Archive for February, 2008
Zips Earn Tough Road Win Over Miami
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008OXFORD, Ohio (via ESPN/AP) — During difficult times, winning teams will call on different players to step up to shoulder the load. The Akron Zips are no different. After losing Jeremiah Wood, one of their leading rebounders and scorers, someone needed to fill the gap. Not many would have figured Cedrick Middleton into the mix. [...]
Wood Could Return On Saturday
Monday, February 18th, 2008Akron, Oh – Coach Ketih Dambrot stated on the MAC Men’s basketball coaches weekly teleconference that Senior Forward Jeremiah Wood has a good chance to be back on the court for Saturday’s ESPN Bracketbuster match-up against VCU. Dambrot stated that if it were a “life or death situation”, Wood could be ready to play tomorrow [...]
Zips Clip The Falcons 65-56 On The Road
Saturday, February 16th, 2008Bowling Green, Oh – The Zips continue to make it interesting late in the game even when they don’t need to be made interesting. On Saturday, it came down to hitting clutch free throws to seal the 65-56 victory over the Bowling Green Falcons on the road. The Zips hit 12-13 from the free throw line [...]
Injured Zips Fall NIU At Home
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008Akron, Oh – The injuries have definitely begun to take a toll on the Akron Zips men’s basketball team. They have already lost senior Jeremiah Wood, their big man inside and leading rebounder, and shooting guard Cedrick Middleton has been battling injuries and poor shooting all year. Tuesday night their poor shooting and battle wounds [...]
Akron Wins Over Ball State 70-61
Saturday, February 9th, 2008Muncie, Ind. via espn.com - Nate Linhart scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Akron to a 70-61 win over Ball State Saturday night. Linhart sank 4-of-6 3-pointers, and Akron (17-6, 7-3) made 11-of-24 as a team to overcome Ball State’s edge inside. The Cardinals (3-19, 2-8) outscored the Zips 30-18 in the paint. [...]
Zips Lose Wood For Rest Of Season
Friday, February 8th, 2008Akron, Oh – The Akron Beacon Journal is reporting that Senior Forward Jeremiah Wood will miss the rest of the season due to knee injury to his surgically repaired knee. It can be assumed that this latest injury will effectively end his college career. Wood’s injury limited his playing time in Wednesday’s loss at Western [...]
Zips Lose To Broncos 86-66
Thursday, February 7th, 2008Kalamazoo, Mich. – The last time the Zips experienced a complete dominance on offense and defense, they beat Bowling Green 80-44. Wednesday night, the tables were turned as the Zips faced an oppressive defense and offense losing to Western Michigan 86-66. Akron last saw a lead at 9-8 early in the first half. The Broncos [...]