Akron Visits Eastern Michigan for Key League Showdown

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AKRON, Ohio - The University of Akron lacrosse team travels to Ypsilanti, Mich., for a key Mid-American Conference showdown at Eastern Michigan on Sunday (April 20) at 1 p.m.

ZIPS NAME TRIO TEAM CAPTAINS FOR 2025:
The Akron senior trio of Noelle Boyd (Murrysville, Pa.), Jaelyn Clinkscales (Rochester, N.Y.) and Bryanne Harner (Friendswood, Texas) will serve as the Zips' captains for the 2025 campaign.

SCOUTING AKRON:
Sophomore Sienna Hinchcliffe (Rochester, Minn.) leads the Zips in goals (43), points (55), shots (105) and shots on goal (78). Noelle Boyd paces the squad in assists (17) and draw controls (63), while ranking third in ground balls (32). Junior Katie Baumer (Rochester, N.Y.) directs the team in caused turnovers (18). Senior goalkeeper Hannah Sanders (Massillon, Ohio) has registered 105 saves and a team-high 33 ground balls.

SCOUTING EASTERN MICHIGAN:
Akron is meeting Eastern Michigan for the third time in program history. The Eagles enter their showdown with the Zips at 7-7 on the campaign, including 3-2 in the Mid-American Conference, following a 15-8 victory at Kent State on April 13. Junior Mackenzie Blackwell directs Eastern Michigan's offensive efforts pacing the squad in goals (53), points (58), shots (111) and shots on goal (74), while ranking second in draw controls (34). Sophomore goalkeeper Maddie Porter has collected 147 saves and 61 ground balls on the campaign en route to posting a 10.47 goals against average. Eastern Michigan is led by first-year head coach Maddie Dugan, who owns a 7-7 ledger as a head coach for the Eagles and is 33-66 overall in seven years as a head coach.

IN OUR LAST MEETING (MARCH 24, 2024 – AKRON, OHIO):
A late rally for Akron came up just short as Eastern Michigan bested the Zips, 11-10, in Mid-American Conference action on March 24, 2024, at InfoCision Stadium-Summa Health Field.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Sienna Hinchcliffe netted a team-high three goals, including a pair of second-half tallies, to lead Akron's offensive efforts.
• Tallying two goals apiece for the Zips was Noelle Boyd and Jaelyn Clinkscales, while Katie Baumer, junior Kellen Fletcher (Valencia, Pa.) and Macy Vail each collected a goal for Akron.
• Fletcher and Vail were credited with an assist apiece for the Zips.
• Hinchcliffe recorded a team-high seven shots, all on goal, while Boyd posted five shots, including four on frame.
• Sarah Rech and Hinchcliffe netted three caused turnovers apiece, while Rech collected a team-best four ground balls.
• Baumer and Hinchcliffe led Akron with two draw controls each.
• Hannah Sanders pulled in six saves for the Zips.

OUR LAST TIME OUT:
Akron ran into an offensive explosion as UMBC registered 13 second-half goals en route to dealing the Zips a 22-8 setback on April 11 in Baltimore, Md.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Sienna Hinchcliffe led the offensive efforts for the Zips recording a team-high three goals on the strength of a team-best seven shots, including five on goal.
• Hannah Sanders tallied a career-best 13 saves for the Zips.
• With her first save of the match, Sanders collected her 300th career save, the most in program history.
• Katie Baumer, Noelle Boyd and junior Heather Carey (Williamsville, N.Y.) added two, two and one goal, respectively, for Akron.
• Tallying one assist apiece was Boyd, Carey, Hinchcliffe and senior Graceann Schwab (Rochester, N.Y.).
• Boyd match Hinchcliffe tallying a team-high seven shots, including five on goal.
• Freshman Julia Mattingly (Leonardstown, Md.) led the Zips with a team-best three ground balls, while Hinchcliffe garnered a team-best nine draw controls.

AKRON NOTES:
• Noelle Boyd became Akron's all-time leading goal scorer when she netted her first goal of the game versus Central Michigan (March 23).
• Hannah Sanders surpassed 300 career saves with a career-best 13 save performance at UMBC on April 11. She enters play at Eastern Michigan with 312 career saves.
• Noelle Boyd is eight overall shots and five shots on goal shy of surpassing Alexis Kiefer atop the career list for shots and shots on goal at Akron having amassed 304 shots and 233 shots on goal coming into action versus Eastern Michigan. Additionally, she has started a program record 64 games.
• Katie Baumer is 10 caused turnovers away from supplanting Jenna Ridener atop Akron's career list.

IN THE LATEST MAC RANKINGS:
• Akron leads the Mid-American Conference in assists per contest (6.07), points per tilt (17.71), and ranks second in ground balls (18.07), goals against average (10.64), shots per match (28.50) and shots on goal (21.43).
• Sienna Hinchcliffe is second in the conference in points per outing (3.93), goals per game (3.07) and shots per contest (7.50) and ninth in draw controls (3.50).
• Noelle Boyd is fourth in the league in assists per game (1.21), fifth in draw controls per match (4.50), shots per tilt (5.07) and in points per match (3.14) and ninth in ground balls (2.29).
• Hannah Sanders ranks second in the league in goals against average (10.27), fourth in saves per game (8.08) and sixth in ground balls (2.54) and in save percentage (.441).
• Katie Baumer is rated sixth in caused turnovers (1.29) and shots per outing (4.79), seventh in ground balls per match (2.36) and goals per game (2.07), eighth in assists per tilt (0.93) and in points per game (3.00) and 10th in draw controls (3.21).
• Redshirt senior Antonia Trickett (Cleveland, Ohio) is rated sixth in caused turnovers (1.29).
• In league-only action, Boyd is second in goals per game (3.25), fourth points per match (4.25), ground balls (3.75), caused turnovers (1.75) and in shots per contest (6.25), eighth in draw controls (3.50) and ninth in assists per tilt (1.00). Hinchcliffe is third in shots per contest (8.50), fifth in goals per game (2.50), sixth in points per match (3.50) and seventh in draw controls (4.25). Baumer is third in caused turnovers (2.00), sixth in draw controls (4.75), ninth in points per match (3.25) and in goals per game (2.25) and 10th in ground balls (2.50), while Sanders is third in goals against average (9.75), sixth in saves per game (8.00) and eighth in save percentage (.451).

ZIPS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS:
• Hannah Sanders is 25th in the NCAA in goals against average (10.27), 41st in ground balls (2.54) and 48th in saves per game (8.08).
• Sienna Hinchcliffe is rated 22nd in the NCAA in shots per game (7.50) and 25th in shots on goal (5.57).
• Akron ranks 26th in the NCAA in ground balls (18.07) and in clearing percentage (.909), 39th in assists per game (6.07), 44th in scoring defense (10.64) 46th in winning percentage (.571) and 47th in save percentage (.440).
• Noelle Boyd is ranked eighth among active NCAA D1 leaders in draw controls (4.48), ninth in ground balls (138), 21st in ground balls per game (2.09) and 30th in draw controls per tilt (4.48), while Hannah Sanders is rated 14th in ground balls per contest (2.27), 29th in ground balls (111) and 32nd in saves (312). Additionally, Sienna Hinchcliffe ranks 36th in goals per match (2.60) and 38th in points per game (3.43).

UP NEXT:
Akron hosts Robert Morris on Senior Day for a 1 p.m. match at InfoCision Stadium-Summa Health Field.

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Players Mentioned

Katie Baumer

Noelle Boyd

Heather Carey

Jaelyn Clinkscales

Kellen Fletcher

Bryanne Harner

Sienna Hinchcliffe

Julia Mattingly

Sarah Rech

Hannah Sanders

Graceann Schwab

Antonia Trickett

Macy Vail

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