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Know all the attention today, and appropriately so, is on our incredible men's basketball team and the opportunity they have on Friday, but today was another great day to be a Zip. Our 2025 Mac champion women's lacrosse team moved to a 2026 season record of 7-2 by taking down PCCC 10-6 at their field! Another Wagon Wheel point and a dominant performance by the Zips! Cant Read, Cant Write, Cant State couldn't hang with our Zips who literally played on another level. Look forward to the same on Friday. Go Zips!

Congrats to Miami. Good for the MAC. And hopefully that bodes well for Akron.

Miami is very hateable. 🙂 That said, I was pulling for them last night, and was impressed at their execution and poise. Every time SMU made a little run and pulled within a couple points, Miami pushed it back to 8 or 10.

Stick to walk on big men

Elmer is their best player and I don't think it is especially close.

I'm glad Miami won last night and Suder looked like s#*t. In my opinion he is the fifth best player for Miami behind Skaljac, Byers, Elmer and Woolfolk. Considering that the coaches voted Suder Player of the Year tells me there is jealousy or bitterness towards Groce and/or Akron when they deliberately snubbed the true POY Tavari Johnson.

It is absurd that people don't think Elmer is Miami OH's best player.

Tavari's story isn't even finished. Friday could truly cement his legacy.

SMU generally looked like they didn't want to be there. Their shooting and tactics were horrible, and there was little hustle or intensity overall. Several Akron teams of the past would have smoked that version of SMU. I was hoping Miami would lose, but seeing how terrible SMU was, I'm fine with Miami picking up a few million dollars for the MAC. SMU obviously didn't want it. Besides, Miami's first true test against top competition comes on Friday. There is now way Tennessee let's them shoot uncontested three's, so I expect Miami to struggle. And hey, if Miami wins, that's another few million dollars for the MAC: win-win.

Updated to include Tavari. I'll update it again once the season is over.

It's not hating to point out that Miami OH played quite possibly the worst bubble team imaginable without their 3rd highest scorer and potentially 2nd best player. A 37% 3P shooting team shot 24% despite limited defense from Miami OH, especially in that first half. Enfield might be the worst coach in the country, which is saying something because Rob Senderoff exists. Legitimately not sure they watched any tape on Miami OH in preparation for the game. The Redhawks shot their season average on 41 3PA which is absurd and proof that SMU didn't do anything to run them off the 3P line (Woolfolk was 0-3 to boot). They refused to attack Elmer or Byers and let both players light them up all night. SMU was a nightmare matchup for Miami OH and SMU didn't use any of the advantages they had. Again, props to Miami OH for seizing the opportunity, but there are MANY mid majors that would've beaten SMU last night, especially in front of a home crowd.

"We proved the doubters wrong" by beating the 11th best team in the ACC.

Any MAC team win is a plus for all MAC teams

Thank you SMU, Enfield, and the Selection Committee for gifting Miami OH a win and Akron/the MAC a nice payday (to Miami OH's credit, they took it). Go take care of business on Friday, Zips.

Okay that last play before the TO was awesome

Worthwhile to track all Akron and MAC related off-season news. Coaching Changes EMU WMU Balls Transfer Portal Ohio Arrivals Ohio Departures: Elijah Elliott

Hammer Dahn (Pat McAfee's betting show) just had a full show pick of Akron +7.5. Complimented Akron and said even if Akron goes down big early, don't worry; they have fight in them like the MAC title game.

Everyone says Miami OH got every team's best shot - no, Akron did. The performances Yale and Murray State had against us were unbelievable.

https://x.com/DavidSkoczen/status/2034638446380138687?s=20

This "tournamemt win" should be enough to get Steele a ron of offers. I think he is gone as soon as their run ends Friday.

Amazing progress for the program in such a short time!

Not the score I was hoping to wake up to this morning - nonetheless, good for the MAC!!

Miami OH's game on Friday should be the last time we see any of these guys play or coach for Miami OH. Steele just earned himself any job he wants, including his Alma Mater Butler.

You can add Steele to that list too.

Good stuff Miami. Great execution tonight

The MAC is rolling in the money now. With Sac State joining, Miami making the tournament and winning a game, they are making a significant amount more than they thought a year ago when they were doing the budget

https://x.com/KvngJordan24_/status/2034422526718124300 Jordan Fisher leaving OU

Miami is actually now tied with SMU in rebounds. If they can stay within reach they can win this.

Can we shoot this well Thursday please

Hilarious to see them not get every call like they're used to.

I have been updating MAC transfers in the recruiting subforum, I believe I have them all so far.

https://x.com/i/status/2034397514581897262

Good question to which I’ve not yet seen any info.

My inclination is to root against Miami but at the same time Miami's success would be good for the MAC, and what's good for the MAC would have some benefit to Akron. The MAC teams doing well on the "Big Stage" would help the conference in being taken seriously on a national level.

I enjoyed this blurb at the end.

John Groce never takes the Akron job if KD doesn't first build it into a perennial MAC power. I get people that were ready to move on, but I also can tell the people who don't remember (or choose not to remember) Zips basketball pre-KD. I'll never understand hating on him.

But how does it affect the College Spring League format?