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Akron Visits Buffalo for Key MAC Showdown
February 28 | Women's Basketball
Akron (16-11, 7-9 MAC) at Buffalo (10-15, 5-11 MAC)
Wednesday, March 1
Alumni Arena
Buffalo, N.Y. • 6:00 p.m.
Series History: Buffalo leads 33-25
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WHAT'S AHEAD
The University of Akron women's basketball team opens a two-game road swing to close the regular season traveling to Buffalo, N.Y., for a showdown at Buffalo on Wednesday, March 1. The 6 p.m. tilt will be broadcast on ESPN+ as well as on WHLO 640 AM with Bill Morgan calling the action.
HEAD COACHES
Buffalo: Becky Burke (Louisville, 2012), Overall Record: 123-70 (Seventh Season), Record at Buffalo: 10-15 (First Season)
Akron: Melissa Jackson (Richmond, 2004), Overall Record: 71-67 (Fifth Season), Record at Akron: 71-67 (Fifth Season)
SCOUTING BUFFALO
Buffalo comes into action against Akron on Wednesday, March 1, at 10-15 on the campaign, including a 5-11 record in the Mid-American Conference, following an 84-66 road victory versus league-leading Bowling Green on Feb. 25.
The Bulls are led by the trio of redshirt senior guards Re'Shawna Stone, Zakiyah Winfield and Jazmine Young, who are averaging 17.0, 14.4 and 13.6 points per game, respectively, while Winfield leads Buffalo in rebounding pulling down 10.4 caroms per contest. As a unit, the Bulls are recording 64.5 points, 32.4 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 6.8 steals and 1.7 blocks per game.
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Individually, Winfield is rated third in the NCAA in defensive rebounding (8.7), seventh in minutes per game (37.54), 18th in rebounding (10.4), 24th in double doubles (13) and 44th in rebounds (261).
SERIES HISTORY
Akron and Buffalo are meeting for the 59th time in program history. The Bulls lead the series, 33-25, after the Zips triumphed, 69-47, on Jan. 28 at James A. Rhodes Arena.
IN OUR LAST MEETING (JAN. 28, 2023 - AKRON, OHIO)
Akron bested Buffalo, 69-47, in Mid-American Conference action on Jan. 28, at James A. Rhodes Arena.
The winning return came on the strength of a defensive effort that hassled the Bulls into 26.6-percent (17-of-64) shooting, more than 17 percent below their season average.
Sophomore F Reagan Bass (Strongsville, Ohio) led all scorers with 20 points and nine rebounds, while senior G Dominique Camp (Dayton, Ohio) added 15 points and three steals. Senior F Molly Neitzel (Rocky River, Ohio) contributed 14 points, nine rebounds and three assists. Redshirt junior G Layne Ferrell (Franklin, Ohio) added a game-high six assists to go along with an eight-point performance, while senior G Rachel Martindale (Pittsburgh, Pa.) posted nine points, including a trio of three pointers, and dished out five assists.
As the Akron offense heated up, its defense remained relentless, forcing 12 turnovers, and converting them into 18 points. Add in a 43-33 rebounding edge, including 40-25 on the defensive glass, and the Zips limited both the Bulls' second chances. The 47 points represented Buffalo's second-lowest scoring effort on the campaign.
Hattie Ogden scored 15 points to pace Buffalo, while Jazmine Young added 12 in defeat.
AKRON TRIUMPHS OVER MIAMI ON SENIOR DAY
Playing their final home contest of the regular season, Akron honored its four seniors – Dominique Camp, Layne Ferrell, Rachel Martindale and Molly Neitzel prior to the game, then followed their lead to an 88-80 triumph over Miami on Feb. 25.
Neitzel led the Zips with a career-high 24 points and seven rebounds, while Camp nearly recorded a triple-double with a 19-point, 10-rebound and eight-assist performance, as well as a game-high five steals. Reagan Bass also reached double figures with 18 points in the win, while Ferrell added 14 points.
It was a triumph built on interior dominance and success in transition, as the Zips outrebounded the RedHawks, 39-35, including a 30-24 edge on the defensive glass en route to posting a 14-0 advantage in fast-break points. Many of those points on the break stemmed from Miami turnovers and helped Akron to a 19-5 edge in points off turnovers.
Maddi Cluse led Miami with 18 points, while Sierra Morrow also added 18 in defeat.
AKRON QUARTET HONORED ON SENIOR NIGHT
The Zips' contest versus Miami on Saturday, Feb. 25, marked the final regular season home games in the careers of seniors Dominique Camp, Rachel Martindale and Molly Neitzel along with redshirt junior Layne Ferrell.
Camp has appeared in all 27 games this season in her lone year at Akron, including 26 starts, averaging 10.8 points, 3.8 assists and 3.3 rebounds per contest.
A trio of four-year members of the Akron women's basketball program, Ferrell, Martindale and Neitzel have appeared in 77, 91 and 91 games as Zips, respectively, including 60, 30 and 33 starts. The threesome has averaged 7.4, 6.1 and 6.1 points per outing entering play against Buffalo en route to netting 571, 553 and 555 career points. Neitzel, Ferrell and Martindale have pulled down 318, 309 and 147 career rebounds.
DEFENSE HAS BEEN OUR CALLING CARD
Defense has been the key to Akron's success this season as the Zips have held opponents to under 40 percent shooting from the floor in 14 of 27 contests and 60 points or less in nine games.
Akron leads the Mid-American Conference in defensive rebounding (29.0), three point defense (.293) and blocked shots (4.30), while ranking second in field goal percentage defense (.392) and fourth in rebounding (37.3).
Reagan Bass is sixth (7.6) in the MAC in overall rebounding, while Bass is ranked seventh (7.8) in conference-only rebounding.
In conference-only games, Akron is rated first in the league in defensive rebounding (28.3) and blocked shots (3.88), while ranking second in three point defense (.289), third in field goal percentage defense (.413) and fifth in rebounding (35.9).
Akron is ranked 22nd in the NCAA in defensive rebounds (29.0) and 40th in blocks per game (4.3).
ZIP TIDBITS
• Akron's 14 three pointers made versus Toledo on Feb. 22 represent the third-best single-game effort in program history.
• Molly Neitzel surpassed 500 career points against Eastern Michigan on Feb. 15 on the strength of a then career-high 22-point outing. She enters play versus Buffalo with 555 career points to go along with 318 career rebounds.
• Four of Akron's five starters have surpassed the career 500-point plateau this season with Dominique Camp 22 points shy of joining this exclusive club. Reagan Bass, Layne Ferrell, Molly Neitzel and Rachel Martindale have amassed 779, 571, 555 and 553 career points, respectively.
• Reagan Bass ranks sixth in the Zips' single-season record book for free throws attempted (186) and free throws made (143).
• Molly Neitzel's 33 blocks rank seventh on the single-season record book at Akron, while Reagan Bass is rated seventh with 32 blocks this season.
• Dominique Camp has posted 71 steals this season, the fourth-best single-season mark in program history.
• Akron has held a pair of league opponents under 50 points in a game this season. The Zips limited Eastern Michigan to 43 points in a 60-43 triumph on Jan. 11 before holding Buffalo to 47 points in a 69-47 win on Jan. 28.
• Akron head coach Melissa Jackson owns a 71-67 overall record in her fifth season on the Zips' bench. She has reached that victory total faster than any coach in program history, while sitting nine wins shy of surpassing John Street (1982-89) for the second-highest win total by a head coach at Akron.
• Akron has overcome double-digit deficits to record a victory in five games this season, including Eastern Michigan (-18 | W, 60-43 | Jan. 11), Youngstown State (-17 | W, 61-44 | Nov. 18), Central Michigan (-13 | W, 80-65 | Jan. 18), Miami (-11 | W, 77-66 | Jan. 7) and Stetson (-10 | W, 58-50 | Dec. 18).
• Reagan Bass enters action versus Buffalo having amassed 779 career points, to go along with 357 career rebounds. Layne Ferrell surpassed the 500-point plateau with a five-point effort against Buffalo on Jan. 28 and has amassed 571 career points, while Rachel Martindale reached the 500-point mark versus Western Michigan on Feb. 4 and enters play against Buffalo having recorded 553 points.
• Dominique Camp surpassed 200 career assists at Toledo on Jan. 21 after dropping seven dimes and she comes into action against Buffalo having registered 241 career assists.
• Akron is ranked 22nd in the NCAA in defensive rebounds (29.0), 27th in free throws made per contest (14.85), 34th in assists per outing (16.0), 35th in free throw percentage (.767) and 40th in blocks per game (4.3). Individually, Dominique Camp ranks 24th in steals (71) and 26th in steals per game (2.63), while Reagan Bass is 15th in free throw attempts (186) and 16th in free throws made (143).
• Rachel Martindale has recorded 154 career three pointers. She enters action against Buffalo sixth on the all-time career list at Akron. She is 21 triples shy of Hanna Luburgh (175 | 2010-14) for fifth place. All but 20 of her 174 career field goals have come from beyond the arc.
• Rachel Martindale is sixth in program history with 453 career three-point attempts. She is 33 attempts shy of surpassing Hanna Luburgh (484 | 2010-14) for fifth place.
• Rachel Martindale's .340 shooting percentage (154-453) from beyond the arc is the eighth-best mark in program history.
• The Zips are averaging 64.1 points per game in 11 road/neutral contests this season with Akron shooting 40 percent from the field, including a .308 mark from beyond the arc. The duo of Reagan Bass and Molly Neitzel are averaging 17.0 and 9.6 points per tilt.
• Nine different Akron players have scored in double figures this season led by Reagan Bass tallying 10 or more points in 25 contests this year. She was joined by Dominique Camp (16), Molly Neitzel (16), Layne Ferrell (15), Rachel Martindale (6), Alexis Stewart (2), Faith Stinson (2), Aila Miller (1) and freshman F Annie Watson (Akron, Ohio) (1).
• The 2022-23 season marks the 49th season of competition for the Akron women's basketball program.
• Akron owns a 57-27 mark under head coach Melissa Jackson when shooting 40 percent or better from the field, including a 12-5 record this season. When hitting at a 35-percent clip or better from beyond the arc, the Zips maintain a 33-23 mark, including an 4-5 ledger this season.
• Akron has connected on five or more three pointers in 20 of its 27 games this season, and 73 of its last 90 contests overall. The Zips hit on a season-high 14 triples in an 80-76 setback versus Toledo on Feb. 22, 2023.
• Rachel Martindale, Molly Neitzel, Layne Ferrell, Reagan Bass, Alexis Stewart and Zakia Rasheed have appeared in 91, 91, 77, 53, 53 and 40 career games, respectively, for the Zips. Bass is Akron's leading active scorer averaging 14.7 points and 6.7 rebounds. Ferrell is the Zips' active leader in three-point shooting connecting on 34.7 percent of her attempts.
• Reagan Bass was honored by the MAC on Jan. 2 as its Women's Basketball Player of the Week.
ZIPS' OFFENSIVE PROGRESS REPORT
In Akron's 27 games this season, this is how the Zips have fared from the field: 50 percent: .538 (Miami-2), .528 (Dayton), .526 (Point Park), .509 (Buffalo-1), .509 (Oakland), 40 percent: .481 (Northern Illinois), .473 (Toledo-2), .462 (Western Michigan), .448 (Eastern Michigan-2), .445 (Notre Dame College), .442 (Miami-1), .442 (Robert Morris), .436 (Central Michigan-1), .420 (Youngstown State), .407 (Bowling Green), .407 (Ohio), .403 (Coppin State), 30 percent: .388 (Northern Kentucky), .386 (Bethune-Cookman), .382 (Stetson), .380 (Kent State-1), .377 (Toledo-1), .373 (Ball State-1), .367 (Ball State-2), .365 (Cleveland State), .317 (Kent State-2), .315 (Eastern Michigan-1), 20 percent: NA
ZIPS' DEFENSIVE PROGRESS REPORT
In the Zips' 27 games this season, this is how the Zips have fared defensively: 50 percent: .537 (Kent State-2), .517 (Ball State-1), .508 (Western Michigan), .500 (Northern Illinois), 40 percent: .456 (Toledo-1), .451 (Miami-2), .449 (Toledo-2), .435 (Coppin State), .431 (Northern Kentucky), .415 (Eastern Michigan-2), .400 (Cleveland State), 30 percent: .391 (Miami-1), .388 (Ohio), .386 (Dayton), .383 (Ball State-2), .379 (Oakland), .373 (Central Michigan-1), .364 (Bowling Green), .357 (Notre Dame College), .354 (Stetson), .329 (Bethune-Cookman) .313 (Robert Morris), .311 (Youngstown State), .309 (Kent State-1), 20 percent: .293 (Eastern Michigan-1), .266 (Buffalo-1), .250 (Point Park).
INSIDE THE PAINT
Akron has once proved to be strong in the paint through 27 games this season averaging 29.6 points per contest for 798 total points. The Zips posted a season-best 66 points in the paint in a 101-46 victory over Point Park on Dec. 2.
UP NEXT
Akron closes out the regular season traveling to Mount Pleasant, Mich., for a 1 p.m. tilt at Central Michigan.
Wednesday, March 1
Alumni Arena
Buffalo, N.Y. • 6:00 p.m.
Series History: Buffalo leads 33-25
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Television: www.GoZips.com (subscription may be required) and ESPN App
Live Stats:Â www.GoZips.comÂ
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WHAT'S AHEAD
The University of Akron women's basketball team opens a two-game road swing to close the regular season traveling to Buffalo, N.Y., for a showdown at Buffalo on Wednesday, March 1. The 6 p.m. tilt will be broadcast on ESPN+ as well as on WHLO 640 AM with Bill Morgan calling the action.
HEAD COACHES
Buffalo: Becky Burke (Louisville, 2012), Overall Record: 123-70 (Seventh Season), Record at Buffalo: 10-15 (First Season)
Akron: Melissa Jackson (Richmond, 2004), Overall Record: 71-67 (Fifth Season), Record at Akron: 71-67 (Fifth Season)
SCOUTING BUFFALO
Buffalo comes into action against Akron on Wednesday, March 1, at 10-15 on the campaign, including a 5-11 record in the Mid-American Conference, following an 84-66 road victory versus league-leading Bowling Green on Feb. 25.
The Bulls are led by the trio of redshirt senior guards Re'Shawna Stone, Zakiyah Winfield and Jazmine Young, who are averaging 17.0, 14.4 and 13.6 points per game, respectively, while Winfield leads Buffalo in rebounding pulling down 10.4 caroms per contest. As a unit, the Bulls are recording 64.5 points, 32.4 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 6.8 steals and 1.7 blocks per game.
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Individually, Winfield is rated third in the NCAA in defensive rebounding (8.7), seventh in minutes per game (37.54), 18th in rebounding (10.4), 24th in double doubles (13) and 44th in rebounds (261).
SERIES HISTORY
Akron and Buffalo are meeting for the 59th time in program history. The Bulls lead the series, 33-25, after the Zips triumphed, 69-47, on Jan. 28 at James A. Rhodes Arena.
IN OUR LAST MEETING (JAN. 28, 2023 - AKRON, OHIO)
Akron bested Buffalo, 69-47, in Mid-American Conference action on Jan. 28, at James A. Rhodes Arena.
The winning return came on the strength of a defensive effort that hassled the Bulls into 26.6-percent (17-of-64) shooting, more than 17 percent below their season average.
Sophomore F Reagan Bass (Strongsville, Ohio) led all scorers with 20 points and nine rebounds, while senior G Dominique Camp (Dayton, Ohio) added 15 points and three steals. Senior F Molly Neitzel (Rocky River, Ohio) contributed 14 points, nine rebounds and three assists. Redshirt junior G Layne Ferrell (Franklin, Ohio) added a game-high six assists to go along with an eight-point performance, while senior G Rachel Martindale (Pittsburgh, Pa.) posted nine points, including a trio of three pointers, and dished out five assists.
As the Akron offense heated up, its defense remained relentless, forcing 12 turnovers, and converting them into 18 points. Add in a 43-33 rebounding edge, including 40-25 on the defensive glass, and the Zips limited both the Bulls' second chances. The 47 points represented Buffalo's second-lowest scoring effort on the campaign.
Hattie Ogden scored 15 points to pace Buffalo, while Jazmine Young added 12 in defeat.
AKRON TRIUMPHS OVER MIAMI ON SENIOR DAY
Playing their final home contest of the regular season, Akron honored its four seniors – Dominique Camp, Layne Ferrell, Rachel Martindale and Molly Neitzel prior to the game, then followed their lead to an 88-80 triumph over Miami on Feb. 25.
Neitzel led the Zips with a career-high 24 points and seven rebounds, while Camp nearly recorded a triple-double with a 19-point, 10-rebound and eight-assist performance, as well as a game-high five steals. Reagan Bass also reached double figures with 18 points in the win, while Ferrell added 14 points.
It was a triumph built on interior dominance and success in transition, as the Zips outrebounded the RedHawks, 39-35, including a 30-24 edge on the defensive glass en route to posting a 14-0 advantage in fast-break points. Many of those points on the break stemmed from Miami turnovers and helped Akron to a 19-5 edge in points off turnovers.
Maddi Cluse led Miami with 18 points, while Sierra Morrow also added 18 in defeat.
AKRON QUARTET HONORED ON SENIOR NIGHT
The Zips' contest versus Miami on Saturday, Feb. 25, marked the final regular season home games in the careers of seniors Dominique Camp, Rachel Martindale and Molly Neitzel along with redshirt junior Layne Ferrell.
Camp has appeared in all 27 games this season in her lone year at Akron, including 26 starts, averaging 10.8 points, 3.8 assists and 3.3 rebounds per contest.
A trio of four-year members of the Akron women's basketball program, Ferrell, Martindale and Neitzel have appeared in 77, 91 and 91 games as Zips, respectively, including 60, 30 and 33 starts. The threesome has averaged 7.4, 6.1 and 6.1 points per outing entering play against Buffalo en route to netting 571, 553 and 555 career points. Neitzel, Ferrell and Martindale have pulled down 318, 309 and 147 career rebounds.
DEFENSE HAS BEEN OUR CALLING CARD
Defense has been the key to Akron's success this season as the Zips have held opponents to under 40 percent shooting from the floor in 14 of 27 contests and 60 points or less in nine games.
Akron leads the Mid-American Conference in defensive rebounding (29.0), three point defense (.293) and blocked shots (4.30), while ranking second in field goal percentage defense (.392) and fourth in rebounding (37.3).
Reagan Bass is sixth (7.6) in the MAC in overall rebounding, while Bass is ranked seventh (7.8) in conference-only rebounding.
In conference-only games, Akron is rated first in the league in defensive rebounding (28.3) and blocked shots (3.88), while ranking second in three point defense (.289), third in field goal percentage defense (.413) and fifth in rebounding (35.9).
Akron is ranked 22nd in the NCAA in defensive rebounds (29.0) and 40th in blocks per game (4.3).
ZIP TIDBITS
• Akron's 14 three pointers made versus Toledo on Feb. 22 represent the third-best single-game effort in program history.
• Molly Neitzel surpassed 500 career points against Eastern Michigan on Feb. 15 on the strength of a then career-high 22-point outing. She enters play versus Buffalo with 555 career points to go along with 318 career rebounds.
• Four of Akron's five starters have surpassed the career 500-point plateau this season with Dominique Camp 22 points shy of joining this exclusive club. Reagan Bass, Layne Ferrell, Molly Neitzel and Rachel Martindale have amassed 779, 571, 555 and 553 career points, respectively.
• Reagan Bass ranks sixth in the Zips' single-season record book for free throws attempted (186) and free throws made (143).
• Molly Neitzel's 33 blocks rank seventh on the single-season record book at Akron, while Reagan Bass is rated seventh with 32 blocks this season.
• Dominique Camp has posted 71 steals this season, the fourth-best single-season mark in program history.
• Akron has held a pair of league opponents under 50 points in a game this season. The Zips limited Eastern Michigan to 43 points in a 60-43 triumph on Jan. 11 before holding Buffalo to 47 points in a 69-47 win on Jan. 28.
• Akron head coach Melissa Jackson owns a 71-67 overall record in her fifth season on the Zips' bench. She has reached that victory total faster than any coach in program history, while sitting nine wins shy of surpassing John Street (1982-89) for the second-highest win total by a head coach at Akron.
• Akron has overcome double-digit deficits to record a victory in five games this season, including Eastern Michigan (-18 | W, 60-43 | Jan. 11), Youngstown State (-17 | W, 61-44 | Nov. 18), Central Michigan (-13 | W, 80-65 | Jan. 18), Miami (-11 | W, 77-66 | Jan. 7) and Stetson (-10 | W, 58-50 | Dec. 18).
• Reagan Bass enters action versus Buffalo having amassed 779 career points, to go along with 357 career rebounds. Layne Ferrell surpassed the 500-point plateau with a five-point effort against Buffalo on Jan. 28 and has amassed 571 career points, while Rachel Martindale reached the 500-point mark versus Western Michigan on Feb. 4 and enters play against Buffalo having recorded 553 points.
• Dominique Camp surpassed 200 career assists at Toledo on Jan. 21 after dropping seven dimes and she comes into action against Buffalo having registered 241 career assists.
• Akron is ranked 22nd in the NCAA in defensive rebounds (29.0), 27th in free throws made per contest (14.85), 34th in assists per outing (16.0), 35th in free throw percentage (.767) and 40th in blocks per game (4.3). Individually, Dominique Camp ranks 24th in steals (71) and 26th in steals per game (2.63), while Reagan Bass is 15th in free throw attempts (186) and 16th in free throws made (143).
• Rachel Martindale has recorded 154 career three pointers. She enters action against Buffalo sixth on the all-time career list at Akron. She is 21 triples shy of Hanna Luburgh (175 | 2010-14) for fifth place. All but 20 of her 174 career field goals have come from beyond the arc.
• Rachel Martindale is sixth in program history with 453 career three-point attempts. She is 33 attempts shy of surpassing Hanna Luburgh (484 | 2010-14) for fifth place.
• Rachel Martindale's .340 shooting percentage (154-453) from beyond the arc is the eighth-best mark in program history.
• The Zips are averaging 64.1 points per game in 11 road/neutral contests this season with Akron shooting 40 percent from the field, including a .308 mark from beyond the arc. The duo of Reagan Bass and Molly Neitzel are averaging 17.0 and 9.6 points per tilt.
• Nine different Akron players have scored in double figures this season led by Reagan Bass tallying 10 or more points in 25 contests this year. She was joined by Dominique Camp (16), Molly Neitzel (16), Layne Ferrell (15), Rachel Martindale (6), Alexis Stewart (2), Faith Stinson (2), Aila Miller (1) and freshman F Annie Watson (Akron, Ohio) (1).
• The 2022-23 season marks the 49th season of competition for the Akron women's basketball program.
• Akron owns a 57-27 mark under head coach Melissa Jackson when shooting 40 percent or better from the field, including a 12-5 record this season. When hitting at a 35-percent clip or better from beyond the arc, the Zips maintain a 33-23 mark, including an 4-5 ledger this season.
• Akron has connected on five or more three pointers in 20 of its 27 games this season, and 73 of its last 90 contests overall. The Zips hit on a season-high 14 triples in an 80-76 setback versus Toledo on Feb. 22, 2023.
• Rachel Martindale, Molly Neitzel, Layne Ferrell, Reagan Bass, Alexis Stewart and Zakia Rasheed have appeared in 91, 91, 77, 53, 53 and 40 career games, respectively, for the Zips. Bass is Akron's leading active scorer averaging 14.7 points and 6.7 rebounds. Ferrell is the Zips' active leader in three-point shooting connecting on 34.7 percent of her attempts.
• Reagan Bass was honored by the MAC on Jan. 2 as its Women's Basketball Player of the Week.
ZIPS' OFFENSIVE PROGRESS REPORT
In Akron's 27 games this season, this is how the Zips have fared from the field: 50 percent: .538 (Miami-2), .528 (Dayton), .526 (Point Park), .509 (Buffalo-1), .509 (Oakland), 40 percent: .481 (Northern Illinois), .473 (Toledo-2), .462 (Western Michigan), .448 (Eastern Michigan-2), .445 (Notre Dame College), .442 (Miami-1), .442 (Robert Morris), .436 (Central Michigan-1), .420 (Youngstown State), .407 (Bowling Green), .407 (Ohio), .403 (Coppin State), 30 percent: .388 (Northern Kentucky), .386 (Bethune-Cookman), .382 (Stetson), .380 (Kent State-1), .377 (Toledo-1), .373 (Ball State-1), .367 (Ball State-2), .365 (Cleveland State), .317 (Kent State-2), .315 (Eastern Michigan-1), 20 percent: NA
ZIPS' DEFENSIVE PROGRESS REPORT
In the Zips' 27 games this season, this is how the Zips have fared defensively: 50 percent: .537 (Kent State-2), .517 (Ball State-1), .508 (Western Michigan), .500 (Northern Illinois), 40 percent: .456 (Toledo-1), .451 (Miami-2), .449 (Toledo-2), .435 (Coppin State), .431 (Northern Kentucky), .415 (Eastern Michigan-2), .400 (Cleveland State), 30 percent: .391 (Miami-1), .388 (Ohio), .386 (Dayton), .383 (Ball State-2), .379 (Oakland), .373 (Central Michigan-1), .364 (Bowling Green), .357 (Notre Dame College), .354 (Stetson), .329 (Bethune-Cookman) .313 (Robert Morris), .311 (Youngstown State), .309 (Kent State-1), 20 percent: .293 (Eastern Michigan-1), .266 (Buffalo-1), .250 (Point Park).
INSIDE THE PAINT
Akron has once proved to be strong in the paint through 27 games this season averaging 29.6 points per contest for 798 total points. The Zips posted a season-best 66 points in the paint in a 101-46 victory over Point Park on Dec. 2.
UP NEXT
Akron closes out the regular season traveling to Mount Pleasant, Mich., for a 1 p.m. tilt at Central Michigan.
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