2023–24 Akron Zips women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Akron Zips women's basketball team represents the University of Akron during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Zips, led by first-year head coach Ryan Gensler, play their home games at the James A. Rhodes Arena in Akron, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference.

2023–24 Akron Zips women's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record9–16 (4–10 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jessica Jenkins
  • Sarah Jones
  • Erin Mills-Reid
Home arenaJames A. Rhodes Arena
2023–24 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Toledo17–1 .94428–6  .824
Ball State16–2 .88928–6  .824
Kent State †13–5 .72221–12  .636
Buffalo10–8 .55619–14  .576
Bowling Green10–8 .55616–15  .516
Northern Illinois8–10 .44415–16  .484
Ohio8–10 .44411–19  .367
Western Michigan7–11 .38912–18  .400
Miami (OH)6–12 .3339–20  .310
Akron6–12 .33311–18  .379
Central Michigan4–14 .2226–22  .214
Eastern Michigan3–15 .1677–22  .241
† 2024 MAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Zips finished the 2022–23 season 17–13, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.[1] In the MAC tournament, they were defeated by Ball State in the quarterfinals.[2]

On February 21, 2023, the school announced that head coach Melissa Jackson's contract would not be renewed at the end of the season, ending her five-year tenure with the Zips.[3] On March 29, Illinois assistant coach Ryan Gensler was named the team's next head coach.[4]

Roster
2023–24 Akron Zips women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Kaia Woods 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) JrWashington State Tiffin, Ohio
G 2 Alexus Mobley 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrDanville Area Community College Indianapolis, Indiana
F 3 Annie Watson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoSt. Vincent–St. Mary High School Akron, Ohio
G/F 4 Leila Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrWesterville South High School Westerville, Ohio
F 5 Lanae Riley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoMiddle Tennessee Akron, Ohio
G 10 Alexis Stewart 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrSt. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School Hamilton, Ontario
G 12 Dacia Lewandowski 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrNorth Catholic High School Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
C 14 Liisa Taponen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoIllinois Tampere, Finland
G 15 Morgan Haney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SrAlbany Piqua, Ohio
G 22 Teniesha Clarke 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrNiagara Prep Burlington, Ontario
G 23 Zakia Rasheed 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrBishop Chatard High School Avon, Indiana
G 24 Olivia Brown 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrHamilton Southeastern High School Fishers, Indiana
G 25 Tahmala Thorpe 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) SrSt. Francis Xavier Mississauga, Ontario
F 34 Reagan Bass 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrStrongsville High School Strongsville, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 25, 2024

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2023*
7:30 pm		 Walsh W 77–51  –
 James A. Rhodes Arena (736)
Akron, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Oakland L 87–91 2OT 0–1
 James A. Rhodes Arena (797)
Akron, OH
November 11, 2023*
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Southern Miss
MAC-SBC Challenge		 L 60–77  0–2
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,375)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 15, 2023*
11:00 am, ESPN+		 at Robert Morris W 63–58 OT 1–2
 UPMC Events Center (510)
Moon Township, PA
November 24, 2023*
11:00 am, FloHoops		 vs. Wichita State
Daytona Beach Classic		 L 61–63  1–3
 Ocean Center (200)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 25, 2023*
1:15 pm, FloHoops		 vs. Pittsburgh
Daytona Beach Classic		 W 75–72 OT 2–3
 Ocean Center (200)
Daytona Beach, FL
December 3, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Tennessee State W 55–49  3–3
 James A. Rhodes Arena (–)
Akron, OH
December 6, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Youngstown State L 52–53  3–4
 Beeghly Center (1,761)
Youngstown, OH
December 10, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Cleveland State L 62–71  3–5
 Wolstein Center (262)
Cleveland, OH
December 21, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 Bellarmine W 88–65  4–5
 James A. Rhodes Arena (1,685)
Akron, OH
December 30, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Canisius W 53–48  5–5
 Koessler Athletic Center (520)
Buffalo, NY
MAC regular season
January 3, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Ohio L 58–67  5–6
(0–1)		 Convocation Center (308)
Athens, OH
January 6, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Ball State L 64–71 OT 5–7
(0–2)		 James A. Rhodes Arena (802)
Akron, OH
January 10, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Central Michigan W 70–62  6–7
(1–2)		 James A. Rhodes Arena (649)
Akron, OH
January 13, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Buffalo L 57–59  6–8
(1–3)		 Alumni Arena (1,146)
Amherst, NY
January 17, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Bowling Green L 59–70  6–9
(1–4)		 Stroh Center (2,035)
Bowling Green, OH
January 20, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Kent State L 60–69  6–10
(1–5)		 James A. Rhodes Arena (1,059)
Akron, OH
January 24, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Western Michigan L 51–60  6–11
(1–6)		 University Arena (675)
Kalamazoo, MI
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Northern Illinois W 61–59  7–11
(2–6)		 Convocation Center (980)
DeKalb, IL
January 31, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Toledo L 66–88  7–12
(2–7)		 James A. Rhodes Arena (1,004)
Akron, OH
February 3, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Miami (OH) L 48–58  7–13
(2–8)		 James A. Rhodes Arena (847)
Akron, OH
February 7, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Eastern Michigan W 68–67 OT 8–13
(3–8)		 George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,431)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 10, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Arkansas State
MAC-SBC Challenge		 L 67–81  8–14
 James A. Rhodes Arena (813)
Akron, OH
February 17, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Buffalo W 65–54  9–14
(4–8)		 James A. Rhodes Arena (749)
Akron, OH
February 21, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Bowling Green L 68–74  9–15
(4–9)		 James A. Rhodes Arena (837)
Akron, OH
February 24, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Kent State L 51–73  9–16
(4–10)		 MAC Center (2,080)
Kent, OH
February 28, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Ball State Worthen Arena 
Muncie, IN
March 2, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 Northern Illinois James A. Rhodes Arena 
Akron, OH
March 6, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Ohio James A. Rhodes Arena 
Akron, OH
March 9, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Central Michigan McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
MAC tournament
March 13–16, 2024
 ESPN+/CBSSN		 vs.  Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[5][6]

References
  1. "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  2. "Hot Shooting Propels Ball State Past Akron in MAC Tournament Quarterfinals". University of Akron Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  3. "University of Akron decides Melissa Jackson won't be back as its women's basketball coach". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  4. "Illini WBB assistant Ryan Gensler named head coach at Akron". 247Sports. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  5. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Akron Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  6. "Akron Zips 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
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