The University of Akron Athletics
Read the Latest Edition of Zips Line – October 24, 2014
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ZIP ON OVER ...
... for a busy weekend on campus, as six teams are involved in numerous events throughout the weekend. The schedule:
Friday, Oct. 24:
- 5 p.m. Swimming and Diving vs. Buffalo (Ocasek Natatorium)
- 7 p.m. Volleyball vs. Central Michigan (James A. Rhodes Arena) – including a Women’s Basketball Meet the Team event beforehand!
- 7 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs. Miami (Ohio) (FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field)
Saturday, Oct. 25:
- 9 a.m. Rifle vs. West Virginia (Robert A. Pinn Shooting Range in Schrank Hall South)
- 7 p.m. Volleyball vs. Eastern Michigan (James A. Rhodes Arena)
- 7 p.m. Men’s Soccer vs. Western Michigan (FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field)
Sunday, Oct. 26:
- 12 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs Ball State (FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field)
Tickets can be purchased online for Men’s and Women’s Soccer and Volleyball (as well as Football and Men’s and Women’s Basketball); Swimming and Diving and Rifle are free admission.
Looking ahead, Men’s Soccer also hosts Cleveland State on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ... and don’t forget about our Blackout on Tuesday, Nov. 4, at 8 p.m. for Football vs. defending MAC champion Bowling Green!
CONGRATS TO …
... Men’s Golf, which finished the fall season with an eighth-place finish at Pinetree Intercollegiate in Georgia ...
... Men’s Soccer, ranked No. 19 in the NCAA.com and No. 22 by Top Drawer Soccer following our 3-2 come-from-behind win vs. West Virginia, thanks in large part to the performance of freshman forward Stuart Holthusen, named MAC Men’s Soccer Player of the Week ...
... the Mid-American Conference, for securing a secondary agreement with the Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit ...
... Cross Country, for a pair of Top-30 finishes at Pre Nationals in Indiana ...
... four Football student-athletes, named to Phil Steele’s Midseason All-MAC teams: Cody Grice and Jatavis Brown receiving first-team recognition, while Travis Switzer and Nordly Capi earned second-team honors ...
… former Zip offensive lineman Jarrod Pughsley, signed to the Kansas City Chiefs’ practice squad ...
ZIPS CLIPS
... Watch Z360, which profiles Football Offensive Coordinator A.J. Milwee, looks at how Swimming and Diving will start its MAC Championship defense, and checks in with our Women’s Soccer senior class as they compete in their final home games this weekend ...
... Watch Zips Weekly ...
... The Cleveland Plain Dealer looks at many members of our Football team, led by Justin March, attending an annual etiquette dinner in UA’s Student Union Ballroom ...
... The Akron Beacon Journal’s story today on Willy Kollman and Chris Stimler, UA employees and former presidents of the AK-Rowdies, who have filmed humorous “infomercials” encouraging students to finish in time ...
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Go Zips!
Tom Wistrcill
Director of Athletics
