Golden Goal Lifts Akron to MAC Lacrosse Title Match with 10-9 2OT Win Over Eastern Michigan

Thursday, April 30

Moon Township, Pa.

2:00 PM

University of Akron

12-4, 6-1MAC

Eastern Michigan

10-7, 5-2MAC

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	OT 1	Final F
Eastern Mich.	0	1	4	4	0	0	9
Akron	2	3	1	3	0	1	10

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Golden Goal Lifts Akron to MAC Lacrosse Title Match with 10-9 2OT Win Over Eastern Michigan

April 30 | Women's Lacrosse

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MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – University of Akron junior Sienna Hinchcliffe (Rochester, N.Y.) delivered the golden goal in the second overtime to propel the Zips to the title game of the Mid-American Conference Championship with a 10-9 victory past Eastern Michigan on Thursday (April 30).

Akron will battle top-seeded Massachusetts in the championship match with an NCAA Tournament berth on the line at 12 p.m. on Saturday (May 2).

HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Hinchcliffe and senior Katie Baumer (Rochester, N.Y.) led all scorers with a game-high four goals apiece.
• Senior Heather Carey (Williamsville, N.Y.) and sophomore Avery Wallace (Eden Prairie, Minn.) accounted for Akron's other two tallies netting a goal each.
• Senior Kellen Fletcher (Valencia, Pa.) led the Zips with a game-best two assists, while junior Kaitlyn Sikorski (Plymouth, Minn.) garnered an assist.
• Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Adrianna Califano (Bellmore, N.Y.) recorded a career-high 10 saves in the match for Akron, while leading the Zips with a career- and game-best eight ground balls.
• Baumer, Hinchcliffe and sophomore Julia Mattingly (Leonardtown, Md.) paced Akron with a game-high four draw controls each, while Baumer and sophomore Kayla Murphy (Annapolis, Md.) registered a game-high three caused turnovers.
• Hinchcliffe posted a game-best 11 shots, with seven falling on net.

UP NEXT:
Akron will battle top-seeded Massachusetts in the title game of MAC Championship on Saturday (May 2) at 12 p.m.

AKRON GOALS: Katie Baumer (1st-12:06) (unassisted), Sienna Hinchcliffe (1st-1:29) (unassisted), Katie Baumer (2nd-8:40) (unassisted), Sienna Hinchcliffe (2nd-5:23) (Kellen Fletcher), Avery Wallace (2nd-3:11) (unassisted), Katie Baumer (3rd-1:19) (unassisted), Heather Carey (4th-12:20) (Kellen Fletcher), Sienna Hinchcliffe (4th-11:09) (unassisted), Katie Baumer (4th-8:37) (Kaitlyn Sikorski), Sienna Hinchcliffe (2OT-4:05) (unassisted)