Hinchcliffe's Career Day Lifts Akron Past Butler, 12-10

Wednesday, February 18

Indianapolis, Ind.

1:00 PM

University of Akron

3-0, 0-0

Butler

1-2, 0-0

Akron

Butler

Hinchcliffe's Career Day Lifts Akron Past Butler, 12-10

February 18 | Women's Lacrosse

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Led by a career-high six-goal performance from junior Sienna Hinchcliffe (Rochester, N.Y.) the University of Akron lacrosse team moved to 3-0 for the first time in program history on the strength of an 12-10 triumph past Butler on Wednesday (Feb. 18).

HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Akron garnered a game-high six goals and two assists from Hinchcliffe.
• Adding one goal apiece was junior Kaitlyn Sikorski (Plymouth, Minn.), sophomore Julia Mattingly (Leonardtown, Md.) and freshmen Savannah Hinchcliffe (Rochester, N.Y.), Ava Sellet (Cincinnati, Ohio) and Faith Sellet (Cincinnati, Ohio).
• Registering their first career goals in the contest were Ava Sellet and Faith Sellet.
• Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Adrianna Califano (Bellmore, N.Y.) was stellar in net for Akron with a career- and game-high eight saves.
• Fletcher, Sienna Hinchcliffe and Sikorski dished out a game-high two assists each for the Zips.
• Sikorski posted a game-high five ground balls, while senior Katie Baumer (Rochester, N.Y.), Mattingly and Sienna Hinchcliffe each corralled a team-best two draw controls.
• Sophomore Kayla Murphy (Annapolis, Md.) led Akron with a game-high five caused turnovers.
• Recording nine shots, including seven on goal, was Hinchcliffe.

UP NEXT:
Akron hosts Canisius in a 7:30 p.m. match on Saturday (Feb. 21) at the Stile Athletics Field House.

AKRON GOALS: Julia Mattingly (1st-12:40) (unassisted), Sienna Hinchcliffe (1st-10:27) (Kaitlyn Sikorski), Sienna Hinchcliffe (1st-2:10) (unassisted), Sienna Hinchcliffe (2nd-10:44) (free position shot), Sienna Hinchcliffe (2nd-2:13) (unassisted), Sienna Hinchcliffe (3rd-13:16) (Kellen Fletcher), Ava Sellet (3rd-7:57) (Sienna Hinchcliffe), Kaitlyn Sikorski (3rd-5:20) (Kellen Fletcher), Savannah Hinchcliffe (3rd-3:19) (Sienna Hinchcliffe), Sienna Hinchcliffe (4th-14:33) (unassisted), Katie Baumer (4th-7:35) (unassisted), Faith Sellet (4th-2:45) (Kaitlyn Sikorski)