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The Akron women's basketball team extended its season-opening win streak to 10 in a row on Saturday afternoon with a 97-62 victory over Ohio Christian (6-8) at the James A. Rhodes Arena, in the Zips' (10-0) final home game of the non-conference schedule. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Akron closes out the home portion of its non-conference schedule this Saturday, Dec. 20, as the Zips welcome Ohio Christian to the James A. Rhodes Arena for a 2 p.m. matinee affair. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Zips and Beavers will tip off at 7 p.m. ET in just the second regular-season meeting between the two programs. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron has named Noreen Herlihy, who has 250 career wins and 19 consecutive winning seasons, as its women's soccer coach. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Men's Basketball's Keith Dambrot and Women's Basketball's Preston Reid 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

University of Akron football coach Terry Bowden announced on Thursday that two junior college transfers have signed National Letters of Intent to play for the Zips next season. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Akron held Central Florida (4-6) without a field goal for more than eight minutes (8:18) in the second half to stretch a three-point margin into its ninth-consecutive victory as the Zips (9-0) posted a 73-64 women's basketball triumph past the Knights on Wednesday. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The 2014 Mid-American Conference champion Akron swimming and diving team will be hosting the Zips Advanced Swim Clinic Series, consisting of three swim camp sessions, all taking place on Sundays from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m, beginning Dec. 28. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Deji Ibitayo led the Zips with 10 points while Noah Robotham chipped in with eight points. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Akron will look to close out its two-game road swing by registering its ninth-consecutive victory to open the campaign when the Zips battle Central Florida on Wednesday, Dec. 17. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The reunion will take place during men's basketball's MAC opener vs. Western Michigan and will feature an autograph session with a number of men’s soccer alumni that are currently playing professional soccer. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Led by a 23-point, 11-rebound performance from senior Sina King (Waterford, Ohio), the Akron women's basketball team registered its eighth-consecutive victory to open the 2014-15 campaign with an 81-63 road triumph over Bethune-Cookman on Monday, Dec. 15. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Zips and Bison, meeting for just the second time ever, will tip off at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday in Fargo, N.D. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Having equaled the best start in program history, the Akron women's basketball team travels to Daytona Beach, Fla., to battle Bethune-Cookman on Monday, Dec. 15. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Akron Zips overcame a double-digit deficit in the second half, but could not get a game-winning shot off in the final seconds. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Akron men's and women's indoor track teams, led by head coach Dennis Mitchell, were picked to finish first and second, respectively, in the Mid-American Conference Coaches Preseason poll, released on Friday. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

In the final Z360 of 2014, check out feature stories on Anita Brown and the men's basketball freshmen as well as our first edition of bloopers from the fall sports. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Head coach Terry Bowden held his final press conference on Dec. 11 to wrap up the 2014 season. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Akron senior Saad Abdul-Salaam (Gahanna, Ohio) will represent the Zips' men's soccer team at the 2015 Major League Soccer Player Combine as he was one of 55 Division I college seniors invited to participate in the MLS Player Combine, which will be held in front of representatives from all 20 MLS clubs from Jan. 8-13 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Akron sophomore men's soccer player Adam Najem (Clifton, N.J.) and senior Saad Abdul-Salaam (Gahanna, Ohio) have been tabbed 2014 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/Continental Tire All-Great Lakes Region selections. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Tip off between the Zips and Blue Raiders is set for 7 p.m. ET. Akron will hold its Ninth-Annual Teddy Bear Toss during Saturday's game. 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

Fans are encouraged to bring teddy bears and other stuffed animals to the men's basketball contest against Middle Tennessee on Saturday. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

David Suntup reviews all the Zips' action for the last time in 2014. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Akron head track and field coach Dennis Mitchell announced the signings of prep standouts Tevin Brown (Toledo, Ohio/St. John's Jesuit), Roxanne Dunn (Dover, Ohio/Garaway), Benjamin Olewiler (Ashland, Ohio/Crestview–Ashland), Joe Rossetti (Stow, Ohio/St Vincent-St Mary's), Olivia Snyder (Navarre, Ohio/Fairless), Sydney Stokes (Blacklick, Ohio/Gahanna Lincoln), Abigale Wilson (Bergholz, Ohio), and Autumn Young (Medina, Ohio/Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy) to national letters of intent to join the Zips' program for the 2015-16 academic year. View the full article at www.GoZips.com