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AKRON ZIPS TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 - THIS IS Akron women’s basketball Table of Contents 1 Quick Facts 2 2012-13 Schedule 3 Alphabetical & Numerical Rosters 4 Athletics Communications/Directions to Campus 5 A James A. Rhodes Arena 6-7 KRON BASKETBALL Local Media Information 8 PNC Wagon Wheel Challenge 9 10 - COACHING STAFF Head Coach Jodi Kest 11-12 Assistant Coaches 13-14 15 - STUDENT-ATHLETES Returning Student-Athletes 16-22 Newcomers 23-24 25 - 2011-12 REVIEW S TAFF TAFF 2011-12 Statistics/Results 26 2011-12 MAC Statistics/Conference Tournament & Awards 27 28 - RECORDS & HISTORY S All-Time Series Records 29 TUDENT- Annual Team Statistics/Coaching Records 30 All-Time Letterwinners 31 Team Records 32 Single-Game Records 33 Individual Records 34-35 A THLETES 2011-12 Postseason Honors 35 Annual Leaders 36-37 Overtime & 100-pt. Games 37 Team Awards 38 Postseason Highlights 39-40 Year-By-Year Results 41-46 R EV I EW R ECORDS & H I STOR Y CREDITS Follow Akron women’s basketball on the official web site of UA The 2012-13 University of Akron women’s basketball media guide is a Athletics, www.GoZips.com. The site offers everything for the Zips product of The University of Akron Athletics Communications office. fan, media member and recruit. From the latest results, recaps and The publication was designed by Dallas Moyer and Dana LeRoy, with statistics to previews and press releases. Updated daily, the newly- editorial assistance from Gregg Bach and Paul Warner. Cover design redesigned www.GoZips.com also provides ticket information and UA and layout by Dallas Moyer. Special thanks to Ken MacDonald and all apparel. If it’s happening in Zips Athletics, it’s happening on . the other previous sports information directors for their assistance. Photography by John Ashley, Jeff Harwell, and Ernie Aranyosi. www.GoZips.com THE UNIVERSITY OF Akron 2012-13 basketball • 3 AKRON ZIPS QUICK FACTS GENERAL TEAM information Location: Akron, Ohio (44325) 2011-12 Record: 14-18 Population: 200,000 (fifth largest in Ohio) 2011-12 MAC Record: 7-9 (3rd - East Division) Founded: 1870 (as Buchtel College) 2012 MAC Tournament Results (No. 6 seed): Enrollment: 26,699 First Round: vs. No. 11 Buffalo, W 96-82 Nickname: Zips Second Round: vs. No. 7 Northern Illinois, L 61-60 Colors: Blue (282) and Gold (871) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 5/4 Home Facility: James A. Rhodes Arena Starters Returning/Lost: 5/1 Rhodes Arena Capacity: 5,500 Newcomers: 6 Rhodes Arena Press Row Phone: (330) 374-8771 Cari Guyton (Jr., C, 6-2, Akron, Ohio/Pratt JC/Firestone HS) Conference: Mid-American Conference (East Division) Megan Barilla (Fr., G, 5-10, Fairview Park, Ohio/Magnificat HS) President: Dr. Luis M. Proenza Anita Brown (Fr., G, 5-8, Warren, Ohio/Warren Harding HS) Director of Athletics: Tom Wistrcill DiAndra Gibson (Fr., G/F, 5-11, Ravenna, Ohio/Ravenna HS) Faculty Athletics Representative: J. Dean Carro Katie Nunan (Fr., F, 6-0, Fairmont, W. Va./Fairmont Senior HS) Athletic Dept. Phone: (330) 972-7080 KRON BASKETBALL Jasmine Wood (Fr., C, 6-1, Lansing, Mich./Lansing Waverly HS) Ticket Office Phone: 1-888-99-AKRON A COACHING STAFF ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Head Coach: Jodi Kest (Slippery Rock, 1984) Assistant Dir. for Communications (WBB Contact): Dana LeRoy Record at UA (Six Seasons): 74-110 (.402) Office Phone: (330) 972-7171 Overall Record (20 Seasons): 300-263 (.533) TAFF TAFF Cell Phone: (330) 957-3473 Associate Head Coach: S E-mail: [email protected] Melissa Jackson (Richmond, 2004) Fifth Season Twitter: @ZipsDana Assistant Coaches: Assistant AD for Communications: Gregg Bach Glenn Box (Southeast Missouri State, 1998) First Season (330) 972-6106 // [email protected] // @ZipsGregg Associate Dir. for Communications: Paul Warner Ayla Guzzardo (Akron, 2010) Third Season (330) 972-2677 // [email protected] // @ZipsPaul Director of Basketball Operations: Assistant Dir. for Communications: Dallas Moyer Candace Smith (Central Michigan, 2008) Fifth Season (330) 972-6292 // [email protected] // @ZipsDallas Graduate Assistant: Communications Graduate Assistant: TBA Preston Reid (Ball State, 2011) First Season Office Fax: (330) 374-8844 Video Coordinator: Website: www.GoZips.com Eric Besserman (Akron, 2012) First Season Mailing Address: Overnight Address: The University of Akron University of Akron Athletics MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE Contacts Rhodes Arena, Suite 83 373 Carroll Street Commissioner Dr. Jon Steinbrecher Akron, OH 44325-5201 Rhodes Arena, Suite 81 Director of Communications Jeremy Guy Akron, OH 44325-5201 E-Mail [email protected] Office Phone (216) 566-4622 ext. 303 EW STUDENT-ATHLETES EW STUDENT-ATHLETES I PROGRAM HISTORY Office Fax (216) 858-9622 Seasons of Basketball: Entering 39th Associate Director/WBB Contact TBA First Season of Basketball: 1974-75 E-mail TBA Seasons of Division I Basketball: Entering 30th Office Phone (216) 566-4622 ext. 319 First Season of Division I Basketball: 1983-84 Mailing Address 24 Public Square, 15th Floor All-Time Record: 347-670 (.341) Cleveland, OH 44113 All-Time Division I Record: 258-559 (.316) Website www.mac-sports.com MAC Record: 89-243 (.268) NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0 SOCIAL MEDIA 2011-12 REV WNIT Appearances: 1 (1999) Y Website: GoZips.com/ZipsWBB Facebook: facebook.com/ZipsWBB Twitter: @ZipsWBB STOR I ECORDS & H R 4 • GoZips.com/ZipsWBB AKRON ZIPS Women’s basketball SCHEDULE Day Date Opponent Location Time (ET) Saturday Nov. 3 MALONE Akron, Ohio | Exhibition 2:00 p.m. Saturday Nov. 10 HIRAM Akron, Ohio 12:00 p.m. Tuesday Nov. 13 at Tennessee Tech Cookeville, Tenn. 8:00 p.m. A KRON BASKETBALL Friday Nov. 16 BRYANT Akron, Ohio 7:00 p.m. Sunday Nov. 18 at St. Francis (Pa.) Loretto, Pa. 2:00 p.m. Saturday Nov. 24 at Providence Providence, R.I. 2:00 p.m. Monday Nov. 26 at Saint Peter’s Jersey City, N.J. 7:00 p.m. Saturday Dec. 1 CANISIUS Akron, Ohio 2:00 p.m. Wednesday Dec. 5 at George Mason Fairfax, Va. 7:00 p.m. Saturday Dec. 8 WRIGHT STATE Akron, Ohio 2:00 p.m. Saturday Dec. 15 CINCINNATI Akron, Ohio 2:00 p.m. S Tuesday Dec. 18 DAYTON Akron, Ohio TBA TAFF Thursday Dec. 20 at Youngstown State Youngstown, Ohio 7:05 p.m. Thursday Jan. 3 at Chicago State Chicago, Ill. 8:00 p.m. Thursday Jan. 10 at Ohio* Athens, Ohio 7:00 p.m. S Sunday Jan. 13 KENT STATE* Akron, Ohio 2:00 p.m. TUDENT- Wednesday Jan. 16 at Northern Illinois* DeKalb, Ill. 8:00 p.m. Saturday Jan. 19 at Western Michigan* Kalamazoo, Mich. 2:00 p.m. A Wednesday Jan. 23 TOLEDO* Akron, Ohio 7:00 p.m. THLETES 2011-12 Saturday Jan. 26 at Central Michigan* Mount Pleasant, Mich. 2:00 p.m. Thursday Jan. 31 BOWLING GREEN* Akron, Ohio 7:00 p.m. Saturday Feb. 2 BUFFALO* Akron, Ohio TBA Wednesday Feb. 6 EASTERN MICHIGAN* Akron, Ohio 7:00 p.m. Saturday Feb. 9 at Miami (Ohio)* Oxford, Ohio 1:00 p.m. Saturday Feb. 16 BALL STATE* Akron, Ohio TBA Wednesday Feb. 20 at Bowling Green* Bowling Green, Ohio 7:00 p.m. Saturday Feb. 23 at Kent State* Kent, Ohio 12:00 p.m. R Thursday Feb. 28 OHIO* Akron, Ohio 7:00 p.m. EV I Sunday March 3 MIAMI (OHIO)* Akron, Ohio 2:00 p.m. EW Wednesday March 6 at Buffalo* Buffalo, N.Y. 7:00 p.m. MAC Tournament Saturday Mar. 9 First Round Campus Sites TBA R ECORDS & H Wed. - Sat. Mar. 13-16 Second Round-Finals Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, Ohio) TBA All times Eastern, subject to change Home games in CAPS *-Mid-American Conference game I STOR Y THE UNIVERSITY OF Akron 2012-13 basketball • 5 AKRON ZIPS ROSTERS 2012-13 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 2 Megan Barilla G 5-10 Fr. Fairview Park, Ohio (Magnificat High School) 15 Anita Brown G 5-8 Fr. Warren, Ohio (Warren Harding High School) 22 Katie Bubna G 5-11 Sr. Parma, Ohio (St. Peter Chanel High School) 3 Kacie Cassell G 5-4 Jr. Vandalia, Ohio (Vandalia Butler High School) 23 DiAndra Gibson G/F 5-11 Fr. Ravenna, Ohio (Ravenna High School) 12 Cari Guyton C 6-2 Jr. Akron, Ohio (Pratt Junior College/Firestone High School) 42 Sina King G/F 6-0 Jr. Waterford, Ohio (Waterford High School) 14 Hanna Luburgh G 5-10 Jr. Zanesville, Ohio (Tri-Valley High School) 24 Katie Nunan F 6-0 Fr. Fairmont, W.Va. (Fairmont Senior High School) 20 Taylor Ruper G 5-9 Sr. North Royalton, Ohio (Trinity High School) KRON BASKETBALL 32 Rachel Tecca F 6-1 RJr. Tallmadge, Ohio (Archbishop Hoban High School) A 33 Jasmine Wood C 6-1 Fr. Lansing, Mich. (Lansing Waverly High School) 35 Carly Young F 6-2 Jr. Frazeysburg, Ohio (Tri-Valley High School) Head Coach: Jodi Kest (Seventh Season; Slippery Rock, ‘84) TAFF TAFF S Associate Head Coach: Melissa Jackson (Fifth Season; Richmond, ‘04) Assistant Coaches: Glenn Box (First Season; Southeast Missouri State, ‘98); Ayla Guzzardo (Third Season; Akron, ‘10) Director of Basketball Operations: Candace Smith (Fifth Season; Central Michigan, ‘08) Graduate Assistant: Preston Reid (First Season; Ball State, ‘11) Video Coordinator: Eric Besserman (First Season; Akron, ‘12) 2012-13 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 2 Megan Barilla G 5-10 Fr. Fairview Park, Ohio (Magnificat High School) 3 Kacie Cassell G 5-4 Jr. Vandalia, Ohio (Vandalia Butler High School) 12 Cari Guyton C 6-2 Jr. Akron, Ohio (Pratt Junior College/Firestone High School) 14 Hanna Luburgh G 5-10 Jr. Zanesville, Ohio (Tri-Valley High School) 15 Anita Brown G 5-8 Fr.