The University of Akron Athletics
Read the Latest Edition of Zips Line – December 2, 2014
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HOOPS AND OTHER EVENTS ALL WEEK
Starting tonight, we have three basketball games at James A. Rhodes Arena in the next four nights for you to get your hoops fill:
-Tonight (Tuesday) at 7 p.m. – Men vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff: $1 Dog Night
-Thursday at 7 p.m. – Men vs. Western Illinois: Trading Card Set #1 Giveaway
-Friday at 7 p.m. – Women vs. Morehead State: Residence Hall Challenge and AK-Rowdies Appreciation Night
Head Coach Jodi Kest and our Women’s team are red-hot to start the year, with a perfect 6-0 record after winning the Denver Thanksgiving Tournament by defeating Belmont and Siena (our second tournament win after capturing the inaugural Akron Classic at home). The Zips entered this week ranked 14th in the nation in scoring (84.5 ppg). As always, tickets can be purchased in advance by calling 888-992-5766 (99-AKRON) or visiting GoZips.com/tickets. Please keep our mini plans in mind as great holiday presents and stocking stuffers!
Finally, this week Swimming and Diving also hosts our annual Zippy Invitational at Ocasek Natatorium from Friday through Sunday, with morning and evening sessions each day for our biggest home meet of the year. Please stop by and cheer on our defending MAC champions!
CONGRATS TO …
… Women’s Basketball junior guard Anita Brown, named MAC East Player of the Week after scoring 65 points and grabbing 22 rebounds in three victories last week …
… Senior running back Jawon Chisholm, named our Student-Athlete of the Week after a season-best 183-yard rushing performance and career-high three touchdowns in our Football game at Kent State. “Chiz” finished his career with the second-most rushing yards of any Zip …
… Our Men’s and Women’s Soccer teams, honored by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America as College Team Academic Award Winners ….
… Softball Head Coach Julie Jones, who received a four-year contract extension that will keep her with our program through at least 2019 …
… Rifle junior Matt Chezem, who won the overall and NCAA smallbore division at the Zippy Open …
THE NEXT FEW WEEKS …
Here’s a quick list of the upcoming home events over the rest of December and first week of January:
-Saturday, Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. – Men’s Basketball vs. Middle Tennessee: Trading Card Set #2 Giveaway
-Saturday, Dec. 20 at 2 p.m. – Women’s Basketball vs. Ohio Christian
-Saturday, Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. – Men’s Basketball vs. Bluffton
-Tuesday, Dec. 30 at 7 p.m. – Men’s Basketball vs. Marshall
-Saturday, Jan. 3 at 7 p.m. – Men’s Basketball vs. Coppin State
-Tuesday, Jan. 6 at 7 p.m. – Men’s Basketball vs. Western Michigan (which will include an on-court recognition and autograph session with former Men’s Soccer greats, including Evan Bush, Ben Zemanski, Darlington Nagbe, Mike Nanchoff, Steve Zakuani and more to come!)
-Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 7 p.m. – Women’s Basketball vs. Bowling Green
-Friday/Saturday/Sunday, Jan. 9-11 – Third Annual Pole Vault Convention at Stile Athletics Field House
AND FINALLY …
With this being the last week of classes and final exams starting Monday, I want to wish all of our student-athletes all the best as they look to finish off the semester the right way in the classroom. And since they’ll be going on break, we’ll take one from Zips Line as well until 2015.
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from all of us with Zips Athletics!
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Go Zips!
Tom Wistrcill
Director of Athletics
