Zips Today 3-6-24

Senior day wins for both the men's and women's basketball teams!

Episode Transcript

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This is ZIPS Today, a lookat University of Akron Athletics. Here's your
host, Dave Scosid. Both theakronmn's and women's basketball teams get Senior Day
wins and another title for the swimmingand diving team or coming up on this
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basketball team celebrated Senior Night Saturday witha victory over Northern Illinois that keeps the
Zips alone in first place in theMid American Conference. Senior Caleb Thornton explains

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what makes Akron a winning program.I think the biggest thing is commitment.
I think our entire locker room,from the freshmen that have four years left
from the seniors that have been herefive years, no one gets tired of
the work. Everybody knows what itmeans to come out here and compete every
day and practice in in the games. And as somebody that's been in the
conference for four years, I've noticedit on the other side and now it's

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just a blessing to be able tobe with these guys and see it up
close. Ackron's final home game ofthe season is tomorrow against Eastern Michigan.
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time in eleven years, the Akronswimming and diving team has claimed the MAC
Championship. Junior Abigail Daniel's been namedthe conference most outstanding swimmer, while zip's
head coach Brian Perizi is the MACCoach of the Year. The Akron women's
basketball team knocked off Northern Illinois Saturdayto stay alive in the race to reach
next week's MAC Tournament. Junior ReaganBass says the win does more than just
build confidence. I mean, havinga good game always build your confidence,

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you know, But I think it'smore important that it's building that trust within
the team. So it's okay,my guards do see me. They do
notice. Now I can make theactra pass to them. They know I'm
going to kick the ball out tothem, so it it builds our chemistry
so much as a team, asa fourteen deep, so it really really
is nice going into these last couplegames. The Zips host another must win

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game Wednesday at seven against Ohio.You've been listening to Zips Today, presented
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or wherever you get your podcast.I'm Dave Scozen on six forty WHLO