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Seniors Kyle Cochrun (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) and Jillian Roth (North Canton, Ohio) directed the efforts for the Akron men's and women's cross country squads on Friday, Nov. 13, at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional hosted by the University of Wisconsin at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

University of Akron sophomore Stuart Holthusen (Auckland, New Zealand) registered a pair of goals and junior Adam Najem (Clifton, N.J.) added another to direct the fourth-ranked Zips to a 3-2 victory over West Virginia in the semifinals of the Mid-American Conference Championship on Friday, Nov. 13, at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Florida Atlantic (1-0) jumped out to an early lead and the Akron (0-1) trailed the entire game as the Zips' women's basketball team dropped a 91-77 decision in the regular season opener at the FAU arena on Friday night, Nov. 13. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron volleyball team gave up a 3-0 (13-25, 15-25, 19-25) road decision to Can't State in Mid-American Conference action on Friday night at M.A.C. Center. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Under 12th-year head coach Keith Dambrot, the University of Akron men’s basketball 115th season campaign opens at the Coaches vs. Cancer Doubleheader, hosted by Can't State, on Saturday, Nov. 14. at 9 p.m. against Cleveland State. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Fans are invited to join the Akron Zips on Monday, Nov. 16, as the NCAA announces its field LIVE for the 2015 NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

University of Akron men’s basketball program added four student-athletes to the 2016-17 Zips’ roster during the early signing period, announced by head coach Keith Dambrot on Thursday. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Top-seeded Akron begins its quest for its 12th Mid-American Conference Championship title battling fourth-seeded West Virginia on Friday, Nov. 13, in the semifinals of the MAC Championship. Game time at FirstEnergy Stadium - Cub Cadet Field is set for 7 p.m. and will follow the conclusion of the other semifinal at 4 p.m. pitting second-seeded Western Michigan versus third-seeded Buffalo. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Led by redshirt sophomore Sam Gainford (Liverpool, England), sophomores Stuart Holthusen (Auckland, New Zealand) and Richie Laryea (Toronto, Ontario (Canada)), junior Adam Najem (Clifton, N.J.), redshirt junior Brad Ruhaak (Akron, Ohio) and senior Andrew Souders (Amherst, Ohio) who were selected as first-team All-Mid-American Conference men's soccer selections, eight Akron student-athletes garnered All-MAC accolades as announced by the league on Thursday (Nov. 12). View the full article at www.GoZips.com

This week's show features the men's soccer team as the Zips prepare for the MAC tournament, a swimming team GoPro practice, and football senior center Andrew Bohan. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Akron football head coach Terry Bowden and men's basketball head coach Keith Dambrot 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

The University of Akron men's and women's cross country teams will continue their postseason competition on Friday, Nov. 13, traveling to Verona, Wis., for the 2015 NCAA Great Lakes Regional, hosted by the University of Wisconsin at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

In the final weekend of the season, The University of Akron volleyball team will travel to Can't State and Ohio for a pair of Mid-American Conference East division match-ups. The Zips will take on the rival Golden Flashes on Friday, Nov. 13 at 5 p.m. at the M.A.C. Center before making the trip to Athens to play Ohio on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron women's basketball team under the direction of 10th-year head coach Jodi Kest opens the Zips' 42nd season of intercollegiate basketball this Friday, Nov. 13, as Akron travels to Boca Raton, Fla., to square off versus Florida Atlantic. Game time is set for 7 p.m. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron Softball head coach Julie Jones announced the Zips' 2016-17 signee class on Wednesday. Committing to join the Zips' softball program is Madison Carter (Newnan, Georgia), Alexis Handley (Mogadore, Ohio) and Sydney Jascoe (Commerce Township, Mich.) View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron volleyball head coach Tom Hanna announced Wednesday that Elya Karsner (Frankfort, Ky.), Cara Park (Millersburg, Ohio) and Ashley Richardson (Doylestown, Ohio) have committed to join the program for the 2016-17 academic year. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron women's basketball team, under the leadership of 10th-year head coach Jodi Kest, has announced the addition of six student-athletes joining the Zips' squad for the 2016-17 campaign. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Akron makes its last MAC road trip of the season with a stop at Miami (Ohio) on Nov. 14, at Noon ET at Yager Stadium. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

University of Akron men's soccer sophomore Stuart Holthusen (Auckland, New Zealand) has been named by TopDrawerSoccer.com to its National Men's Soccer Team of the Week it was announced on Tuesday, Nov. 10 View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron track and field program will host the Fourth-Annual Pole Vault Convention at Stile Athletics Field House from January 9th and 10th, 2016. The event is designed to be an all-inclusive pole vault experience for athletes, coaches and parents and will feature classroom sessions, learn-by-doing clinics, and competitions. Instructors will include world-class coaches and vaulters, in addition to top collegiate and club coaches from the region. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The Mid-American Conference football game between Akron and Buffalo on Nov. 21, will kick off at 3:30 p.m. at InfoCision Stadium- Summa Field. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

At the first-ever Championship rehearsal match hosted by the No. 14 Akron rifle team, the Zips finished in ninth place out of 12 schools with a team score of 4,630 at the Frida Stile Athletics Field House. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Three players scored in double figures and a huge third-quarter run sparked the University of Akron women's basketball team to a 79-50 exhibition victory over Clarion on Sunday, Nov. 8, at James A. Rhodes Arena. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Senior defender Jenna Andersen and junior goalkeeper Annabelle Hegeman were named to the 2015 All-Mac tournament team by the coaches of each respective semifinalist team on Sunday. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

A pair of goals from sophomore Stuart Holthusen (Auckland, New Zealand) helped the seventh-ranked Akron men's soccer team claim its 18th Mid-American Conference title on the strength of a 4-0 Senior Night triumph past Bowling Green (9-9-2, 1-4-0 MAC) on Saturday, Nov. 7, at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field. View the full article at www.GoZips.com