Akron Triumphs 16-3 at Central Michigan

Saturday, April 25

Mount Pleasant, Mich.

12:00 PM

University of Akron

6-111-4; MAC

Central Michigan

3-44-12; MAC

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Akron	7	3	1	5	16
Central Michigan	1	0	1	1	3

Photo by: Josie Ransley

April 25 | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – University of Akron junior Sienna Hinchcliffe (Rochester, N.Y.) and seniors Kellen Fletcher (Valencia, Pa.) and Kaitlyn Sikorski (Plymouth, Minn.) combined to score 13 goals to propel the Zips to a 16-3 triumph at Central Michigan on Saturday (April 25).

Akron will open Mid-American Conference Championship play on Thursday (April 30) with a 2 p.m. showdown versus third-seeded Eastern Michigan in Moon Township, Pa.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Hinchcliffe led all scorers with a career-best seven goals to go along with a pair of assists on the strength of a game-high nine shots, all on goal.
• Fletcher and Sikorski each netted three goals, while adding one tally apiece were seniors Heather Carey (Williamsville, N.Y.) and Katie Baumer (Rochester, N.Y.) along with sophomore Julia Mattingly (Leonardtown, Md.).
• Fletcher led the Zips with a game-high four assists, while adding two, two, one and one assists, respectively, was Baumer, Hinchcliffe, Mattingly and Sikorski.
• Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Adrianna Califano (Bellmore, N.Y.) recorded five saves in the match for Akron.
• Mattingly paced Akron with five draw controls, while four different Zips registered a pair of caused turnovers.
• Sophomore Kayla Murphy (Annapolis, Md.) tallied a game-high five ground balls.

UP NEXT:
Akron travels to Moon Township, Pa., to battle Eastern Michigan in the semifinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament on Thursday (April 30) at 2 p.m.

AKRON GOALS: Kaitlyn Sikorski (1st-12:24) (Sienna Hinchcliffe), Kaitlyn Sikorski (1st-10:38) (unassisted), Sienna Hinchcliffe (1st-9:02) (unassisted), Katie Baumer (1st-8:19) (Sienna Hinchcliffe), Kellen Fletcher (1st-6:24) (Julia Mattingly), Heather Carey (1st-2:13) (Kellen Fletcher), Kaitlyn Sikorski (1st-0:17) (unassisted), Sienna Hinchcliffe (2nd-13:09) (unassisted), Sienna Hinchcliffe (2nd-6:57) (Katie Baumer), Kellen Fletcher (2nd-5:09) (Katie Baumer), Julia Mattingly (3rd-9:44) (Kellen Fletcher), Sienna Hinchcliffe (4th-11:36) (free position), Sienna Hinchcliffe (4th-8:37) (unassisted), Sienna Hinchcliffe (4th-7:01) (Kellen Fletcher), Sienna Hinchcliffe (4th-4:11) (Kellen Fletcher), Kellen Fletcher (4th-2:51) (Kaitlyn Sikorski)