Defense Dominant in Lacrosse MAC Victory at Youngstown

Saturday, April 11

Youngstown, Ohio

Noon

Central Michigan University

3-11, 2-3

Youngstown State

3-11, 2-3

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Central Mich.	1	4	1	1	7
Youngstown St.	0	2	3	1	6

Ava Regitz; CMU Lacrosse at Youngstown State (April 11, 2026)

Photo by: Robert Hayes, YSU Athletics

4/11/2026 4:28:00 PM | Lacrosse

Box Score

Regitz tied the program’s single-game record for caused turnovers (6), Kahler logs fifth double-digit performance in cage, Farrar logs fourth hat trick of the season

By: Harrison LaLone

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Central Michigan Lacrosse outlasted Youngstown State, 7-6, in Mid-American Conference play Saturday afternoon at Farmers National Bank Stadium.

Ava Regitz (Marietta, Ga. / Blessed Trinity) tied the program's single-game record for caused turnovers with six takeaways, five of which were tallied by halftime. Hailie Moore '23 had stood alone atop the record list since April 26, 2023.

Regitz's effort was the catalyst to a dominant defensive performance for the Chippewas as they held the Penguins scoreless for the first 25-plus minutes of action—the junior defender had logged her first four caused turnovers by the time the shutout was ended.

Leila Kahler (Spring Lake, Mich. / Spring Lake) stood tall in the cage for 10 saves, her fifth double-digit performance of the season, and a .625 save percentage—a career-high for a single game.

The strong defensive presence was complimented by a first-half hat trick from Anna Farrar (Milton, Ga. / Cambridge), her fourth hat trick of the season. Her third goal came in the final seconds of the first half for a 5-2 advantage at intermission—a score that proved pivotal.

Mia Bradley (Orchard Park, N.Y. / Orchard Park) and Elyse DeFrank (Frankfort, Ill. / Lincoln-Way East) each scored once to reach the five-goal total at the break. Bradley would finish the contest with three assists for four points; Kelsey Barratt (Voorhees, N.J. / Eastern) tallied a pair on the game's second and third goals.

Youngstown State scored the first three goals of the second half to level the contest, 5-5, and the dogfight was on.

Isabella Bainbridge (Grand Rapids, Mich. / Forest Hills Northern) regained the lead with under seven minutes to play in the third quarter, marking Bradley's third assist.

A full quarter went by before either team scored again: the Penguins knotted the contest, 6-6.

Julia Werner (Gurnee, Ill. / Warren Township) scored the winner with 90 seconds to play as she drove from behind the goalie's right shoulder nearly 270 degrees around the crease to score from point-blank range.

Central Michigan Lacrosse remains on the road next Saturday with a visit to Kent State (April 18, 1 p.m. ET). The regular season finale, and senior day, is set for April 25 (Noon ET) against Akron.

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