Sports
A Team Effort: Championship Camaraderie
The ¹ú²úÂ×Àí women’s basketball team will play in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2002. Champions do so much on their own, just look at the stats. But this championship team is supported by its members, its coaches and the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Community.
IN A FLASH: Thank You for a Spectacular Season!
The ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Golden Flashes men's basketball participated in their third consecutive season of MAC championship play. In a hard-fought final game, the Akron Zips narrowly outscored the Golden Flashes to advance to the NCAA championship playoffs.
IN A FLASH: We Are the Champions!
In a decisive victory over the University of Buffalo Bulls (78-60) the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Golden Flashes Women's basketball team won the 2024 Mid-American Conference Championship.
Heartbreak in 2024 MAC Tournament Championship Game
The ¹ú²úÂ×Àí men's basketball team (17-16, 11-10 MAC) fell to rival Akron in the 2024 MAC Tournament Championship.
As anticipated, the game between the two Northeast Ohio teams did not disappoint keeping fans on the edge of their seats until the very end when Akron took the game 62-61 after two made foul shots at the charity stripe with seconds left on the clock.
¹ú²úÂ×Àí to Play Notre Dame in First Round of March Madness
¹ú²úÂ×Àí (21-10) will play Notre Dame in the first round of the NCAA Division 1 Basketball Tournament in South Bend, Indiana.
MAC Champs! ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Beats Buffalo in Women’s Basketball Championship Game
¹ú²úÂ×Àí captured its first Mid-American Conference Women's Basketball Tournament championship since 2002 on Saturday, defeating Buffalo, 78-60, in the title game at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Dominates Inside, Takes Down Ball State in MAC Tournament Semifinals
¹ú²úÂ×Àí has advanced to the Mid-American Conference Women's Basketball Tournament championship game for the first time since 2006, beating Ball State, 65-50, in a semifinal contest at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Friday.
Flashes Upset No.1 Seed Toledo in MAC Tournament
The ¹ú²úÂ×Àí men's basketball team (16-16, 9-10 MAC) upset No.1 Toledo, 67-59, earlier today. With today's win, the Flashes will advance to the semifinals on Friday, March 15. The Flashes will take on No.5 Bowling Green at approximately 5 p.m. ET.
Flash Friday: Jordan Decatur
Meet Jordan, senior sociology major and wrestler from Akron, who is helping youth on and off the mat, bringing mentorship and new skill sets to the children of East Cleveland.
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Takes Down NIU in MAC Tournament Quarterfinals
¹ú²úÂ×Àí advanced to the Mid-American Conference Women's Basketball Tournament semifinals for the second year in a row after defeating Northern Illinois, 63-60, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Wednesday evening.
