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The University of Akron men’s golf team returns to action on Monday and Tuesday, Oct 3-4, hosting The Firestone Invitational at the par-72, 7,125-yard Firestone Country Club North Course. View the full article here

The Akron women’s golf team will be back in action on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 3-4, in Columbia, Mo. at the Johnie Imes Invitational. View the full article here

Senior Shannon Newnes (Romford, London) and sophomore Luisa Echeverry (Cali, Columbia) shared the Flight 4 singles championship to highlight the Akron women's tennis team's performance at the Wright State Invitational this weekend. View the full article here

In a wild finish at Dix Stadium on Saturday, the Akron Zips traveled 57 yards with 1:02 left on the clock to secure a 31-27 victory over cross-town rival Kent State to keep control of Wagon Wheel. View the full article here

Akron put together a dominating performance in the second set, and nearly pulled off a late upset in the fourth, but the effort fell short in a 3-1 (20-25, 25-15, 21-25, 23-25) loss to Toledo on Saturday at James A. Rhodes Arena. View the full article here

Heading into the 90' of play and trailing, 1-0, freshman Ashley Amato (Pittsburgh, Pa.) scored the game-tying goal off a header to push the game into extra-time, leading the Zips to a double-overtime 1-1 draw with Toledo on Friday night at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cade Field. View the full article here

The Akron swimming and diving team broke three meet records and took top place in eight of the ten events at the Tom Stubbs Relays in Bowling Green, Ohio on Friday afternoon. View the full article here

University of Akron sophomore Joe Rossetti (Stow, Ohio) and redshirt sophomore Elizabeth Mosier (Austintown, Ohio) headlined the performances for the Zips' men's and women's cross country teams at the All-Ohio Intercollegiate Cross Country Championships on Friday, Sept. 30. View the full article here

The No. 16 University of Akron Rifle squad is set to open its 2016-17 season Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Tiger Open in Memphis, Tenn. View the full article here

The University of Akron volleyball team built up an early two-set lead over Buffalo but was ultimately unable to close the book on the Bulls as the Zips dropped a five-set contest at James A. Rhodes Arena Thursday night, 25-17, 25-21, 24-26, 22-25, 4-15. View the full article here

The University of Akron tennis team will be in Dayton, Ohio this weekend to participate in the Raider Invitational at Wright State University. The two-day event will be held at the Springboro High School and South Regency Tennis Center. View the full article here

The University of Akron cross country men's and women's teams return to action this Friday, Sept. 30, as the Zips travel to Cedarville, Ohio, to compete at the All-Ohio Intercollegiate Cross Country Championships. View the full article here

Football's Michael Buddenberg talks about his cancer bout, women's tennis' Adriadna Blinova prepares for the Oracle/ITA Masters, and host Scott Nixon challenges women's soccer. View the full article here

On Friday, Sept. 30, the three-time reigning Mid-American Conference champion Akron swimming and diving team travels to Bowling Green, Ohio, to take part in the annual Tom Stubbs Relays at the Cooper pool on the campus of Bowling Green State University. View the full article here

Akron plays its first Mid-American Conference contests on its home pitch, FirstEnergy Stadium - Cub Cadet Field, this weekend. The Zips host Toledo on Friday, Sept. 30, to open the home slate of MAC play at 7 p.m. Akron is then set for a match with Bowling Green in an afternoon tilt at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 2. View the full article here

The University of Akron track and field program will hold its 2016 Celebration Banquet on Saturday, Oct. 8, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Stile Athletics Field House. View the full article here

The University of Akron volleyball team returns to James A. Rhodes Arena this weekend to open Mid-American Conference action on its home floor. The Zips will play host to Buffalo on Thursday, Sept. 29 at 7 p.m., followed by a clash with Toledo on Saturday, Oct. 1 at 5 p.m. View the full article here

The athletics departments at The University of Akron (UA) and Kent State University (KSU), in partnership with Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center, announced on Wednesday the continuation and new title sponsorship for the 14-sport rival series which will now be called "The Crystal Clinic Wagon Wheel Challenge." View the full article here

University of Akron football head coach Terry Bowden and men’s golf head coach David Trainor will be the guests on Thursday’s Zips LIVE, presented by Lee Hyder and Associates, from 7-8 p.m. ET live from the Spaghetti Warehouse (510 South Main Street). View the full article here

The University of Akron men's soccer controlled the run of play throughout its showdown with VCU (2-5-2) on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field, but the Zips (5-3-1) were unable to register their fifth victory of the season on their home pitch as the two teams battled to a 0-0 double-overtime draw. View the full article here

Elliott Grayson tied for 12th overall on the leaderboard with a 216 (+3) 54-hole total, while Akron finished ninth in team scoring, 894 (+42), at Coldstream Country Club, a par-71 course that stretches 7,150-yards. View the full article here

Watch highlights from all the Zip action. Host Scott Nixon gets to know VB's Karley Kusan. View the full article here

The Akron men’s golf team improved by nine strokes during the second round of the Bearcat Invitational, firing a 293 (+9) score for a 597 (+29) 36-hole total on Monday. View the full article here

The University of Akron men's soccer team returns to FirstEnergy Stadium - Cub Cadet Field this Tuesday, Sept. 27, as the Zips look to continue their dominating run of play at home this season hosting VCU. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m. and the contest will be broadcast live on WARF 1350AM or online at www.sportsradio1350.iheart.com with Steve French and Eran Hami calling the action. View the full article here

Carli Knezevich (Austin, Texas), a junior on the University of Akron women’s tennis team, was named the Zips’ Student-Athlete of the Week on Sept. 26, presented by The University of Akron. View the full article here