2018–19 Akron Zips women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2018–19 Akron Zips women's basketball
WBI, First Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record16–15 (7–11 MAC)
Head coach
  • Melissa Jackson (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Colleen Day
  • Kevin McManaman
  • Brianna Sanders
Home arenaJames A. Rhodes Arena
Seasons
2019–20 →
2018–19 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Ohio 14 – 4   .778 30 – 6   .833
Miami (OH) 13 – 5   .722 23 – 9   .719
Buffalo † 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706
Kent State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
Akron 7 – 11   .389 16 – 15   .516
Bowling Green 2 – 16   .111 9 – 21   .300
West
Central Michigan 15 – 3   .833 25 – 8   .758
Toledo 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636
Northern Illinois 10 – 8   .556 19 – 13   .594
Eastern Michigan 6 – 12   .333 14 – 17   .452
Western Michigan 4 – 14   .222 10 – 20   .333
Ball State 3 – 15   .167 8 – 23   .258
† 2019 MAC tournament winner

The 2018–19 Akron Zips women's basketball team represents the University of Akron during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Zips, led by first year head coach Melissa Jackson, play their home games at the James A. Rhodes Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC women's tournament to Eastern Washington. They received an invite to the WBI where they lost in the first round to Tennessee Tech.

Roster

2018–19 Akron Zips women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Kendall Miller 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr St. Vincent-St. Mary Akron, OH
G 2 Alyssa Clay 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Pike Indianapolis, IN
G 3 Shaunay Edmonds 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Seton LaSalle Pittsburgh, PA
F 5 Haliegh Reinoehl 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Westfield Westfield, IN
G 11 Megan Sefcik 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Austintown Fitch Austintown, OH
G 12 Shayna Harmon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Teays Valley Ashville, OH
G 13 Kynnedy Azubike 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Africentric Columbus, OH
G 20 Gabrielle Brown-Mitchell 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Solon Solon, OH
F 24 Caitlin Vari 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Revere Richfield, OH
F 30 Triniti Lee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Canton McKinley Canton, OH
F 30 Colleen Neitzel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Saint Joseph Academy Rock River, OH
F 34 Fredniqua Walker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Shaw Cleveland, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 8, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Rochester College (OH) W 86–45 
James A. Rhodes Arena 
Akron, OH
Non-conference regular season
Nov 13, 2018*
5:30 pm 		at North Carolina A&T W 49–36  1–0
 Corbett Sports Center (789)
Greensboro, NC
Nov 17, 2018*
3:00 pm 		vs. Oakland
Kent State Classic 		W 85–65  2–0
 MAC Center (469)
Kent, OH
Nov 18, 2018*
11:00 am 		vs. Northern Kentucky
Kent State Classic 		W 77–60  3–0
 MAC Center (318)
Kent, OH
Nov 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Youngstown State L 61–72  3–1
 Beeghly Center (1,430)
Youngstown, OH
Dec 1, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Kentucky W 63–54  4–1
 James A. Rhodes Arena (516)
Akron, OH
Dec 5, 2018*
10:30 am, ESPN+ 		St. Bonaventure W 67–58  5–1
 James A. Rhodes Arena (1,652)
Akron, OH
Dec 8, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Butler L 47–63  5–2
 James A. Rhodes Arena (565)
Akron, OH
Dec 16, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Canisius W 62–53  6–2
 James A. Rhodes Arena (631)
Akron, OH
Dec 20, 2018*
8:00 pm 		vs. Jackson State
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic 		W 74–57  7–2
 South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
Dec 21, 2018*
8:00 pm 		vs. UTEP
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic 		W 64–57  8–2
 South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
Dec 29, 2018*
2:00 pm 		Malone W 63–44  9–2
 James A. Rhodes Arena (555)
Akron, OH
MAC regular season
Jan 5, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Central Michigan L 71–94  9–3 (0–1)
 McGuirk Arena (2,188)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Jan 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Michigan W 72–59  10–3 (1–1)
 University Arena (578)
Kalamazoo, MI
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bowling Green W 74–71  11–3 (2–1)
 James A. Rhodes Arena (828)
Akron, OH
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Michigan L 60–72  11–4 (2–2)
 James A. Rhodes Arena (568)
Akron, OH
Jan 20, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Northern Illinois
Rescheduled from January 19 		L 59–70  11–5 (2–3)
 Convocation Center (917)
DeKalb, IL
Jan 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Buffalo L 72–91  11–6 (2–4)
 Alumni Arena (1,492)
Amherst, MA
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Toledo W 70–64 OT 12–6 (3–4)
 James A. Rhodes Arena (711)
Akron, OH
Feb 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Kent State L 58–73  12–7 (3–5)
 MAC Center (2,224)
Kent, OH
Feb 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Ohio L 70–92  12–8 (3–6)
 Convocation Center (379)
Athens, OH
Feb 9, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		Western Michigan W 69–62  13–8 (4–6)
 James A. Rhodes Arena (455)
Akron, OH
Feb 13, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Ball State W 91–61  14–8 (5–6)
 James A. Rhodes Arena (392)
Akron, OH
Feb 16, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Miami (OH) L 61–67  14–9 (5–7)
 James A. Rhodes Arena (628)
Akron, OH
Feb 20, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Eastern Michigan L 60–67  14–10 (5–8)
 Convocation Center (1,056)
Ypsilanti, MI
Feb 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Buffalo W 70–59  15–10 (6–8)
 James A. Rhodes Arena (479)
Akron, OH
Feb 27, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bowling Green W 83–73  16–10 (7–8)
 Stroh Center (1,208)
Bowling Green, OH
Mar 2, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		Ohio L 71–81  16–11 (7–9)
 James A. Rhodes Arena (570)
Akron, OH
Mar 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Kent State L 55–65 OT 16–12 (7–10)
 James A. Rhodes Arena (671)
Akron, OH
Mar 9, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Miami (OH) L 49–66  16–13 (7–11)
 Millett Hall (642)
Oxford, OH
MAC Women's Tournament
Mar 11, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(8) (9) Eastern Michigan
First Round 		L 59–61  16–14
 James A. Rhodes Arena (505)
Akron, OH
WBI
Mar 21, 2019*
7:00 pm 		at Tennessee Tech
First Round 		L 59–73  16–15
 Eblen Center (1,149)
Cookeville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Akron Athletics". Gozips.com.
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