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Men's basketball head coach Keith Dambrot and women's basketball head coach Jodi Kest will be on this week's edition of Zips Live, presented by Lee Hyder and Associates, at Johnny J's Pub and Grille in the Valley from 7-8 p.m. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

In a Wagon Wheel Showdown, the University of Akron women's basketball team rallied from an 11-point third-quarter deficit to defeat Kent State, 78-66, on Wednesday, Feb. 17, at James A. Rhodes Arena behind a career-high 30 points from junior Hannah Plybon (Orrville, Ohio). View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Women's basketball head coach Jodi Kest speaks with Mark Scafidi. Then watch our highlights from last week's sports competition. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

After a tough first half battle, the Akron men’s basketball team used a stout defensive effort and timely shooting to defeat the Buffalo Bulls, 80-70, Tuesday night at James A. Rhodes Arena. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

University of Akron track and field junior standout Clayton Murphy (New Paris, Ohio) was tabbed by the Mid-American Conference as the MAC Men's Track and Field Athlete of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday, Feb. 16. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron women's track and field squad checked in at No. 23 in the latest United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association NCAA Division I National Team Computer Rankings released on Monday, Feb. 15. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Akron opens a two-game Mid-American Conference homestand this Wednesday, Feb. 17, as the Zips welcome rival Kent State to James A. Rhodes Arena for the first of two Wagon Wheel Showdowns this season. Game time versus the Golden Flashes is set for 7 p.m. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

A short-handed No. 16 Akron rifle team gave No. 17 Morehead State a run for their money in the Zips final match of the season but would fall to the Eagles 4,589-4,602 on Feb. 14. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Akron basketball team will continue Mid-American Conference play, hosting Buffalo for the second meeting of the season on Tuesday, Feb. 16 at James A. Rhodes Arena. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is supporting the Mid-American Conference’s Mental Health Awareness Week. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Akron softball out hit Morgan State 10-to-4 but left seven runners on base as the Zips (0-5) close out the Dot Richardson Invitational with a 4-2 loss to the Bears on Sunday morning in Clermont, Fla. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Strong performances highlighted the final day of the Samford Open for the University of Akron track and field on Saturday, Feb. 13, as the Zips registered six top-four efforts. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Akron softball team falls just short of a ninth inning comeback against Bethune-Cookman, 3-2, and went just 5-for-25 from the plate in the Zips early afternoon contest but could not bounce back from an early deficit falling to Chattanooga, 6-3, in Clermont, Fla., Saturday afternoon. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron track and field team registered 10 top-five performances, including a school-record time of 3:11.17 by the men's 4x400 relay squad of junior Miles Baldwin (Cincinnati, Ohio), senior Brent Gray (Cincinnati, Ohio), redshirt junior Alante Oliver (Dayton, Ohio) and redshirt sophomore Taron Slone (Columbus, Ohio), to close out competition at the Spire NCAA Division I Invitational on Saturday, Feb. 13, at the Spire Institute. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Akron Zips seven-game winning streak came to an end in the final seconds, falling by one point, 80-79, to Northern Illinois on Saturday at the NIU Convocation Center. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

University of Akron junior track and field standout Clayton Murphy (New Paris, Ohio) turned in a school-record time of 1:46.11 to capture the 800-meter title at the Iowa State Classic on Saturday, Feb. 13. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron saw Western Michigan (15-10, 7-6 MAC) erase a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit en route to stunning the Zips (12-11, 6-7 MAC), 69-65, in Mid-American Conference women's basketball action on Saturday, Feb. 13. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron women's tennis team claimed another nail biting 4-3 victory this weekend, this time over Illinois-Chicago on Saturday afternoon at the XS Tennis Center. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The 2015-16 regular season comes to a close for the No. 16 Akron rifle team this weekend, Sunday, Feb. 14, in the season finale against No. 17 Morehead State, in Morehead, Ky. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron women's soccer head coach Noreen Herlihy announced the signing of 11 student-athletes joining the Zips program for the 2016 season. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

University of Akron track and field freshman Cody Stine (Shelby, Ohio) and Curtis Richardson (Blacklick, Ohio) led the Zips' efforts on the opening night of the Samford Open on Friday, Feb. 12. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron women's tennis team posted a close 4-3 victory at Milwaukee on Friday evening at the North Shore Elite Tennis Club. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron track and field team posted four top-five performances on the opening night of the Spire NCAA Division I Invitational on Friday, Feb. 12, at the Spire Institute. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron softball team struggled offensively in their season opening doubleheader, dropping the twinbill, 3-0 and 8-0 (six innings), against Stetson University, Friday afternoon in Deland, Fla. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Akron basketball team will continue Mid-American Conference play against the Northern Illinois in DeKalb, Ill. on Saturday, Feb. 13 at the NIU Convocation Center. Tip-off is set for 4:30 p.m. ET. View the full article at www.GoZips.com