Akron Closes February Hosting Radford

Wednesday, February 25

Akron, Ohio

12:00 PM

University of Akron

Radford

February 24 | Women's Lacrosse

AKRON, Ohio - The University of Akron lacrosse team hosts Radford in a noon match on Wednesday (Feb. 25) at the Stile Athletics Field House.

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 week'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 (16), points (21), shots (30), shots on goal (21), ground balls (10) and caused turnovers (5), while ranking second in assists (5), draw controls (10) and ground balls (10). Katie Baumer is second on the team in goals (12). Junior Kaitlyn Sikorski (Plymouth, Minn.) paces the squad in assists (10) and ground balls (11). Senior Heather Carey (Williamsville, N.Y.), junior Kellen Fletcher (Valencia, Pa.) and Sikorski rank third on the squad in goals netting five apiece. Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Adrianna Califano (Bellmore, N.Y.) has registered 27 saves, seven ground balls and owns a 11.94 goals against average.

SCOUTING RADFORD:
Akron is meeting Radford for the fifth time in program history. The Highlanders are 0-2 on the campaign following a 17-7 setback versus George Washington on Saturday (Feb.21). Senior Mady Cheney leads the squad in goals (5), points (5), shots (10), shots on goal (9) and draw controls (5). Junior goalkeeper Ava LaManna has collected 23 saves and two ground balls on the campaign en route to posting a 14.50 goals against average. Radford is led by fifth-year head coach Samantha Hurley, who owns an 15-53 ledger as a head coach for the Highlanders and is 48-78 in nine seasons overall as a head coach.

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 FALLS TO UNBEATEN CANISIUS:
The University of Akron lacrosse squad saw its unbeaten streak to open the campaign end at three as Canisius registered a 19-10 triumph over the Zips on Saturday (Feb. 21) at the Stile Athletics Field House.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Akron garnered a team-high three from Sienna Hinchcliffe, while Kaitlyn Sikorski posted a two-goal and team-high two-assist performance for the Zips.
• Katie Baumer tallied two goals, while Heather Carey and Kellen Fletcher along with freshman Faith Sellet recorded one goal apiece.
• Goalkeeper Adrianna Califano garnered a game- and career-high eight saves.
• Sikorski and Fletcher dished out two and one assist, respectively, for the Zips.
• Fletcher posted a game-high three ground balls, while Baumer pulled in a team-best six draw controls.
• Four different Zips collected a caused turnover for Akron.
• Recording seven and six shots, respectively, was Baumer and Hinchcliffe.

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 one caused turnovers (60) 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 rates second in the Mid-American Conference in goals (12.50), ground balls (19.25) and points per game (18.25) and third in assists (5.75) and in goals against average (11.94).
• Sienna Hinchcliffe is first in the conference in goals per game (4.00) and points per outing (5.25), third in shots (7.50) and sixth in assists (1.25).
• Katie Baumer is fifth in goals per game (3.00), sixth in draw controls (3.25) and eighth in shots (5.50), while Kellen Fletcher is sixth in assists (1.25).
• Adrianna Califano is fifth in goals against average (11.94), save percentage (.380) and in saves (6.75).
• Additionally, Kaitlyn Sikorski is second in assists per match (2.50), fourth in ground balls (2.75) and eighth in points per game (3.75).
• 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:
• Kaitlyn Sikorski is 20th in the NCAA in total assists (10), 22nd in assists per game (2.50) and 45th in ground balls (2.75). Additionally, Katie Baumer is ranked 18th in free position goals (1.00) and 35th in free position percentage (.667).
• Sienna Hinchcliffe rated seventh in the NCAA in goals per game (4.25) and in total goals (17), 14th in total points (22), 15th in points per match (5.50), 17th in shots on goal (5.50) and in shots (7.50) and 50th in free position goals (1.00).
• Akron ranks 14th in the NCAA in ground balls (19.00), 23rd in winning percentage (.750), 31st in free position percentage (.538), 38th in shot percentage (.467), 39th in scoring offense (12.50), 42nd in points (18.25) and 48th in assists per game (5.75).
• Sienna Hinchcliffe ranks 17th among active NCAA D1 leaders in points per game (3.67) and in goals per outing (2.85) and 30th in total goals (111), while Katie Baumer is rated 28th in caused turnovers (1.11), 42nd in ground balls (82) and 43rd in draw controls (2.89).

UP NEXT:
Akron visits Xavier in a 2 p.m. match on Sunday (March 1) in Cincinnati, Ohio.