Akron Zips women's basketball
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University | University of Akron | ||
Head coach | Melissa Jackson | ||
Conference | Mid-American | ||
Location | Akron, Ohio | ||
Arena | James A. Rhodes Arena (Capacity: 5,500) | ||
Nickname | Zips | ||
Colors | Blue and gold[1] | ||
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NCAA Tournament Appearances | |||
2014 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
2014 |
The Akron Zips women's basketball team represents the University of Akron in women's basketball. The school competes in the Mid-American Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Zips play home basketball games at the James A. Rhodes Arena in Akron, Ohio.
Season-by-season record[]
As of the 2015–16 season, the Zips are 434–713 in 42 years of play. They have won one MAC title, in 2014 (after finishing as runner up the previous year), which is also their only appearance in the NCAA Tournament. As a 13 seed, they lost to #5 Purdue 84–55. They have reached the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) in 1999, 2013, 2015 along an appearance in the Women's Basketball Invitational in 2010.[2]
Season | Coach | Record | Conference Record |
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1974–75 | Mary Ann Tripodi | 10–4 | n/a |
1975–76 | Mary Ann Tripodi | 10–6 | n/a |
1976–77 | Mary Ann Tripodi | 2–11 | n/a |
1977–78 | Mary Ann Tripodi | 5–12 | n/a |
1978–79 | Mary Ann Tripodi | 6–20 | n/a |
1979–80 | Mary Ann Tripodi | 15–13 | n/a |
1980–81 | Mary Ann Tripodi | 17–14 | n/a |
1981–82 | Darlene Young | 11–18 | n/a |
1982–83 | John Street | 13–13 | n/a |
1983–84 | John Street | 5–21 | 1–13 (OVC) |
1984–85 | John Street | 9–18 | 1–13 (OVC) |
1985–86 | John Street | 12–15 | 6–8 (OVC) |
1986–87 | John Street | 14–13 | 7–7 (OVC) |
1987–88 | John Street | 12–15 | n/a |
1988–89 | John Street | 14–15 | 6–8 (NSC) |
1989–90 | Lisa Fitch | 10–17 | 4–8 (NSC) |
1990–91 | Lisa Fitch | 3–25 | 2–12 (NSC) |
1991–92 | Lisa Fitch | 6–22 | 3–9 NSC) |
1992–93 | Lisa Fitch | 4–22 | 1–17 (MAC) |
1993–94 | Mary Ann Grimes | 5–21 | 3–15 (MAC) |
1994–95 | Mary Ann Grimes | 9–18 | 5–13 (MAC) |
1995–96 | Mary Ann Grimes | 13–13 | 7–11 (MAC) |
1996–97 | Mary Ann Grimes (1–3) Angel Donley (4–18) |
5–21 | 2–16 (MAC) |
1997–98 | Roxanne Allen | 12–18 | 8–10 (MAC) |
1998–99 | Roxanne Allen | 16–13 | 10–6 (MAC) |
1999–2000 | Roxanne Allen | 11–17 | 7–9 (MAC) |
2000–01 | Roxanne Allen | 6–23 | 3–13 (MAC) |
2001–02 | Roxanne Allen | 1–27 | 0–16 (MAC) |
2002–03 | Kelly Kennedy | 2–26 | 1–15 (MAC) |
2003–04 | Kelly Kennedy | 7–21 | 2–14 (MAC) |
2004–05 | Kelly Kennedy | 3–25 | 3–13 (MAC) |
2005–06 | Kelly Kennedy | 5–23 | 2–14 (MAC) |
2006–07 | Jodi Kest | 10–19 | 3–13 (MAC) |
2007–08 | Jodi Kest | 7–24 | 2–14 (MAC) |
2008–09 | Jodi Kest | 11–19 | 6–10 (MAC) |
2009–10 | Jodi Kest | 18–14 | 11–5 (MAC) |
2010–11 | Jodi Kest | 14–16 | 6–10 (MAC) |
2011–12 | Jodi Kest | 14–18 | 7–9 (MAC) |
2012–13 | Jodi Kest | 23–10 | 12–4 (MAC) |
2013–14 | Jodi Kest | 23–10 | 14–4 (MAC) |
2014–15 | Jodi Kest | 22–9 | 12–6 (MAC) |
2015–16 | Jodi Kest | 19–14 | 11–7 (MAC) |
2016–17 | Jodi Kest | 9–21 | 2–16 (MAC)[3] |
2017–18 | Jodi Kest | 9–21 | 3–15 (MAC)[4] |
2018–19 | 0–0 | 0–0 (MAC) |
Postseason appearances[]
NCAA Division I Tournament appearances[]
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2014 | #13 | First Round | #4 Purdue | L 84–55 |
References[]
- ^ The University of Akron Department of Athletics Brand Guide (PDF). June 19, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "2017 18 WBB Media Guide Complete - Akron Athletics" (PDF). gozips.com. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ "2017-18 Akron Women's Basketball Schedule - Akron Athletics". gozips.com. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
External links[]
Categories:
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