University of Massachusets Athletics
Saturday, April 4
Amherst, Mass.
12:00 p.m.
University of Massachusetts
10-2
18
vs
10
Akron
8-4
1st quarter1
2nd quarter2
3rd quarter3
4th quarter4
FinalF
Akron
3
2
2
3
10
UMass
3
7
4
4
18
UMass Tops Akron, 18-10, in Matchup of MAC Unbeatens
April 04, 2026 | Women's Lacrosse
AMHERST, Mass. – The Massachusetts women's lacrosse team outscored visiting Akron 7-2 in the second quarter to take a 10-5 halftime lead, on the way to an 18-10 win on Saturday afternoon at a sunny Garber Field. Five different Minutewomen recorded hat tricks in a balanced team effort. With its sixth straight win, UMass improves to 10-2 on the season and 4-0 in the MAC. Akron falls to 8-4 and 3-1 in the conference.
Norah Prizzi and Kassidy Morris each had six points to lead the offense, each tallying three goals and three assists. Prizzi's six points doubled her previous career high of three. Katie Peterson added four goals and an assist while Dylan Lyons had three goals and an assist. Katie Onderdonk scored three goals for her first-career hat trick.
Defensively, Heather Clark and Cat Lucus each caused three caused turnovers while Sienna Diglio caused two. Cate Marshall tied a career high with 16 draw controls.
Akron jumped out to a 1-0 lead and after the Minutewomen opened a 3-2 advantage at 2:31 of the first, the Zips responded with goals at 1:47 of the first, then 13:59 of the second, to retake a 4-3 advantage.
UMass responded in a big way, scoring six straight goals in the span of 6:09. There were six different goal scorers, beginning with a Lyons score at 12:19 and ending with a highlight-reel Morris goal on a roll dodge in front of the goal to give UMass a 9-4 lead. The Minutewomen led 10-5 at the half.
Akron would chip away, scoring the next two goals and five of the next eight to pull within 16-10 with 9:05 remaining. But the Minutewomen scored the only two goals the rest of the way, from Peterson and Lyons, for the 18-10 final.
Final shots were even at 28, while the Minutewomen held a 16-14 edge in groundballs. Eighteen UMass turnovers hurt, compared to 15 for Akron. Bayley Duffy made nine saves across Akron's Adrianna Califano who tallied five.
The Minutewomen wrap up their homestand on Tuesday when they host Columbia at 1 p.m. on First Responders Day.
Norah Prizzi and Kassidy Morris each had six points to lead the offense, each tallying three goals and three assists. Prizzi's six points doubled her previous career high of three. Katie Peterson added four goals and an assist while Dylan Lyons had three goals and an assist. Katie Onderdonk scored three goals for her first-career hat trick.
"We just have to clean up a lot of turnovers and a lot of disciplinary situations," said head coach Jana Drummond. "We had six false starts that we gave them draw controls off of, wee had a couple turnovers in the clear and we had a couple unforced turnovers in our offensive end. We're looking to progress each game. 18-10 is a great score, but I feel like this game, we were a little bit lacking that discipline and connection as a team. Going forward, we really have to tune into that to keep progressing."Onderdonk scores her third of the day, all assisted by Prizzi, and the Minutewomen lead 14-7 heading to the fourth!
— UMass Women's Lacrosse (@UMassLacrosse) April 4, 2026
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Defensively, Heather Clark and Cat Lucus each caused three caused turnovers while Sienna Diglio caused two. Cate Marshall tied a career high with 16 draw controls.
Akron jumped out to a 1-0 lead and after the Minutewomen opened a 3-2 advantage at 2:31 of the first, the Zips responded with goals at 1:47 of the first, then 13:59 of the second, to retake a 4-3 advantage.
UMass responded in a big way, scoring six straight goals in the span of 6:09. There were six different goal scorers, beginning with a Lyons score at 12:19 and ending with a highlight-reel Morris goal on a roll dodge in front of the goal to give UMass a 9-4 lead. The Minutewomen led 10-5 at the half.
Massachusetts scored three straight to begin the third, making it a 10-1 run bridging the end of the second quarter. Prizzi found Onderdonk for the second time in the game at 10:58 then less than 90 seconds later, Prizzi finished a feed from Morris in an unsettled situation, to give UMass a 13-5 advantage with 9:29 left in the third.Can't stop thinking about this spin cycle by Kassidy Morris ?????
— UMass Women's Lacrosse (@UMassLacrosse) April 4, 2026
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Akron would chip away, scoring the next two goals and five of the next eight to pull within 16-10 with 9:05 remaining. But the Minutewomen scored the only two goals the rest of the way, from Peterson and Lyons, for the 18-10 final.
Final shots were even at 28, while the Minutewomen held a 16-14 edge in groundballs. Eighteen UMass turnovers hurt, compared to 15 for Akron. Bayley Duffy made nine saves across Akron's Adrianna Califano who tallied five.
The Minutewomen wrap up their homestand on Tuesday when they host Columbia at 1 p.m. on First Responders Day.
Team Stats
AK
UMA
Shots
28
28
Turnovers
15
18
Caused Turnovers
14
12
Draw Controls
12
19
Free-Position Shots
4
4
Ground Balls
14
16
Game Leaders
G
4
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
G
3
A
3
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
2
CT
1
G
3
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
4
CT
1
G
3
A
3
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's Lacrosse
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/ Women's Lacrosse
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/ Women's Lacrosse
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/ Women's Lacrosse
A
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