2017–18 Akron Zips women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Division | East Division |
Record | 9–21 (3–15 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | James A. Rhodes Arena |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Central Michigan † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 30 | – | 5 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2018 MAC tournament winner As of March 24, 2018 |
The 2017–18 Akron Zips women's basketball team represents the University of Akron during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Zips, led by twelfth year head coach Jodi Kest, play their home games at the James A. Rhodes Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 9–21, 3–15 in MAC play to finish in a tie for last place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC women's tournament to Ohio.
On April 21, Jodi Kest announced her retirement after 12 seasons at Akron and 26 seasons as a head coach. She would finish with a 26 year record of 405–348.[4]
Roster
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Schedule
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/05/2017* 2:00 PM | Notre Dame (OH) | W 66–39 | James A. Rhodes Arena (485) Akron, OH | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/12/2017* 2:00 PM | at Bucknell | L 52–63 | 0–1 | Sojka Pavilion (722) Lewisburg, PA | |||||||
11/17/2017* 7:30 PM, ESPN3 | Southeastern Louisiana Akron Classic | W 66–54 | 1–1 | James A. Rhodes Arena (713) Akron, OH | |||||||
11/18/2017* 2:30 PM, ESPN3 | Florida Gulf Coast Akron Classic | L 63–82 | 1–2 | James A. Rhodes Arena (611) Akron, OH | |||||||
11/22/2017* 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | Eastern Kentucky | W 62–45 | 2–2 | James A. Rhodes Arena (545) Akron, OH | |||||||
11/28/2017* 10:30 AM, ESPN3 | Winthrop | W 69–43 | 3–2 | James A. Rhodes Arena (1,450) Akron, OH | |||||||
12/02/2017* 2:00 PM, ESPN3 | No. 15 Maryland | L 54–75 | 3–3 | James A. Rhodes Arena (656) Akron, OH | |||||||
12/05/2017* 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | Youngstown State | W 75–58 | 4–3 | James A. Rhodes Arena (485) Akron, OH | |||||||
12/07/2017* 3:00 PM | at Duquesne | L 60–66 | 4–4 | Palumbo Center (1,213) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
12/16/2017* 4:30 PM, ESPN3 | Ohio Christian | W 93–33 | 5–4 | James A. Rhodes Arena (524) Akron, OH | |||||||
12/20/2017* 4:30 PM | vs. SIU Edwardsville FGCU Hilton Inn Garden Classic | W 59–58 | 6–4 | Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL | |||||||
12/21/2017* 4:30 PM | vs. Harvard FGCU Hilton Inn Garden Classic | L 63–76 | 6–5 | Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL | |||||||
MAC regular season | |||||||||||
12/30/2017 2:00 PM, ESPN3 | Buffalo | L 66–89 | 6–6 (0–1) | James A. Rhodes Arena (522) Akron, OH | |||||||
01/03/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | at Toledo | L 54–60 | 6–7 (0–2) | Savage Arena (3,392) Toledo, OH | |||||||
01/06/2018 1:00 PM, ESPN3 | at Ohio | L 54–60 | 6–8 (0–3) | Convocation Center Athens, OH | |||||||
01/10/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | Ball State | L 61–74 | 6–9 (0–4) | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | |||||||
01/13/2018 4:30 PM, ESPN3 | Bowling Green | L 64–66 | 6–10 (0–5) | James A. Rhodes Arena (544) Akron, OH | |||||||
01/17/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | at Miami (OH) | L 67–75 | 6–11 (0–6) | Millett Hall (256) Oxford, OH | |||||||
01/20/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3 | Central Michigan | L 86–95 | 6–12 (0–7) | James A. Rhodes Arena (682) Akron, OH | |||||||
01/24/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | Western Michigan | L 51–59 | 6–13 (0–8) | James A. Rhodes Arena (473) Akron, OH | |||||||
01/27/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3 | Kent State | W 75–60 | 7–13 (1–8) | James A. Rhodes Arena (704) Akron, OH | |||||||
01/31/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | at Ball State | L 65–97 | 7–14 (1–9) | Worthen Arena (1,205) Muncie, IN | |||||||
02/03/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3 | at Western Michigan | L 60–76 | 7–15 (1–10) | University Arena (607) Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||
02/07/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | Northern Illinois | L 61–84 | 7–16 (1–11) | James A. Rhodes Arena (505) Akron, OH | |||||||
02/11/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3 | at Eastern Michigan | W 77–65 | 8–16 (2–11) | Convocation Center (933) Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
02/17/2018 1:00 PM, ESPN3 | at Buffalo | L 66–89 | 8–17 (2–12) | Alumni Arena (1,001) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
02/21/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | Miami (OH) | L 67–75 | 8–18 (2–13) | James A. Rhodes Arena (553) Akron, OH | |||||||
02/24/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3 | at Kent State | L 55–60 | 8–19 (2–14) | MAC Center Kent, OH | |||||||
02/28/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | at Bowling Green | L 63–84 | 8–20 (2–15) | Stroh Center (1,204) Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
03/03/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3 | Ohio | W 62–59 | 9–20 (3–15) | James A. Rhodes Arena (591) Akron, OH | |||||||
MAC Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/05/2018 7:00 pm | (12) | at (5) Ohio First Round | L 73–85 | 9–21 | Convocation Center (375) Athens, OH | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
See also
References
- ^ © 2017 The University of Akron. "Akron Athletics". Gozips.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Dave McMenamin. "Akron Zips Women's Basketball - Zips News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ Akron Zips. "Akron Zips on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ "Akron's Jodi Kest Retires From Coaching After Decorated Career". gozips.com. Associated Press. April 21, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- ^ "Akron Athletics". Gozips.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017.