The result brings Akron to 8-19 overall and 3-12 in the MAC, while the Redhawks move to 22-5 and 14-1 in the conference.
Junior Jessica Kloehn (Milwaukee, Wis.) finished the night with eight kills to go with four blocks while freshman Elya Karsner (Frankfort, Ky.) followed with six kills. Sophomores Patience Brown (Bloomington, Ill.) and Kayla Gwozdz (Temperance, Mich.) each added four kills in the effort.
Miami (OH) was paced by Paige Hill (11 kills) and Olivia Rusek (10 kills).
Akron started out the first set with a 7-4 command, but Miami went on a 10-2 run to regain the lead.