# 2017–18 Akron Zips women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Akron Zips women's basketball team represented the University of Akron during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Zips, led by twelfth 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 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.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2017* 2:00 PM | | Notre Dame (OH) | W 66–39 | | James A. Rhodes Arena (485) Akron, OH |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2017* 2:00 PM | | at Bucknell | L 52–63 | 0–1 | Sojka Pavilion (722) Lewisburg, PA |
| 11/17/2017* 7:30 PM, ESPN3 | | Southeastern Louisiana Akron Classic | W 66–54 | 1–1 | James A. Rhodes Arena (713) Akron, OH |
| 11/18/2017* 2:30 PM, ESPN3 | | Florida Gulf Coast Akron Classic | L 63–82 | 1–2 | James A. Rhodes Arena (611) Akron, OH |
| 11/22/2017* 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Eastern Kentucky | W 62–45 | 2–2 | James A. Rhodes Arena (545) Akron, OH |
| 11/28/2017* 10:30 AM, ESPN3 | | Winthrop | W 69–43 | 3–2 | James A. Rhodes Arena (1,450) Akron, OH |
| 12/02/2017* 2:00 PM, ESPN3 | | No. 15 Maryland | L 54–75 | 3–3 | James A. Rhodes Arena (656) Akron, OH |
| 12/05/2017* 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Youngstown State | W 75–58 | 4–3 | James A. Rhodes Arena (485) Akron, OH |
| 12/07/2017* 3:00 PM | | at Duquesne | L 60–66 | 4–4 | Palumbo Center (1,213) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/16/2017* 4:30 PM, ESPN3 | | Ohio Christian | W 93–33 | 5–4 | James A. Rhodes Arena (524) Akron, OH |
| 12/20/2017* 4:30 PM | | vs. SIU Edwardsville FGCU Hilton Inn Garden Classic | W 59–58 | 6–4 | Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL |
| 12/21/2017* 4:30 PM | | vs. Harvard FGCU Hilton Inn Garden Classic | L 63–76 | 6–5 | Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2017 2:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Buffalo | L 66–89 | 6–6 (0–1) | James A. Rhodes Arena (522) Akron, OH |
| 01/03/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Toledo | L 54–60 | 6–7 (0–2) | Savage Arena (3,392) Toledo, OH |
| 01/06/2018 1:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Ohio | L 54–60 | 6–8 (0–3) | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 01/10/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Ball State | L 61–74 | 6–9 (0–4) | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH |
| 01/13/2018 4:30 PM, ESPN3 | | Bowling Green | L 64–66 | 6–10 (0–5) | James A. Rhodes Arena (544) Akron, OH |
| 01/17/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Miami (OH) | L 67–75 | 6–11 (0–6) | Millett Hall (256) Oxford, OH |
| 01/20/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Central Michigan | L 86–95 | 6–12 (0–7) | James A. Rhodes Arena (682) Akron, OH |
| 01/24/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Western Michigan | L 51–59 | 6–13 (0–8) | James A. Rhodes Arena (473) Akron, OH |
| 01/27/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Kent State | W 75–60 | 7–13 (1–8) | James A. Rhodes Arena (704) Akron, OH |
| 01/31/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Ball State | L 65–97 | 7–14 (1–9) | Worthen Arena (1,205) Muncie, IN |
| 02/03/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Western Michigan | L 60–76 | 7–15 (1–10) | University Arena (607) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 02/07/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Northern Illinois | L 61–84 | 7–16 (1–11) | James A. Rhodes Arena (505) Akron, OH |
| 02/11/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Eastern Michigan | W 77–65 | 8–16 (2–11) | Convocation Center (933) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 02/17/2018 1:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Buffalo | L 66–89 | 8–17 (2–12) | Alumni Arena (1,001) Buffalo, NY |
| 02/21/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Miami (OH) | L 67–75 | 8–18 (2–13) | James A. Rhodes Arena (553) Akron, OH |
| 02/24/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Kent State | L 55–60 | 8–19 (2–14) | MAC Center Kent, OH |
| 02/28/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Bowling Green | L 63–84 | 8–20 (2–15) | Stroh Center (1,204) Bowling Green, OH |
| 03/03/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Ohio | W 62–59 | 9–20 (3–15) | James A. Rhodes Arena (591) Akron, OH |
| MAC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2018 7:00 pm | (12) | at (5) Ohio First Round | L 73–85 | 9–21 | Convocation Center (375) Athens, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||