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Buffalo upsets Akron women in MAC tourney

By Terry Rabbitts, twr15@zips.uakron.edu

March 11, 2016

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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

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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

Barilla notches triple-double in women’s hoop victory over UCF

By Terry Rabbitts, Sports-editor@buchtelite.com

December 5, 2015

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Megan Barilla recorded a triple-double and Anita Brown surpassed the 1,000-point plateau as the University of Akron women’s basketball team ran past the University of Central Florida (UCF) Knights, 74-54, Saturday afternoon at James A. Rhodes Arena. Barilla scored 10 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, and dished out 10...

Tags: Akron Zips, Ali Ball, Anita Brown, DiAndra Gibson, Hannah Plybon, Jodi Kest, Megan Barilla, The University of Akron, women's basketball

Solid third period propels women’s hoops to win

By Terry Rabbitts, Sports-editor@buchtelite.com

November 20, 2015

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The University of Akron women’s basketball team used a huge third period to send them to a 76-59 victory over the Winthrop Eagles in the first game of the Akron Classic Friday morning at the James A. Rhodes Arena. Akron (1-1) outscored the Eagles 27-9 in the third stanza to break open a close game....

Tags: Akron Classic, Akron Zips, DiAndra Gibson, Greta Burry, Hannah Plybon, James A. Rhodes Arena, JAR Arena, Jodi Kest, Lauren Hung, Megan Barilla, University of Akron, women's basketball