PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The University of Akron lacrosse team was bested in its final non-conference showdown of the season on Monday, March 28, as Pittsburgh earned an 18-6 victory past the Zips. HOW IT HAPPENED: • Sophomore Noelle Boyd (Murrysville, Pa.) scored the first of her match-high four goals on the afternoon for the Zips at the 3:21 mark of the second quarter. • Boyd opened the scoring in the third quarter connecting on her 21st goal of the season (at the 10:24 mark). She later delivered a man-down power-play tally on a free position attempt with 4:49 remaining in the stanza. • Boyd struck for her team-leading 23rd goal of the season on a successful free position attempt with 2:28 left in the third quarter. • Sophomore Chloe Hererra (Houston, Texas) scored her fifth goal of the year with 10:01 remaining in the game off an assist from junior Abby McMullen (Medina, Ohio). • Sophomore Anjali Silverheels (Hamburg, N.Y.) capped the scoring in the match delivering her eighth goal of the season off another McMullen assist with six seconds left on the clock. • Boyd led Akron with a match-high seven shots. • Sophomore GK Ashley Lapp (Missouri City, Texas) made seven saves for the Zips. AKRON GOALS: Boyd (3:21-2nd), Boyd (10:24-3rd), Boyd (4:49-3rd) (Man-Down) (Free Position Shot), Boyd (2:28-3rd) (Free Position Shot), Hererra (10:01-4th) (Man-Up) (McMullen), Silverheels (0:06-4th) (McMullen) UP NEXT: Akron renews its rivalry with Kent State on Saturday, April 2, as a half point in the Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center Wagon Wheel Challenge when the two teams square off at 2 p.m. at Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio. Print Friendly Version