Cold winds were blustering outside of James A. Rhodes Arena, but the Zips’ shooters were smoking hot in the building on Tuesday. Akron road a season-best shooting performance both from the floor and beyond the arc to earn head coach, Jodi Kest, her 400th victory of her career, as the Zips defeated Youngstown State by a score of 75-58.
Kest is in her 25th season coaching collegiate basketball, earning victories at Wilkes University, Gannon University, and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi before becoming the all-time winningest coach in Akron program history. Tuesday’s win was Kest’s 174th as the leader of the Zips, her highest total with any school that she has coached.