# 2023–24 Akron Zips women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Akron Zips women's basketball team represented 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, played their home games at the James A. Rhodes Arena in Akron, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference.

## Previous season

The Zips finished the 2022–23 season 17–13, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. In the MAC tournament, they were defeated by Ball State in the quarterfinals.
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. On March 29, Illinois assistant coach Ryan Gensler was named the team's next head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | 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 | L 41-75 | 9-17 (4-11) | Worthen Arena (1,167) Muncie, IN |
| March 2, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Northern Illinois | W 69-54 | 10-17 (5-11) | James A. Rhodes Arena (449) Akron, OH |
| March 6, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Ohio | L 63-72 | 10-18 (5-12) | James A. Rhodes Arena (321) Akron, OH |
| March 9, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Central Michigan | W 65-57 | 11-18 (6-12) | McGuirk Arena (1,081) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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