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Ethan Neal
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Radford RADFORD 0-3
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Winner Akron AKRON 4-1
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Final
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Akron AKRON
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Radford RADFORD 2 2 0 0 4
Akron AKRON 3 6 5 3 17

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Highlanders Come Up Short at Akron

AKRON, Ohio – Despite scoring the opening two goals of the game, the Radford women's lacrosse team were unable to keep up with the Zips, falling 17-4 to Akron at the Stile Athletics Field House on Wednesday afternoon.

KEY STATS
  • Radford opened with two goals before Akron rallied for nine scores in the first half.
  • Mina Lockhart tallied her first goal of the season.
  • Freshman Ava Zenuner relieved starting goalkeeper Ava LaManna and made three saves in her collegiate debut.
  • Akron dominated across the board, outshooting Radford 40-10 and taking 16 draw controls to Radford's seven.
 
PLAY BY PLAY
For the first few minutes, the Highlanders came out of the attack. Mady Cheney controlled the opening draw, Evie Gee had an early free shot, and Molly O'Brien scored at the 13:07 mark to make it 1-0 Radford. After a defensive stop, Cheney scored a spectacular goal, catching Akron asleep at the wheel on a pass in the defensive half. She swiped a shot past the goalkeeper after the interception and made it 2-0 Radford less than a handful of moments in.

The Zips rallied with a vengeance, scoring three times to lead by a tally at the end of the first period. Akron piled on six more goals to open the second before Cassidy Deierlein and Lockhart found the net, making it a five-goal deficit at halftime.

Things got out of hand for the Highlanders in the second half, as Akron pulled ahead by double digits before the end of the third quarter. Zeuner entered with eight minutes remaining in the third and finished things the rest of the way totaling three saves on eight shots on goal.

UP NEXT
Radford goes to the nation's capital for a game against Howard. First draw is set for Noon on Sunday, March 1 against the Bison. The game will be streamed on NEC Front Row.

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