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2015–16 Akron Zips Women's Basketball Team
The 2015–16 Akron Zips women's basketball team represented the University of Akron during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Zips, led by 10th year head coach Jodi Kest, played their home games at the James A. Rhodes Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in second place in the East Division. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2016 MAC women's basketball tournament, MAC women's tournament, where they lost to Buffalo. They were invited to the 2016 Women's National Invitation Tournament, Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Bucknell. Roster Schedule and results Source , - !colspan=9 style="background:#C29C41; color:#000E41;", Exhibition , - !colspan=9 style="background:#C29C41; color:#000E41;", Non-conference games , - !colspan=9 style="background:#C29C41; color:#000E41;", MAC regula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jodi Kest
Jodi Kest (born March 30, 1962) is the former head women's basketball coach for the University of Akron. Slippery Rock football Coaching career Kest started her coaching career as a graduate assistant at Northwest Missouri State from 1984 until 1986. 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 winning streak, which was the longest in several years. Prior to coaching at Akron, she coached at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. She posted a 73–40 () record there, and was named Independent Coach of the Year in 2003, 2004, and 2005. She announced her resignation from Akron on April 21, 2018 after 12 years at the school. In the 2004 season, the Islanders went 23–7, setting school records for wins, and winning percentage. She also served as the head women's basketball coach at Gannon University in Pennsylvania for six seasons. She has a career record of 236–172 () as a college head coa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |