Mercer At Old Dominion For Sunday Showdown

Sunday, April 23

Norfolk, Va.

1:00 PM

Mercer University

Old Dominion

Photo courtesy of Judy Stapleton

Photo by: Judy Stapleton

4/22/2017 4:51:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

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MACON, Ga. – Mercer is at Old Dominion on Sunday afternoon in the Bears' final road game of the season.

THE BEAR NECESSITIES
Date: Sunday, April 23 | 1 p.m.
Teams: Mercer (11-3, 6-1 ASUN) vs. Old Dominion (7-7, 3-4 ASUN)
Location: Norfolk, Va. | L.R. Hill Sports Complex
Game Notes: Mercer
Live Stats: ODUSports.com | Video: ODUSports.com
Twitter Updates: @MercerWLAX

OUTSTANDING OFFENSE
Mercer, which has won five games by 10+ goals this season, leads the ASUN and is second in the nation with 24.86 points per game, while leading the ASUN and ranking fourth nationally with 16.21 goals per game. The Bears are also second in the conference with a 6.86 scoring margin, which ranks seventh nationally.

Mercer scored a program-record 26 goals in the win over Delaware State and the 25-goal margin of victory was also a program best.

ZELTWANGER AND LEONE LEADING THE WAY
With 42 goals and 42 assists, Lindsey Zeltwanger is leading the ASUN in points (83) and assists. Kate Leone has scored a league-leading 46 goals, while Zeltwanger is third in the ASUN in total goals. Leone also ranks second in the league in total points (65) and points per game (4.64).

Zeltwanger also ranks second nationally in total points and points per game (5.93), while ranking third in total assists and assists per game (2.93). The junior is just 17 points away from becoming the ASUN's first-ever player to score 100 points in a single season. Against Stetson, Zeltwanger became Mercer's first player to score 100 career goals.

SHARING IS CARING
The Bears are leading the league and rank third in the nation with 8.64 assists per game, which was bolstered by the program-record 16 assists against Howard. Zeltwanger leads Mercer with 41 assists, followed by Kate Leone with 19 and Meghan Segreti with 18.

DOMINATING THE DRAW CIRCLE
The Bears have led in the draw circle in eight of their 14 games, leading to an average of 14.57 draw controls per game. Mercer currently ranks second in the league and 18th nationally in draws per game. Against Howard, Mercer grabbed a program-record 24 draw controls.

Meghan Segreti is fourth in the ASUN with 4.14 draw controls per game. Her 58 draw controls this season ranks first on Mercer's single-season leaderboard as the junior holds the top three spots on the list. Segreti, who is also Mercer's career leader in draw controls, is 34 draw controls away from the 200th of her career.

GROUND BALLS APLENTY
After last week, Mercer leads the nation with 26.71 ground balls per game. Haleigh Wurzel, who leads Mercer with 45 ground balls this season, ranks fourth in the ASUN and 20th nationally with 3.21 ground balls per game.

WURZEL SAVING THE DAY
Haleigh Wurzel has spent a majority of time in goal this season for Mercer and ranks fourth in the league with a .468 save percentage. The junior also ranks third in the ASUN with an 9.74 goals-against average. Wurzel totals 110 saves and 125 goals allowed this season.

STRONG START
Mercer started its third season off with a bang, cruising past Presbyterian 23-13 on Feb. 11. This is the second season in which Mercer has won the first game of the year, as the Bears also opened the 2015 campaign with a win. Mercer has also started strong in ASUN play, notching a 6-1 mark thus far.

SCOUTING OLD DOMINION
After a win over Kennesaw State on Friday, Old Dominion sits at sixth in the league standings with a 3-4 ASUN record. The Monarchs are 3-2 at home this season.

Conner Carson leads ODU with 37 points and 32 goals, while Morgan Marrale has dished out a team-leading 13 assists. Cydney Tutchton is second for the Monarchs with 27 points off 20 goals and seven assists, followed by Marrale's 23 points. A total of seven Monarchs have scored 10+ goals this season.

Carson also leads Old Dominion with 38 draw controls, followed by Natalie Ledwitz with 26. Ledwitz has notched a team-high 24 caused turnovers and is tied for third on the team with 28 ground balls.

Maggi Buckley has scooped up a team-high 41 ground balls and spent a majority of time in goal for ODU. Buckley has made 139 saves and allowed 151 goals for a .479 save percentage and a 10.80 GAA.

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