Zips Claim Wagon Wheel, First MAC East Title Since 2005
By Robert Corts, Sports Contributor
November 22, 2017
The University of Akron football team walked out of InfoCision Stadium on Tuesday night as the Mid-American Conference East Champions following their 24-14 triumph over school rivals Kent State. Freshman quarterback, Kato Nelson, lead the Zips through the air, completing 6-of-20 passes for 69 yards ...
Women Zips Ready to Bounce Back
By Robert Corts, Sports Contributor
November 20, 2017
The University of Akron Women’s Basketball team, a program that has won the most games in the Mid-American Conference within the last four years, finished last season with an overall record of 9-21 and a Mid-American Conference record of 2-16. In October, the Zips were predicted in the preseason polls to fi...
Quest For the Second Star
By Robert Corts, Sports Contributor
November 14, 2017
The 2017 NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship Selection took place Nov. 13 and it featured the Mid-American Conference champions, The University of Akron Men’s Soccer team. The Zips earned the No. 5 national seed and will host the winner of the Washington and Seattle match in the second-round on Sunday, ...
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...
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...
Four Zips earn All-MAC honors
By Jake Allen, Sports Editor
December 1, 2016
The University of Akron football team wrapped up its season last Tuesday with a 9-3 loss at Ohio University to finish its season with a disappointing record of 5-7. However, four Zips were honored for their play on Wednesday when the Mid-American Conference released their All-MAC teams. First, sopho...
Where are They Now: UA Baseball
By Samantha Hickey, Assistant Sports Editor
April 28, 2016
As the University prepares to kick off a $2 million marketing campaign, one thing won’t be featured in its advertisements any time soon: a baseball team. Almost a year after the coaching staff and players learned their program would be cut, we ask ourselves: Where are they now? Several former UA...
Jatavis Brown named Defensive Player of the Year
By Terry Rabbitts, Sport's Editor
December 2, 2015
Senior linebacker Jatavis Brown was named Mid-American Conference (MAC) Defensive Player of the Year on Wednesday, Dec. 2. Brown has started all 12 games this year and led the Zips with 108 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss, and 10.5 sacks. Brown has also been responsible for three forced fumbles, two b...
Champions once again
By Terry Rabbitts, Sports-editor@buchtelite.com
November 16, 2015
The University of Akron men’s soccer team won their 12 th Mid-American Conference Championship title and a berth in the NCAA Tournament for the 30th time Sunday afternoon by edging Buffalo 1-0 in the championship game at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field. Victor Souto planted a shot from the...
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