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Akron sports Feb. 17-23 | Ohio snaps Zips men's basketball win streak
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Ohio ended Akron's 14-game win streak in men's basketball Saturday with an 84-67 win over the Zips 84-67 in Athens.
Ohio (15-12, 9-5) led 43-29 at halftime and by as much as 75-48 during the second half to hand Akron (21-6, 13-1) its first loss this season in the Mid-American Conference. Akron's last loss was 76-75 at Princeton on Dec. 30.
Akron's Amani Lyles blocks a shot at the rim by Toledo's Isaiah Adams on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.
Amani Lyles paced Akron with 17 points, Seth Wilson and Tavari Johnson scored 12 points apiece and Sharron Young added 10 points.
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Akron won 73-63 over Northern Illinois on Enrique Freeman Night on Feb. 18 at Rhodes Arena. Shammah Scott totaled 15 points and four assists, Tavari Johnson had 15 points, six rebounds and three assists and Nate Johnson finished with 14 points, eight rebounds, four steals and three assists. NIU's Quentin Jones scored 28 points.
Kent State Golden Flashes center Riley Rismiller (30), forward Bridget Dunn (15) and Akron Zips forward Shelbee Brown (3) chase down a loose ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, in Kent, Ohio.
Akron continues to struggle in women's basketball
Akron (9-18, 3-11) enters this week with an 11-game losing streak in women's basketball after losing twice at home, 70-58 to Miami on Feb. 19 and 70-62 to Ohio on Saturday.
Akron's Shelbee Brown totaled 24 points, nine rebounds and three steals, Maddie Vejsicky scored 10 points and Emily Hall had 10 points and eight rebounds against Miami.
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Vejsicky paced Akron against Ohio with 16 points. Ni'Rah Clark had 13 points and 11 rebounds, Hall scored 11 points and Brown totaled seven points, 10 rebounds and five steals.
Akron track and field athletes shine in Ashland
Six Akron track and field athletes finished first in the Ashland Last Chance Meet on Saturday. The winning Zips were senior Cassidy Allen (women's pole vault, 13-feet, 3½ inches), redshirt junior Owen Wendl (men's shot put, 58-1¼), senior Ruth Webb (women's high jump, 5-7¼), sophomore Rennie Gittens Jr. (men's 60 meters, 6.91 seconds), freshman Shania Thomas (women's triple jump, 36-11¾) and sophomore Ayanna Stafford (women's 60 meters, 7.76)
Akron earns rifle win over Mount Aloysius
The host Akron rifle team topped Mount Aloysius 4,693-4,559 on Saturday at the Robert A. Pinn Shooting Range.
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Akron finished with the top six individuals: Gavin Perkowski (1,178), Erin Schnupp (1,172), Natalie Siek (1,167), Rachel Engels (1,167), Lex Kirk (1,166) and Rachael Paddock (1,164).
Sienna Hinchcliffe leads Akron to women's lacrosse win
Sophomore Sienna Hinchcliffe scored six goals Saturday to lead the host University of Akron women's lacrosse team to a 16-4 win over Presbyterian at Stile Athletics Field House.
Akron junior Katie Baumer scored three goals and junior Kellen Fletcher and senior Graceann Schwab added two goals apiece. Redshirt senior Noelle Boyd, senior Jaelyn Clinkscales and sophomore Kaitlyn Sikorski also netted a goal. Clinkscales had three assists and Baumer had two assists. Senior goalkeeper Hannah Sanders had four saves.
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Akron beats Michigan State in softball
Akron's softball team (8-6) went 1-3 last week with a 2-1 win over Michigan State and losses to Incarnate Word (3-0), Nebraska Omaha (11-0) and Sam Houston (1-0).
Akron topped Michigan State on Feb. 20 in the University of Texas at San Antonio Softball Roadrunner Classic. Zips sophomore Morgan Sizemore went 3-for-3 with a double, two singles and an RBI. Junior Meagan Lee went 2-for-3 and junior Brooke Sivek and sophomore Haley Glass each scored a run. Sophomore Madie Jamrog (3-1) earned the win by pitching six innings, allowing one run, six hits and two walks and striking out four.
Sivek went 3-for-3 with a triple and two singles against Incarnate Word.
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Jacksonville State sweeps Akron in baseball series
Akron's baseball team (2-4) lost three games to Jacksonville State last week, 3-1, 10-0 and 11-3. Akron's Max Bowman had a hit and three RBIs in the Feb. 23 game.
Akron women's golf update
The Akron women's golf team finished 11th in a 21-team field in the Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational in Arizona on Sunday. Akron shot 304-304-307 for a 45-over-909 in the three-day event. The top three teams were California Baptist (283-296-285 — even 864), Illinois State (289-294-282 — 865) and Xavier (292-284-293 — 869).
Zips junior Emily Liptak finished 72nd overall with a 54-hole total of 79-79-75 – 233 (17 over).
Michael Beaven can be reached by email at mbeaven@thebeaconjournal.com .
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Feb. 17-23: Akron Zips remain atop MAC men's basketball standings
