Akron Battles Youngstown State on Senior Day

Saturday, April 18

Akron, Ohio

3:00 PM

University of Akron

Youngstown State

Action Photo - Akron Lacrosse 4-17-26

April 17 | Women's Lacrosse

AKRON, Ohio – Akron welcomes Youngstown State to InfoCision Stadium-Summa Health Field for a 3 p.m. Senior Day tilt on Saturday (April 18).

FIVE ZIPS TO HONORED ON SENIOR DAY:
Akron will recognize five Zips on Senior Day prior to the squad's match with Youngstown State on Saturday (April 18). The group of Katie Baumer (Rochester, N.Y.), Sarah Baumer (Rochester, N.Y.), Heather Carey (Williamsville, N.Y.), Dani Dahl (Fairfax, Va.) and Kellen Fletcher (Valencia, Pa.) will don the Blue and White one final time when Akron hosts the Penguins.

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

SCOUTING AKRON:
Junior Sienna Hinchcliffe (Rochester, N.Y.) leads the Zips in goals (57), points (77), shots (118), shots on goal (81) and ground balls (25), while ranking second in caused turnovers (11) and third in draw controls (40). Katie Baumer is second on the team in goals (32). Kellen Fletcher paces the squad in assists (24), while junior Kaitlyn Sikorski (Plymouth, Minn.) ranks third with 18. Heather Carey, ranks third on the squad in goals netting 29. Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Adrianna Califano (Bellmore, N.Y.) has registered 78 saves, 21 ground balls and owns an 9.38 goals against average.

SCOUTING YOUNGSTOWN STATE:
Akron is meeting Youngstown State for the ninth time in program history. The Penguins are 3-11 on the campaign, including 2-3 in the Mid-American Conference, following an 7-6 setback against Central Michigan on April 11. Sophomore Claire Baenziger owns team-high totals in goals (34), assists (6), points (40), shots (87) and shots on goal (65) and draw controls (52). Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Alyssa Edwards has collected 77 saves and 21 ground balls, respectively, en route to posting 13.01 goals against average. Youngstown State is led by first-year head coach Liza Oakley, who owns an 3-11 ledger as a head coach for the Penguins.

IN OUR LAST MEETING (MARCH 16, 2025 – YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO):
Sparked by a five-goal explosion from Noelle Boyd, Akron opened Mid-American Conference play with a come-from-behind 14-13 victory past Youngstown State on March 16, 2025, in Youngstown, Ohio.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Boyd registered a game-high five goals on the strength of seven shots, all on goal, while adding five draw controls, two ground balls and a caused turnover in Akron's first triumph in a league opener since 2022.
• Heather Carey and Kellen Fletcher along with Sienna Hinchcliffe netted two goals apiece, while Katie Baumer, sophomore Julia Mattingly (Leonardtown, Md.) and Kaitlyn Sikorski posted a goal each.
• Recording one assist each was Baumer, Fletcher and Sikorski.
• Hinchcliffe tallied a game-high 10 shots, including six on goal.
• Baumer, Boyd, Dani Dahl and Sikorski each garnered two ground balls, while Hinchcliffe and Boyd paced the Zips with six and five draw controls, respectively.
• Goalkeeper Hannah Sanders pulled in seven saves for the Zips.

AKRON PICKED TO FINISH SECOND IN MAC PRESEASON POLL:
The Mid-American Conference announced the 2026 Preseason Coaches' Poll on 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 OVERPOWERS ROBERT MORRIS:
Sienna Hinchcliffe continued her campaign towards garnering Mid-American Conference Player of the Year accolades registering a game-high six-goal and four-assist performance to propel the Zips to a 16-6 league triumph at Robert Morris on Saturday (April 11).

HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Hinchcliffe contributed on 10 of Akron's 16 goals in the affair collecting six goals and four assists on the strength of equaling a career- and game-high in shots (12) for the third consecutive game, while netting 10 shots on goal.
• Katie Baumer and Kellen Fletcher were equally impressive for the Zips netting three goals each.
• Heather Carey tallied a pair of goals, while sophomore Avery Wallace (Eden Prairie, Minn.) netted her first career goal at the 11:19 mark of the second quarter off an assist from Kaitlyn Sikorski.
• Sikorski contributed three assists, while adding one assist apiece was Baumer, Dani Dahl and Fletcher.
• Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Adrianna Califano (Bellmore, N.Y.) recorded three saves in the match for Akron.
• Baumer and Hinchcliffe paced the Zips with a game-high three ground balls each, while Baumer corralled a team-best six draw controls.
• Sarah Baumer tallied a game-high three caused turnovers.

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 has scored three or more goals in 12 of 13 games this season, including six straight games. Additionally, she has posted three or more points in all 13 contests and registered double-figure shots in four straight games and six tilts overall.
• Katie Baumer has netted a goal in all 13 games this season, including two or more 10 times. She has recorded four or more shots in 11 matches.
• Hinchcliffe is atop the career list at Akron in total goals (151), in total points (198), goals per game (3.15), shots (350), shots on goal (257), points per contest (4.13), assists per outing (0.98), shots per match (7.29), shots on goal per game (5.35) and woman-up goals, while rating second in total assists (47) and fourth in draw controls (136) and draw controls per tilt (2.83).
• Baumer is now atop Akron's career list in caused turnovers (70). Additionally, she is rated second at Akron in draw controls (193), third in draw controls per contest (3.06), fourth in goals (1.25) and points per game (1.86), total goals (79), total points (117), career assists (38), total shots (188), shots on goal (138) and in ground balls (98), fifth shots per match (2.98), shots on goal per tilt (2.19), assists per game (0.60) and caused turnovers per match (1.11) and ninth in ground balls per contest (1.56).
• Kellen Fletcher is fourth in total assists (44) and assists per game (0.71), fifth in total goals (64), total points (108), total shots (165), shots on goal (126) and in points per game (1.74) and seventh in goals per tilt (1.03), shots per match (2.66) and shots on goal (2.03).
• Heather Carey is sixth in total goals (62) and total shots (156), seventh in total points (76), eighth in draw controls (43) and 10th in draw controls (0.66).
• Kaitlyn Sikorski is third in assists per contest (0.76), fifth in total assists (35)
• Sienna Hinchcliffe supplanted Alexis Kiefer as the single season record holder for goals in program history with a career-best six-goal effort last season against Robert Morris. She finished the campaign with 59 goals a year ago.
• 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 against average (9.38), in goals (12.62), assists (6.92), points (19.54), shots (28.85) and shots on goal (20.23) per game and third in draw controls (11.00).
• In league-only matches, Akron is ranked second in the league in goals (15.00), assists (9.50), points (24.50), shots on goal (23.25), goals against average (5.75) and draw controls (12.75) and third in shots (31.25).
• Sienna Hinchcliffe is first in the conference in goals per game (4.38), in shots (9.08) and in points per outing (5.92), sixth in assists per tilt (1.54) and eighth in draw controls (3.15).
• Katie Baumer is third in draw controls (3.77), fifth in points (3.77) and in goals per game (2.46), seventh in shots (5.54) and eighth in assists (1.31), while Kellen Fletcher is third in assists (1.85).
• Adrianna Califano is second in goals against average (9.38), sixth in save percentage (.390) and eighth in saves (6.00).
• Additionally, Kaitlyn Sikorski is seventh in assists per match (1.38), Sarah Baumer is fourth in caused turnovers (1.85), Julia Mattingly is eighth in draw controls (3.15) and Heather Carey is seventh in goals per contest (2.23).
• In league-only action, Hinchcliffe is first in points per contest (8.00) and in goals per game (5.00), second in assists per tilt (3.00) and shots per match (9.75) and fourth in draw controls (4.25). Califano is second in the MAC in league-only goals against average (5.75), fifth in saves percentage (.477) and eighth in saves per game (5.25). Additionally, Baumer is fourth in draw controls (4.25), fifth in goals per game (2.50), sixth in assists per match (1.75) and in points per contest (4.25) and eighth in shots per match (6.25), Carey is fourth in goals per game (3.25) and 10th in points per contest (3.25), Fletcher is fourth in assists per tilt (2.25) and sixth in points per contest (4.25) and Sarah Baumer is fifth in draw controls (2.00).

ZIPS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS:
• Katie Baumer is fifth in the NCAA in free position percentage (.714*) and 19th in free position goals (0.77).
• Sienna Hinchcliffe rated third in the NCAA in goals per game (4.38), in shots on goal (6.23) and in shots (9.08), fourth in total goals (57) and in points per match (5.92) and ninth in total points (77). Additionally, Kellen Fletcher is 45th in assists per game (1.85*) and Adrianna Califano is 25th in goals against average (9.38).
• Akron ranks second in the NCAA in free position percentage (.595), 20th in winning percentage (.692), 24th in ground balls (17.15), 28th in scoring defense (9.38), in assists per game (6.92) and in scoring margin (3.23), 34th in points per match (19.54), 39th in shot percentage (.437), 44th in scoring offense (12.62) and in clearing percentage (.891) and 46th in shots per contest (28.85).
• Hinchcliffe ranks eighth among active NCAA D1 leaders in goals per outing (3.15), 12th in points per game (4.13), 19th in total goals (151) and 25th in total points (198), while Baumer is rated 44th in caused turnovers (1.11) and 49th in draw controls (3.06) Califano is ranked 23rd in goals against average (9.38).

UP NEXT:
Akron travels to Mount Pleasant, Mich., to battle Central Michigan on Saturday (April 25) at 12 p.m.