Zips Travel to Duquesne on Tuesday

Tuesday, November 23

Pittsburgh, Pa.

7:00 PM

University of Akron

Duquesne

November 22 | Women's Basketball

GAME NOTES (PDF)

AKRON, Ohio- The Akron women's basketball team (2-1) travels to Duquesne (1-4) on Tuesday, Nov. 23. Tip time between the Zips and Dukes is set for 7 p.m. at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse.

THE GAME
Akron (2-1) vs. Duquesne (1-4)
Saturday, Nov. 23 | Beeghly Center | 7 PM

BROADCAST
ESPN+: https://es.pn/3nGYUeF
Radio: Bill Morgan (pbp), 99.7 FM Canton's New Country
Live Stats: https://bit.ly/3DWTdiB

DUQUESNE HEAD COACH
Dan Burt
Record at DU: 159-91

AKRON HEAD COACH
Melissa Jackson
Record at Akron: 40-45

ALL-TIME SERIES
Duquesne leads the all-time series, 8-1

The Dukes own an 8-1 record all-time over the Zips, winning six consecutive games since 2010. The Zips met Duquesne during the 2019-20 season as the Dukes posted an 88-63 win over Akron at the Jar.

LAST TIME OUT
The Zips dropped to 2-1 after falling to Youngstown State on the road, 57-55 on Monday, Nov. 15.

Redshirt senior Jordyn Dawson (Huntington, W Va.) led the Zips with a double-double scoring 19 points and grabbing 12 rebounds, while freshman Reagan Bass (Strongsville, Ohio) rounded out the double-figure scoring with 10 points and grabbed nine boards. Sophomore Annika Corcoran (Painesville, Ohio) contributed nine points.

The score remained knotted for three minutes before YSU knocked down a trio of three-pointers that put the Penguins in control 55-49 with 1:45 left to play. The remainder of the game was a back-and-forth affair marked by clutch free-throw shooting by the Zips. With 2.8 seconds remaining and down two, Ferrell was sent to the line to shoot a pair but couldn't convert and YSU escaped with a 57-55 victory.

Akron shot 32.3 percent (20-of-62) from the floor and 19.2 percent (5-of-26) from beyond the arc, while YSU shot 32.2 percent from the floor and connected on 9-of-28 from three-point range. The Zips struggled from the charity stripe connecting on just 10-of-18 (55.6 percent).

ZIP TIPS
- The 2021-22 season marks the 48th season of competition for the Akron women's basketball program.
- As a team, Akron ranks 21stth in the NCAA in defensive rebounds per game (32.0), 74th in rebounds per game (42.0), 36th in three-point FG made (18.0), 17th in fewest turnovers (9), and 40th in blocked shots per game (7.0), and 14th in fewest turnovers (36).
- The Zips rank 37th in FG percentage Defense (32.6), 44th in blocked shots per game (5.3)
- Jordyn Dawson led the Zips a year ago averaging a team-high 15.9 points and 6.9 rebounds per game en route to a third-team All-MAC accolade.
- Jordyn Dawson is rated 6th in the NCAA in points per game (24.0) and 73rd in FG made (27), 18th in steals per game (3.67).
- Akron owns a 30-17 mark under head coach Melissa Jackson when shooting 40 percent or better from the field, including a 2-0 record this season. When hitting at a 35-percent clip or better from beyond the arc, the Zips maintain a 21-14 mark, including a 0-1 record this season.
- The Akron bench is shooting more than 33 percent (.334) from the field and at a .312 clip beyond the arc this season.
- Two different Akron players have scored in double figures this season led by Jordyn Dawson tallying 10 or more points in 3 contests this year. She is joined by Reagan Bass (2).
- Akron has connected on five or more three-pointers in all three games this season, and 33 of its last 36 contests overall. The Zips hit on a season-high 13 triples in a 97-54 win over Slippery Rock, the best single-game effort for Akron since making 16 three-pointers in the opening round of the 2018 Mid-American Conference Tournament on March 5, 2018.
- Akron is returning nearly its entire 2020-21 roster including seniors Gabrielle Brown-Mitchell (Solon, Ohio)(4.2 ppg), Kendall Miller (Akron, Ohio)(5.5 ppg, 2.33 apg) and Colleen Neitzel (Rocky River, Ohio)(5.2 ppg, 3.9 rpg), junior Lonasia Brewer (Akron, Ohio) (10.3 ppg, 5.1 rpg) and redshirt sophomore Emma Tecca (Tallmadge, Ohio) (5.4 ppg), who all started in double-figure contests for the Zips. Juniors Rachel Martindale (Pittsburgh, Pa.)(5.8 ppg) and Molly Neitzel (Rocky River, Ohio)(6.9 ppg, 3.5 rpg), redshirt sophomore Layne Ferrell (Franklin, Ohio)(5.5 ppg) and sophomore Alexis Stewart (Hamilton, Ontario) (2.9 ppg) added valuable contributions for Akron appearing in double-digit games last season.
- Making their Akron debuts against Slippery Rock were redshirt freshman Alana Carter (Mason, Ohio), freshmen Reagan Bass (Strongsville, Ohio), Zakia Rasheed (Avon, Ind.), and sophomore Annika Corcoran (Painesville, Ohio).

SCOUTING DUQUESNE
The Dukes, stand 1-4 under the direction of 9th-year head coach Dan Burt after falling to in-state opponent Pitt, 69-64 on Saturday, Nov. 20. The Dukes had four players score in double figures with Fatou Pouye leading the way with 17 points. Megan McConnell added 14, while both Libby Bazelak and Tes Myers finished with 11 points.

Duquesne is averaging 60.2 points per game on 35.9 percent shooting (100-of-281) from the floor and 31.2 percent (39-of-125) from long range. The Dukes have three players averaging in double-figures led by Pouye (14.0), Myers (12.6) and McConnell (10.0).
McConndell leads in rebounding averaging 6.4 boards per game.

Defensively, the Dukes have held their opponents to 67.6 points per game on 39.1 percent shooting from the floor and only 39 percent (32-of-108) from beyond the arc. DU has 89 turnovers while collecting 31 steals. On the glass, the Dukes have been out-rebounded by opponents, 198-188 for a -2 margin.

UP NEXT
Akron will be back in action and return to the JAR on Monday, Nov. 29 to welcome Detroit Mercy. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m