Zips sports news, features and notes
- College baseball/Kent State 4, Akron 1: Flashes top Zips, get help from Bowling Green to win MAC title, earn top seed in tournament
- On the Record — May 18
- College baseball/Kent State 4, Akron 3: Flashes muster enough energy to top Zips, stay alive for top seed in MAC Tournament
- Kent State golf in fifth after two rounds of NCAA Regional
- Kent State-Akron in-game updates: Kent State wins 4-3
- Kent State 5, Akron 4 in 17 innings: Diamond Classic turns into real gem
- On the record: Ohio State, UA and KSU college roundup and recruiting news
- On the Record — May 14
- College sports — May 12
- Akron men, KSU women win MAC track titles
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Akron beats up on Toledo
Men's basketball
Akron jumped out to a 26-9 lead over Toledo, and the Zips maintained a similar margin until the final buzzer sounded. Akron won, 59-41.
It was a necessary victory (if they didn't win tonight, there would be SERIOUS problems), but the way the Zips did it was telling -- pouncing on the Rockets early and keeping them at arm's length.
It was an evenly balanced scoring game, with no Zip scoring more than 10, and eight players scoring at least six. The Rockets managed to shoot only 31.9 percent from the floor.
The Zips moved to 4-5 in the MAC. This week's home games will determine whether Akron will have a legitimate shot at a first-round bye. As of now, the Zips are tied with Ohio for the seventh seed.
On Wednesday, Western Michigan comes to Rhodes Arena with a 5-3 league record. The Broncos picked up road wins over Bowling Green and Miami. On Saturday, the MAC West-leading Ball State Cardinals will take their shot at the Zips. Forward Jarrod Jones might be the best big man in the conference.
If Akron wins both of those games, the Zips will sit at 6-5, but equally important, they will have taken two of the teams above them down a notch.
