# 2018–19 Akron Zips women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Akron Zips women's basketball team represented the University of Akron during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Zips, led by first-year head coach Melissa Jackson, played their home games at the James A. Rhodes Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They finished the season 16–15, 7–11 in MAC play, to finish in fifth place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC women's tournament to Eastern Washington. They received an invite to the WBI where they lost in the first round to Tennessee Tech.

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 8, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | Rochester College | W 86–45 | | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 13, 2018* 5:30 p.m. | | at North Carolina A&T | W 49–36 | 1–0 | Corbett Sports Center (789) Greensboro, NC |
| November 17, 2018* 3:00 p.m. | | vs. Oakland Kent State Classic | W 85–65 | 2–0 | MAC Center (469) Kent, OH |
| November 18, 2018* 11:00 a.m. | | vs. Northern Kentucky Kent State Classic | W 77–60 | 3–0 | MAC Center (318) Kent, OH |
| November 28, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Youngstown State | L 61–72 | 3–1 | Beeghly Center (1,430) Youngstown, OH |
| December 1, 2018* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Kentucky | W 63–54 | 4–1 | James A. Rhodes Arena (516) Akron, OH |
| December 5, 2018* 10:30 a.m., ESPN+ | | St. Bonaventure | W 67–58 | 5–1 | James A. Rhodes Arena (1,652) Akron, OH |
| December 8, 2018* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Butler | L 47–63 | 5–2 | James A. Rhodes Arena (565) Akron, OH |
| December 16, 2018* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Canisius | W 62–53 | 6–2 | James A. Rhodes Arena (631) Akron, OH |
| December 20, 2018* 8:00 p.m. | | vs. Jackson State Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic | W 74–57 | 7–2 | South Point Arena Enterprise, NV |
| December 21, 2018* 8:00 p.m. | | vs. UTEP Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic | W 64–57 | 8–2 | South Point Arena Enterprise, NV |
| December 29, 2018* 2:00 p.m. | | Malone | W 63–44 | 9–2 | James A. Rhodes Arena (555) Akron, OH |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| January 5, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Central Michigan | L 71–94 | 9–3 (0–1) | McGuirk Arena (2,188) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| January 9, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Michigan | W 72–59 | 10–3 (1–1) | University Arena (578) Kalamazoo, MI |
| January 12, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bowling Green | W 74–71 | 11–3 (2–1) | James A. Rhodes Arena (828) Akron, OH |
| January 16, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Michigan | L 60–72 | 11–4 (2–2) | James A. Rhodes Arena (568) Akron, OH |
| January 20, 2019 3:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Northern Illinois Rescheduled from January 19 | L 59–70 | 11–5 (2–3) | Convocation Center (917) DeKalb, IL |
| January 23, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Buffalo | L 72–91 | 11–6 (2–4) | Alumni Arena (1,492) Amherst, MA |
| January 26, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Toledo | W 70–64 $^{OT}$ | 12–6 (3–4) | James A. Rhodes Arena (711) Akron, OH |
| February 2, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Kent State | L 58–73 | 12–7 (3–5) | MAC Center (2,224) Kent, OH |
| February 6, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Ohio | L 70–92 | 12–8 (3–6) | Convocation Center (379) Athens, OH |
| February 9, 2019 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Western Michigan | W 69–62 | 13–8 (4–6) | James A. Rhodes Arena (455) Akron, OH |
| February 13, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Ball State | W 91–61 | 14–8 (5–6) | James A. Rhodes Arena (392) Akron, OH |
| February 16, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Miami (OH) | L 61–67 | 14–9 (5–7) | James A. Rhodes Arena (628) Akron, OH |
| February 20, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Eastern Michigan | L 60–67 | 14–10 (5–8) | Convocation Center (1,056) Ypsilanti, MI |
| February 23, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Buffalo | W 70–59 | 15–10 (6–8) | James A. Rhodes Arena (479) Akron, OH |
| February 27, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bowling Green | W 83–73 | 16–10 (7–8) | Stroh Center (1,208) Bowling Green, OH |
| March 2, 2019 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Ohio | L 71–81 | 16–11 (7–9) | James A. Rhodes Arena (570) Akron, OH |
| March 6, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kent State | L 55–65 $^{OT}$ | 16–12 (7–10) | James A. Rhodes Arena (671) Akron, OH |
| March 9, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Miami (OH) | L 49–66 | 16–13 (7–11) | Millett Hall (642) Oxford, OH |
| MAC women's tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2019 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (8) | (9) Eastern Michigan First round | L 59–61 | 16–14 | James A. Rhodes Arena (505) Akron, OH |
| WBI ||||||
| March 21, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | at Tennessee Tech First round | L 59–73 | 16–15 | Eblen Center (1,149) Cookeville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||