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Akron softball opens the 2015 season at Stetson's Westin Lake Mary Lead-Off Classic on Feb. 6-8 in DeLand, Fla. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The nationally-ranked Akron men's and women's track and field teams return to competition this weekend as the Zips welcome more than 20 teams to the Stile Athletics Field House for the 11th-Annual Akron Invitational this Friday and Saturday, Feb. 6-7. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Zips’ game at Rhodes Arena vs. Can't State will air on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel and ESPN3 as part of the MAC’s men’s basketball television package. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron women’s tennis team returns home to the LaTuchie Tennis Center in Stow for a pair of weekend matches. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Akron junior pole vaulter Shawn Barber (Kingwood, Texas) capped an impressive month in which he won all four competitions he entered, including clearing 19-0.25 on three occasions, with his inclusion on the 10-member February Watch list for The Bowerman Award, the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced this week. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The No. 14 University of Akron rifle team finishes up its regular-season at No. 17 Mississippi on Saturday, Feb. 3 at 9 a.m. at the Patricia C. Lamar National Guard Readiness Center. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

It was a night of timely triples from Akron sophomore Hannah Plybon (Orrville, Ohio) as she hit a long ball with the game locked in a 64-all tie and 20 seconds to play to give the Zips' women's basketball team the edge they needed Wednesday night to defeat Mid-American Conference Western Division leader Western Michigan (14-7, 7-3 MAC), 69-66, at James A. Rhodes Arena. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Deji Ibitayo's jumper for the win with less than three seconds left was off the mark as the Zips rallied from 10 down with 2:21 to go. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The 2015 Akron Softball Media Guide is now available online. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron football program, under the leadership of fourth-year head coach Terry Bowden, signed 18 student-athletes to National Letters of Intent on Wednesday. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Follow here as the newest ZIps join our team throughout the day! View the full article at www.GoZips.com

David Suntup reviews the ZIps' action from last week. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Seeking its second-consecutive victory and 10th triumph of the season at the James A. Rhodes Arena, Akron hosts Western Michigan in a 7 p.m. tilt on Wednesday, Feb. 4. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Akron track and field standouts junior Shawn Barber (Kingwood, Texas) and senior Claudia Garcia Jou (Barcelona, Spain.) garnered recognition by the Mid-American Conference as the MAC Men's and Women's Track and Field Athletes of the Week for the field events the league announced on Tuesday. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron women’s tennis team captured its fourth consecutive victory with a 6-1 win at Youngstown State on Tuesday afternoon at the Boardman Tennis Center. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Schedule changes and accepted entries have been announced for the 11th-Annual Akron Invitational that will be contested at the Stile Athletics Field House this weekend. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

University of Akron softball has been selected to finish third in the Mid-American Conference East Division. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Zips and Bobcats will face off on Wednesday in Athens, Ohio, with tip off set for 7 p.m. ET. The game will air live on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel & ESPN3. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Akron women's track and field squad continued its rise in the latest United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association NCAA Division I National Team Computer Rankings as the Zips garnered a program-best No. 15 national ranking. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Starting Wednesday, Feb. 4, any Zips fan that finds one of Zippy's wallets on the UA campus can win one of a number of prizes, including gift cards, t-shirts, an iPad and more! View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Women’s tennis senior Olga Shkundina (Ufa, Russia) was named the Zips’ Student-Athlete of the Month for January. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Akron swimming and diving's Alice Hottensmith has been named the Mid-American Conference Swimmer of the Week for her dominant performances in the diving pool over the weekend, the league office announced on Monday. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron women’s tennis team travels to Youngstown State on Tuesday, Feb. 3, at 1 p.m. at the Boardman Tennis Center. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Men's Basketball's Keith Dambrot and Women's Basketball's Jodi Kest will be on Zips Live presented by Lee Hyder and Associates at Johnny J's Pub and Grille in the Valley from 7-8 p.m. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Hot off a Mid-American Conference Tournament run and armed with five seniors, University of Akron softball coach Julie Jones is excited to start the 2015 season. View the full article at www.GoZips.com