Zips Visit Dayton In Non-Conference Showdown

Sunday, December 6

Dayton, Ohio

2:00 PM

University of Akron

Dayton

December 05 | Women's Basketball

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GAME NO. 3 - AKRON AT DAYTON GAME NOTES (12/6)

Akron (2-0) at. Dayton (1-0)
Sunday, Dec. 6
UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio • 2 p.m.

Series History: Dayton leads 8-0
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WHAT'S AHEAD
The University of Akron women's basketball team hits the road for the first time during the 2020-21 campaign this Sunday, Dec. 6, as the Zips visit Dayton. The showdown with the Flyers is set for 2 p.m. at University of Dayton Arena and will be broadcast on ESPN+ as well as 640 WHLO AM with Bill Morgan calling the action.

HEAD COACHES
Dayton: Shauna Green (Canisius, 2002), Overall Record: 117-64 (Seventh Season)/Dayton Record: 88-39 (Fifth Season)
Akron: Melissa Jackson (Richmond, 2004), Overall/Akron Record: 33-30 (Third Season)

SERIES HISTORY
Akron and Dayton are meeting for the ninth time in program history, with the Flyers owning a 8-0 series edge following a 94-80 victory over the Zips on Nov. 15, 2013.

A WIN WOULD GIVE AKRON
• Three consecutive victories for the first time this season. Akron matched the mark twice a season ago.
• Its third victory of the 2020-21 season
• Its first road win of the season

SCOUTING DAYTON
Dayton enters play this Sunday following a 71-57 victory at Morehead State on Nov. 25. The Flyers were 25-8 a season ago en route to capturing the Atlantic-10 regular season title.

In Dayton's season-opening win versus Morehead State, senior F Erin Whalen paced the Flyers' attack with a 25-point effort, while senior G Araion Bradshaw and freshman C Tenin Magassa added 15 and 10 points, respectively. Dayton finished the contest connecting on 45.5 percent of its attempts, going 25-55 from the field, while outrebounding Morehead State, 42-41.

Dayton is rated second in the NCAA in three-point defense (8.3), eighth in blocked shots per game (7.0) and 23rd in fewest turnovers (16).

IN OUR LAST MEETING (NOV. 15, 2013 - DAYTON, OHIO)
Despite a strong first-half showing and a career performance from Hanna Luburgh, the University Akron women's basketball team fell short against No. 23/21 Dayton on Nov. 15, 2013, 94-80.

Luburgh led all scorers with a career-high 37 points for Akron, shooting 13-for-21 from the field and 8-for-9 from the free throw line. She also pulled down 11 rebounds.

Rachel Tecca posted 25 points and eight rebounds, and Anita Brown rounded out the primary scoring effort for the Zips with 10 points.

Akron's offensive production was choppy due to an uncharacteristic 3-for-22 showing from long range. The Zips struggled to maintain a presence in the battle of the boards, trailing Dayton by 20 rebounds.

No. 23/21 Dayton was led by Cassie Sant's 24 points and Amber Deane's 23, as four of the Flyers' starters registered double figures.

After a slow start that saw them in a 7-0 hole, the Zips came alive midway through the first half when a 3-point bucket from Luburgh cut the deficit to one at 22-21.

The Zips took their first lead of the night at with 1:35 left in the opening period on two free throws from Luburgh. The senior tied the game at 41 just a minute earlier after she converted a three-point play.

Akron's defense suffocated the passing lanes and forced 16 Dayton turnovers in the first half. The Zips held the Flyers scoreless for the last 3:28 of the period, paving the way for a 9-0 run that gave Akron a four-point lead at the break, 45-41.

Akron was unable to carry its momentum through the intermission, starting the second half in Dayton's wake and falling victim to a 21-4 run over the first five minutes. The Flyers' lead grew to as many as 18 with 11:09 left in the game, but the Zips slowly began to chip away.

Akron went on a 10-0 run that was capped by a pair of free throws from Brown to make it an eight-point game at 79-71 at the 4:39 mark. But that is as close a the Zips would come, as Dayton connected on 11-of-13 free throw attempts over the course of the last three minutes to preserve its lead.

LAST GAME
The University of Akron women's basketball team broke open a close game with a strong offensive performance to close the first half en route to posting a 70-60 victory over Northern Kentucky on Tuesday evening at James A. Rhodes Arena.

Senior F Jordyn Dawson (Huntington, W.Va.) and sophomore G Rachel Martindale (Pittsburgh, Pa.) led a trio of Zips scoring in double figures with 17 points apiece, while sophomore F Lonasia Brewer (Akron, Ohio) added 11 points.

Martindale finished the contest with career-high marks in scoring (17), three-pointers (5) and rebounds (4), while Dawson pulled down a team-high eight rebounds and equaled a career-best with three blocked shots.

Akron concluded the evening shooting nearly 45 percent (.446) from the field, including connecting on seven three-pointers. The Zips held the Norse to a 36.7 percent shooting effort and registered a 27-13 advantage off turnovers after forcing Northern Kentucky into 19 miscues.

The opening quarter proved to be a back-and-forth affair as Dawson scored seven points in the stanza for Akron, one that ended with the score tied at 13.

The Zips regained the lead to open the second quarter before Northern Kentucky squared the game at 21 at the 6:45 mark.

Sparked by four points from Brewer and a triple from freshman Alexis Stewart (Hamilton, Ontario), Akron went on a 7-1 run over the next 2:14 to assume a 28-22 lead with 4:31 remaining before halftime.

Led by eight points from Martindale, including a pair of three-pointers, the Zips closed the quarter on a 14-11 run to take a 42-33 advantage into the intermission.

Akron finished the second stanza connecting on 10 of their 14 attempts in the quarter, including a perfect 4-for-4 from beyond the arc.

Martindale led the Zips with 11 first-half points as Akron shot more than 47 percent (.471) from the field.

Akron used an 8-2 run over a 3:24 span midway through the third quarter to assume a 15-point lead, 52-37, after a three-pointer from Martindale at the 4:19 mark.

After three periods, the Zips led the Norse, 53-45.

Akron saw five players score over the final 10 minutes as the Zips earned a 70-60 triumph past Northern Kentucky.

ZIP TIDBITS
• The 2020-21 season marks the 47th season of competition for the Akron women's basketball program.
• Akron enters play this season with a very youthful roster, one that has 10 players with two years or less experience at the Division I level.
• As a team, Akron is rated 12th in the NCAA in turnovers per game (10.0), 17th in assist/turnover ratio (1.60), 29th in turnover margin (7.50), 32nd in three-point percentage (.385), 37th in field goal percentage defense (33.3), 38th in scoring offense (82.5), 43rd in scoring margin (22.0), and 45th in three pointers per contest (8.0).
• Jordyn Dawson led the Zips a year ago in assists (2.8) and steals (1.8) per game, while ranking second in scoring (13.4) and rebounding (7.2).
• Dawson is rated 15th in the NCAA in defensive rebounding (9.5), 30th in double-doubles (1) and 28th in three-point percentage (.667), while junior G Kendall Miller (Akron, Ohio) is 14th in assist-turnover ratio (6.00).
• Dawson has scored in double figures in nine consecutive games, including a pair this season.
• Dawson registered her double-double of the season against Bluefield State with a 19-point, 12-rebound effort. A year ago, she finished the campaign with seven double-doubles, behind only Haliegh Reinoehl, who posted nine.
• Making their Akron debuts against Bluefield State were redshirt freshmen F Layne Ferrell (Franklin, Ohio) and G Emma Tecca (Tallmadge, Ohio), along with true freshmen G Kate Garry (Loveland, Ohio), G Alexis Stewart and F Sabhbh Edwards Murphy (County Clare, Ireland). Garry, Tecca, Stewart, Edwards Murphy and Ferrell recorded six, six, five, two and two points, respectively.
• Dawson led the Zips in rebound, assists and scoring nine, nine and seven times, respectively, a season ago. She also paces Akron returners in double-figure scoring (22) and rebounding (9) contests and in scoring 15 or more points in a game (13).
• Dawson corralled seven or more rebounds in 14 home games a season ago and had a positive assist/turnover ratio nine times.
• Kendall Miller, junior G Gabrielle Brown-Mitchell (Solon, Ohio), junior F Colleen Neitzel (Rocky River, Ohio), Jordyn Dawson and Lonasia Brewer have appeared in 62, 53, 50, 31 and 30 career games, respectively, for the Zips. Dawson is Akron's leading active scorer averaging 13.7 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. Rachel Martindale and Dawson are the Zips' active leaders in three-point shooting connecting on 43.1 and 35.8 percent of their attempts.

UP NEXT
Akron is scheduled to open Mid-American Conference play at Buffalo on Sunday, Dec. 13.