On the Road with Women's Basketball - Episode 3

In this video series Hanna takes us behind the scenes at the MAC Tourney! The team had a great win in the 1st round vs. Western Michigan. Check out the girls and their journey to The Q!

On the Road with Women's Basketball - Episode 2

Hanna continues her blog as she gets ready for the rival Kent State game. This also is Kara Murphy's senior night. Check out what her teammates and coaches had to say about our lone senior!

On the Road with Women's Basketball

Freshman guard, Hanna Luburgh, takes us behind the scenes of Akron Women's Basketball. In this video check out our road trip to Miami Ohio.

Akron Women's Basketball vs. Bowling Green

It took a last second shot by Lauren Prochaska to beat the Zips 47-45. "I could not have asked any more from my team tonight," said head coach Jodi Kest. "They played their hearts out, and I am so proud of them. This one hurts, but we'll forget about it and move on to the next game."
Sophomore Rachel Tecca - who paced the Zips with a 14-point, 13-rebound double-double - dropped in a baseline hook to give Akron a one-point advantage with eight seconds remaining. Jen Uhl had put the Falcons ahead with 27 ticks to go with a pair of free throws to answer Kara Murphy's pair of freebies with 1:23 to go.
Tecca's 13th double-double of the season ties the program record set by Pam Arnold Davis, who was honored before the game with a banner in the rafters of Rhodes Arena for her accomplishments as a Zip.
The UA defense limited the Falcons to just 23.6 percent from the field in the game, but they converted 18-of-23 free throws. Bowling Green's 47 points are its second-lowest total of the season, and the Falcons average 73.0 per game, second-best in the league.

Kara Murphy Breaks Scoring Record

Senior forward Kara Murphy became Akron's all-time leading scorer at Buffalo on Feb. 16, breaking Akron great Cheryl Bowles' all-time scoring record by sinking two free throws with 20 seconds to play that gave Akron a three-point lead. Murphy has amassed 1,715 total points over her career. Congrats Kara!!!

Kara Murphy Honored

Congrats to Senior Kara Murphy on breaking the school record of most games played! Kara also has started evry game she has played in. This is an outstanding accomplsihment!

Cheryl Bowles Honored

Prior to Saturday's win over the Cardinals, a banner honoring jersey No. 24 which was worn by Zips great Cheryl Bowles was hung in the rafters of the venue. The All-American and all-time leading scorer competed for the Blue and Gold from the 1997-98 through 2000-01 seasons.
As a junior in 2000 Bowles became the Zips' first-ever first-team all-conference honoree and on Jan. 24, 2001 as a senior cemented herself as the premiere player in Akron history, becoming the school's all-time leading scorer. In her 115 game career Bowles totaled 1,712 points, surpassing the old mark of 1,544. For her senior season in 2000-01 she earned Honorable Mention All-Mid-American Conference accolades.
Bowles became the seventh player in Akron history to surpass 1,000 points in a career and was a Kodak Honorable Mention All-American, one of two All-Americans in program history. She was also a member of the 1998-99 squad that played in the Women's National Invitation Tournament.