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The Akron women's basketball team came out of the halftime locker room and connected at a 55-percent clip over the final 20 minutes to defeat Miami University, 67-55, in its final regular-season home game of the season at James A. Rhodes Arena Wednesday night. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron head women’s volleyball coach Tom Hanna named Orlando Gonzalez and Kacie Ehinger as assistant coaches on Wednesday. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Antino Jackson led Akron with a game- and career-high 17 points to go with three rebounds, one assist and one steal. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

In their regular season home finale, the Zips go in search of a school record 13th home victory of the season when Akron hosts Miami on Wednesday, March 4, at James A. Rhodes Arena. Game time is set for 7 p.m. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron men's soccer team will hold walk-on tryouts for the 2015 season in the Stile Athletics Field House on Saturday, March 14th, from 3-5 p.m. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

After a successful run at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championship this past weekend in Mount Pleasant, Mich., the Akron women's and men's squads checked in at No. 16 and No. 25, respectively, in the latest the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association NCAA Division I National Team Computer Rankings released on Monday, March 2. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Men’s track sophomore Clayton Murphy (New Paris, Ohio) and women’s swimming junior Hannah Raspopovich (Crown Point, Ind.) were named the Zips’ co-Student-Athletes of the Week on March 2. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Eighteen members of the Akron men's and women's track and field team garnered All-Mid-American Conference accolades when the league announced its all-league honorees following the conclusion of this past weekend's MAC Indoor Track and Field Championship in Mount Pleasant, Mich. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

University of Akron women's basketball assistant coach Preston Reid, track and field head coach Dennis Mitchell and head softball coach Julie Jones will be the guests on tonight's Zips Live presented by Lee Hyder and Associates, which is broadcast from 7-8 p.m. ET live from Johnny J's Pub and Grille in the Valley (1282 Weathervane Lane). View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Zips open their final road trip of the regular season against the RedHawks at Millet Hall. Tip off is set for 7 p.m. ET. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The No. 13 University of Akron rifle team finished eighth in the team standings of its inaugural Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) Championship at the Patricia C. Lamar National Guard Readiness Center on Sunday. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron softball team concluded play at Lipscomb’s Purple/Gold Challenge with a 6-5 loss to Dayton in eight innings on Sunday at Draper Diamond. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

A six-run second inning lifted the University of Akron baseball team to an 8-3 victory over Belmont in its first game on Saturday, while it fell, 5-4, in the final inning to Notre Dame in game two at the 2015 Mercer Baseball Classic at Claude Smith Field. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

After capturing Akron's first-ever MAC Swimming and Diving Championship last year, head coach Brian Peresie led this year's squad to a final tally of 650 points to claim the title yet again on Saturday night at Eastern Michigan's Jones Natatorium. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The No. 13 University of Akron rifle team stands fifth in the team standings after the first day of competition at the Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) Championship at the Patricia C. Lamar National Guard Readiness Center. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Akron men's track and field team came together as one to overcome an early second-day deficit en route to claiming the Zips second consecutive and fifth overall Mid-American Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship on Saturday, Feb. 27. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron softball team opened play at Lipscomb’s Purple/Gold Challenge with two losses on Saturday at Draper Diamond. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

A 13-0 second-half run proved too much for Akron (20-7, 10-6 MAC) to overcome as the Zips dropped an 87-80 decision at Buffalo (16-11, 9-6 MAC) on Saturday, Feb. 28. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron women’s tennis team dropped a 6-1 match to East Tennessee State on Saturday at the LaTuchie Tennis Center. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Senior Brittany Funk (Jeromesville, Ohio) successfully defended her conference title in the women's weight throw recording a school-record throw of 71-8.75 to lead the efforts of the Akron men's and women's track and field team on the opening day of the Mid-American Conference Championship on Friday, Feb. 27. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Mercer Bears snapped a 5-5 tie in the bottom of the eighth inning to defeat the University of Akron baseball team, 6-5, Friday night at Claude Smith Field in the Zips' first game of the 2015 Mercer Baseball Classic. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Zips held the Bobcats to 33.3 percent shooting in the second half and were sparked by Antino Jackson's 11 second-half points on the offensive end. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

With three program records set in Friday night’s final session, and a Mid-American Conference championship time in the 400 medley relay, the University of Akron swimming and diving team extended its first-place lead on day three of the 2015 MAC Championships at Jones Natatorium. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Akron rifle head coach Newt Engle was named the 2015 Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) Coach of the Year at the conference’s awards banquet on Friday evening. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron’s 2015 football home schedule features five Saturday games and a Black Friday rivalry contest, the Mid-American Conference announced on Friday. View the full article at www.GoZips.com