Zips Complete Season Sweep of EMU

Saturday, February 12

Ypsilanti, Mich.

1:00 PM

University of Akron

11-8,8-5MAC

Eastern Michigan

5-15,2-11MAC

Akron

Eastern Mich.

February 12 | Women's Basketball

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YPSILANTI, Mich.- The Akron women's basketball team earned its second-straight road victory of the week as the Zips earned the season sweep over Eastern Michigan in a 64-53 victory on Saturday afternoon at the George Gervin GameAbove Center.

The Zips (11-8, 8-5 MAC) went on to win their second-straight league game, suffocating the offense of Eastern Michigan in a 64-53 win that saw Akron trail for just over six minutes of game time. With nine players seeing court time and eight of them scoring points, it was a balanced offensive effort for the Zips, but defense is where they did their best work.

Akron limited Eastern Michigan to 28-percent shooting, including just three made 3-pointers, forced 12 turnovers, scoring 16 points off the Eagles' miscues.

Redshirt senior Jordyn Dawson (Huntington, W Va.) led the Zips with 22 points, eight rebounds, and three steals, while junior Lonasia Brewer (Akron, Ohio) rounded out the double-figure scoring with 11 points and six rebounds. Sophomore Annika Corcoran (Painesville, Ohio) added eight points, five rebounds, and dished out a team-high four assists.

It was Corcoran and junior Rachel Martindale (Pittsburgh, Pa.) who each drained a pair of 3-pointers each, helping create spacing on the floor for Brewer and Dawson to operate in the paint, as the Zips scored 30 points in the paint.

A 13-3 run midway through the second quarter allowed the Zips to turn a three-point deficit into an eight-point lead (27-19) that grew to nine moments later. Brewer and Martindale's pinpoint shooting from the perimeter fueled the run as two 3-pointers gave the Akron offense a boost. EMU closed the Zips lead to four, 30-26 after using a 5-0 run with 1:30 left, but Akron answered back with a pair of free throws by Dawson and a Corcoran three that extended the Zips' lead to 35-26 before the Eagles closed the half with a jumper sending Akron into the break with a 35-28 lead.

The Eagles got the Zips' lead within four (40-36) in the third quarter, but that was as close as EMU would get to Akron for the remainder of the game. A driving layup by Dawson in the fourth quarter put Akron ahead by 11 (57-46), and the Zips would go on to secure the 64-53 victory.

Eastern Michigan had three players score in double-figures with Ce'Nara Skanes leading the way with 21 points and 10 rebounds.

The Zips will return home as Akron hosts Central Michigan on Wednesday, Feb. 16 at James A. Rhodes Arena for their Equality and Inclusion game. Tip time is scheduled for 7 p.m.