2016–17 Akron Zips women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Akron Zips women's basketball team represented the University of Akron during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Zips, led by 11th year head coach Jodi Kest, played their home games at the James A. Rhodes Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 9–21 overall, 2–16 in MAC play to finish in 11th place. As the No. 11 seed in the 2017 MAC tournament, they were defeated by Toledo 37–65 in the opening round.
| 2016–17 Akron Zips women's basketball | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| East Division | |
| Record | 9–21 (2–16 MAC) |
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| Home arena | James A. Rhodes Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2017 MAC tournament winner As of March 17, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 12, 2016* 2:00 pm |
Malone | W 63–52 | 1–0 |
James A. Rhodes Arena (569) Akron, OH | |||||||
| November 16, 2016* 7:00 pm |
at Penn State | L 71–84 | 1–1 |
Bryce Jordan Center (2,410) University Park, PA | |||||||
| November 20, 2016* 2:00 pm |
at Canisius | W 73–64 | 2–1 |
Koessler Athletic Center (774) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
| November 30, 2016* 10:30 am |
at Bucknell | L 47–61 | 2–2 |
James A. Rhodes Arena (1,449) Akron, OH | |||||||
| December 3, 2016* 1:00 pm |
at Winthrop | W 80–59 | 3–2 |
Winthrop Coliseum (281) Rock Hill, SC | |||||||
| December 6, 2016* 7:00 pm |
at Youngstown State | W 76–74 | 4–2 |
Beeghly Center (1,194) Youngstown, OH | |||||||
| December 10, 2016* 2:00 pm |
at Eastern Kentucky | W 63–57 | 5–2 |
Alumni Coliseum (220) Richmond, KY | |||||||
| December 17, 2016* 5:00 pm |
Duquesne | L 57–67 | 5–3 |
James A. Rhodes Arena (974) Akron, OH | |||||||
| December 20, 2016* 1:00 pm |
at Georgia State Georgia State Classic |
W 78–66 | 6–3 |
GSU Sports Arena (333) Atlanta, GA | |||||||
| December 21, 2016* 1:00 pm |
vs. Elon Georgia State Classic |
L 62–65 | 6–4 |
GSU Sports Arena (365) Atlanta, GA | |||||||
| December 28, 2016* 7:00 pm |
Ohio Christian University | W 69–52 | 7–4 |
James A. Rhodes Arena (593) Akron, OH | |||||||
| MAC regular season | |||||||||||
| December 31, 2017 2:00 pm |
at Western Michigan | L 60–73 | 7–5 (0–1) |
University Arena (831) Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||
| January 4, 2017 7:00 pm |
at Central Michigan | L 62–89 | 7–6 (0–2) |
McGuirk Arena (1,348) Mount Pleasant, MI | |||||||
| January 7, 2017 2:00 pm |
Bowling Green | L 58–62 | 7–7 (0–3) |
James A. Rhodes Arena (634) Akron, OH | |||||||
| January 11, 2017 7:00 pm |
Ohio | L 69–85 | 7–8 (0–4) |
James A. Rhodes Arena (650) Akron, OH | |||||||
| January 14, 2017 2:00 pm |
at Ball State | L 70–80 | 7–9 (0–5) |
Worthen Arena (1,015) Muncie, IN | |||||||
| January 18, 2017 12:00 pm |
at Northern Illinois | W 84–55 | 8–9 (1–5) |
Convocation Center (1,279) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
| January 21, 2017 2:00 pm |
Western Michigan | L 57–73 | 8–10 (1–6) |
James A. Rhodes Arena (661) Akron, OH | |||||||
| January 28, 2017 5:00 pm |
Eastern Michigan | W 80–62 | 9–10 (2–6) |
James A. Rhodes Arena (1,806) Akron, OH | |||||||
| February 1, 2017 7:00 pm |
Ball State | L 63–90 | 9–11 (2–7) |
James A. Rhodes Arena (629) Akron, OH | |||||||
| February 4, 2017 7:00 pm |
at Bowling Green | L 50–86 | 9–12 (2–8) |
Stroh Center (1,406) Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
| February 8, 2017 7:00 pm |
at Miami (OH) | L 49–54 | 9–13 (2–9) |
Millett Hall (303) Oxford, OH | |||||||
| February 11, 2017 2:00 pm |
Kent State Crystal Clinic Wagon Wheel Challenge |
L 58–72 | 9–14 (2–10) |
James A. Rhodes Arena (961) Akron, OH | |||||||
| February 15, 2017 7:00 pm |
Toledo | L 57–61 | 9–15 (2–11) |
James A. Rhodes Arena (516) Akron, OH | |||||||
| February 18, 2017 1:00 pm |
at Buffalo | L 51–81 | 9–16 (2–12) |
Alumni Arena (1,141) Amherst, NY | |||||||
| February 22, 2017 7:00 pm |
Miami (OH) | L 62–66 | 9–17 (2–13) |
James A. Rhodes Arena (538) Akron, OH | |||||||
| February 25, 2017 2:00 pm |
at Kent State Crystal Clinic Wagon Wheel Challenge |
L 69–73 | 9–18 (2–14) |
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (1,073) Kent, OH | |||||||
| March 1, 2017 7:00 pm |
Buffalo | L 55–81 | 9–19 (2–15) |
James A. Rhodes Arena (607) Akron, OH | |||||||
| March 4, 2017 2:00 pm |
at Ohio | L 48–62 | 9–20 (2–16) |
Convocation Center (2,725) Athens, OH | |||||||
| MAC Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 6, 2017 5:30 pm |
(11) | at (6) Toledo Opening Round |
L 37–65 | 9–21 |
Savage Arena (3,627) Toledo, OH | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
References
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