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The Montreal experience started early Monday morning with breakfast at Muffins Plus. Here they served the team a buffet style breakfast that included eggs, bacon, sausage, english muffins, toast, pancakes, hashbrowns and a variety of fruit! View the full article here

The University of Akron softball program will hold walk-on tryouts for the 2016-17 season October 4, at 1:30 p.m., at Lee Jackson Field. View the full article here

Three University of Akron men's soccer standouts were recognized as some of the game's best when TopDrawerSoccer.com unveiled its Men's Preseason Best XI squads. View the full article here

The University of Akron Department of Athletics announced its 42nd Annual Varsity “A” Sports Hall of Fame Inductees on Monday. The Class of 2016 — Lynn Brant, Bill Hadden, Cameron Knowles, Blake Sattler, Kira Sims Cook, and Tomasz Smialek —will be honored during Homecoming weekend on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. The Team of Distinction— the 1976 football team, and the Mike Krino Varsity “A” Achievement Awardee, Tina Joyner Wallace, will also be honored. View the full article here

A 25-7 second-quarter scoring difference proved to be the deciding factor that lifted the University of Laval to a 79-73 exhibition triumph over the University of Akron women’s basketball team on Monday (Aug. 22) night at the Champlain Saint-Lambert Gymnasium. View the full article here

The University of Akron men's soccer team has been tabbed third in the TopDrawerSoccer.com Preseason Division I Men's Top 25 poll released this week. View the full article here

The 2016-17 Akron Zips men’s golf schedule showcases 11 events on premier golf courses around the U.S. View the full article here

Elliott Grayson claimed the 54th annual Cleveland County Amateur Golf Tournament championship for the second-consecutive year with a a 54-hole tournament-low score of 5-under par 211 strokes. View the full article here

The Akron Zips women's volleyball team has been predicted to finish sixth overall in the Eastern Division in the 2016 Mid-American Conference women’s volleyball preseason poll on Monday, as selected by the leagues head coaches. View the full article here

On Saturday, the Zips overpowered the University of Quebec at Montreal 78-68 (box score) at the UQAM Sports Centre in Montreal, Canada. Sophomore Megan Sefcik scored 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the floor, which included a 4-of-5 effort from beyond the 3-point arc. View the full article here

The University of Akron women's basketball team opened its 2016 foreign tour with a 78-68 victory over the University of Quebec at Montreal at the UQAM Sports Centre on Saturday afternoon. View the full article here

Zips Athletics welcomed more than 500 fans to its annual Meet the Team Day on Sunday at InfoCision Stadium - Summa Field. View the full article here

Freshman Chloe Allen (Novi, Mich.) netted her first career goals to help propel the Zips to their first win of the 2016 season with a 3-1 victory over Green Bay on Sunday afternoon. View the full article here

Late Friday night around 11:30 p.m. on Aug. 19, the Akron Zips women's basketball team gathered at James A. Rhodes Arena in preparation to leave for their 2016 foreign tour in Montreal, Canada. View the full article here

The Akron offense struggled to keep possession in the attacking third and couldn't find the back of the net despite a solid defensive effort as the Zips fell in the 2016 season opener, 0-1, to Milwaukee Friday night. View the full article here

A goal in the 80th minute (79:07) from redshirt sophomore Ezana Kahsay (Asmeras, Eritrea) proved to be the game-winning tally propelling Akron to a 1-0 exhibition victory past Michigan on Friday, Aug. 19, at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field. View the full article here

The University of Akron men's soccer team and head coach Jared Embick announced the signing of Maverick Westover on Friday, Aug. 19. The 11-year-old Akron native, signed a national letter of intent to join the Zips' men's soccer squad this season. View the full article here

Zips Athletics has retained the services of Sam Maniar, Ph.D., to provide mental health and performance enhancement consultation for student-athletes and coaches, Senior Associate Athletics Director Mary Lu Gribschaw announced on Friday. View the full article here

After the Zips finished the basketball portion of the trip, the squad had a full day to experience the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island. Here is what some of the team members had to say about their final two days in the Bahamas. View the full article here

Coming off a season that ended in the MAC tournament semifinals, the farthest any Akron women's soccer team has gone, the Zips are geared up for the 2016 season and look to take the next step forward. Akron is set to open the 2016 season this weekend in Milwaukee, Wis., on Friday, Aug. 19 at Milwaukee, followed by a contest with Green Bay on Sunday, Aug. 21. View the full article here

The University of Akron men's soccer team will close out its exhibition campaign on Friday, Aug. 19, as the Zips welcome Michigan to FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field for a 7:30 p.m. tilt. View the full article here

Each Wednesday read the latest in Zips Athletics by freshman Matthew Hammond. View the full article here

The University of Akron rifle team and head coach Newt Engle announced the Zips' competition schedule for the 2016-17 season on Tuesday. View the full article here

Sunday, August 14 – Blue Lagoon Excursion – Mark Noble, Josh Williams View the full article here

The University of Akron softball program and head coach Julie Jones announced the Zips' 2016 fall schedule spanning over the month of September. View the full article here