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{{Short description|Women's basketball team of the University of Akron}}

{{primary sources|date=January 2017}}

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|current = 2024–25 Akron Zips women's basketball team

|university = University of Akron

|conference = Mid-American

|location = Akron, Ohio

|athletic_director = Charles Guthrie

|coach = Ryan Gensler

|tenure = 2nd

|arena = James A. Rhodes Arena

|capacity = 5,500

|nickname = Zips

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The Akron Zips women's basketball team represents the University of Akron in women's basketball. The school competes in the Mid-American Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Zips play home basketball games at the James A. Rhodes Arena in Akron, Ohio.

Season-by-season record

As of the 2015–16 season, the Zips are 434–713 in 42 years of play. They have won one MAC title, in 2014 (after finishing as runner up the previous year), which is also their only appearance in the NCAA Tournament. As a 13 seed, they lost to #5 Purdue 84–55. They have reached the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) in 1999, 2013, 2015 along an appearance in the Women's Basketball Invitational in 2010.{{Cite web |url=http://gozips.com/sports/wbkb/2015-16/files/2015-16-wbb-guide.pdf |title=Akron |access-date=2017-01-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118140338/http://gozips.com/sports/wbkb/2015-16/files/2015-16-wbb-guide.pdf |archive-date=2017-01-18 |url-status=dead }}

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Akron Zips|Season|Coach|Record|Conference Record}}
style="text-align:left"|1974–75Mary Ann Tripodi10–4n/a
style="text-align:left"|1975–76Mary Ann Tripodi10–6n/a
style="text-align:left"|1976–77Mary Ann Tripodi2–11n/a
style="text-align:left"|1977–78Mary Ann Tripodi5–12n/a
style="text-align:left"|1978–79Mary Ann Tripodi6–20n/a
style="text-align:left"|1979–80Mary Ann Tripodi15–13n/a
style="text-align:left"|1980–81Mary Ann Tripodi17–14n/a
style="text-align:left"|1981–82Darlene Young11–18n/a
style="text-align:left"|1982–83John Street13–13n/a
style="text-align:left"|1983–84John Street5–211–13 (OVC)
style="text-align:left"| 1984–85John Street9–181–13 (OVC)
style="text-align:left"|1985–86John Street12–156–8 (OVC)
style="text-align:left"|1986–87John Street14–137–7 (OVC)
style="text-align:left"|1987–88John Street12–15n/a
style="text-align:left"|1988–89John Street14–156–8 (NSC)
style="text-align:left"|1989–90Lisa Fitch10–174–8 (NSC)
style="text-align:left"|1990–91Lisa Fitch3–252–12 (NSC)
style="text-align:left"|1991–92Lisa Fitch6–223–9 NSC)
style="text-align:left"| 1992–93Lisa Fitch4–221–17 (MAC)
style="text-align:left"| 1993–94Mary Ann Grimes5–213–15 (MAC)
style="text-align:left"| 1994–95Mary Ann Grimes9–185–13 (MAC)
style="text-align:left"| 1995–96Mary Ann Grimes13–137–11 (MAC)
style="text-align:left"| 1996–97Mary Ann Grimes (1–3)
Angel Donley (4–18)		5–212–16 (MAC)
style="text-align:left"| 1997–98Roxanne Allen12–188–10 (MAC)
style="text-align:left"| 1998–99Roxanne Allen16–1310–6 (MAC)
style="text-align:left"| 1999–2000Roxanne Allen11–177–9 (MAC)
style="text-align:left"| 2000–01Roxanne Allen6–233–13 (MAC)
style="text-align:left"| 2001–02Roxanne Allen1–270–16 (MAC)
style="text-align:left"| 2002–03Kelly Kennedy2–261–15 (MAC)
style="text-align:left"| 2003–04Kelly Kennedy7–212–14 (MAC)
style="text-align:left"| 2004–05Kelly Kennedy3–253–13 (MAC)
style="text-align:left"| 2005–06Kelly Kennedy5–232–14 (MAC)
style="text-align:left"| 2006–07Jodi Kest10–193–13 (MAC)
style="text-align:left"| 2007–08Jodi Kest7–242–14 (MAC)
style="text-align:left"| 2008–09Jodi Kest11–196–10 (MAC)
style="text-align:left"| 2009–10Jodi Kest18–1411–5 (MAC)
style="text-align:left"| 2010–11Jodi Kest14–166–10 (MAC)
style="text-align:left"| 2011–12Jodi Kest14–187–9 (MAC)
style="text-align:left"| 2012–13Jodi Kest23–1012–4 (MAC)
style="text-align:left"| 2013–14Jodi Kest23–1014–4 (MAC)
style="text-align:left"| 2014–15Jodi Kest22–912–6 (MAC)
style="text-align:left"| 2015–16Jodi Kest19–1411–7 (MAC)
2016–17

|Jodi Kest

|9–21

|2–16 (MAC){{Cite web|url=http://gozips.com/documents/2017/11/10/2017_18_WBB_Media_Guide_Complete_.pdf|title=2017 18 WBB Media Guide Complete - Akron Athletics|website=gozips.com|language=en|access-date=2018-04-12}}

2017–18

|Jodi Kest

|9–21

|3–15 (MAC){{Cite web|url=http://gozips.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball|title=2017-18 Akron Women's Basketball Schedule - Akron Athletics|website=gozips.com|language=en|access-date=2018-04-12}}

style="text-align:left"| 2018–19Melissa Jackson16–1517–11 (MAC)
style="text-align:left"| 2019–20Melissa Jackson15–158–10 (MAC)
style="text-align:left"| 2020–21Melissa Jackson7–144–14 (MAC)
style="text-align:left"| 2021–22Melissa Jackson17–1213–7 (MAC)
2022–23{{Cite web |title=2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule |url=https://gozips.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=University of Akron Athletics |language=en}}

|Melissa Jackson

|17–13

|8–10 (MAC)

style="text-align:left"| 2023-24Ryan Gensler9-164-10 (MAC)

| style="text-align:left"| 2024-25

Ryan Gensler10-214-14 (MAC)

Postseason appearances

=NCAA Division I Tournament appearances=

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Akron Zips|Year|Seed|Round|Opponent|Result}}
2014#13First Round#4 PurdueL 84–55

References

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External links

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{{Akron Zips women's basketball navbox}}

{{University of Akron}}

{{Mid-American Conference women's basketball navbox}}