Lacrosse Heads to YSU Looking for 10th Win in 2026

GAME #16 \| at YOUNGSTOWN STATE / REGULAR SEASON FINALE
Date	Saturday, April 25 \| 12 p.m.
Venue	Farmers National Bank Field \| Youngstown, Ohio
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University lacrosse team is set to play its final regular season game of the 2026 season this weekend as the Eagles will travel to Youngstown, Ohio, and Farmers National Bank Field for a 12 p.m. Mid-American Conference contest with the Penguins of Youngstown State University Saturday, April 25. The game, which will be streamed live on YouTube, will see the Eagles (9-6, 4-2 MAC) and Penguins (3-12, 2-4 MAC) meet before Eastern competes in the postseason as it has already clinched one of four places in the 2026 MAC Tournament, April 30 and May 2, in Moon Township, Pa.

OPENING DRAWS
» Eastern is 9-6 overall and 4-2 in MAC play following its 13-3 Senior Day victory over Robert Morris (April 18).
» The win over Robert Morris (April 18) gave the program its ninth of the season, breaking the tie for single season wins with the eight secured by the 2025 team (8-9). The win also moved Eastern to 4-2 in the MAC, marking the third consecutive season the Eagles have won four league games.
» The Eagles' win against Robert Morris marked the sixth time this year, and the second time in MAC play, Eastern has defeated an opponent for the first time in program history with both MAC wins (14-9 over Central Michigan) snapping 0-4 starts in the series. The other wins came against previously played opponents in Xavier and Oregon and newcomers in Lindenwood and Austin Peay.
» The game with UMass (April 11) marked the fourth time in 2026 Eastern played an opponent for the first time in the program's four-year history. The Eagles went 2-2 in those games, including wins over Lindenwood (14-11) and Austin Peay (13-10) and losses to Vanderbilt (11-8) and the Minutewomen (14-4).
» After trailing, 3-1, to Robert Morris (April 18), Eastern came back to win the game (13-3), marking the sixth time in 2026 the Eagles have come back to win after trailing, including twice when trailing in the fourth quarter with the most recent coming in the Central Michigan game as the Eagles went on a 10-3 scoring run over the final 35:52 of the game to win after trailing, 6-4, with 5:52 remaining in the second quarter. The other wins have come against Lindenwood, Xavier, Oregon, and Austin Peay.
» Eastern has held an opponent to four or fewer goals in one half of play 13 times this year (30 halves), including eight in the second half and five in the first half. Additionally, seven of those halves (12 halves played) have come in MAC games with at least one half in each of the five games played this year.
» The three goals allowed to Robert Morris were the fewest in any game played in program history and included the first second-half shut out of an opponent. Eastern shut out Detroit Mercy (March 19) in the first half earlier this season for the first in program history.
» Maddy Porter continues to shine in goal as she recorded 16 saves against UMass (April 11), making her one of only three players nationally to have stopped 16+ shots in three or more games this year. Porter, who also stopped 16 in the MAC opener against Kent State, has posted three games that rank among the top 20 nationally in single-game saves as her program-record 21 stops at Vanderbilt (March 4) are still tied for the top spot while the 16-save games are tied for 18th nationally.
» Five Eagles were named captains for the 2026 season, including Mackenzie Blackwell, Samantha Borgert, Kelsea Dague, Maddy Porter, and Annika Wozney.
» The coaching staff also welcomed two new faces as Irene Carlquist and Ty McGuire were hired as assistant coaches. Carlquist, most recently the head coach at Lees-McRae, will work with the goalkeepers, while McGuire, the former head coach of the men's program at Concordia-Ann Arbor, will work with the defense.
» Maddie Dugan is in her second season guiding the Eagles. The 2024 MAC Coach of the Year at Detroit Mercy, Dugan guided the Eagles to a share of the MAC regular season crown in 2025, the first title in program history.

MAC TOURNAMENT IN COMING!
With their 13-3 Senior Day win over Robert Morris (April 18), the Eagles clinched a berth in the 2026 MAC Tournament that will be played April 30 (semifinals) and May 2 (final) in Moon Township, Pa. Heading into the final weekend of MAC play, the top three seeds are set with UMass at No. 1, Akron at No. 2, and Eastern at No. 3. The No. 4 seed is still up for grabs between Central Michigan (3-3) and Robert Morris (2-4) with the Colonials holding the tiebreak after winning in double overtime, 8-7, on the first weekend of MAC play at CMU. The Chippewas can clinch the final spot with a home win over Akron or a loss by RMU at home to Detroit Mercy while the Colonials will need to defeat the Titans and see the Zips defeat the Chippewas.

QUICK RECAP: HAPPY SENIOR DAY
The Eagles scored a 13-3 Senior Day victory over Robert Morris, April 18, to send 14 seniors out on a happy note in their final game on Scicluna Field despite a slow start that saw Eastern trailing, 3-1, with 9:56 to play in the second quarter. From there, the Eagles took over offensively and closed the game with a run of 10 consecutive goals while the defense pitched a shutout the remainder of the way. Nine players scored at least one goal with two each from Stella Burke, Emerson Henry, Katheryn Wilson, and senior Mackenzie Blackwell.

GOING FOR A RUN
Eastern posted a double-digit scoring run for the second time this season and the second time against a MAC opponent as the Eagles ran off 10 consecutive goals against Robert Morris (April 18) to turn a 3-1 deficit into a 13-3 victory. The 10-goal streak was the second-longest in program history behind the 14-goal run the Eagles opened their game with at Detroit Mercy (March 19) on their way to a 17-4 win over the host Titans. Entering the season, the record was nine consecutive goals with the first coming at Howard, Feb. 25, 2024, and was matched nearly three weeks later at home against Butler (March 15, 2024).

RECORD WIN TOTAL
Eastern improved to 9-6 with its 13-3 win over Robert Morris, which broke the program's single-season record of eight that were secured in both 2024 and 2025. The Eagles have one regular season game and at least one conference tournament contest remaining on their schedule, giving them a chance to reach double-digit wins in a season for the first time as well.

FOUR!
The win over Robert Morris (April 18) pushed the Eagles to 4-2 in MAC play and not only clinched a berth in the MAC Tournament but also gave Eastern four league wins for the third consecutive season after posting 4-2 records in 2024 and 2025. The Eagles will have a chance to break the record for conference wins in a season this week with their game at Youngstown State.

SAFE AT HOME
Eastern went 6-2 at home this season, including 3-1 in MAC play, marking the most home wins the program has recorded in a single season, surpassing the 4-3 record from one year ago. The win over Robert Morris (April 18) tied the record for home MAC wins in a season after Eastern went 3-0 last year.

ON SENIOR DAY
The 13-3 win over Robert Morris (April 18) came on Senior Day, which improved the program's record to 2-2 on the special day. The win was the first since the 2023 campaign that saw Eastern defeat Detroit Mercy, 17-12, for the program's first MAC win as well (April 29, 2023). The victory over the Colonials this year snapped a two-game skid in Senior Day contests as well and avenged a 12-10 loss to Robert Morris in the 2024 Senior Day game (April 27, 2024).

GETTING THEIR FIRST?
Another milestone was reached with the victory over Robert Morris as the 13-3 decision marked the sixth time this year Eastern defeated an opponent for the first time in program history, the second time it did so against a MAC opponent, and fourth time against a team it had previously played. The two wins over first-time opponents came Feb. 11 in a 14-11 decision over Lindenwood with the second in a 13-10 road victory at Austin Peay. In non-conference play, the Eagles scored their first wins over both Xavier (9-7) and Oregon (12-9) before posting MAC wins over Central Michigan (14-9) and RMU. The wins against the Chippewas and Colonials saw Eastern snap a streak of four consecutive losses against both programs.

THAT'S A FIRST
The Eagles' game at Youngstown State this weekend marks the first time in the four-year history of the program that the final regular season game of the year for Eastern will come on the road. The Eagles closed out the 2023 season with a 17-12 home win over Detroit Mercy (April 29) before falling to visiting Robert Morris, 12-10, April 27, 2024. Last year, the finale came at home against Marquette, an 18-14 setback for EMU.

ROAD FINALE
Eastern is 2-1 in its final road game of the regular season with wins in each of its last two contests. The Eagles fell at Central Michigan, 19-4, in 2023 before taking an 18-11 win at Youngstown State in 2024. Last year, the final road game was played at Kent State, which resulted in a 15-8 win for Eastern.

KNOW THE FOE: YOUNGSTOWN STATE
The Penguins are 3-12 overall and 2-4 in MAC play this year following back-to-back league losses to Central Michigan (7-6) and Akron (16-7). Youngstown State, who earned MAC wins over Robert Morris (5-4) and Detroit Mercy (15-7), is 0-7 at home this year heading into the game with Eastern.
Individually, Claire Baenzinger leads the offense with 43 points on 36 goals and seven assists while also leading the way with a team-high 54 draw controls. Ally Garrett (17) and Ava Kreutzer (15) are second and third, respectively, in goals scored. Mackenzie Flanningan leads the team with 53 ground balls and a YSU single-season record 38 caused turnovers while Alyssa Edwards has made 87 saves and allowed 151 goals for a 36.6 save percentage in 13 games.

IN THE SERIES: EAGLES vs. PENGUINS
Eastern holds a 2-1 lead in the all-time series with Youngstown State and has won two consecutive meetings, including a 19-6 home win last year (March 23, 2025). The Eagles are 1-1 when playing in Youngstown, Ohio, after grabbing an 18-11 victory, April 21, 2024, to avenge a 17-15 setback one year earlier on the Penguins' home turf (April 8, 2023).

THE LAST TIME: EMU vs. YSU
Eastern and Youngstown State last met March 23, 2025, with the Eagles taking a 19-6 victory in Ypsilanti. After opening the game with a 4-2 lead through one quarter of play, Eastern exploded for seven goals in the second to build an 11-5 advantage at the break. From there, the Eagles' offense scored eight more goals while defense shut down the Penguins, allowing just one goal in the third quarter. Offensively, Katheryn Wilson scored a career-high six goals and added two assists for eight points while Tracy Grollman scored a hat trick as the duo was joined by seven other players that scored at least one goal. Emerson Henry recorded 12 draw controls to spark the offense while Maddy Porter made eight saves in the victory.

THE LAST TIME: EMU at YSU
The Eagles and Penguins last met in Youngstown, Ohio, April 21, 2024, with Eastern erasing an early deficit to score an 18-11 win, its first in the series with Youngstown State. After falling behind, 4-2, after the first quarter, the Eagles claimed a 7-5 halftime lead with a 5-1 burst in the second. Both teams went on scoring runs in the third with Eastern winning the quarter, 7-5, to extend its lead (14-10) before using a 4-1 fourth quarter to take the win. Sydney Lawrence set school records for points (13), goals (eight), and assists (five) to lead the offense that also saw Mackenzie Blackwell and Skylar Hilmer each score hat tricks with Blackwell adding a school-record 16 draw controls. To this day, the points and draw control totals remain program records.

TOUGH SLEDDING
Through 15 games played, the Eagles have held seven teams to single-digit goal totals, including the most recent 13-3 home defeat of Robert Morris (April 18), with five coming at home. The seven wins are a single-season record, surpassing the five from 2025. Eastern is 16-1 all-time when holding an opponent to nine or fewer goals and has won the last 13 such games.

LESS IS MORE
Eastern has played six MAC games this year and limited its opponents to single-digit goal totals in four of those contests while holding them to 7.7 goals per game. To get to that figure, the defense twice held a MAC team to four or fewer goals, including four to Detroit Mercy and three to Robert Morris, marking the fewest goals allowed in a MAC contest in program history. The four games of single-digit goals allowed in 2026 have tied the total amount recorded in its first three years with zero in 2023, one in 2024, and three in 2025.

GOING LOWER
Through six league games, the Eagles have held opponents to 7.7 goals per game, the best average in the four years the team has played, surpassing the 9.0 average recorded last year. The Eagles allowed 12.4 goals per game in 2023 in its first six MAC games (16.3 in all eight) before improving to 11.5 in six games in 2024. Heading into the game at Youngstown State, Eastern will look to add to its low totals defensively as the current seven-game record stands at 14.8 per game from the 2023 season.

MAYBE NEXT HALF
Eastern has played 15 games this season, which amounts to 30 halves of play. Of the 30 halves, the Eastern defense has held an opponent to four or fewer goals 13 times, including eight times in the second half. The Eagles have played six MAC games (12 halves) with the defense allowing four or fewer goals in seven of those halves, including both halves of the game with Robert Morris that saw EMU allow three in the first before blanking the Colonials in the second half.

DOWN BUT NOT OUT
Eastern Michigan has won five games after trailing at some point, including twice when trailing in the fourth quarter, with the most recent coming in the Central Michigan (April 4) game as the Eagles went on a 10-3 scoring run over the final 35:52 of the game to win after trailing, 6-4, with 5:52 remaining in the second quarter. The other wins have come against Lindenwood, Xavier, Oregon, and Austin Peay.

RED LIGHT, GREEN LIGHT
Eastern has held foes scoreless for long stretches in the fourth quarter in four victories while scoring goals to help complete come-from-behind wins. The win over Xavier (Feb. 14) saw the Eagles hold the Musketeers scoreless the final 12:47 of the game while scoring four goals to win, 9-7. On the road at Oregon, the Ducks tied the game at nine with four minutes to play in the third before EMU went on a 3-0 run over the final 19 minutes of play for the 12-9 win. Eastern then held Austin Peay (March 1) scoreless over the final 14:02 while going on a 5-0 run for the 13-10 win. In the victory over Kent State (March 14), Eastern led the entire game and built a 7-1 lead at halftime, turning the tables with a near-shutout in the first half instead of the second. Most recently, the Eagles held Robert Morris (April 18) scoreless over the final 39:56 of the game, including a second-half shut out, to turn a 3-1 deficit into a 13-3 win.

STEALING HER WAY TO THE TOP
In the game with Robert Morris, the Eagles' defense caused 20 turnovers, marking the third-highest total in program history and the second in a MAC game. Annika Wozney led the strong defensive effort as tied her career-high with five caused turnovers and added three ground balls while helping limit Robert Morris to just six total shots in the second half. Her five caused turnovers, which gives her three or more in back-to-back contests, brought her career total to 52 to break the school record of 51 set by Sydney Lawrence (2023-24). Additionally, she posted three or more caused turnovers and three or more ground balls in the same game for the third time in her career.

JOINING IN
Eastern saw 11 different players record at least one caused turnover in the win over Robert Morris (April 18) with five players posting at least two. Along with Annika Wozney's team-leading five, Emerson Henry recorded three while Samantha Borgert, Payton Bloedow, and Maddy Porter each tallied two.

TAKING ADVANTAGE
Through 15 games played, the Eagles have scored 38 woman-up goals for an average of 2.53 advantage goals per game with both totals leading the MAC. The 38 goals are the most scored in a single season in program history, surpassing the 35 tallied in 2024.

THE PORTER 400
With her 16 saves against Kent State (March 14), Maddy Porter brought her career total to 406, making her the first Eastern player to surpass 400 saves in a career. The only player to have reached 200 and 300 saves as well in program history, Porter has tallied 143 saves this season, marking her third consecutive season with 100+ saves while ranking her 13th nationally in total saves in 2026. Her 453 saves are the 11th-highest total among all active goalkeepers in NCAA Division I (as of April 22) as the seven saves she posted against Robert Morris (April 18) earned her another milestone (450).

PORTER ON THE RISE
Maddy Porter is among the top goalkeepers nationally as she ranks in the top 50 in five categories, including standing fourth in ground balls per game (4.13). Porter currently stands 10th in saves per game (9.53), 13th in saves (143), 16th in save percentage (.485), and 45th in goals against average (10.53). On a conference level, she leads the MAC in ground balls, ranks second in both saves and saves per game, third in save percentage and fourth in goals against average.

SWEET 16... AGAIN
Maddy Porter has recorded 16+ saves in three games this season with the most recent coming against UMass (April 11). Porter, who also recorded 16 saves in the March 14 MAC opener against visiting Kent State, has recorded 16+ saves in three games this year with the first coming on the road, March 4, in her 21-save performance at Vanderbilt. Those totals have her highly ranked on the national scene as her 21 saves are tied for second-highest in a single game this year among NCAA Division I goalkeepers while her 16-save performances are currently tied for 18th on the list.

STOP RIGHT THERE!
Maddy Porter has made the top 10 saves chart at Eastern Michigan her own list as she owns all 10 marks listed with three added this year as she brought her career total to 18 games with double digit saves. Porter broke her own record with 21 stops at Vanderbilt (March 4) earlier this season while her 16 stops against both Kent State (March 14) and UMass (April 11) tying for the fourth-highest total. Last year, she posted five of the top 10 totals with the remaining two achieved in the 2024 season.

THE SHORT LIST
Maddy Porter is among rare company this year as her 16 stops against UMass (April 11) made her one of only three goalkeepers nationally to record 16+ saves in three or more games in 2026. Louisville's Haley Richards leads the way with five games while Micaela Jennings of Lehigh is next with four. Porters' 21 saves at Vanderbilt (March 4) remain tied for the most by a goalkeeper in an NCAA Division I game this season.

ON THE LIST • NCAA
March 4 was a day for goalkeeper saves as the top three NCAA Division I performances were recorded on the same day. Maddy Porter recorded 21 saves at Vanderbilt while Isabella McCullough (Longwood) tied for the single-game high after stopping 21 against Liberty. Haley Richards (Louisville) recorded 19 saves in the Cardinals' game with Florida State to take the third spot, all of which surpassed the previous best of 18 saves that was recorded twice on Opening Day (Feb. 6). Through games played April 22, Porter's 21 saves stand tied for second on the single game list after Emma Anderson of Gardner-Webb stopped 22 shots against High Point (April 22) while her 16 stops against Kent State (March 14) and UMass (April 11) currently are tied for 18th.

LESS IS MORE
While Maddy Porter has done her part in stopping shots, the defense in front of her has helped prevent shots from being fired, too. Through 15 games, the Eagles have allowed 157 goals, an average of 10.47 per game. The record is 191 goals (11.94) in 16 games, 34 more goals than what has been allowed in 2026.

POINTING IT OUT
With five points on three goals and two assists, Mackenzie Blackwell made more program history against Kent State (March 14) as the senior brought her career point total to 200. The only player in EMU history to surpass 150 points, Blackwell secured her 200th point by assisting Amber Alderman's goal with 3:53 to play in the game with the Golden Flashes. Through the Robert Morris game (April 18), she has tallied 214 career points on 186 goals and 28 assists.

MORE THAN HATS
To reach her goals and points totals, Mackenzie Blackwell has scored goals in bunches for the Eagles throughout her career. Blackwell has played all 64 games in program history and has scored at least one goal in 89.1 percent of the games she has played with 79.7 percent of her games ending with multiple goals. Here is how she has fared throughout her career:
» 1+ goals: 57-of-64 games (.891 percent)
» 2+ goals: 51-of-64 games (.797)
» 3+ goals: 38-of-64 games (.594)
» 4+ goals: 21-of-64 games (.328)
» 5+ goals: 9-of-64 games (.141)

MORE THAN SCORING
While she continues to score, Mackenzie Blackwell has also been tracking back on defense and playing a tough ride as she has caused 11 turnovers in the past six games, including a career-high four against Kent State (March 14). Blackwell entered the year with 19 total caused turnovers to her credit and has tallied 13 this year, which has already bettered her single-season high set her freshman season.

NATIONALLY KNOWN
Mackenzie Blackwell ranks among the national top 50 in one category this week as she sits 33rd in shots per game (6.6). Additionally, she is among the top six in five categories in the MAC standings, including fourth in goals (39) and goals per game (2.6) and sixth in both points (54) and points per game (3.6).

MILESTONE REACHED • BLACKWELL
Mackenzie Blackwell is the program's career leader in nine categories, including goals (184), hat tricks (38), game-winning goals (six), free-position goals (28), woman-up goals (40), points (214), shots (408), shots on goal (294), and draw controls (259) through the game played against RMU (April 18). The only player in program history to reach 100 and 150 goals and the first of two to reach 100 points, Blackwell recorded one draw control at Akron to reach 250. She recently reached another milestone as she tallied her 40th career woman-up goal, 28 more than the next Eagle.

NATIONALLY KNOWN • TEAM RANKINGS
As a team, Eastern is among the top 50 in five statistical categories (through games played April 22), led by the team's 18.93 ground balls per game, which ranks sixth nationally and leads the MAC. Eastern also ranks 11th in caused turnovers (11.40), 18th in save percentage (.484), 32nd in fouls committed (5.67), and 49th in goals against average/scoring defense (10.47).

FEELING ACTIVE • NCAA CAREER LIST
Each year, the NCAA compiles a list of current players in each division and where they rank in statistical categories based upon their career totals with two Eagles highly ranked once again:
Mackenzie Blackwell
» 186 goals = 7th in NCAA Division I
» 2.91 goals/game = 17th in NCAA Division I
» 214 points = 19th in NCAA Division I
» 3.34 points/game = 37th in NCAA Division I
» 4.05 draw controls/game = 28th in NCAA Division I
Maddy Porter
» 4.17 ground balls/game= 1st in NCAA Division I
» 196 ground balls = 2nd in NCAA Division I
» 9.64 saves per game = 5th in NCAA Division I
» 453 saves = 11th in NCAA Division I
Tracy Grollman
» 1.17 assists per game = 47th in NCAA Division I
» 69 assists = 40th in NCAA Division I

HAPPY HELPER
Tracy Grollman is the third Eagle that is ranked among the top 50 nationally as she appears on two assist lists. Grollman is currently ranked 27th in both total assists (34) and assists per game (2.27). She also ranks second in the MAC in both categories as well and is seventh in points (50) and eighth in points per game (3.33).

DOING THE DISHES
Tracy Grollman has rewritten the program's assist ledger as her four dimes against Kent State (March 14) moved her to the top spot of another list. Ahead of the game at Vanderbilt (March 4), Grollman was tied with Avery Schwab (2023-25) with 45 career assists with her two helpers that day breaking the tie. She added a single-game record five helpers against Cincinnati (March 8) to become the first Eastern player with 50+ assists in a career. Grollman has tallied 69 career assists to become the only Eagle to reach 60 as well and needs one more this season to become the first to 70.

SEASON ASSISTS
Tracy Grollman took over the single-season assists record early in MAC play as her four helpers against Kent State (March 14) both tied and broke the mark of 19 set by Avery Schwab in 2024. Since then, including her four dimes against Robert Morris (April 18), Grollman has accumulated 34 helpers this year to become the first Eagle to reach 20 and 30 assists in a single season and needs six more to reach 40.

SHARING IS CARING
As a team, the Eagles have recorded 91 assists this season (6.06 per game) to rank third in the MAC and break the program's single-season mark of 88 that was set in 2025. The Eagles, after recording nine helpers against Robert Morris (April 18), could reach 100 for the season for the first time in program history as they have at least two games remaining in 2026.

GROLLMAN HITS CENTURY MARK
Tracy Grollman recorded four points on two goals and two assists at Oregon (Feb. 22) to bring her career total to 100 points (now at 137), making her only the second player in program history to reach the century mark. Grollman, who recorded her seventh career game with multiple goals and multiple assists in the same contest, broke her season high for points with six on two goals and four assists against Kent State in the MAC opener (March 8).

NIFTY FIFTY
Tracy Grollman posted four points on four assists in the win over Robert Morris (April 18) on Senior Day to bring her season total to 50 points, making her only the second player in program history to hit the half-century mark. Grollman ranks fourth on the single season ledger with Mackenzie Blackwell holding the top three spots, including 65 points in 2025 and 54 points in both 2024 and 2026.

OH HENRY!
When the season opened, Emerson Henry scored one goal in each of the first four contests before being held without a point. That all changed in Eugene, Ore., Feb. 22, as she scored twice to help the Eagles to the upset victory (12-9) to start a run of 10 consecutive games with at least one goal scored, including her four-goal, three-assist performance against Central Michigan (April 4) and one against UMass (April 11). Over the run, Henry has tallied 24 goals and seven assists for 31 points while recording multiple goals in 8-of-10 games with three or more in three. She also has posted three or more points in four of those games with her seven against the Chippewas standing as a career high. Her 28 goals in 2026 rank seventh on the single-season scoring list and marks back-to-back years she has scored 26 goals while leaving her two scores away from becoming only the third Eagle to score 30 goals in a single season with Mackenzie Blackwell having accomplished the feat four times and Sydney Lawrence twice.

WEARING TWO HATS
Emerson Henry finished the game with CMU with a 'double hat trick' as she recorded four goals and three assists in the game. It marked her first career double, the first of the year for the team, and the first since April 20, 2025, when Tracy Grollman tallied five goals and three assists at home against Akron. The double for Henry is the fifth in program history with Sydney Lawrence recorded two against Youngstown State with four goals and three assists on the road, April 8, 2023, and then again on the road, April 21, 2024, with eight goals and five helpers. Grollman also has posted two in her career with a three-goal, three-assist performance at Howard (Feb. 25, 2024) standing as her first.

SEASON TOP 10 TRACKING • PORTER
Maddy Porter is nearing a pair of milestones on the season top 10 lists. She has scooped 62 ground balls this year, which is third all-time and one away from tying her 2024 then-school record of 63. She holds the record with 71 (2025) and is eight ground balls away from reaching 70 in back-to-back years. Porter also has made 142 saves, leaving her eight from reaching 150 for the second consecutive year after she recorded a program-record 179 last year.

AHOY, CAPTAINS!
Five Eagles were selected as team captains for the 2026 season. The captains include Mackenzie Blackwell, Samantha Borgert, Kelsea Dague, Maddy Porter, and Annika Wozney.

ON THE HORIZON
Eastern returns to action Thursday, April 30, as the Eagles will make their third consecutive appearance in the MAC Tournament when they play in the semifinals at Joe Walton Stadium in Moon Township, Pa. The final seedings, pairings, and game times will be announced Sunday, April 26, as the final games of the MAC season will be played Saturday, April 25.

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Players Mentioned

Amber Alderman

Mackenzie Blackwell

Payton Bloedow

Samantha Borgert

Stella Burke

Kelsea Dague

Tracy Grollman

Emerson Henry

Maddy Porter

Avery Schwab

Katheryn Wilson

Annika Wozney

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