Akron Battles League-Leading Central Michigan

Sunday, April 21

Mount Pleasant, Mich.

12:00 PM

University of Akron

Central Michigan

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AKRON, Ohio - The University of Akron lacrosse team travels to Mount Pleasant, Mich., for a showdown with league-leading Central Michigan on Sunday (April 21) at 12 p.m.

SCOUTING AKRON:
Freshman Sienna Hinchcliffe (Rochester, Minn.) leads the Zips in goals (32), points (43), shots (77) and shots on goal (61). Senior Jacqueline Glassey (Kildeer, Ill.) directs the squad in assists (167), while senior Noelle Boyd (Murrysville, Pa.) has recorded a team-best 64 draw controls. Junior goalkeeper Hannah Sanders (Massillon, Ohio) owns 89 saves and a team-high 36 ground balls, while sophomore GK Kylan Rhude (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) has added 33 stops on the campaign.

IN THE LATEST MAC RANKINGS:
• Sienna Hinchcliffe is ranked fourth in shots per tilt (5.50) and fifth in points (3.07) and in goals per outing (2.29).
• Senior Jacqueline Glassey (Kildeer, Ill.) is ranked second in assists per tilt (1.21) and junior Bryanne Harner (Friendswood, Texas) is seventh in caused turnovers (1.00), while freshman Kaitlyn Sikorski (Plymouth, Minn.) is rated 10th in assists per game (0.79).
• Hannah Sanders is rated second in ground balls (2.77), sixth in saves per game (6.85) and in goals against average (13.29) and 10th in save percentage (.392).
• Noelle Boyd is ranked second in ground balls per contest (4.57), sixth points per game (2.86), seventh in goals per tilt (2.00) and in shots per outing (4.36) and ninth in assists per match (0.86).
• Sophomore Katie Baumer (Rochester, N.Y.) is third in caused turnovers (1.50) and seventh in draw controls per contest (3.36).
• Kylan Rhude is rated first in goals against average (8.45) and in save percentage (.493).

ZIPS NAME QUARTET TEAM CAPTAINS FOR 2024:
The Akron senior quartet of Noelle Boyd, Jacqueline Glassey, Alexi Hardy (Beavercreek, Ohio) and Anjali Silverheels (Hamburg, N.Y.) will serve as the Zips' captains for the 2024 campaign.

SCOUTING CENTRAL MICHIGAN:
Akron is meeting Central Michigan for the sixth time in program history. The Chippewas enter play versus Akron on Sunday at 4-11 on the campaign, including 4-0 in the Mid-American Conference, following a 16-7 victory at Eastern Michigan on April 14. Junior Skye Deprado leads Central Michigan's offensive efforts pacing the squad in goals (31), points (35), shots (67) and shots on goal (48). Junior goalkeeper Alexa Martel has collected 167 saves en route to posting a 14.73 goals against average. Central Michigan is led by second-year head coach Emilia Ward, who owns a 14-20 ledger as a head coach for the Chippewas and is 32-76 in seven overall campaigns as a head coach.

ZIPS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS:
Hannah Sanders is 24th in the NCAA in ground balls per game (2.77).

UP NEXT:
Akron hosts Youngstown State in a 1 p.m. tilt on Senior Day at InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field on Sunday (April 29).