The Youngstown State women's lacrosse team (1-5, 1-5 MAC) dropped a nail biter to Mid-American Conference foe and in-state rival Akron (5-5, 2-3 MAC) Friday, April 9, falling 14-13 at Farmers National Bank Field.

Seven Penguins found the back of the net in the 13-goal outing (Aryss Lindsey, Shannyn Cullen, Erin Clark, Lauren Ottensmeyer, Jocelyn Fike, Callie Vaudry, Taylor Jones). Lindsey (2), Ottensmeyer (5) and Vaudry (2) notched multi-goal performances.

Lauren Ottensmeyer tallied her second five-goal effort of the season in the contest, posting a team-leading six shots on goal. Ottensmeyer also tabbed five draw controls and a ground ball. With the performance, Ottensmeyer moves to 16 scores on the season, a team-best.

Elicia Wells posted another 60-minute outing in the cage for YSU, posting a game-high 15 saves on 29 Zips' shots while adding three ground balls.

Winning the draw control battle 19-10, YSU was assisted by Emma Carter who notched a career-high 12 draw controls.

Adding her first goal of the season, Shannyn Cullen led the Penguins' efforts in assists with two.

Following a pair of unassisted goals to begin the game, Lauren Ottensmeyer helped the Penguins out to a 2-1 lead at the 27:02 mark. After an Akron score to even the score at two goals apiece, Taylor Jones and Aryss Lindsey found the back of the net on a pair of free-position shots to give YSU a two-goal advantage halfway through the first half.

The Zips strung together a two-goal surge to even the score at four prior to Jocelyn Fike scoring her fourth goal of the season on an assist from Shannyn Cullen to give Youngstown the lead 5-4.

The Guins headed into the halftime locker room with an 8-6 lead after ending the half on a 3-2 run.

Out of the half, the Penguins jumped out to 10-6 lead following scores from Ottensmeyer and Lindsey - their biggest of the game.

Forcing YSU into a 10-minute scoring drought, Akron netted four assisted goals to erase the Penguins' advantage.

Although Youngstown State would add goals at the 9:48 (Callie Vaudry), 5:47 (Lauren Ottensmeyer) and 2:50 (Erin Clark) marks in the second half, Akron would get the final say, scoring with 1:39 left on the clock to earn the victory.

Up Next
The Penguins are back in action Saturday, April 17 against Detroit Mercy, completing their two-game home stand at Farmers National Bank Field. First draw is scheduled for 2 p.m.

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