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The Zips fired a 318 (+30) second round team score at the 6,109-yard RedTail Golf Club. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Akron Zips are set for the 2016 home opener at Lee Jackson Field on Tuesday, March 22, against the visiting Youngstown State Penguins. Three days later, the Zips open Mid-American Conference play against the Eagles of Eastern Michigan on Friday, March 25. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron men's soccer program continues to receive national attention as College Soccer News has tabbed the Zips' 2016 signing class as the third-best in the nation. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron men's basketball team will commemorate its 2015-16 season with a celebration on Saturday, April 9, at Prime 93 in Akron. The early registration deadline for the event is Tuesday, April 5. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

A pair of former Akron men's soccer standouts in Darlington Nagbe and DeAndre Yedlin were among 26 players selected this week by United States Men's National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann to participate in training for a pivotal pair of semifinal round World Cup Qualifying matches against Guatemala. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Akron softball's Erin Seiler (Bowling Green, Ohio) was named the Zips' Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by The University of Akron. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

A pair of former University of Akron men's soccer stars in Dillon Serna and Wil Trapp were among 23 players invited to training camp by United States Under-23 Men's National Team head coach Andi Herzog in advance of the team's home-and-away playoff against Colombia, which will determine the final berth in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron women’s golf team opened the spring break tour at the MSU Spring Citrus Challenge in Sorrento, Fla. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Akron Zips dropped two games against Dayton, 5-0 and 1-0, Sunday afternoon after struggling to get going offensively at the dish and well executed pitching by the Flyers at the UD Softball complex. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Akron softball 2016 home opener at Lee Jackson field scheduled for tomorrow, Monday, March 21, against Youngstown State has been rescheduled to Tuesday, March 22, due to possible inclement weather. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

On the final day of the 2016 NCAA Championships, junior Luka Szynal was the Zips final swimmer to compete and placed 18th in the 200 backstroke in Atlanta, Ga., Saturday morning. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

After being forced indoors because of inclement weather and competing in four hours of singles action due to playing on only three courts, The University of Akron women’s tennis team dropped a 4-1 decision to Tulane on Saturday, March 19. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

It’s March Madness and that can only mean one thing—time for spring football! The Akron Zips, under the guidance of fifth-year head coach Terry Bowden, took the practice field for the first time on March 14. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron women’s golf team will spend most of spring break on one of two golf courses near Orlando, Fla. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron men's soccer team opened its spring exhibition campaign splitting a pair of contests on Friday, March 18, at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Akron swimming diving team competed in three events at day two of the 2016 NCAA Championships in the 100 backstroke, 200 medley relay and the three-meter dive on Friday in Atlanta, Ga. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Zips Football held its annual Pro Timing Day on Friday afternoon at Stile Athletics Field House. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Due to possible inclement weather tomorrow, March 19, the scheduled double-header between the Akron Zips and Dayton Flyers has been moved to Sunday, March 20 in Dayton, Ohio. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Zips women's tennis team travels to the southern part of the United States this weekend to compete at Tulane on Saturday at 11 a.m. ET and Southeastern Louisiana on Monday at 3 p.m. ET. The trip begins a three-match road swing for the program, which maintains a 10-4 overall record and 3-3 mark in away contests this season. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Zips softball team heads to Dayton, Ohio, for a twinbill against the Flyers on Sunday, March 20. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Zips Football announced the dates for its summer camps on Friday. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Freshman Lilli Piper (Norton, Ohio) led the University of Akron women's basketball for the second-consecutive game with a team-high 18 points; however, the Zips fell to Bucknell, 74-70, in the opening round of the 2016 Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) on Thursday, March 17, at James A. Rhodes Arena. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Senior Hannah Raspopovich (Crown Point, Ind.) set a school record in the 50 freestyle in the initial 50 yard leg of the 200 freestyle relay with a blazing time of 22.66 at the 2016 NCAA Championships in Atlanta, Ga., Thursday morning. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Meet NCAA champion Clayton Murphy, check out West Virginia en route to the 2016 NCAA Rifle Championship, and take a look at the football team as the Zips open spring practice. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

On the heels of becoming the first NCAA Champion in a running event in Akron track and field program history, junior Clayton Murphy (New Paris, Ohio) was among those included on the 10-member Post-NCAA Indoor Championship Watch List for The Bowerman Award, the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced. View the full article at www.GoZips.com