Akron Advances to the MAC Title Game with 16-4 Win Over Eastern Michigan

Thursday, May 1

Moon Township, Pa.

2:00 PM

University of Akron

10-7, 4-2MAC

Eastern Michigan

8-9, 4-2MAC

AKR

EMU

Akron Advances to the MAC Title Game with 16-4 Win Over Eastern Michigan

May 01 | Women's Lacrosse

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MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – The University of Akron lacrosse team will play for the Mid-American Conference Championship title after a dominating 16-4 victory over Eastern Michigan in the semifinal round on Thursday (May 1).

The Zips will battle top-seeded Robert Morris in the title match at 1 p.m. on Saturday (May 3).

HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Akron garnered three goals apiece from junior Katie Baumer (Rochester, N.Y.), redshirt senior Noelle Boyd (Murrysville, Pa.), senior Kylie Harris (Lake Norman, N.C.) and sophomore Sienna Hinchcliffe (Rochester, N.Y.).
• Akron held Eastern Michigan to a MAC Tournament record four goals, the lowest scoring output in tournament history. It also represented the third time in tournament history a team has been held below 10 goals.
• Adding one goal apiece was junior Heather Carey (Williamsville, N.Y.), senior Jaelyn Clinkscales (Rochester, N.Y.), junior Kellen Fletcher (Valencia, Pa.) and sophomore Kaitlyn Sikorski (Plymouth, Minn.).
• Boyd registered a game-high three assists to go along with her trio of goals.
• Hinchcliffe led Akron with a game-high nine shots, including six on goal.
• Tallying one assist apiece for the Zips was Baumer, Carey and Sikorski.
• Baumer collected a team-best five ground balls, four draw controls and two caused turnovers.
• Akron's defensive efforts limited Mackenzie Blackwell, the MAC Attacker of the Year, to only one shot on the afternoon.
• Senior goalkeeper Hannah Sanders (Massillon, Ohio) tallied seven saves for the Zips.

UP NEXT:
Akron battles Robert Morris in the finals of the MAC Championship on Saturday (May 3) at 1 p.m. in Moon Township, Pa.

AKRON GOALS: Sienna Hinchcliffe (1st-13:53) (Boyd), Noelle Boyd (1st-10:47) (free position shot), Noelle Boyd (1st-9:23) (unassisted), Kylie Harris (1st-3:23) (unassisted), Kylie Harris (1st-0:36) (Baumer), Sienna Hinchcliffe (2nd-9:48) (Sikorski), Katie Baumer (2nd-8:08) (unassisted), Katie Baumer (2nd-0:59) (Boyd), Kaitlyn Sikorski (2nd-0:16) (unassisted), Jaelyn Clinkscales (3rd-14:14) (Carey), Kylie Harris (3rd-12:05) (unassisted), Katie Baumer (3rd-9:44) (Boyd), Noelle Boyd (3rd-4:06) (free position shot), Kellen Fletcher (3rd-0:15) (unassisted), Heather Carey (4th-12:11) (free position shot), Sienna Hinchcliffe (4th-4:31) (free position shot)