The University of Akron Athletics
athletics emails tom 2013 14 oct 24 2013
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FOOTBALL HOMESTAND FOLLOWS BIG VICTORY
After consecutive road games, Football starts a two-game homestand on Saturday when it takes on
Ball State at noon at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field.
The game will be televised regionally by ESPN and also will be
available on ESPN3 and ESPN Game Plan. Click here for the stations across the conference's
footprint that are scheduled to broadcast the game.
This will be our fourth-annual "Scout Day," with an overnight
campout scheduled on the field. We will also have our second youth
"Cheer and Dance Clinic" on Saturday morning. Tickets are available
on ZipsTickets.com or
by calling our ticket office at 1-888-99-AKRON (25766).
The team comes off a
24-17 victory at Miami (Ohio) last Saturday, which ended a
30-game road losing streak for the program and provided yet another
sign of the improvement Coach Bowden and his staff are making with
the program. It was also the first time we had won at Miami since
1939!
You can imagine the level of excitment in the locker room
following the win. Click here to watch Coach Bowden address the team
and see some of the celebration ... and join us as we seek
another win this weekend.
Also, don’t forget that the following weekend (Saturday,
Nov. 2) we face Kent State at 3:30 p.m. in the annual PNC Wagon Wheel
Challenge (more information below).
SATURDAY NIGHT SOCCER
Men's Soccer, ranked No. 18 nationally this week, plays Northern
Illinois on Saturday night at 7 at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub
Cadet Field. It will be "Senior Night" and we will salute the class
of Reinaldo Brenes, Robbie Derschang, Zac Portillos, Aodhan Quinn
and Eric Stevenson during pregame.
This is an important conference match as we work toward securing
our ninth consecutive MAC regular-season title and the right to
host the league tournament on our campus yet again. Tickets are
available on ZipsTickets.com or by calling our ticket office at
1-888-99-AKRON (25766).
If you are unable to make it to the game you can watch a live video stream through GoZips.com, listen
locally on Fox Sports Radio 1350 AM or online nationally
through iHeartRadio.com.
OTHER TEAMS COMPETING THIS WEEKEND ...
... Volleyball travels to Eastern Michigan on Friday and Central Michigan
on Saturday ...
... Women's Soccer is also on the road this weekend, at
Western Michigan and Eastern Michigan on Friday and Sunday,
respectively ...
... Swimming and Diving takes on Miami (Ohio) in a dual meet on
Saturday at 1 p.m. at Ocasek Natatorium
BASKETBALL MEDIA DAY
Whether you were there in person, watched online or listened on
the radio, I hope you were able to enjoy our annual Basketball
Media Day on Wednesday.
You can watch archived video of the Men's
and Women's press conference with head coaches Keith
Dambrot, Jodi Kest and players from each team. If you haven't
bought your season tickets yet, please click
here or call 1-888-99-AKRON (25766) to do so.
The Men's team has an exhibition against Bluffton on Friday, Nov.
1 at 7 p.m., and the Women's team women has an exhibition the next
day at noon against Lake Erie.
Both teams start their regular season at home with a doubleheader
on Friday, Nov. 8. The Women face Florida Atlantic at 5:30 p.m. and
the Men tip off against Coastal Carolina at 8 p.m.
Throughout the evening, the Men will be honored for their MAC
regular-season and tournament titles, and the Women for their MAC
East Division championship. We will have celebratory giveaways for
fans that day – mini banners commemorating the Women's
championship and replica rings recognizing the Men's titles.
REMINDER ABOUT "JIM DENNISON DAY" ON NOV. 2
We are looking forward to honoring Jim Dennison, our winningest Football head coach
at the Nov. 2 home game against Kent State.
All former student-athletes, assistant coaches and staff
affiliated with Dennison's 28-year UA tenure are invited to attend
the festivities, which will include an on-field recognition. A
pre-game reception to celebrate Dennison will be held on the
FirstMerit Foundation Club Level (fifth floor) of the stadium. The
cost is $10 per person and includes a buffet lunch and a reserved
ticket to the game, thanks to the underwritting by the Varsity "A"
Association.
"Coach D" served as our head coach from 1973 to 1985, leading
Akron to the finals of the 1976 NCAA Division II playoffs. His 80
career wins are the most in program history.
'DRIVE FOR 5' DONOR OF THE WEEK
Thanks to Ms. Stacie Smith for joining our team through the "Drive for 5"! You can join Stacie – and our
team – by
signing up here as we seek to elevate Zips Athletics by having
5,000 donors and fundraising $5 million annually by 2015.
ZIPS CONGRATS TO ...
... Men's Basketball, ranked No. 10 in the CollegeInsider.com Preseason
Mid-Major Top-25 poll ...
... Football, defeated Miami (Ohio) 24-17 last Saturday to end a 30-game
road losing streak ...
... Andrew Pratt from Football, named MAC East Division Special Teams Player of the
Week ...
... Adam Najem from Men's Soccer, named MAC Player of the Week for the second consecutive
week ...
... Ryan Harris from Men's Golf, finished in a tie for second place at the Pinetree
Intercollegiate earlier this week ...
... Nationally-ranked Rifle, out-shot Nevada-Reno on the road last weekend ...
ZIPS CLIPS …
... Akron Beacon Journal sports columnist Marla Ridenour wrote about our need for a new basketball arena
and the importance of fan support ...
... George Thomas of the Akron Beacon Journal previews the Men's and Women's Basketball seasons following this
week's Media Day ...
... Elton Alexander of the Cleveland Plain Dealer also previews the upcoming Men's and Women's Basketball
season ...
... Guy Cipriano of the News-Herald profiles Men's Basketball's Demetrius
Treadwell ...
... Get to know sophomore punter Zach Paul in this video
feature that aired on Coach Bowden's weekly television show on
SportsTime Ohio, now available on our YouTube page ...
ASK THE AD
As always, if you have a question or want to comment about Zips
Athletics, click here now or at any time on the "Ask the
AD" button on the home page of GoZips.com.
Go Zips!
Tom Wistrcill
Director of Athletics
