The University of Akron Athletics
In the News Archive: November 2014
In the News Archive: November 2014
Follow the Zips in local and national publications with "In
The News," updated regularly with links to stories about Zips
Athletics, the University and Mid-American Conference.
Saturday, November 29
FB: Kent
State 27, Akron 24: Golden Flashes reclaim Wagon Wheel with
dramatic win over Zips 
by George M. Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
FB: Kent State falls, but gets up for a 27-24
Wagon Wheel victory over the Akron Zips
by Elton Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
WBB: UA women's basketball team remains
unbeaten
Akron Beacon Journal
Friday, November 28
FB: UA
football: Zips, Golden Flashes show parallels heading into rivalry
game
by George M. Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
FB: Kent State-Akron end the season with battle
for the Wagon Wheel
by Elton Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Wednesday, November 26
MBB: Penn
State 78, Akron 72: Nittany Lions rally from 12-point halftime
deficit to clip Zips
by George M. Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
WBB: On the record: November 26
Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: Penn State's second-half surge sinks Akron
78-72
by Jim Carlson, Associated Press
Tuesday, November 25
FB: Akron, Kent State football teams both benefit from
unintended break
by George M. Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
FB: Akron Zips poised to become bowl eligible with a
victory over Kent State
by Elton Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
MBB: Akron gets big wins; Kent State squanders perfect
mark; Cleveland State off to Louisville
by Elton Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Monday, November 24
MBB: Akron
68, South Carolina 63:Noah Robotham guides Zips over
Gamecocks
by Michael Beaven, Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: Robotham's 16 lead Zips past Gamecocks
68-63
by Pete Iacobelli, Associated Press
MBB: The Best College Basketball Coaches For The Money
2014
by Jason Belzer, Forbes
WS&D, RIFLE: Zips
set records at swimming anddiving meet
Akron Beacon Journal
Saturday, November 22
MBB: Men's
basketball/Miami (Fla.) 79, Akron 51: Talented Hurricanes knock off
Zips
by George M. Thomas, Akron Beacon
Journal
WS&D: On
the record: University of Akron swimming and diving team in second
place after first day at Magnus Cup
Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: Rodriguez scores 15, leads Miami past Akron
79-51
by Pete Iacobelli, Associated Press
Friday, November 21
MBB: Akron
66, USC 46: Zips march past Trojans in tournament
opener
by George M. Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
MSOC: NCAA men's soccer tournament/Ohio State 1, Akron 1;
Ohio State wins 13-12 on penalty kicks
by Marla Ridenour, Akron Beacon Journal
FB: Kent State-Buffalo game canceled; KSU-UA game moved
to 1 p.m. Nov. 28
by George M. Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
MSOC: Akron Zips fall in shootout to Ohio State in NCAA
Men's Soccer Tournament
Cleveland Plain Dealer
FB: Kent State-Buffalo game canceled for good;
Akron-Kent next Friday
by Elton Alexander, Cleveland Plain
Dealer
MBB:Akron Zips roll over Southern Cal in Charleston
Classic opener, 66-46
Cleveland Plain Dealer
MBB: Akron defeats Southern Cal 66-46
by Pete Iacobelli, Associated Press
MSOC: Ohio State roundup: 15 rounds later, men's soccer
team foils Akron on penalty kicks
Columbus Dispatch
Thursday, November 20
MBB: Akron Zips basketball: Keith Dambrot on team's
changes in current reality
by George M. Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
MSOC: NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament scouting
box: University of Akron at Ohio State
by George M. Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
Wednesday, November 19
FB: Akron
30, Massachusetts 6: Zips batter Minutemen on Senior
Night
by George M. Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
FB: Akron Zips football: Final observations regarding
UA's 30-6 win
by George M. Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
WBB: On the record: University of Akron beats Northern
Iowa 82-73 in women's basketball
Akron Beacon Journal
FB: Akron Zips football: Four keys to beating UMass
Minutemen
by George M. Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
FB: Akron Zips keep bowl hopes alive with 30-6
victory over UMass
by Elton Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Tuesday, November 18
MSOC: Akron
to play at Ohio State in first round of NCAA men's soccer
tournament despite Zips' higher RPI ranking, better
record
by Michael Beaven, Akron Beacon Journal
FB: Akron football team prepares for UMass, looks to
snap losing streak
by George M. Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
MSOC: Akron Zips open NCAA men's soccer tournament at
Ohio State
by Elton Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
FB: UA Akron Zips look to get back in the win column
as MAC midweek football continues
by Michael Beaven, Akron Beacon Journal
Monday, November 17
MSOC: Akron
2, Bowling Green 1: Zips earn conference title, NCAA berth by
rallying past Falcons
by Zack Hawks, Akron Beacon Journal
MSOC: Akron Zips win third straight MAC Men's Soccer
Tournament title, top Bowling Green, 2-1
by Elton Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Sunday, November 16
FB: UA
football: Coach Terry Bowden understands why officials called key
penalty
by George M. Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
WBB: On the record: Anita Brown leads UA women to win in
Akron Classic
Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: Zips seek high standards, embrace pressure
entering new season
by Andy Harris, The Suburbanite
Saturday, November 15
MBB: Akron
74, UMBC 57: Zips open season with a convincing victory
by George M. Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
WBB: Akron Zips basketball: Women's team beats
Binghamton 80-49
by George M. Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
MSOC: MAC Soccer Tournament/Akron 2, Western Michigan 1:
Zips advance to final against Bowling Green
by Zack Hawks, Akron Beacon Journal
SB, WBB: UA notebook: Walsh Jesuit's Lilli Piper signs with
Akron to play basketball, softball; Zips announce several other
signings
by Michael Beaven, Akron Beacon Journal
XC: On the record: November 15
Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: Akron Zips basketball opens with easy 74-57
victory
by Elton Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
MSOC: Akron Zips soccer tops Western Michigan to advance
to MAC Tournament Championship game
by Elton Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
MBB: Ohio college basketball opening night
roundup
FOX Sports Ohio
WBB: UA women reload, attempt to repeat in
MAC
by Andy Harris, The Suburbanite
Friday, November 14
WBB, SB: Walsh Jesuit senior Lilli Piper signs with Akron
to play basketball & softball
by Michael Beaven, Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: Young Zips face questions as men's basketball
season begins
by George M. Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
VB: On the record: November 14
Akron Beacon Journal
MSOC: Seven UA men's soccer players earn AllMAC
honors
by Michael Beaven, Akron Beacon
Journal
MBB: UA men's basketball signs three recruits,
including St. VM's Joshua Williams
by Michael Beaven, Akron Beacon Journal
VB: UA volleyball signs two volleyball
recruits
by Michael Beaven, Akron Beacon Journal
SB: Fairless' Kelly Hysong, Walsh's Lilli Piper among
UA's four softball recruits
by Michael Beaven, Akron Beacon Journal
MBB: Cleveland State point guard Charlie Lee suspended;
Akron head coach Keith Dambrot back at practice
by Elton Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
MSOC: Akron Zips men's soccer wants to get over the hump
in the Mid-American Conference Tournament
by Elton Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Thursday, November 13
MSOC: UA
soccer: Sophomore captain Adam Najem adjusts game to lead young
Zips
by Marla Ridenour, Akron Beacon Journal
Wednesday, November 12
FB: Buffalo Bulls leave Akron Zips in dust with 55-24
victory
by George M. Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
FB: Akron Zips drop fourth straight, losing to Buffalo
Bulls, 55-24
Cleveland Plain Dealer
FB: Bulls batter Zips, 55-24
by Mark Gaughan, The Buffalo News
Tuesday, November 11
MBB: Akron
55, Rochester College 42: Young Zips have rough debut in exhibition
victory
by George M. Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
FB: Akron Zips head to Buffalo looking to end
three-game skid, keep bowl hopes alive
by George M. Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
FB: Akron Zips off to face Buffalo Bulls looking to
get back on track
by Elton Alexander, Cleveland Plain
Dealer
FB: Akron's big strides envy of UB fans
by Mark Gaughan, The Buffalo News
Sunday, November 9
MSOC: Zips'
soccer team wins MAC for 11th consecutive year
by Zack Hawks, Akron Beacon Journal
FB: Coach Terry Bowden keeping Zips focused on
remaining goals
by George M. Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
VB: On the record: November 9
Akron Beacon Journal
Saturday, November 8
MBB: Akron Zips injured, but ready for start of the
college basketball season
by Elton Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
VB: On the record: November 8
Akron Beacon Journal
Friday, November 7
MBB, WBB, FB: UA
notebook: Demetrius Treadwell expecting few issues as Zips begin
the season
by George M. Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
Thursday, November 6
MSOC: On
the record: Akron men's soccer team drops 1-0 decision at Penn
State
Akron Beacon Journal
FB: National TV spotlight provides no help for
struggling Akron or Kent State football programs
by Elton Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Wednesday, November 5
MBB, WBB: UA
basketball media day: Changes greet Zips basketball teams this
year
by George M. Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
FB: Bowling Green 27, Akron 10: Zips continue their
giving ways in loss to Falcons
by George M. Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
MSOC: On the record: November 5
Akron Beacon Journal
FB: Akron Zips turn over another victory, this one to
Bowling Green, 27-10
by Elton Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
GENERAL: Free tuition contest is credited with luring
thousands to University of Akron football game
by Karen Farkas, Cleveland Plain Dealer
MBB, WBB: College basketball: Euclid graduate Demetrius
Treadwell hoping to spark Akron
by David Glasier, The News-Herald
MBB: College Basketball Preview: Mid-American
Conference
Athlon Sports
FB: Bowling Green powers past Akron
27-10
by John Wagner, Toledo Blade
Tuesday, November 4
FB: Still
in the hunt for a MAC title, Akron entering unfamiliar territory
against Bowling Green
by George M. Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
FB: Akron Zips look to rise to the occasion in
firstplace showdown vs. Bowling Green
by Elton Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
FB: MAC Football begins midweek TV action this week in
Northeast Ohio
by Elton Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
FB: Falcons eye win over Zips for 2-game
lead
by John Wagner, Toledo Blade
GENERAL: Akron giving away tuition at Tuesday's game
against Bowling Green
by Nick Bromberg, Yahoo Sports
Monday, November 3
RIFLE: On
the record: November 3
Akron Beacon Journal
Sunday, November 2
MBB: Dan
Peters' passing takes Bob Huggins back to Walsh roots
by Marla Ridenour, Akron Beacon Journal
CC, MSOC: On
the record: UA cross country team finishes second at MAC
championships
Akron Beacon Journal
FB: TWO SIDES: Akron's Grice a force on both sides of
ball
by Andy Harris, The Suburbanite
Saturday, November 1
FB: University of Akron coach Terry Bowden stresses Zips must
limit turnovers against Bowling Green
by George M. Thomas, Akron Beacon Journal
VB: On the record: University of Akron volleyball team
loses to Bowling Green in straight sets
Akron Beacon Journal
FB: Kyle Pohl back as starting QB for the Akron
Zips
by Elton Alexander, Cleveland Plain Dealer
GENERAL: Free tuition prizes expected to draw students to
University of Akron football game
by Karen Farkas, Cleveland Plain Dealer
MBB: Keith Dambrot Interview with Kenny Roda
(Podcast) on LeBron James and Zips Basketball, WHBC
