Kent State University
Detroit Mercy
Flashes Lacrosse Visits Motor City For MAC Contest Against Detroit Mercy
4/11/2026 7:58:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
Detroit, MICH - The Kent State Lacrosse team will pay a visit to the Motor City on Sunday for an important Mid-American Conference matchup against Detroit Mercy at 1 P.M.
Last Time Out
Kent State welcomed in Florida State of the ACC to Dix Stadium for non-conference action on Tuesday morning in the inaugural season for the Seminoles. A fast start for the road team gave Florida State momentum to defeat the Golden Flashes by a score of 14-5.
FSU got off to a hot start as they scored their first five goals of the game in a span of six minutes. The Flashes then settled in defensively and would score two goals in the first quarter from senior Zayda Crumpton and a buzzer-beating goal at the end of the half from senior attacker Lizzie Lundeen to bring the score to 8-3 in favor of Florida State heading into the second half.
In the third quarter, senior Emily Bond scored her second goal of the season from long-range, but FSU would answer with five straight goals followed by a goal from KSU junior attacker Morgan Halli to bring the score to where it would remain final at 14-5.
Crumpton finished the game with five draw controls while senior Meghan Haddow and sophomore Ava Todd each finished with an assist. On the defensive side, sophomore defender Amber Shinsky had a strong game, causing four turnovers and picking up three ground balls.Â
Junior Davanee McNairy also finished the game with two ground balls. Kent State Goalkeeper Sydney Davis added to her impressive junior season as she produced a season-high in saves with 16; a top ten performance all-time for blue and gold in a single game.
Scouting Detroit Mercy
The Titans have yet to find their way to the win column this season with an 0-9 overall record. They currently have six common opponents with the Blue and Gold while Detroit most recently took on Youngstown State in a 15-7 loss.
Senior midfielder Alyssa Jarvis leads The Titans in many categories this year in points, goals and assists with 29, 18 and 11 respectively. She also leads the Titans in Draw Controls with 34. Senior attacker Libby Cuckler has contributed 11 goals this season with five assists while freshman Alison has 10 goals this season.
Leading the Titans defensively will be redshirt freshman defender Ava Bandi with 10 caused turnovers and 10 ground balls this season, while Emily Coyne leads the team with 16 ground balls. Coyne also leads the team in saves with 107 as the team's starting goalkeeper.Â
Series History
Sunday's meeting will be the ninth all-time between the Flashes and the Titans. KSU currently holds a lead in the all-time series by a count of 5-3, but Detroit Mercy has recently won the last two meetings.
Up Next
After Kent State's conference matchup with Detroit Mercy, the Golden Flashes will head back to non-conference play for the final time this season. On Wednesday, they will travel to Columbus to take on the Ohio State Buckeyes for a 3 P.M. start at Ohio State Lacrosse Stadium.
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