Zips sports news, features and notes
- Seven KSU baseball players earn All-MAC honors
- Marla Ridenour: From walk-on to champion: UA’s Alex McCune finds his niche
- KSU’s Jennifer Ha struggles to 79 in first round of NCAA Women’s Golf Championships
- Zips notebook: Quincy Diggs back in school; football player arrested
- 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
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Zips men's basketball: Preview box
Western Michigan Broncos (8-5, 0-0) at Akron Zips (9-4, 0-0)
Time: 7 p.m.
Where: James A. Rhodes Arena
Radio: WARF (1350 AM), video stream available at the MAC Digital Network online
Notes: The Broncos might be a favorite to come out of the MAC’s mild, mild West given the way they’re playing currently. They certainly won’t be a pushover for the Zips, the primary reason being that they may have a frontcourt that will actually be able to give them problems. Senior forward Nate Hutcheson (12.6 points, 5.5 rebounds) and freshman forward, 6-foot-9 Darius Paul (12 points, 6.7 rebounds) played will during their non-conference schedule along with center Shayne Whittington (11.8 points, 8.2 points) and could test center Zeke Marshall (13.3 points, 6.8 rebounds), and forwards Demetrius Treadwell (10.9 points, 6.3 rebounds) and Nick Harney (9.9 points, 3.8 rebounds). Where the Zips enjoy an advantage is their bench where any member of the reserves is capable of providing a lift. It’s important that junior point guard Alex Abreu (9.3 points, 5.8 assists) begin to step things up for the MAC.
