Zips beat Falcons on Senior Day, 71-61
By Jacob Allen, Writer
March 7, 2016
The University of Akron women’s basketball team finished the regular season on a high note, beating the Bowling Green Falcons, 71-61, on Saturday at Rhodes Arena. The Zips finished the season with a record of 17-12 while Bowling Green sits at 10-17. It was the final home game for Zips’ senior...
Zips hold off Kent State, 70-60
By Jacob Allen, Writer
February 29, 2016
The University of Akron women’s basketball team beat the Kent State Golden Flashes for the second time this season, 70-60, in Kent on Saturday. The Zips improved to 15-12 on the season while Kent State fell to 5-21. In the Mid-American Conference, Akron is now 9-7 and the Golden Flashes are 2-14. ...
Broncos use strong fourth quarter to beat Zips, 69-65
By Jacob Allen, Writer
February 14, 2016
The University of Akron women’s basketball team was outscored by the Western Michigan Broncos 27-10 in the fourth quarter to lose 69-65 on Saturday in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The Zips fell to 12-11 on the season and 6-6 in the conference while Western Michigan improved to 15-10 and 7-6 in the MAC...
Plybon scores career point 1,000 as Zips beat Miami 77-65
By Jake Allen, jda47@zips.uakron.edu
February 8, 2016
The University of Akron women’s basketball team beat the Miami RedHawks 77-65 on Saturday, Feb. 6, at James A. Rhodes Arena. The Zips improved to 12-10 on the season and to 6-5 in the conference while the RedHawks fell to 9-12 and 3-7 in the MAC. Akron received 65 of its 77 points from just t...
Zips hang on to beat Eagles, 75-72
By Jacob Allen, Writer
January 31, 2016
The University of Akron women’s basketball team defeated the Eastern Michigan Eagles 75-72 on Saturday afternoon at Rhodes Arena. The Zips improved to 11-9 on the season and 5-4 in MAC play while Eastern Michigan fell to 13-7 and 4-5 in the MAC. Leading scorer Anita Brown led the game in both points and rebou...
Women’s basketball overwhelms Rochester, 103-37
By Terry Rabbitts, Sports-editor@Buchtelite.com
December 3, 2015
Hannah Plybon scored 19 points and four other players hit double digits in the scoring colums as The University of Akron women’s basketball team made it look easy by defeating the Rochester Warriors, 103-37, Wednesday evening at the James A. Rhodes Arena. The 103 points registered by the Zips was...
Women’s basketball drops a pair of games in California
By Terry Rabbitts, Sports-editor@buchtelite.com
November 29, 2015
The University of Akron women’s basketball team came out on the short end of a pair of games in the San Diego Tournament in San Diego, California over the weekend. On Friday evening, Anita Brown score 25 points and Hannah Plybon contributed 20 more but the Zips were defeated by the Northern Colorado...
