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With bowl eligibility and a MAC East title on the line, it all came down to the last play. The Akron Zips ended their 2016 season with a 9-3 loss at Ohio in Mid-American Conference action at Peden Stadium on Tuesday night. View the full article here

The No. 14 Akron rifle team hosted its annual Zippy Open at the beginning of November and concluded last weekend. With over 140 competitors, the Zips landed first by shooting a combined score of 4,614. View the full article here

University of Akron senior Hannah Plybon (Orrville, Ohio) has been selected by the Mid-American Conference as the MAC East Division Women's Basketball Player of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday, Nov. 22. View the full article here

The University of Akron softball team and head coach Julie Jones announced the addition of student-athlete Kayla Kmett to the 2017-18 signing class on Tuesday. View the full article here

University of Akron senior Adam Najem (Clifton, N.J.) added another honor to his impressive collegiate resume with his selection to the 2016 Academic All-America® Division I Men's Soccer Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). View the full article here

Check out all of the weekly highlights and the Student-Athlete of the Week! View the full article here

Akron returns to James A. Rhodes Arena, hosting Georgia Southern on Tuesday, Nov. 22, at 7:00 p.m. for the second of four games of the Savannah Invitational. View the full article here

The University of Akron men’s basketball team outscored Radford, 57-27, in the second half to pull away from the Highlanders as the Zips continue to roll at James A. Rhodes arena for its 19th straight home victory by a final score of 88-41 on Sunday night. View the full article here

The University of Akron swimming and diving team retained its crown at the 2016 Magnus Cup Invitational for the second consecutive year after a dominating performance with 23 first-place finishes and a new school record by senior Paloma Marrero Munoz (Merida, Spain) this weekend at the Robert F. Busbey Natatorium. View the full article here

Senior guard Hannah Plybon (Orrville, Ohio) broke Akron's single game three point record after shooting 9-for-14 from beyond the arc and scoring a career-high 39 points to lead The University of Akron women's basketball team to a 73-64 triumph against Canisius College on Sunday, Nov. 20 at the Koessler Athletic Center. View the full article here

The University of Akron men's soccer team put forth a valiant effort in its second round NCAA Tournament showdown with fourth-rated and seventh-seeded Indiana (12-1-7) on Sunday, Nov. 20, but the Zips (13-6-3) were unable to garner the tally they needed as the Hoosiers registered a 1-0 victory. View the full article here

The Akron swimming and diving team continued to impress at day two of the Magnus Cup Invitational with seven first place finishes and 17 top-ten times to give the Zips a combined score of 1,144. View the full article here

Akron returns to James A. Rhodes Arena, hosting Radford on Sunday, November 20, at 7:00 p.m. for the first of four games of the Savannah Invitational and Akron Children?s Hospital Night. View the full article here

Akron continues its quest to capture its second-ever NCAA Championship on Sunday, Nov. 20, as the Zips travel to Bloomington, Ind., to encounter seventh-seeded Indiana in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The 1 p.m. contest will be a battle of two most prolific offensive teams in the NCAA Tournament this season as the Hoosiers and Akron rank 1-2 in the NCAA in shots per game. View the full article here

The University of Akron women’s basketball team closes out a two-game road swing traveling to Buffalo, N.Y., for a contest versus Canisius on Sunday, Nov. 20. Game time in the matinée affair is set for 2 p.m. View the full article here

After the first day of competition of the Magnus Cup Invitational at Cleveland State University, the Akron swimming and diving team finds themselves atop the standings after the initial seven events at the Robert F. Busbey Natatorium with a score of 539. View the full article here

The University of Akron women's cross country squad earned six selections when the Mid-American Conference released its 2016 Women's Cross Country Academic All-MAC teams on Friday, Nov. 18. View the full article here

The University of Akron men's cross country squad earned five selections when the Mid-American Conference released its 2016 Men's Cross Country Academic All-MAC teams on Friday, Nov. 18. View the full article here

The University of Akron men’s basketball team opened their home campaign with a 72-62 victory over the American Eagles, extending the home winning streak to 18 consecutive games. View the full article here

University of Akron freshman Nick Hinds (Plantation, Fla.) registered his second consecutive two-goal effort to spark the Zips (13-5-3) to a 2-0 triumph over Villanova (10-8-3) in the opening round of the NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament on Thursday, Nov. 17, at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field. View the full article here

Feature stories on football WR Jerome Lane, alumni coaches, and the Z:360 Challenge at rifle. View the full article here

The Akron swimming and diving team is back in the pool this weekend, as the Zips are set to compete in the annual Magnus Cup Invitational hosted by Cleveland State University. View the full article here

Akron closes out the regular season on Tuesday, Nov. 22, in a 7 p.m. game at Ohio. ESPNU will televise the game nationally. View the full article here

The Akron Zips men’s basketball team will be sporting new uniforms for the season home opener at James A. Rhodes Arena against American on Thursday, Nov. 17, starting at 7:30 p.m. The new look represents a reinvigorated pride in our University, our City, and Zips Athletics. View the full article here

The Mid-American Conference announced the 2016 Academic All-MAC team, including nine members of the the Akron women's soccer team, the league announced on Thursday. View the full article here