Akron 68, at Massachusetts 82

HADLEY, Mass. (Interstat) — The Massachusetts Minutemen used a dominant first quarter to build an insurmountable lead and cruised to an 82-68 victory over the Akron Zips in a Mid-American Conference women’s basketball game Wednesday afternoon at the Mullins Center. A crowd of 5,121 saw the Minutemen (12-3, 3-1 MAC) explode for 28 points in the opening period, capitalizing on a flurry of early Akron turnovers to seize control. The Zips (3-14, 0-4), meanwhile, struggled to find their footing, committing nine turnovers in the first quarter alone that led to 14 quick points for Massachusetts. The most important part of… Read more...