GAME 25 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL • 46TH SEASON OF COLLEGIATE BASKETBALL • 2014 NCAA TOURNAMENT • 2014 MAC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS 2013 MAC EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS • 1999, 2013, 2015 AND 2016 POSTSEASON WNIT 2019-20 SCHEDULE Akron Zips (12-12, 5-8 MAC) DATE OPPONENT Time . vs. Ohio (17-7, 10-3 MAC) Nov. 3 TIFFIN (EXH.) W, 90-38 Nov. 10 at St. Bonaventure W, 63-54 Saturday, Feb. 22 • James A. Rhodes Arena AKRON CLASSIC Nov. 15 FORT WAYNE W, 64-53 Akron, Ohio | ESPN3 Nov. 16 MICHIGAN L, 71-80 Nov. 20 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W, 91-62 Nov. 23 at Detroit W. 81-60 Nov. 27 at Cleveland State L, 62-66 Dec. 4 DUQUESNE L, 63-88 Dec. 8 at Butler L, 55-76 Dec. 16 NORTH CAROLINA A&T W, 64-52 Puerto Rico Classic Dec. 20 vs. Denver W, 88-72 Dec. 21 vs. Morgan State W, 52-45 WHAT’S AHEAD Jan. 4 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* L, 72-77 Akron goes pink for Akron For Nakon day! In conjunction with the Zips cancer awareness game, the Jan. 8 WESTERN MICHIGAN* L, 51-56 Akron women’s basketball team plays host to Ohio on Saturday, Jan. 22 at 1 p.m. inside James A. Jan 11 at Bowling Green* W, 76-73 Jan. 15 at Toledo* L, 61-65 Rhodes Arena. The Zips and Bobcats are meeting for the second time this season and all the action can Jan. 18 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* L, 65-70 be seen live on ESPN3 or heard live on Fox Sports 1350 AM. Jan. 22 MIAMI* W, 70-62 Jan. 25 At Western Michigan* L, 71-79 SCOUTING THE BOBCATS Jan. 29 at Ohio* L, 70-57 The preseason favorites to win the MAC East, MAC regular-season championship, and MAC Tournament, Feb. 1 EASTERN MICHIGAN* W, 88-81 OT the Ohio Bobcats have shown they are all business in 2019-20. Through thirteen Mid-American Feb. 8 at Ball State* L, 52-60 Conference contests, the Ohio Bobcats are atop of the MAC East. The Bobcats are 17-7 overall with a THIS IS AKRON BASKETBALL THIS IS Feb. 12 KENT STATE* L, 55-60 10-3 record in conference play. Currently, Ohio is riding a four-game winning streak defeating Eastern Feb. 15 at Eastern Michigan* W, 64-53 Michigan (75-65), Kent State (63-57), Miami (84-70), and Toledo (84-70) . Feb. 29 at Buffalo* W, 69-63 Feb. 22 OHIO* 1:00 PM Statically, the Bobcats are arguably one of the best all-around teams in the MAC. Ohio averages the Feb. 26 at Kent State* 7:00 PM second most points (73.8) in the league and allows the third fewest (65.7), while also posting the largest Feb. 29 at Miami* 1:00 PM margin of victory in the conference winning games by eight points on average. The Bobcats are the third March. 4 BUFFALO* 7:00 PM best in three-point shooting, lead the conference in turnover margin (7.75), and steals (11.17). Erica March. 7 BOWLING GREEN* 2:00 PM MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT Johnson leads the Bobcats in points (18.3), rebounds (7.4), and assists (4.5). Cece Hooks is second on March 9 MAC Opening Round TBA the team in scoring with 17.6 points followed by Amani Burke with 13 points. The Bobcats also have two March 11 MAC Quarterfinals TBA players rank in the top-5 in the MAC in steals, including Cece Hooks is first (3.9) and Erica Johnson (2.1). March 13 MAC Semifinals TBA March 14 MAC Championship TBA In the NCAA, Ohio ranks in the top-50 in 10 statistical categories, including fewest turnovers (14th), scoring offense (35th), steals (22nd, steals per game (11th), three point field goals attempted (18th), three-point field goals made (21st), three-point field goals per game (14th), turnover margin (6th), turnovers forced (27th), and turnovers per game (20th). Individually, Hooks ranks fifth in steals per Athletics Communications game and seventh in steals, while Johnson ranks third with six triple-doubles. Jonathan Platten (WBB contact) Assistant Director for Communications 2019-20 STATISTICAL COMPARISON E-mail: [email protected] OHIO......................... ...........................CATEGORY ...................................................... AKRON 1,770 .................................................................... Scoring...........................................................................1,605 O: (330) 972-6584 73.8 .........................................................................PPG ...............................................................................66.9 C: (216) 973-4181 +8.1 ...............................................................Scoring Margin .....................................................................+1.2 633-1,530 ..................................................Field Goals-Attempts ........................................................ 588-1,451 .414 .................................................................Field Goal Pct. ........................................................................405 207-631 ........................................................3PT FG-Attempts .............................................................. 147-476 .328 ....................................................................3PT FG Pct. ...........................................................................309 8.6 .....................................................................3PT FG MPG ........................................................................... 6.1 297-460 ............................................................FT-Attempts .................................................................. 282-408 @ZIPSWBB .646 .................................................................Free Throw Pct ........................................................................691 866/36.1 ........................................................Rebounds/RPG .............................................................. 902/37.6 -5.2 ................................................................Rebound Margin ...................................................................... -1.1 301/12.5 ...........................................................Assists/APG ................................................................. 299/12.5 ZIPSWBB 302/12.6 .........................................................Turnovers/TPG ............................................................... 377/15.7 +7.8 ...................................................................TO Margin .........................................................................+0.8 1.0 ...................................................................Assist/TO ratio ......................................................................... 0.8 ZIPSWBB 268/11.2 ............................................................Steals/SPG .................................................................... 184/7.7 44/1.8 ................................................................ Blocks/BPG ......................................................................61/2.5 1 1 GoZips.com/ZipsWBB | #ELEVATE AKRON VS. OHIO | FEB. 22 | JAMES A. RHODES ARENA | 1 PM | AKRON FOR NAKON 2019-20 QUICK FACTS PROBABLE STARTERS CeCe Hooks, Erica Johnson, Amani Burke, Gabby Burris, Katie Barker. Location: Akron, Ohio 44325 • Ohio: • Akron: Shaunay Edmonds, Shayna Harmon, Jordyn Dawson, Haliegh Reinoehl, Caitlin Vari. Population: 200,000 (5th largest in Ohio) SERIES HISTORY Founded: 1870 as Buchtel College Since 1977, the Akron women’s basketball team owns a 19-44 all-time series record against Ohio Enrollment: 20,554 University. When competing inside the JAR, the Zips are 14-17 with UA’s last win coming in 2018 when Nickname: Zips Akron defeated the Bobcats, 62-59. AKRON BASKETBALL THIS IS Colors: Blue (282) & Gold (871) Conference: Mid-American LAST TIME OUT (East Division) After a strong showing in the first half by the Akron women’s basketball team and a 34-32 lead at halftime for the Zips, Ohio took control of the contest in the second half en route to defeating UA, 70-57, President: Dr. Gary L. Miller in Mid-American Conference action on Wednesday night in the Convocation Center. Director of Athletics: Larry Williams Senior Woman Admin. Mary Lu Gribschaw It was a battle of two halves for the visiting Zips as Akron outscored Ohio 34-32 in the first half but was Faculty Athletics Rep: Dr. Matthew Juravich outscored 38-23 in the final 20 minutes of the contest. Athletics Dept. Phone: (330) 972-7080 UA was efficient in the first half and shot 41.4-percent from the floor, assisted on eight of its 12 field Ticket Office Phone: 1-888-99-AKRON goals, and seven Zips etched their names into the scoring column. Senior Alyssa Clay (Indianapolis, (-25766) Ind.) paced Akron tallying nine points which included two triples and three free throws. Senior Haliegh Reinoehl (Westfield, Ind.), junior Jordyn Dawson (Huntington, W. Va.), and sophomore Kendall Miller PROGRAM HISTORY (Akron, Ohio) all scored six points each and recorded a combined 11 rebounds and five assists. Seasons of Basketball: 46th First Season of Basketball: 1974-75 Defensively, Akron held a high-powered Ohio offense to just 32 first-half points and a low 29-percent Seasons of Division I Basketball: 37th field goal percentage. The Zips held three of the top scorers inside the MAC to a combined 21 points First Season of Division I Basketball: 1983-84 including just five points for Erica Johnson, the reigning Freshman of the Year. All-Time Record: 480-782 (.377) COACHES All-Time Division I Record: 391-671 (.363) : MAC Record: 155-314 (.326) • Ohio Bob Boldon, is in his seventh season at the helm of the Ohio women’s basketball program. NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1 (2014) Boldon is the all-time winningest coach in Bobcat history recording 147 wins and a 76-38 Mid- American Conference Record. Bolden spent two seasons as an