Akron opens its 116th season of football at home in non-conference action with Virginia Military Institute (VMI) on Saturday, Sept. 3. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field.
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University of Akron sophomore Ben Lundt (Berlin, Germany) has been selected by the Mid-American Conference as the MAC Men's Soccer Athlete of the Week, the league announced on Monday, Aug. 29.
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The Mid-American Conference head football coaches have selected the Akron Zips to finish third in the East Division in their own 2016 MAC Preseason Poll.
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A game-winning goal in the 88th minute (87:49) from redshirt junior Tyler Sanda (North Royalton, Ohio) lifted the top-rated University of Akron men's soccer team to a dramatic 1-0 triumph past No. 9 Seattle (1-1) in the finale of the Akron Classic on Sunday, Aug. 28, at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field.
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Akron women's soccer went into Indianapolis, Ind., for a battle with the defending Big East champions, Butler, but saw the Bulldogs come out on top over the Zips, 2-0, on Sunday afternoon.
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The University of Akron volleyball team held its own but struggled to find its rhythm down the stretch on the final day of the Pepsi Panther Invitational, falling to Bradley in straight sets on Saturday, Aug. 27 at the Klotsche Center.
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Sparked by a dramatic 1-0 victory in their season-opening game against No. 7 Georgetown on Friday, Aug. 26, the Zips close out play at the Akron Classic with a top-10 showdown with No. 9 Seattle on Sunday, Aug. 28. Game time is slated for 7:30 p.m. at FirstEnergy Stadium - Cub Cadet Field.
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Senior Brad Ruhaak (Akron, Ohio) propelled the top-rated University of Akron men's soccer team to a season-opening 1-0 victory over No. 7 Georgetown on Friday, Aug. 26, at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field, scoring the game-winning tally for the Zips with 36 seconds remaining in regulation (89:24).
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On a slick, rainy night, following a 45-minute weather delay, the Zips women's soccer team fell to Indiana State, 0-2, despite holding an advantage in offensive possession and shots, on Friday night in Terra Haute, Ind.
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The University of Akron volleyball team split its doubleheader on the first day of the 2016 season at the Pepsi Panther Invitational Friday, Aug. 26 putting away Western Illinois, 3-2, and falling to tournament host Milwaukee in straight sets.
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The Akron women’s basketball team spent their last day in Canada checking out downtown Montreal, shopping, relaxing and playing in their final game of the 2016 foreign tour.
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The University of Akron dropped its final game of its 2016 foreign tour, falling to McGill University 67-55 Thursday night at Love Competition Hall.
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The University of Akron men's soccer team will opens its 2016 campaign on Friday, Aug. 26, as the Zips battle No. 7 Georgetown in the second game of the Akron Classic. Game time is slated for 7:30 p.m. at FirstEnergy Stadium - Cub Cadet Field. Seattle and West Virginia will square off in the tournament opener at 4:30 p.m.
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The first episode of the new school year features season previews for men's soccer and volleyball as well as highlights from the men's basketball's foreign trip to the Bahamas.
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The University of Akron men's soccer team will make its 2016 debut on Friday, Aug. 26, as the newly minted top-rated team in the country after Soccer America released its preseason Top 25 poll this week.
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Akron returns to the road this upcoming weekend traveling to the state of Indiana for a pair of contests. On Friday, Aug. 26, the Zips face off against Indiana State at 7 p.m., followed by a game versus Butler on Sunday, Aug. 28, at 1 p.m.
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The University of Akron women’s basketball team had a full day of fun and adventure that started off with a city boat cruise tour on the St. Lawrence River in downtown Montreal. This spectacular ride was not only refreshing but it was also wet, wild, wonderful!
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Zips Athletics has announced the appointment of Matt Newhouse as the associate athletics director for marketing and promotions, Director of Athletics Larry Williams announced on Thursday.
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The University of Akron welcomed back one of its own honoring 2016 Olympic 800-meter bronze medalist and former Zips' All-American Clayton Murphy with a press conference on Wednesday, Aug. 24, at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field.
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Zips LIVE, presented by Lee Hyder and Associates, will kick off the 2016-17 academic year on Thursday, August 25, from 7-8 p.m. ET live from the Spaghetti Warehouse (510 South Main Street) with a preview of the 2016 football season with head coach Terry Bowden and his staff.
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The Zips latest excursion took them to the capital city as the team got to explore and learn more about the Canadian culture. After an amazing breakfast, the team departed the hotel at 12:30 p.m. for a two-hour bus ride to Ottawa.
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Senior Hannah Plybon (Orville, Ohio) led all scorers with 29 points, but it wasn't enough as the University of Akron women's basketball team suffered a 66-58 loss to Carleton University at the Raven’s Nest in Alumni Hall.
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The Zips 2016-17 campaign features 12 different conferences, highlighted by five teams that won 19 or more games last season.
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The University of Akron men's soccer team has been tabbed to capture the Mid-American Conference regular and postseason titles in a preseason poll of six conference coaches, the league office announced Tuesday, Aug. 23.
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