Women's Lacrosse Hosts Non-Conference Foe Akron on Friday Afternoon

Senior midfielder Katana Nelson notched her 10th hat trick of the season, but the Retrievers suffered their first defeat in America East Conference play, falling 16-12 to the UMass Lowell River Hawks on Saturday afternoon at UMBC Stadium.
Nelson scored three goals in the match, while junior Lauryn Warfield contributed two goals and an assist.
Freshman attackman Emily Knapp also scored two goals, and junior midfielder Libby Staples added a goal, an assist, and a team-high four ground balls.
Despite winning 18 of 28 draw controls, UMBC (10-3, 3-1 AE) struggled against UMass Lowell's defense, which forced 18 turnovers.
UMBC is enjoying their first 10-win season since 2017.
The Retrievers lead the America East in three major offensive categories with 21.8 points, 15.4 goals (8th in NCAA), and 35.7 shots per game. The Retrievers' defense also allows just 9.6 goals per game (11th in NCAA) to take the top spot in the conference.
Nelson leads the league in goals per game (4.00, 10th in NCAA) and is tied for 2nd in points per game (4.17). She also ranks 11th with 1.00 caused turnovers per game and is 6th in the NCAA with 6.75 shots on goal per game.
Knapp is tied for 2nd in the conference in points per game (4.17, 62nd in NCAA) and is tied for 5th in goals per game (3.09).
Bruce is now 4th in the league with 3.17 goals per game. She needs just two points to reach 100 for her career.
Lizzie Bateman is tied for 2nd in the conference with 1.92 assists per game.
Libby Staples is third in the AE with 240 ground balls per game.
Warfield is second in draw controls per game (5.08)
Fontana's 10.28 goals against average is third in the AE.
The Retrievers are 6th in the country with a .833 winning percentage.

SCOUTING AKRON:

Sophomore Sienna Hinchcliffe (Rochester, Minn.) leads the Zips in goals (40), points (51), shots (98) and shots on goal (73).
Noelle Boyd paces the squad in assists (16) and draw controls (60), while ranking third in ground balls (30).
Junior Katie Baumer (Rochester, N.Y.) directs the team in caused turnovers (18).
Senior goalkeeper Hannah Sanders (Massillon, Ohio) has registered 92 saves and a team-high 32 ground balls.

INSIDE THE SERIES:
This is the first meeting.

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