Akron Earns Come-From-Behind 14-13 Victory at Youngstown State

Friday, April 9

Youngstown, Ohio

7:00 PM

University of Akron

5-5, 2-3MAC

Youngstown State

1-5, 1-5MAC

Akron

Youngstown State

Akron Earns Come-From-Behind 14-13 Victory at Youngstown State

April 09 | Women's Lacrosse

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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - University of Akron women's lacrosse redshirt sophomore Kaylee Riggins (Zionsville, Ind.) scored the game-winning goal with 1:39 left in regulation to complete a come-from-behind 14-13 victory for the Zips (5-5, 2-3 MAC) over Youngstown State (1-5, 1-5 MAC) on Friday, April 9.

"The win today was so incredibly deserved," Akron head coach Christy Mitchell commented. "They dug deep, showed composure, believed in each other and pulled through when it mattered most. We love being Zips and it shows."

Redshirt freshmen Alexis Kiefer (West Chicago, Ill.) and Abby McMullen (Medina, Ohio), Riggins and freshman Jacqueline Glassey (Kildeer, Ill.) helped Akron erase a four-goal second-half deficit finishing the contest registering four, three, three and two goals, respectively. Kiefer, McMullen and Riggins each tallied a pair of goals in the decisive final period. Lauren Ottensmeyer directed the Penguins' efforts on the night collecting a match-high five goals.

The Zips also benefitted from goals from redshirt freshman Kaija Kunttu (Zionsville, Ind.) and redshirt junior Anna Dennison (Fallston, Md.), while Kiefer, Riggins, Boyd, McMullen, and freshmen Madeline Shewbridge (Cincinnati, Ohio) and Anjali Silverheels (Hamburg, N.Y.) tallied three, three, one, one, one and one assists, respectively.

Redshirt freshmen GK Abby Lerch (Coraopolis, Pa.) earned the victory in net for Akron garnering a trio of second-half saves, while Ashley Lapp (Missouri City, Texas) pulled in eight stops. Elicia Wells recorded 15 saves for Youngstown State.

The Penguins scored a trio of goals over the final 6:26 of the opening stanza to break open a five-all deadlock to assume an 8-6 lead at the halftime intermission.

Youngstown State opened the second half with the initial two goals of the period to take its largest advantage in the game, 10-6, with 24:01 remaining in regulation.

The Zips responded to the challenge netting four straight tallies to square the contest at 10 after McMullen scored the equalizer at the 17:25 mark off an assist from Kiefer.

The two sides exchanged the next four goals before McMullen gave Akron a 13-12 lead with her third goal of the evening at the 26:13 mark.

The Penguins answered squaring the match with a goal from Erin Clark with 2:50 left in the match.

Riggins followed with what proved to be the game-winning tally with 1:39 remaining in regulation to give the Zips the victory.

Akron is slated host Detroit on Tuesday, April 13 in a 2 p.m. showdown at InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field.

AKRON GOALS:
Kiefer (27:56-1st) (Shewbridge), Dennison (20:43-1st) (Riggins), Kiefer (14:55-1st) (Silverheels), Riggins (14:12-1st) (free position shot), Kunttu (10:05-1st) (free position shot), McMullen (1:11-1st) (Kiefer), Glassey (22:38-2nd) (Boyd), Riggins (22:04-2nd) (McMullen), Kiefer (13:38-2nd) (Riggins), McMullen (12:35-2nd) (Kiefer), Glassey (9:22-2nd) (Kiefer), Kiefer (4:51-2nd) (free position shot), McMullen (3:47-2nd) (Riggins), Riggins (1:39-2nd) (unassisted)