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Women’s Basketball Opens Preseason Preparations for 2021-22 Campaign
September 29 | Women's Basketball
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2021-22 AKRON WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE | BUY SEASON TICKETS | COMMENTS FROM HEAD COACH MELISSA JACKSON
AKRON, Ohio- The first official practice of the 2021-22 season for the Akron women's basketball team took place on the James A. Rhodes Arena court on Wednesday afternoon. The practice comes 41 days ahead of the Zips' first regular season game on Nov. 9 as they host Slippery Rock.
Head coach Melissa Jackson has many familiar faces on the roster for her fourth season at the helm. Jackson has gone on to capture 38 victories including owning the second-most wins by a head coach through three seasons in program history.
Senior Jordyn Dawson (Huntington, W.Va.), who averaged a team-high 15.9 points and 6.9 rebounds per contest a year ago en route to third-team All-Mid-American Conference accolades leads the returners. Akron will also be bolstered by the return of 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.
Redshirt freshmen Alanna Carter (Mason, Ohio) and Sabhbh Edwards Murphy (County Clare, Ireland) each return after being sidelined for part or all of the campaign a season ago. Newcomers Reagan Bass(Strongsville, Ohio), Abby Carter (Geneva, Ohio), Annika Corcoran (Painesville, Ohio) and Zakia Rasheed(Avon, Ind.) round out the Akron women's basketball roster.
University of Akron Women's Basketball Season tickets are now on sale for the 2021-22 campaign, with ticket packages starting at just $55 for general admission and $100 for floor seats. The renewal deadline for existing season ticket holders is Oct. 1.
Also available is a $150 Alumni All-Sports plan that includes season tickets for all of our ticketed sports (men's and women's basketball, football, men's soccer, and volleyball).
New season ticket orders can be purchased by calling or texting 1-888-99-AKRON (25766) or visiting The C.P. and Cornelia S. Chima Athletics Ticket Office at InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET on Monday through Friday (located at 375 E. Exchange Street, near Gate 1 at the southwest corner of the venue, at the corner of E. Exchange and S. Union streets).
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2021-22 AKRON WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE | BUY SEASON TICKETS | COMMENTS FROM HEAD COACH MELISSA JACKSON
AKRON, Ohio- The first official practice of the 2021-22 season for the Akron women's basketball team took place on the James A. Rhodes Arena court on Wednesday afternoon. The practice comes 41 days ahead of the Zips' first regular season game on Nov. 9 as they host Slippery Rock.
Head coach Melissa Jackson has many familiar faces on the roster for her fourth season at the helm. Jackson has gone on to capture 38 victories including owning the second-most wins by a head coach through three seasons in program history.
Senior Jordyn Dawson (Huntington, W.Va.), who averaged a team-high 15.9 points and 6.9 rebounds per contest a year ago en route to third-team All-Mid-American Conference accolades leads the returners. Akron will also be bolstered by the return of 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.
Redshirt freshmen Alanna Carter (Mason, Ohio) and Sabhbh Edwards Murphy (County Clare, Ireland) each return after being sidelined for part or all of the campaign a season ago. Newcomers Reagan Bass(Strongsville, Ohio), Abby Carter (Geneva, Ohio), Annika Corcoran (Painesville, Ohio) and Zakia Rasheed(Avon, Ind.) round out the Akron women's basketball roster.
University of Akron Women's Basketball Season tickets are now on sale for the 2021-22 campaign, with ticket packages starting at just $55 for general admission and $100 for floor seats. The renewal deadline for existing season ticket holders is Oct. 1.
Also available is a $150 Alumni All-Sports plan that includes season tickets for all of our ticketed sports (men's and women's basketball, football, men's soccer, and volleyball).
New season ticket orders can be purchased by calling or texting 1-888-99-AKRON (25766) or visiting The C.P. and Cornelia S. Chima Athletics Ticket Office at InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET on Monday through Friday (located at 375 E. Exchange Street, near Gate 1 at the southwest corner of the venue, at the corner of E. Exchange and S. Union streets).
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