# 2024–25 Akron Zips women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Akron Zips women's basketball team represents the University of Akron during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Zips, led by second-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.

## Previous season

The Zips finished the 2023–24 season 11–18, 6–12 in MAC play, to finish in a tie for ninth place. They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament, as only the top eight teams qualify.

## Preseason

On October 22, 2024, the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Akron was picked to finish ninth in the MAC regular season.

### Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Ball State | 120 (10) |
| 2 | Kent State | 104 (2) |
| 3 | Buffalo | 98 |
| 4 | Bowling Green | 96 |
| 5 | Toledo | 82 |
| T-6 | Northern Illinois | 64 |
| T-6 | Ohio | 64 |
| 8 | Miami (OH) | 44 |
| 9 | Akron | 43 |
| 10 | Western Michigan | 34 |
| 11 | Eastern Michigan | 23 |
| 12 | Central Michigan | 20 |
MAC tournament champions: Ball State (8), Bowling Green (1), Buffalo (1), Kent State (1), Toledo (1)
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### Preseason All-MAC

No Zips were named to the first or second Preseason All-MAC teams.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Georgia State MAC–SBC Challenge | W 81–73 | 1–0 | 25 – Rhodes | 11 – Brown | 5 – Rhodes | James A. Rhodes Arena (334) Akron, OH |
| November 7, 2024* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Binghamton | L 50–66 | 1–1 | 14 – Brown | 14 – Brown | 2 – Tied | Dr. Bai Lee Court (1,631) Vestal, NY |
| November 13, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Robert Morris | L 53–59 | 1–2 | 15 – Brown | 10 – Brown | 3 – Tied | James A. Rhodes Arena (701) Akron, OH |
| November 16, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | Cleveland State | W 85–74 | 2–2 | 20 – Clarke | 7 – Brown | 4 – Rasheed | James A. Rhodes Arena (518) Akron, OH |
| November 22, 2024* 8:00 pm | at Tennessee State | L 68–72 | 2–3 | 15 – Vejsicky | 8 – Brown | 4 – Rasheed | Gentry Center (98) Nashville, TN |
| November 24, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Bellarmine | L 65–72 | 2–4 | 18 – Mobley | 6 – Vejsicky | 4 – Rhodes | Knights Hall (441) Louisville, KY |
| November 29, 2024* 4:00 pm, YouTube | vs. Iona Colgate Tournament | W 64–51 | 3–4 | 13 – Clarke | 9 – Brown | 3 – Tied | Cotterell Court (207) Hamilton, NY |
| November 30, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Colgate Colgate Tournament | L 45–62 | 3–5 | 12 – Rhodes | 7 – Brown | 2 – Tied | Cotterell Court (327) Hamilton, NY |
| December 4, 2024* 6:00 pm | Slippery Rock | W 79–43 | 4–5 | 15 – Vejsicky | 7 – Tied | 6 – Rasheed | James A. Rhodes Arena (134) Akron, OH |
| December 7, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | Canisius | W 82–43 | 5–5 | 16 – Taponen | 10 – Brown | 6 – Rasheed | James A. Rhodes Arena (418) Akron, OH |
| December 20, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 20 Michigan | L 55–96 | 5–6 | 14 – Brown | 11 – Taponen | 2 – Tied | James A. Rhodes Arena (1,156) Akron, OH |
| December 28, 2024* 2:00 pm | Miami Hamilton | W 80–52 | 6–6 | 30 – Mobley | 13 – Clark | 5 – Tied | James A. Rhodes Arena (256) Akron, OH |
| MAC regular season |||||||||
| January 1, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Ohio | W 74–61 | 7–6 (1–0) | 20 – Clarke | 11 – Clark | 5 – Rasheed | Convocation Center (558) Athens, OH |
| January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Toledo | L 54–74 | 7–7 (1–1) | 23 – Mobley | 8 – Brown | 2 – Brown | James A. Rhodes Arena (276) Akron, OH |
| January 8, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Northern Illinois | W 73–71 | 8–7 (2–1) | 21 – Rasheed | 11 – Brown | 4 – Tied | James A. Rhodes Arena (426) Akron, OH |
| January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Eastern Michigan | W 61–56 | 9–7 (3–1) | 17 – Hall | 8 – Brown | 5 – Mobley | George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,118) Ypsilanti, MI |
| January 15, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Central Michigan | L 55–75 | 9–8 (3–2) | 20 – Brown | 9 – Brown | 3 – Rasheed | James A. Rhodes Arena (312) Akron, OH |
| January 18, 2025 11:30 am, ESPN+ | at Ball State | L 57–80 | 9–9 (3–3) | 16 – Mobley | 10 – Taponen | 4 – Hall | Worthen Arena Muncie, IN |
| January 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Miami (OH) | L 54–76 | 9–10 (3–4) | 15 – Brown | 11 – Brown | 3 – Vejsicky | Millett Hall (209) Oxford, OH |
| January 25, 2025 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | Buffalo | L 71–80 | 9–11 (3–5) | 21 – Brown | 9 – Mobley | 4 – Tied | James A. Rhodes Arena (432) Akron, OH |
| January 29, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Bowling Green | L 69–82 | 9–12 (3–6) | 22 – Brown | 12 – Brown | 3 – Tied | Stroh Center (1,611) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Kent State | L 51–73 | 9–13 (3–7) | 15 – Brown | 7 – Brown | 2 – Tied | MAC Center (2,256) Kent, OH |
| February 5, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Western Michigan | L 64–70 | 9–14 (3–8) | 32 – Brown | 19 – Brown | 3 – Tied | James A. Rhodes Arena (291) Akron, OH |
| February 8, 2025* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | at Georgia Southern MAC–SBC Challenge | L 36–60 | 9–15 | 19 – Brown | 10 – Brown | 2 – Brown | Hill Convocation Center (643) Statesboro, GA |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Toledo | L 54–75 | 9–16 (3–9) | 16 – Clark | 5 – Tied | 3 – Mobley | Savage Arena (5,227) Toledo, OH |
| February 19, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Miami (OH) | L 58–70 | 9–17 (3–10) | 24 – Brown | 9 – Brown | 2 – Tied | James A. Rhodes Arena (171) Akron, OH |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Ohio | L 62–70 | 9–18 (3–11) | 16 – Vejsicky | 11 – Clark | 5 – Hall | James A. Rhodes Arena (336) Akron, OH |
| February 26, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Western Michigan | L 66–77 | 9–19 (3–12) | 19 – Brown | 9 – Brown | 5 – Mobley | University Arena (321) Kalamazoo, MI |
| March 1, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | Kent State | L 44–64 | 9–20 (3–13) | 16 – Mobley | 10 – Brown | 2 – Brown | James A. Rhodes Arena (397) Akron, OH |
| March 5, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Eastern Michigan | | | | | | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH |
| March 8, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Central Michigan | | | | | | McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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