ewbrooman1 Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 Maybe they already have. The lady Zips are currently shooting 74.1% from the free throw line and the men are shooting 73.1%. Take away Tree's 2-6 performance from the only game he played (and assuming he's not coming back), the remaining men's players are averaging 75.5% from the free throw line -- a little better than the women. Terrible free throw shooting by the men's team is last year's news. Maybe not. They are trending downward. 51 for 78 (65.3%) in the three game homestand (without Tree). Back to the charity stripe for more practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes102 Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 Game Day today. Should be a win tonight for the Lady Zips, but they may have growing pains tonight. I expect them to have more trouble at Bethune-Cookman and UCF because those are their first true road games. If they are 10-0 going into the YSU road game, that could be an upset special since both teams are playing well right now and a little bit of backyard rivalry.Sometime tomorrow I will post a recap of how each team in the MAC is doing so far. Some interesting wins over big conference schools. Still looking for that big signature win from a MAC school still. Hopefully it happens this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 Maybe not. They are trending downward. 51 for 78 (65.3%) in the three game homestand (without Tree). Back to the charity stripe for more practice. Unfortunately I've been noticing that. I guess I jinxed them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Blue & Gold Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 7-0?! 89-61 win last night?! Good grief, we're a legit power Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes102 Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 It's been incredible on what they have done to this point after graduating Tecca, Luburgh, Young, Cassell, and Guyton. You add in the fact that they play 4 freshmen with significant playing time, with one of those freshmen as your starting point guard. The fact that they haven't skipped a beat is really remarkable. I even think this team is better than last year's team when it comes to playing solid defense. They still have one more hurdle for me to completely buy into a "special" season. They have to win in Florida. They have their first true road games this season, @ Bethune Cookman and @ UCF. I expect them to win, but struggle against B-C. I expect the real test to come against UCF. They have 9 days off until that Bethune-Cookman game. Study hard, finish the semester strong, and get better in practice ladies!!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes102 Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 With Ohio losing today at home to East Carolina, the Lady Zips are now the last unbeaten team in the MAC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balsy Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 Keep it up Zips! Zipsnation needs to start coming out in force to the Lady Zips games! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staton14 Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 Keep it up Zips! Zipsnation needs to start coming out in force to the Lady Zips games!The women's games are a great value at just $6 for general admission anywhere in the lower bowl. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZipster0305 Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 It's been incredible on what they have done to this point after graduating Tecca, Luburgh, Young, Cassell, and Guyton. You add in the fact that they play 4 freshmen with significant playing time, with one of those freshmen as your starting point guard. The fact that they haven't skipped a beat is really remarkable. I even think this team is better than last year's team when it comes to playing solid defense. They still have one more hurdle for me to completely buy into a "special" season. They have to win in Florida. They have their first true road games this season, @ Bethune Cookman and @ UCF. I expect them to win, but struggle against B-C. I expect the real test to come against UCF. They have 9 days off until that Bethune-Cookman game. Study hard, finish the semester strong, and get better in practice ladies!!!!This is Caleb Porter level dominance. Never truly a rebuilding year even when there is a lot of turn over on the team...amazing! The accomplishment is especially incredible given how terrible the program was when Coach Kest took over. Unlike men's soccer, there wasn't tradition or a recent history of success to build on. I hope she stays at Akron for a very long time! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes102 Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Great piece on the women's basketball program:http://www.hustlebelt.com/mac-womens-basketball/2014/12/10/7353847/akron-zips-womens-basketball-update-end-of-first-semester-mac-jodi-kest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 An amazing indication of the long-term futility of Akron's program (pre-today!) is that the team recently won the program's 400th game ever -- and the program began in 1974. We've averaged just ten wins a year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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