Blue & Gold Posted April 28, 2023 Report Share Posted April 28, 2023 On 4/26/2023 at 4:12 PM, ewbrooman1 said: Not sure about that, but I appreciate your optimism. We return one player who has been a significant contributor at the DI level and no one coming in has played many, if any, minutes in DI. It's going to be a really young team with lots of opportunity to grow. I'm going to miss Layne Ferrell... well, the team, IMHO, is going to miss Layne. I really wish she would have stuck around for her senior year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandgold Posted April 28, 2023 Report Share Posted April 28, 2023 (edited) 11 hours ago, ewbrooman1 said: Cluse and Wolf in portal, too. There go their top 3 players. 😬 Don't know if we have any scholarships left, but I'd like to see any of those three here purely for the DI playing experience we are lacking. Edited April 28, 2023 by blueandgold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewbrooman1 Posted April 28, 2023 Report Share Posted April 28, 2023 24 minutes ago, blueandgold said: Don't know if we have any scholarships left, but I'd like to see any of those three here purely for the DI playing experience we are lacking. I'd love to have any of them, especially Scott, but I'm guessing these ladies want to go someplace they can be part of a winning program right away after losing for 3-4 years at Miami. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ewbrooman1 Posted April 28, 2023 Report Share Posted April 28, 2023 1 hour ago, LoyalZIP said: Apparently a bad judge of X's and O's in more ways than one. Geez. 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewbrooman1 Posted April 29, 2023 Report Share Posted April 29, 2023 14 hours ago, Blue & Gold said: I'm going to miss Layne Ferrell... well, the team, IMHO, is going to miss Layne. I really wish she would have stuck around for her senior year. I see Layne is going to Wright State. Good luck to her. I always wished she was a bit more aggressive and consistent with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewbrooman1 Posted May 8, 2023 Report Share Posted May 8, 2023 (edited) Former Zips assistant under Kest. Some fans were hoping for Colleen Day Henderson. Do you think they'll have a press conference introducing their new coach before the Zips do? 🤔 https://miamiredhawks.com/news/2023/5/8/womens-basketball-box-named-womens-basketball-head-coach.aspx Edited May 8, 2023 by ewbrooman1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes102 Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 (edited) 20 hours ago, ewbrooman1 said: Do you think they'll have a press conference introducing their new coach before the Zips do? You and the press conference again 😂 It's not that big of a deal in my opinion, especially in today's world. Does every head coaching change get a press conference? I don't recall women's soccer, baseball, softball, and/or T & F getting one. I'd be more interested in a meet & greet than a press conference because how much of the media would really be at the press conference? Community engagement would be more effective with a meet & greet than a press conference in my opinion. Edited May 9, 2023 by mes102 Additional thoughts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewbrooman1 Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, mes102 said: You and the press conference again 😂 It's not that big of a deal in my opinion, especially in today's world. Does every head coaching change get a press conference? I don't recall women's soccer, baseball, softball, and/or T & F getting one. I'd be more interested in a meet & greet than a press conference because how much of the media would really be at the press conference? Community engagement would be more effective with a meet & greet than a press conference in my opinion. I guess it's my 20+ years in marketing/advertising/PR talking to me. A press conference for a new women's basketball coach at our level should be a given. It's an opportunity to promote the program to the public/media. Any chance to do that is a plus. I'm betting it would be hard to find another DI school that hasn't had one after a change. All the new MAC WBB coaches have had one. Box and Miami just had theirs earlier today. I'm also fine with a meet and greet that would sum up all the changes and introduce the new staff and players. Do something, though the time may have passed now to generate any big interest on campus with school out. Edited May 9, 2023 by ewbrooman1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes102 Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, ewbrooman1 said: I guess it's my 20+ years in marketing/advertising/PR talking to me. A press conference for a new women's basketball coach at our level should be a given. It's an opportunity to promote the program to the public/media. Any chance to do that is a plus. I'm betting it would be hard to find another DI school that hasn't had one after a change. All the new MAC WBB coaches have had one. Box and Miami just had theirs earlier today. I'm also fine with a meet and greet that would sum up all the changes and introduce the new staff and players. Do something, though the time may have passed now to generate any big interest on campus with school out. To me, generating interest from a press conference in March/April for a season that doesn't start until October/November isn't the most ideal, but that's just me. Even a meet & greet doesn't make sense this early. You have seniors that won't be around, transfers/freshmen may not even be on campus yet, some students that you're targeting to go to games wouldn't even be there in the Fall while missing out on the incoming freshmen class of students. Having a meet & greet in the Fall in September/October makes a lot of sense to me to generate more interest. But again, I don't have "20+ years in marketing/advertising/PR talking" so I probably have no idea what I'm talking about here 🤷♂️ Edited May 9, 2023 by mes102 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ewbrooman1 Posted May 10, 2023 Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 1 hour ago, mes102 said: America East Sixth player of the year in 21-22. Experienced player at DI level. Should be a solid pickup. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mes102 Posted May 11, 2023 Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 In the release: 2023-24 Akron Women's Basketball Signing Class (as of May 10, 2023) Olivia Brown, G, 6-1, Fishers, Ind. (Hamilton Southeastern) Teniesha Clarke, G, 5-9, Burlington, Ontario (AN Meyer Secondary | Niagara Prep) Morgan Haney, G, 5-8, Piqua, Ohio (Miami East | Albany) Leila Jones, G/F, 5-10, Westerville, Ohio (Westerville South) Dacia Lewandowski, G, 5-11, Pittsburgh, Pa. (North Catholic) Alexus Mobley, G, 5-7, Indianapolis, Ind. (Franklin Central | Danville CC) Lanae Riley, 6-2, F, Akron, Ohio (Archbishop Hoban/Middle Tennessee State) Liisa Taponen, 6-5, C, Tampere, Finland (Mäkelänrinteen Upper Secondary School/Illinois) Kaia Woods, 5-3, G, Tiffin, Ohio (Royal Crown Academy/Washington State) 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalZIP Posted May 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 Lots of new blood. Just what this program needed badly. I'm very eager to watch them play, though my expectations will be pretty low early one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes102 Posted June 3, 2023 Report Share Posted June 3, 2023 (edited) Edited June 3, 2023 by mes102 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes102 Posted June 7, 2023 Report Share Posted June 7, 2023 (edited) I wish I could go to this on the 21st, but I have a parent getting two surgeries within the next few weeks (first one being June 15th), and I'm not sure I'm going to be able to get away long enough to take the trip there and back (the drive to Akron and back will be as long as this event). Should be a fun night for those that have the chance to go with all the newcomers into the program (staff and student-athletes). Edited June 7, 2023 by mes102 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalZIP Posted June 8, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2023 Also wish I could attend. I'm hoping there is another similar event closer to the season. Perhaps a pre-season tip-off pep rally like the one that was held before last season for both the men and women. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewbrooman1 Posted June 21, 2023 Report Share Posted June 21, 2023 Interesting that the first email I got about this was yesterday and I saw nothing on Facebook about it until today. Not exactly a lot of notice for the non-Zip Athletic Club members twitter followers. Not enough interest from the ZAC members? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes102 Posted August 8, 2023 Report Share Posted August 8, 2023 (edited) Coach Jackson taking assistant position at Cleveland State https://twitter.com/CSU_WBasketball/status/1688995432410841088?t=fXvPS0bTXiVg070COrxAVg&s=19 Edited August 8, 2023 by mes102 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip JD Posted August 20, 2023 Report Share Posted August 20, 2023 On 8/8/2023 at 6:46 PM, mes102 said: Coach Jackson taking assistant position at Cleveland State https://twitter.com/CSU_WBasketball/status/1688995432410841088?t=fXvPS0bTXiVg070COrxAVg&s=19 Best of luck to her. I figured she would be back in the game soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copley Don Posted October 3, 2023 Report Share Posted October 3, 2023 Was there ever an introductory press conference for Coach Gensler? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted October 3, 2023 Report Share Posted October 3, 2023 4 hours ago, Copley Don said: Was there ever an introductory press conference for Coach Gensler? There was a meet and greet months ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewbrooman1 Posted October 12, 2023 Report Share Posted October 12, 2023 On 10/3/2023 at 12:52 PM, Copley Don said: Was there ever an introductory press conference for Coach Gensler? Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 Very nice interview. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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