Thursday, September 12, 2013

Women's Basketball Receives MAC East Championship Rings!!!


This past weekend our team was honored during the first home football game. We received a nice applause from the crowd as we were announced as the 2012-2013 MAC East Champions. We also surprised the team with their championship rings! Take a look at the bling! 

WBB Announces Schedule


Highlighted by a trip to California and contests with eight teams that saw postseason action last year! 

2013-14 University of Akron Women's Basketball Schedule


Sat., Nov. 2 – Lake Erie College


Fri., Nov. 8 – Florida Atlantic


Tues., Nov. 12 – Tennessee Tech


Fri., Nov. 15 – at Dayton


Sun., Nov. 17 – at Wright State


Fri., Nov. 22 – at Canisius


Fri., Nov. 29 – at Cal Poly 


Sat., Nov. 30 – vs. UC Davis


Sat., Dec. 7 – George Mason


Tues., Dec. 17 – at Cincinnati


Fri., Dec. 20 – Rochester College


Sun., Dec. 29 – Youngstown State


Sat., Jan. 4 – Ball State


Thurs., Jan. 9 – Central Michigan


Sun., Jan. 12 – at Bowling Green


Wed. Jan. 15 – at Miami (Ohio)


Sat., Jan. 18 – Kent State


Thurs., Jan. 23 – Ohio


Sun., Jan. 26 – at Eastern Michigan


Thurs., Jan. 30 – at Toledo


Sun. Feb. 2 – Buffalo


Wed., Feb. 5 – at Northern Illinois


Sat., Feb. 8 – Western Michigan


Sat., Feb. 15 – at Ball State


Wed., Feb. 19 – Northern Illinois


Sat., Feb. 22 – at Ohio


Wed., Feb. 26 – Miami (Ohio)


Sun., March 2 – at Kent State


Wed., March 5 – at Buffalo


Sat., March 8 – Bowling Green


March 10-15 – Mid-American Conference Tournament

Coach Kest Signs Contract Extension!!!



University of Akron women's basketball head coach Jodi Kest has agreed to a five-year contract extension that will keep her at the helm of the program through the 2017-18 season. 
"Coach Kest has worked tirelessly for the past seven years to change the women's basketball culture at Akron and establish a winning tradition," UA Director of Athletics Tom Wistrcill said. "Following the most successful season in school history, we are proud to make this commitment to Jodi as she continues to build the program into one of the best in the Mid-American Conference."
Now the longest tenured women's basketball head coach in the MAC, Kest is entering her eighth season with the Zips after guiding them to their second postseason berth in four years and a school record 23 victories in 2012-13. She has won more than 320 games in her 21 seasons as a collegiate head coach.
"I am extremely excited to have the opportunity to lead the Zips for five more years," Kest said. "I am also very appreciative of the commitment and the support from the university administration, in particular (President) Dr. Luis Proenza, Tom Wistrcill and (Senior Associate Athletics Director/Senior Woman Administrator) Mary Lu Gribschaw. This administration truly believes in what we have built and has faith in the future of our program. Akron is a great place to be, and the opportunity to work with our student-athletes and build on our success is one that I cherish every day."
Akron has established itself as one of the top teams in the MAC under Kest's leadership. Most recently in 2013, the Zips advanced to their first ever league title game and brought home the program's first East Division crown, marking the first time since 2005 a team other than Bowling Green had won the division. Last year's squad broke more than 10 school records, and finished the year with the seventh-highest scoring average in all of Division I at 75.4 points per game.