The 2017–18 Akron Zips women's basketball team represents the
University of Akron during the
2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
The 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began on November 10, 2017 and ended with the Final Four title game at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio on April 1, 2018. Practices officially began in September 29, 2017.
Season headlin ...
. The Zips, led by twelfth year head coach
Jodi Kest
Jodi Kest (born March 30, 1962) is the former head women's basketball coach for the University of Akron.
Career
In her first season at Akron, the Zips posted double digit wins for the first time in more than eight years. That included a six-game w ...
, play their home games at the
James A. Rhodes Arena as members of the East Division of the
Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 9–21, 3–15 in MAC play to finish in a tie for last place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the
MAC women's tournament to Ohio.
On April 21, Jodi Kest announced her retirement after 12 seasons at Akron and 26 seasons as a head coach. She would finish with a 26 year record of 405–348.
Roster
Schedule
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MAC Women's Tournament
See also
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2017–18 Akron Zips men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Akron Zips men's basketball team represented the University of Akron during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Zips, led by first-year head coach John Groce, played their home games at the James A. Rhodes Ar ...
References
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2017–18 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
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