The Kent State lacrosse team lost a conference game against Robert Morris University by a score of 8-5 on Saturday. This makes their conference record 1-3 and overall record 6-6.
Saturday was Senior Day, as the senior players were recognized for their dedication to the team.
“I love the senior class,” coach Brianne Tierney said. “They are such great leaders, this whole group. They share their love of lacrosse, and they share their love of their team, with anybody who will listen. They’re all so grateful, and I think that goes a long way.”
The Flashes’ scoring was steady throughout the game, but not enough to beat the Robert Morris Colonials, who scored five in the first half, compared to KSU’s three.
Senior attacker Lizzie Lundeen opened the scoring about halfway through the first quarter, and a few minutes later senior midfielder Zayda Crumpton scored on the man-up to make the score 2-0. RMU scored with three minutes left in the first quarter to cut the Flashes’ lead in half.
44 seconds into the second quarter RMU tied it, and even took the lead less than a minute later. Later in the quarter when the Colonials doubled their lead, the Flashes gained possession when sophomore midfielder Katlyn Binnix won the draw control and junior attacker Morgan Halli scored. RMU added one more goal to make the score 5-3 Colonials going into the half.
In the first half KSU recorded seven ground balls, compared to RMU’s 10.
“We were creating offense,” Tierney said. We were getting opportunities to shoot, maybe just not finishing those shots, but we had a lot of good looks at the cage, and we did well on the draw, and caused a ton of turnovers.”
In the second half, the Flashes were outscored 3-2. They recorded seven groundballs, four draw controls and 17 shots on goal. Halli scored her second goal of the night, and senior attacker Riley Floyd scored KSU’s final goal.
Key Stats
Crumpton is leading the Flashes with 26 goals. Just below her is Halli with 21.
Crumpton also leads the team in assists (13), points (39), shots (101), shots on goal (60) and draw controls (29). This 2026 campaign has seen a dominant start from Crumpton, as she has routinely found herself at the top of KSU’s statistical leaderboard week after week.
Second in assists is Lundeen with seven. Halli and Lundeen are tied for second in points with 27 each.
Sophomore defenseman Anna Zucconi leads the team in ground balls with 38, and senior midfielder Meghan Haddow is behind her with 30.
Junior goalkeeper Sydney Davis is leading goalkeeping with 117 saves and a save percentage of .518. On Saturday, Davis had 10 saves to set her career total to 300 saves.
What’s Next
KSU plays its next game against the Florida State Seminoles on Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Dix Stadium.
Audrey McCarthy is a reporter. Contact her at [email protected].