MAC Tournament – The Buchtelite

Zips Claim 14th MAC Tournament Title in Victory over Western Michigan

By A.J. Fagerlin, Sports Contributor

November 13, 2017

Akron Men’s Soccer entered the MAC Tournament as the second-seed after ending the regular season on an eight-game winning streak. The Zips seem to be peaking at the right time, as they continued to ride the winning wave all the way to the 2017 MAC Tournament title. The Zips opened tournament play on Friday ag...

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Men’s Soccer to Compete in MAC Tournament this Weekend

By A.J. Fagerlin, Sports Contributor

November 9, 2017

The Zips men’s soccer team enters this weekend’s Mid-American Conference Tournament as the second-seed and will face off against third-seeded SIU Edwardsville on Friday to begin play. The game is scheduled to kick off at 11 a.m. at the WMU Soccer Complex in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The other semifina...

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Buffalo top Zips in championship game

By Terry Rabbitts, twr15@zips.uakron.edu

March 13, 2016

Buffalo’s Blake Hamilton shot a dagger through the University of Akron men’s basketball team and all its fans as he buried a three point shot with just 2 ticks left on the clock to give his team a 64-61 victory in the championship game of the Mid-American Conference Saturday night. With the win,...

Tags: Akron men's basketball, Akron Zips, Antino Jackson, Isaiah Johnson, Jake Kretzer, Keith Dambrot, MAC Conference, MAC Tournament, NCAA March Madness Tournament, Noah Robotham, Reggie McAdams, University of Akron

Buffalo upsets Akron women in MAC tourney

By Terry Rabbitts, twr15@zips.uakron.edu

March 11, 2016

The eighth-seeded Buffalo Bulls continue to play basketball at the right time of the year as they upset the fifth-seeded University of Akron women’s baskeball team, 88-87, in semi-final action of the Mid-American Conference Tournament at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. Reserve Lilli Piper led...

Tags: Akron women's basketball, Akron Zips, Anita Brown, DiAndra Gibson, Hannah Plybon, Lilli Piper, MAC championship, MAC Tournament, Megan Barilla, Mid-American Conference, University of Akron

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...

Tags: Akron women's basketball, Alex Ricketts, Ali Ball, Anita Brown, DiAndra Gibson, Hannah Plybon, James A. Rhodes Arena, Lilli Piper, MAC Tournament, Megan Barilla

Zips clinch top spot in MAC Tournament with win over Ohio

By Jacob Allen, Writer

March 2, 2016

The University of Akron men’s basketball team beat the Ohio Bobcats on Tuesday night, 91-76, in front of over 4,000 fans at Rhodes Arena. The win gave the Zips the number one seed in the Mid-American Conference Tournament, which starts March 7th. The top spot will give the Zips a bye in the first ...

Tags: Akron men's basketball, Antino Jackson, Isaiah Johnson, Jake Kretzer, James A. Rhodes Arena, Jimond Ivey, Josh Williams, Kwan Cheatham Jr., MAC Tournament, Noah Robotham, Ohio University, Reggie McAdams

Men’s soccer hosts MAC Tournament

By Terry Rabbitts, Sports-editor@buchtelite.com

November 11, 2015

Top-seeded University of Akron men’s soccer opens defense of its 2014 Mid-American Conference Championship crown this Friday as the Zips host fourth-seeded West Virginia University in a 7 p.m. match at FirstEnergy Stadium - Cub Cadet Field. Earlier in the day, second-seed Western Michigan University will...

Tags: Adam Najem, Brad Ruhaak, Buffalo, Jake Fenlason, MAC Conference, MAC Tournament, MAC Tournament Championship, Mid-American Conference, NCAA Soccer, Richie Laryea, Sam Gainford, University of Akron, Victor Souto, West Virginia, Western Michigan