Akron Hosts Lindenwood

Saturday, February 14

Akron, Ohio

11:00 AM

University of Akron

Lindenwood

February 13 | Women's Lacrosse

AKRON, Ohio - The University of Akron lacrosse team welcomes Lindenwood to the Stile Athletics Field House for an 11:00 a.m. match on Saturday (Feb. 14).

PARKING UPDATE: Akron lacrosse fans are encouraged to park in Lot 6, 9 and 10 (Surrounding the Field House off Vine and Union Streets) for this weekend's lacrosse match. Parking in other lots without appropriate UA permit is subject to ticketing by parking services. Please enter through the main doors to field house off South Union Street.

ZIPS NAME TEAM CAPTAINS FOR 2026:
The Akron senior duo of Katie Baumer (Rochester, N.Y.) and Sarah Baumer (Rochester, N.Y.) will serve as the Zips' captains for the 2026 campaign.

SCOUTING AKRON:
Junior Sienna Hinchcliffe (Rochester, N.Y.) leads the Zips in goals (5), assists (3), points (8), shots (10), shots on goal (8), draw controls (5), ground balls (4) and caused turnovers (2). Junior Kaitlyn Sikorski (Plymouth, Minn.) paces the squad in assists (3), while sophomore Julia Mattingly (Leonardtown, Md.) is tied for the team lead in ground balls (4). Seniors Heather Carey (Williamsville, N.Y.) and junior Kellen Fletcher (Valencia, Pa.) rank second on the squad in goals netting three apiece. Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Adrianna Califano (Bellmore, N.Y.) has registered five saves.

SCOUTING LINDENWOOD:
Akron is meeting Lindenwood for the third time in program history. The Lions are 0-2 on the campaign following a 14-11 setback at Eastern Michigan on Wednesday (Feb. 11). Senior Luci Selander leads the squad in goals (5), assists (5), points (10), shots (16) and shots on goal (11). Redshirt senior goalkeeper Taylor Coughlin has collected 17 saves and eight ground balls on the campaign en route to posting a 12.70 goals against average. Lindenwood is led by 15th-year head coach Jack Cribbin, who owns a 209-49 ledger as a head coach for the Lions

IN OUR LAST MEETING (MARCH 8, 2025 – ST. CHARLES, MO.):
Akron's Noelle Boyd registered a team-high five goals and two assists, but the efforts of the Zips were not enough in an 18-12 setback at Lindenwood on March 8, 2025.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Boyd netted a team-best five goals for the Zips, while tallying a pair of assists to direct Akron's offensive efforts.
• Sienna Hinchcliffe, Heather Carey, Kellen Fletcher and Julia Mattingly added to the offensive production for Akron netting three, two, one and one goals, respectively.
• Recording one assist apiece was Fletcher and Hinchcliffe.
• Boyd, Carey and Hinchcliffe posted seven, five and five shots, respectively, for the Zips.
• Katie Baumer led Akron with four ground balls, while Hinchcliffe pulled in a team-high three draw controls.
• Antonia Trickett tallied three caused turnovers, while goalkeeper Hannah Sanders recorded seven saves in net for Akron.

AKRON PICKED TO FINISH SECOND IN MAC PRESEASON POLL:
The Mid-American Conference announced the 2026 Preseason Coaches' Poll on Wednesday (Feb. 4) as Akron was selected by the league's women's lacrosse coaches to finish second this season.

Conference newcomer Massachusetts (48 points, 6 first-place votes) was tabbed to capture the regular and postseason championships followed by Akron (37 points), Eastern Michigan (37), Robert Morris (34, 1 first-place vote), Central Michigan (28), Kent State (19), Youngstown State (12) and Detroit Mercy (9).

AKRON TRIUMPHS PAST DUQUESNE:
Sparked by a five-goal and three-assist performance from Sienna Hinchcliffe, Akron registered a dominating 17-6 triumph past Duquesne on Feb. 7 in the season opener for both schools at the Stile Athletics Field House.

The win represented the 200th career coaching triumph for third-year Akron head coach Elaine Jones.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Akron garnered a game-high five goals and three assists from Hinchcliffe.
• Adding four, three and three goals, respectively, were Katie Baumer, Heather Carey and Kellen Fletcher.
• Additionally, tally one goal apiece were junior Grace Hardy and Kaitlyn Sikorski.
• Adrianna Califano provided a key defensive effort for Akron with a team-high nine saves in her collegiate debut.
• Hinchcliffe and Sikorski dished out a game-high three assists for the Zips. Adding one assist was Fletcher.
• Julia Mattingly and Hinchcliffe each posted a team-high four ground balls, while Hinchcliffe corralled a game-best five draw controls.
• Hinchcliffe led Akron with two caused turnovers.
• Recording 10, seven and five shots, respectively, was Hinchcliffe, Katie Baumer and Fletcher.

ZIPS CAPTURE MAC TOURNAMENT TITLE:
A golden goal from Jaelyn Clinkscales with 14 seconds remaining in overtime propelled the Akron lacrosse team to its first ever Mid-American Conference Tournament title and NCAA Tournament berth with a come-from-behind 11-10 victory over Robert Morris in the league's title match on May 3, 2025, in Moon Township, Pa.

Picked to finish last in the MAC Preseason Coaches' Poll, the Zips overcame a five-goal second-half deficit to force and overtime and set the stage for Clinkscales' game-winning goal in overtime.

AKRON EARNS FIRST EVER MAC REGULAR SEASON TITLE:
With its 14-12 come-from-behind victory over Robert Morris on April 27, 2025, the Zips earned a share of their first-ever Mid-American Conference regular season title.

FOUR ZIPS AND HEAD COACH ELAINE JONES GARNER ALL-MAC ACCOLADES:
Akron garnered a program-record four All-Mid-American Conference selections when the league unveiled its 2025 award winners in a vote of the league coaches.

Akron head coach Elaine Jones was recognized as the league's Coach of the Year as she led the Zips to their first ever MAC Regular Season title after the squad was picked to finish last in the preseason coaches' poll.

Noelle Boyd and Sienna Hinchcliffe headlined the Zips' award winners as the duo was selected as First-Team All-MAC honorees.

Pulling in Second-Team All-MAC laurels was Katie Baumer. Additionally, Julia Mattingly was tabbed to the MAC All-Freshman team.

AKRON NOTES:
• Sienna Hinchcliffe is atop the career list at Akron in goals, points, shots and shots on goal per game and woman-up goals, while rating second in assists per contest and third in total points, goals, assists, shots, shots on goal and draw controls per tilt.
• Katie Baumer is three caused turnovers (58) away from supplanting Jenna Ridener atop Akron's career list. Additionally, she is rated third at Akron caused turnovers, draw controls per contest and draw controls, fourth in caused turnovers per match and fifth in career assists and points.
• Sienna Hinchcliffe supplanted Alexis Kiefer as the single season record holder for goals in program history with a career-best six-goal effort against Robert Morris (April 27). She finished the campaign with 59 goals last season.
• Sienna Hinchcliffe set the single-season record for points (73), shots (142) and shots on goal (106), while Noelle Boyd owns the top single-season mark for assists (26) and Hannah Sanders for saves (144) and wins (11).
• Noelle Boyd surpassed Alexis Kiefer atop the career list for shots versus Robert Morris (April 27) having amassed 331 shots, while moving atop the list for shots on goal with 254 shots on goal against Eastern Michigan (April 20). Additionally, she started a program record 69 games.

IN THE LATEST MAC RANKINGS:
• Akron leads the Mid-American Conference in goals against average (6.00), ground balls (21.00), points per game (24.00) and shots on goal (24.00), while rating second in draw controls (13.00), save percentage (.455) and shots per contest (33.00) and third in assists (7.00) and shot percentage (.515).
• Sienna Hinchcliffe is first in the conference in points per outing (8.00), assists (3.00), ground balls (4.0) and shots (10.00), fourth in caused turnovers (2.00) and fifth in draw controls (5.00).
• Katie Baumer is fourth in shots (7.00) and fifth in goals per game (4.00), while Kellen Fletcher is sixth in ground balls (3.00) and eighth in goals per tilt (3.00)
• Adrianna Califano is first in goals against average (6.00), second in save percentage (.455) and sixth in saves (5.00)
• Additionally, Kaitlyn Sikorski is first in assists per match (3.00), Julia Mattingly first in ground balls (4.00)
• A year ago, in league-only action, Noelle Boyd finished first in points per match (4.67), third in goals per game (3.00) and assists per tilt (1.67) and seventh in ground balls (3.17) and shots per contest (6.17). Hinchcliffe was second in shots per contest (8.67) and goals per game (3.33) and sixth in draw controls (4.83) and in points per match (4.00). Baumer was third in caused turnovers (1.83), fourth in draw controls (5.83) and ninth in points per match (3.00), while Hannah Sanders was sixth in goals against average (11.17) and in saves per game (8.17) and eighth in save percentage (.422).

ZIPS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS:
• Adrianna Califano is second in the NCAA ninth in goals against average (6.00) and 42nd in save percentage (.455), while Katie Baumer is ranked 25th in free position goals (1.00), 26th in goals (4.00) and 41st in shots (7.00). Additionally, Julia Mattingly is 17th in ground balls (4.00) and Kaitlyn Sikorski is 19th in assists (3.00)
• Sienna Hinchcliffe is rated first in the NCAA in free position percentage (1.000), second in shots on goal (8.00), fourth in points (8.00) and shots (10.00), fifth in free position goals (2.00), eighth in goals (5), 17th in ground balls (4.00), 19th in assists (3.00), 36th in total points (8), 41st in caused turnovers (2.00) and 50th in total goals (5).
• Akron ranked first in the NCAA in winning percentage (1.000), eighth in scoring margin (11.00), 13th in scoring offense (17.00), 14th in shot percentage (.515) and scoring defense (6.00), 15th in ground balls (20.00), 16th in points (24.00), 18th in free position percentage (.666), 22nd in draw control percentage (.591), 24th in shots (33.00) and shots on goal (24.00), 26th in assists (7.00), 38th in draw controls (13.00) and 45th in save percentage (.455).
• Sienna Hinchcliffe ranks 15th among active NCAA D1 leaders in points per game (3.58), 16th in goals per outing (2.75), 27th in total goals (99) and 47th in draw controls (2.92), while Katie Baumer is rated 29th in caused turnovers (1.14), 35th in draw controls (2.86), 42nd in ground balls (76) and 48th in draw controls per contest (2.86).

UP NEXT:
Akron visits Butler for 2:00 p.m. match on Wednesday (Feb. 18).