The 2017–18 Akron Zips women's basketball team represented the
University of Akron
The University of Akron is a public university, public research university in Akron, Ohio, United States. It is part of the University System of Ohio. As a STEM fields, STEM-focused institution, it focuses on industries such as polymers, advance ...
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 2018 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, Final Four 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Game, title game at Nationw ...
. 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. Slippery Rock football
Coaching career
Kest started her coaching career as a graduate assistant at Northwest Missouri State from 1984 unti ...
, played their home games at the
James A. Rhodes Arena as members of the East Division of the
Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region (North America), Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Its members co ...
. 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, 2018, Jodi Kest announced her retirement after 12 seasons at Akron and 26 seasons as a head coach. She finished 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 A ...
References
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2017–18 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
2017 in sports in Ohio
2018 in sports in Ohio