2018–19 Akron Zips women's basketball team

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.

2018–19 Akron Zips women's basketball
WBI, First Round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
2018–19 record	16–15 (7–11 MAC)
Head coach	Melissa Jackson (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Colleen Day Kevin McManaman Brianna Sanders
Home arena	James A. Rhodes Arena

2018–19 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
	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

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 Melissa Jackson (Richmond) Assistant coach(es) Colleen Day (Miami (OH)) Kevin McManaman (St. Mary's (MN)) Brianna Sanders (Ohio State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured 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

• 2018–19 Akron Zips men's basketball team

References

1. "Akron Athletics". Gozips.com.