On the record – May 9 Akron Beacon Journal

Thursday, May 9
 ATH: Mid-American Conference notebook by Elton Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
BASE: North Canton Hoover senior athlete Dom Iero is a man for all seasons by Michael Beaven, Akron Beacon Journal
T&F: UA pole vaulter Shawn Barber gears up for freshman 'finale' by Marla Ridenour, Akron Beacon Journal
T&F: UA and KSU athletes to watch by Marla Ridenour, Akron Beacon Journal

Wednesday, May 8
 BASE, MGOLF, SOFT: On the record – May 7 Akron Beacon Journal

Tuesday, May 7
 MSOC: New coach Jared Embick adds 10 players in first recruiting class by Michael Beaven, Akron Beacon Journal

Monday, May 6
 FB: Patriots release two rookie free agents (blog) by Shalise Manza Young, Boston Globe
FB: Jaguars sign RB De’Leon Eskridge and DE J.D. Griggs Jaguars.com
FB: AFC South Blog by Paul Kuharsky, ESPN.com
MGOLF, SOFT: On the record – May 5 Akron Beacon Journal

Sunday, May 5
 BASE, MGOLF, SOFT, T&F: On the Record – May 4 Akron Beacon Journal

Saturday, May 4
 BASE: Akron 7, Western Michigan 6: Zips rally to defeat Broncos by George Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
WS&D: Akron Hires Brian Peresie, Ohio Coaching Expert, to Lead Women’s Program SwimSwam.com
WS&D: Brian Peresie Takes Over at Akron Women's Swimming SwimmingWorldMagazine.com

Friday, May 3
 FB, MGOLF: UA notebook: Former Zips running back Quentin Hines heads to the Patriots by George Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
WS&D: Zips select women's swimming and diving coach (blog) by George Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
WS&D: Peresie Hired to Head Akron CollegeSwimming.com
WTEN: On the record – May 2 Akron Beacon Journal

Thursday, May 2
 BASE, SOFT: On the record – May 1 Akron Beacon Journal

Wednesday, May 1
 MGOLF: Zips golfer Charlie Bull leads charge toward MAC championship by George Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal

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