ELON, N.C. – The Elon women's basketball team travels to Atlanta for the GSU Holiday Classic for a two-game set before the holiday break, facing Akron first on Wednesday, Dec. 21, in a 1 p.m. tip on the campus of Georgia State.
 
AKRON ZIPS
 
Location: Akron, Ohio
Home arena: James A Rhodes Arena
Conference: Mid-American Conference
2015-16 record: 19-14
2015-16 conference record (finish): 11-7 (5th)
2016 Post-season: WNIT
All-Time series: First meeting
Head coach: Jodi Kest (11th season)
Players returning/lost: 8/6
Starters returning/lost: 2/3
Top returning scorer: Hannah Plybon (16.3 ppg)
Top returning rebounder: Greta Burry (6.0 rbg)
 
Quick 2016-17 Preview
The Zips were picked to finish third in the MAC East Division in the preseason poll voted on by the league's 12 head coaches. Hannah Plybon, who returns her 16.3 points per game this season, was named to the Preseason All-Mid-American Conference East team. Akron returns eight players from last year and welcomes one transfer and six true freshmen.
 
Quick 2015-16 Recap
Akron earned a spot in the WNIT last season after posting its fourth consecutive 19-win campaign with a 19-14 overall record, including an 11-7 mark in MAC play. The Zips registered its fourth straight and sixth overall postseason appearance in the WNIT as the team hosted Bucknell in the first round. The Bison ended the Zips' season with a 74-70 final in James A. Rhodes Arena.
 
Matchup
The game marks the first meeting between the two programs.