TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION Table of Contents 1 City of Akron, Ohio 2 The Akron Advantage 3 Colleges and Law School 4 Diversity and Student Support 5 Dr. Luis M. Proenza, President 6 2009 Board of Trustees 7 This is Akron Basketball 8-9 This is Rhodes Arena 10-11 UA Athletics Mission Statement / Athlete Involvement 12 Akron Athletics Accomplishments 13 COACHING STAFF Head Coach Jodi Kest 14-15 Associate Head Coach Curtis Loyd 16 Assistant Coaches / Support Staff 16-17 2009-10 SEASON PREVIEW Roster Information 20 TV / Radio Roster 21 Season Outook 22-23 Returner Profiles 24-39 Newcomer Profiles 40-41 MAC Composite Schedule 42 Opponent Information / Lodging Schedule 43 2008-09 SEASON REVIEW Season Statistics 46-49 Career Game-by-Game 50-51 Game Recaps / Box Scores 52-61 AKRON RECORDS & HISTORY All-Time Letterwinners 63 Annual Leaders 64-65 Team Records 66 Single-Game Records 67 Season Records 68 Career Records / All-Americans / Coaching History 69 Team Records 70 Postseason History 71 Year-by-Year Team Statistics 72 All-Time Series Records 73 Year-by-Year Results 74-78 THE UNIVERSITY Quick Facts / Media Policies 80 Tom Wistrcill / Senior Staff 81 ISP Sports Network 82 ISP / Corporate Sponsors 83 Staff Directory 84-85 Mid-American Conference 86-87 Media Outlets 88 CREDITS Writing, Layout and Design: Paul Warner Editorial Assistance: Amanda Aller, Gregg Bach, Mike Cawood Cover Design: David Morris, The Berry Company Photography: John Ashley, Jeff Harwell Printing: Herald Printing (New Washington, Ohio) Follow Akron women’s Basketball on the offi cial web site of UA athletics, www.GoZips.com. The site offers everything for the 2009-10 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON WOMENʼS BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE Zips fan, media memeber and recruit. If it’s happening at the Uni- versity of Akron, it’s happening on GoZips.com! With a population of 223,000, Akron is Ohio’s fifth-largest city. This two-time “All-America City” offers a vibrant downtown, serene parks, events and venues that appeal to almost every interest. Its regional location and easy access to DISCOVER AKRON! air, rail and highway travel puts you at the hub of a world of experiences and opportunities. • Critically acclaimed Akron Symphony Orchestra performs in UA’s E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall • Area museums: the Akron and Cleveland museums of art, the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland • Canal Park is home to the Akron Aeros, a minor league baseball team, Firestone Akron is home to the often-seen Stadium is the home of the Akron Racers, a Goodyear Blimp, All-American Soap Box member of the Women’s Professional Softball Derby and the Bridgestone Invitational Golf Tournament. League • Cleveland Indians, Browns and Cavaliers athletic games less than an hour away • Nationally known annual events include the All-American Soap Box Derby and the Bridgestone Invitational Golf Tournament. • Scenic acres by the thousands in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 13 Summit County Metro Parks and two bike/hike trails [ CONTACT US: 330-375-2121 / www.CI.Akron.OH.US/ ] SUMMIT COUNTY Just Minutes Away… Eventually, you’ll need a change in scen- ery. So take a stroll downtown. Go biking in a Metropark. Hit the malls. Our central location gives you lots of options all year round. 1. Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trails (biking and hiking) 2. Chapel Hill Mall 3. InfoCision Stadium - Summa Field 4. Derby Downs 5. Wingfoot Lake Airship Base (Goodyear Blimp) 6. Pro Football Hall of Fame (Canton, Ohio) 7. Portage Lakes State Park 8. Firestone C.C. (NEC Invitational) 9. Akron Art Museum 10. Canal Park Minor League Baseball Stadium 11. Akron Zoo 12. Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens 13. Summit Mall 14. Blossom Music Center 15. Hale Farm and Village 16. Boston Mills/Brandywine Ski Resort 17. E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall 2 The University of Akron offers its students a number of initiatives, pro- grams and competencies that can give them a competitive edge after graduation. Here are a few of the many factors that produce what we call the “Akron Advantage.” The Akron Advantage is… QUICK FACTS ABOUT UA …breadth of academic opportunities. It’s all about choice. We offer nearly 300 under- Academics graduate and graduate degree and certificate programs, at a variety of times and loca- • More than 1,400 top academic achievers are enrolled in UA’s tions including the Web. Honors College. • Accreditation since 1914 by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and current accreditation at the highest …a New Landscape for Learning. We are transforming our campus into one of the most level as a comprehensive, doctoral degree-granting institution beautiful and vibrant in Ohio, if not the nation. Enrollment (Fall 2009) Total: 27,911 …documented excellence. The University of Akron demonstrates its quality through • Undergraduate: 23,277 strong performance in national and regional rankings, competitions, licensing exams and • Graduate: 4,634 other objective measures of the value we add and the success that we enable for our • Professional: 531 students. • Diverse Cultures: 15.5 percent – African American: 3,449 …student success. We have an environment in which students acquire the skills, – Asian/Pacific Islander: 515 knowledge and disposition needed to capture and experience success in the classroom – Hispanic: 313 and the work place. – Native American: 63 • Students from 44 states and …Career Advantage Network. All qualified students are guaranteed the opportunity to 76 foreign countries gain practical experience in their chosen professions before graduation. Faculty …our location. Our metropolitan setting in the center of Northeast Ohio’s dynamic • More than 850 full-time faculty, many renowned in their fields • Faculty serve as academic advisers for all students regional economy provides a significant competitive advantage for our students. • About 82 percent of full-time faculty hold the highest degree recognized for instruction in their fields …information technology leadership. We employ only the best information technology • University-wide student/faculty ratio is 19.5:1 systems, so our graduates benefit from the state’s most wired-for-wireless campus and enter today’s knowledge economy with a competitive advantage. Facilities and Services • 223-acre campus with 88 buildings Discover more at • Residence halls to house more than 3,000 students • Recreational facilities include Ocasek Natatorium and [ www.uakron.edu ] Student Recreation and Wellness Center • Technology-enhanced classrooms he University of Akron is the public Computer services for students include: • High-speed wireless networking throughout campus research university for Northern Ohio. The • Online class registration • Wireless laptop computers available at Bierce Library TPrinceton Review listed UA among the • Internet access and e-mail and Student Union “Best in the Midwest” in its 2008 edition of Best • Help Desk • Career counseling and job placement services Colleges: Region-by-Region. Serving 26,000 stu- • Free online training seminars dents, the University offers approximately 300 • Network connections in residence halls Academic Calendar associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral and law • E-learning materials • Two 15-week semesters (August to December; January to May) degree programs and 100 certificate programs at • ZipSpace for personal Web pages and data storage • One 15-week summer session (May to August) sites in Summit, Wayne, Medina and Holmes coun- • Kiosks for convenient network access around campus • Once admitted, students may start at any semester ties. For more information, visit www.uakron.edu. • PC repair and support TECHNOLOGY WITHOUT BOUNDARIES COMPUTER STORE The University of Akron is the most wired-for- Computer Solutions is a higher education wireless public university in Ohio. We ranked third reseller that provides discounted hardware and nationally in Intel Corp.’s most recent survey of software. The store also stocks printers, acces- the top 50 campuses with the greatest wireless sories and other computer-related items. capabilities. You can use wireless laptop computers any- GENERAL PURPOSE LABS AND LAPTOPS where on campus — indoors or out. General purpose computer labs equipped with A unique agreement (OBEN) with Time Warner networked, WindowsTM-based PCs are located Cable offers our students reduced-rate, high- in the Polsky and Buchtel College of Arts and speed Internet access in their homes. Sciences buildings. Departmental labs are located With a network of more than 4,000 computers, across campus. Wireless laptops are available for UA students have access to a variety of software, student use in Bierce Library, the Science and library catalogs and databases, and the Internet. Technology Library, and Student Union. 3 A School that Rules… The University of Akron is one of 14 “Schools That Rule” in the United States, according to Careers & Colleges mag- azine. In compiling its list, The University of Akron offers approximately 300 associate, bachelor’s, master’s, the magazine considered factors such as “strong doctoral and law degree programs and 100 certificate programs. UA also offers an academic programs, terrific accelerated medical education through its partnership with the Northeastern Ohio professors, a vibrant student life or other opportunities for Universities College of Medicine and Pharmacy. personal development.” HONORS COLLEGE learn how to learn. Self-confidence, in part, evolves from COLLEGE OF EDUCATION The Honors College combines the benefits of a large uni- gaining knowledge of something outside yourself. In Buchtel Through its many partnerships, the College of Education versity with the personal attention of a small college. Honors College of Arts and Sciences, courses in the humanities, offers students real-world experiences at all levels. The col- students work with advisers to develop an academic plan social sciences and natural sciences give students so many lege operates seven centers and collaborates with more than tailored to their individual needs and goals.