2017 – 18 Akron Zips women 's basketball team represents 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 , play 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
MAC Women 's Tournament
2018 MAC Women's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Akron Zips women's basketball team