Two-Match Road Swing Awaits Akron

Tuesday, March 16

Moon Township, Pa.

1:00 PM

University of Akron

Robert Morris

March 15 | Women's Lacrosse

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AKRON, Ohio - The University of Akron women's lacrosse team faces a pair of road tests this week as the Zips will visit Robert Morris and St. Bonaventure on Tuesday (March 16) and Saturday (March 20), respectively.

The Zips open the week with a Mid-American Conference showdown against the Colonials at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, March 16. Akron then steps out of league play to battle the Bonnies at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 20.

SCOUTING ROBERT MORRIS:
Robert Morris is off to 5-2 start to the campaign, including a 1-0 mark in the Mid-American Conference, following the Colonials' setback versus Cincinnati on March 10. Senior Mackenzie Gandy leads the Robert Morris in goals (19), points (27), shots (56) and shots on goals, while senior GK Katelyn Miller has started all seven matches for the Colonials and has recorded 51 saves. Robert Morris is led by fourth-year head coach Katrina Silva, who owns a 157-133 ledger in 18 years as a head coach.

SCOUTING ST. BONAVENTURE:
St. Bonaventure is off to an 1-2 start to its campaign following an 11-10 overtime setback versus Bucknell on March 6. Senior Destinee Johnson directs the Bonnies' offensive attack with team-high marks in assists (2), points (4), shots (22) and shots on goal (11), while ranking third in goals (2). Sophomore GK Ashley Herrick has posted 24 saves on the campaign in net for St. Bonaventure. The Bonnies are led by second-year head coach Jason Levesque, who owns a 6-4 ledger in two years as a head coach.

A WEEK AGO:
Akron earned a split of its matches a week ago as the Zips registered an 18-5 triumph past Delaware State on Tuesday, March 9, before suffering a 9-8 setback at Kent State on Saturday, March 13.

In the inaugural encounter between Akron and Kent State, it was the Golden Flashes that escaped with a 9-8 triumph past the Zips on Saturday, March 13 at Dix Stadium.

Kent State earned a half point in the Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Wagon Wheel Challenge with the triumph to even the 16-sport rivalry series at four points apiece.

Redshirt freshmen Alexis Kiefer (West Chicago, Ill.) registered her team-leading 13th and 14th goals of the season for the Zips, while redshirt freshman Abby McMullen (Medina, Ohio) and redshirt sophomore Kaylee Riggins (Zionsville, Ind) also posted a team-high two goals for Akron.

Additionally, freshman Anjali Silverheels (Hamburg, N.Y.) tallied her first career goal in the opening half, while redshirt freshman Kaija Kunttu (Zionsville, Ind.) notched a second-half tally to round out the Zips' scoring efforts on the afternoon.

Abby Jones crafted a match-high five-goal performance for the Golden Flashes.

Freshman GK Ashley Lapp (Missouri City, Texas) recorded eight saves for Akron, while her counterpart Taylor Monturo posted 13 stops for Kent State. The Zips' defensive efforts thwarted the Golden Flashes' attack on each of their eight free position attempts.

The Zips earned a 21-17 advantage in shots on goal in the tilt, despite being outshoot overall by a 28-25 margin.

Riggins gave the Zips an early 1-0 advantage with a goal at the 2:32 mark, before the Golden Flashes assumed at 3-1 lead with a trio of unanswered tallies.

Akron evened the score at three following successful free position shots from Silverheels and Riggins in the 23rd (22:14) and 27th (26:51) minutes, respectively.

Kent State entered the intermission holding a 4-3 lead after a goal with 18 seconds left in the half.

The two teams exchanged the first four goals of the second half before the Golden Flashes netted back-to-back tallies to assume an 8-5 lead with 15:42 to play.

McMullen and Kiefer helped the Zips fire back a scoring salvo of their own with goals at the 17:37 and 22:17 marks, respectively.

Jones extended Kent State's lead to 9-7 with 5:51 to play before Kiefer capped the scoring with a goal at the 28:52 mark.

On the strength of goals from seven different players, Akron registered an 18-5 triumph past Delaware State on Tuesday, March 9 at InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field.

As a team, Akron established program singe-match records for goals (18), assists (6), points (24), shots (48), shots on goal (33) and ground balls (24).

Kiefer scored a program-record six goals, while adding an assist in the victory, while freshman Noelle Boyd (Murrysville, Pa.) and freshman Madeline Shewbridge (Cincinnati, Ohio) adding four and three goals, respectively. McMullen, freshmen Jacqueline Glassey (Kildeer, Ill.) and Camille Patton (Canton, Ohio) and Riggins added two, one, one and one goals, respectively.

Additionally, Glassey, Kiefer, Kunttu, McMullen (2) and Silverheels notched assists for Akron.

A trio of goalkeepers in Lapp, redshirt freshmen Emma Henninge (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) and Abby Lerch (Coraopolis, Pa.) saw action for the Zips, with Lerch recording a pair of second-half saves.

Akron posted a 48-12 edge in shots in the match, including a 33-7 margin in shots on goal.

After falling behind early in the match, 2-1, Akron collected four straight goals, including two from Shewbridge and one each off the sticks of Boyd and Kiefer to assume a 5-2 lead with 10:20 left before halftime.

The Hornets halted the scoring run with a tally at the 23:26 mark of the opening half before the Zips closed the stanza with goals from Kiefer, Boyd and McMullen to take an 8-3 advantage into the intermission.

Akron netted the first six goals of the second half to assume a 14-3 led with 22:10 left in the match before exiting the match with an 18-5 victory.

UP NEXT:
Akron is slated to host Presbyterian on Tuesday, March 23 in a noon tilt at InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field.