2018–19 Akron Zips women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Akron Zips women's basketball team represented 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, played their home games at the James A. Rhodes Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). 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
Division	East Division
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
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

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

v t e	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 Rocky 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 (Saint Mary's (MN)) Brianna Sanders (Ohio State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: June 10, 2024

Schedule

Source:^[1]

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 8, 2018* 7:00 p.m.		Rochester College	W 86–45		James A. Rhodes Arena  Akron, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 2018* 5:30 p.m.		at North Carolina A&T	W 49–36	1–0	Corbett Sports Center (789) Greensboro, NC
November 17, 2018* 3:00 p.m.		vs. Oakland Kent State Classic	W 85–65	2–0	MAC Center (469) Kent, OH
November 18, 2018* 11:00 a.m.		vs. Northern Kentucky Kent State Classic	W 77–60	3–0	MAC Center (318) Kent, OH
November 28, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Youngstown State	L 61–72	3–1	Beeghly Center (1,430) Youngstown, OH
December 1, 2018* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Kentucky	W 63–54	4–1	James A. Rhodes Arena (516) Akron, OH
December 5, 2018* 10:30 a.m., ESPN+		St. Bonaventure	W 67–58	5–1	James A. Rhodes Arena (1,652) Akron, OH
December 8, 2018* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Butler	L 47–63	5–2	James A. Rhodes Arena (565) Akron, OH
December 16, 2018* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Canisius	W 62–53	6–2	James A. Rhodes Arena (631) Akron, OH
December 20, 2018* 8:00 p.m.		vs. Jackson State Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic	W 74–57	7–2	South Point Arena  Enterprise, NV
December 21, 2018* 8:00 p.m.		vs. UTEP Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic	W 64–57	8–2	South Point Arena  Enterprise, NV
December 29, 2018* 2:00 p.m.		Malone	W 63–44	9–2	James A. Rhodes Arena (555) Akron, OH
MAC regular season
January 5, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Central Michigan	L 71–94	9–3 (0–1)	McGuirk Arena (2,188) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 9, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Western Michigan	W 72–59	10–3 (1–1)	University Arena (578) Kalamazoo, MI
January 12, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bowling Green	W 74–71	11–3 (2–1)	James A. Rhodes Arena (828) Akron, OH
January 16, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Michigan	L 60–72	11–4 (2–2)	James A. Rhodes Arena (568) Akron, OH
January 20, 2019 3:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Northern Illinois Rescheduled from January 19	L 59–70	11–5 (2–3)	Convocation Center (917) DeKalb, IL
January 23, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Buffalo	L 72–91	11–6 (2–4)	Alumni Arena (1,492) Amherst, MA
January 26, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Toledo	W 70–64 OT	12–6 (3–4)	James A. Rhodes Arena (711) Akron, OH
February 2, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Kent State	L 58–73	12–7 (3–5)	MAC Center (2,224) Kent, OH
February 6, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Ohio	L 70–92	12–8 (3–6)	Convocation Center (379) Athens, OH
February 9, 2019 5:00 p.m., ESPN3		Western Michigan	W 69–62	13–8 (4–6)	James A. Rhodes Arena (455) Akron, OH
February 13, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Ball State	W 91–61	14–8 (5–6)	James A. Rhodes Arena (392) Akron, OH
February 16, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Miami (OH)	L 61–67	14–9 (5–7)	James A. Rhodes Arena (628) Akron, OH
February 20, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Michigan	L 60–67	14–10 (5–8)	Convocation Center (1,056) Ypsilanti, MI
February 23, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Buffalo	W 70–59	15–10 (6–8)	James A. Rhodes Arena (479) Akron, OH
February 27, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bowling Green	W 83–73	16–10 (7–8)	Stroh Center (1,208) Bowling Green, OH
March 2, 2019 5:00 p.m., ESPN3		Ohio	L 71–81	16–11 (7–9)	James A. Rhodes Arena (570) Akron, OH
March 6, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kent State	L 55–65 OT	16–12 (7–10)	James A. Rhodes Arena (671) Akron, OH
March 9, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Miami (OH)	L 49–66	16–13 (7–11)	Millett Hall (642) Oxford, OH
MAC women's tournament
March 11, 2019 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	(8)	(9) Eastern Michigan First round	L 59–61	16–14	James A. Rhodes Arena (505) Akron, OH
WBI
March 21, 2019* 7:00 p.m.		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.

See also

• 2018–19 Akron Zips men's basketball team

References

1. "2018-19 Akron Women's Basketball Schedule". Gozips.com. Retrieved June 10, 2024.