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UA women's basketball team opens season with win

November 13, 2009

University of Akron women's basketball coach Jodi Kest entered this season with a goal to have more players consistently score points.
That objective was accomplished in the season opening game.
The host Zips utilized a pressure defense and a balanced offense to defeat Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis 63-49 Friday afternoon at Rhodes Arena.
This is the second year [...]

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Notes from the basketball media day

November 12, 2009

Men's basketball
Both the men's and women's teams held media day today. Here are some notes I jotted down from each:
Keith Dambrot showed up with Jimmy Conyers and Chris McKnight, his seniors. In the crowd were Humpty Hitchens, Nik Cvetinovic and Zeke Marshall.
They served lunch, so the crowd was fairly large with people from the athletic [...]

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Murphy an All-MAC preseason choice, UA women picked fourth

October 28, 2009

The University of Akron women's basketball team was picked to finish fourth in the 2009-10 Mid-American Conference's East Division in a preseason poll released by the league office Wednesday morning.
The Zips return all five starters from a season ago under coach Jodi Kest.
UA junior forward Kara Murphy, the MAC’s leading scorer last season, was named [...]

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Coaches invade YouTube

October 15, 2009

Men's basketball/Women's basketball
Here is a YouTube message from Keith Dambrot and Jodi Kest…

I'm glad the marketing effort is beginning. I have seen two billboards around town. With a MAC Championship and top-40 recruit, Akron alumni have no excuse for not getting season tickets.
There is a "Meet the Team" event Saturday evening between 5:30 and 7:30 [...]

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Akron extends Dambrot's contract until 2016

June 17, 2009

Men's basketball
The year 2016 is two presidential elections from now.
It is also the next year that Keith Dambrot conceivably could be looking for a job. Akron extended its MAC Championship-winning coach through seven more seasons on Wednesday evening.
Praising Dambrot is overkill around Zips circles. He is the most popular coach on campus since John Heisman. [...]

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New MAC commissioner stresses basketball

June 16, 2009

Miscellaneous
The PD's Elton Alexander interviewed Jon Steinbrecher, the new MAC commissioner whose primary goal is to grow the conference as a basketball power.
I will be interested to see the result on this poll…
Track
The ABJ's Tom Gaffney detailed Stevi Large's experience at the national championship.
Large's career is far from over. She says she hopes to compete [...]

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MAC reduces teams competing in Cleveland

June 9, 2009

Men's and women's basketball
Starting next season, only eight of the 12 teams will have the opportunity to play a MAC Tournament game at Quicken Loans Arena.
The MAC's presidents approved that recommendation and other cost-cutting measures at their meeting Monday in Cleveland.
Over the next year, the presidents will discuss a separate site for the women's tournament. [...]

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Coach Kest is tweeting

May 20, 2009

Women's basketball
Akron coach Jodi Kest has started tweeting regularly, providing updates on her day-to-day coaching activities. I find Twitter to be a smart way to increase fan interest.

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Lady Zips bounced from MAC Tourney

March 11, 2009

Women's basketball
Central Michigan beat Akron tonight in the first round of the MAC Tournament, finishing the Zips' season.
The Chippewas ended the game on an 18-4 run, which was more than the difference in the 67-59 result.
Kara Murphy scored 32 points for the Zips. The sophomore led the MAC in scoring and made the All-MAC Team. [...]

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Top quarterback Nicely commits to Akron

January 22, 2009

Football
Ohio's top quarterback chose Akron last night.
Six-foot-4 Patrick Nicely of Willoughby South is the No. 20 pro-style quarterback in the nation, according to Rivals.com. As a senior, he threw for 22 touchdowns and four interceptions. ESPN.com's scouting report suggests that Nicely is a threat to run, as well.
Nicely turned down offers from Ohio University, Toledo, [...]

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