Saturday, February 23
Louisville, Ky.
12 PM
Mercer University
at
Louisville
Photo by: Gary Breedlove
Bears to Finish Road Stretch at Louisville on Saturday
2/22/2019 9:13:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
Mercer plays its third road game to open the season
MACON, Ga. – Mercer will take on Louisville for its third road game of the season on Saturday, Feb. 23 at the UofL Lacrosse Stadium in Louisville, Ky. The match will begin at noon (ET) and will have live stats provided.
THE BEAR NECESSITIES
Date: Saturday, February 23 | Noon (ET)
Teams: Mercer (0-2) vs. Louisville (0-3)
Location:Â Louisville, Ky. | UofL Lacrosse Stadium
Live Stats: GoCards.com
Twitter Updates: @MercerWLAX
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SERIES HISTORY
Mercer lost its lone head-to-head matchup with the Cardinals last season, a 21-14 defeat on March 14, 2018 at Five Star Stadium.
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NOTABLES
SCOUTING LOUISVILLE
The Cardinals opened their 2019 season in similar fashion as Mercer with three consecutive road matches. Louisville lost all three, falling to Northwestern (21-11), Marquette (15-12) 0and Denver (18-2).
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Tessa Chad and Caroline Blalock lead the Cards' offense with six points each. Sarah Blalock and Ally Hall follow closely behind with five points apiece. Blalock also leads the Cardinals with seven ground balls and four caused turnovers for the season. Rachel Florek and Lexie Ball have split time between the posts, earning at least 80 minutes each so far this season.
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FOLLOW THE BEARS
For complete coverage of Mercer Women's Lacrosse, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerWLax (Twitter), /MercerWomensLacrosse (Facebook) and @MercerWLax (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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THE BEAR NECESSITIES
Date: Saturday, February 23 | Noon (ET)
Teams: Mercer (0-2) vs. Louisville (0-3)
Location:Â Louisville, Ky. | UofL Lacrosse Stadium
Live Stats: GoCards.com
Twitter Updates: @MercerWLAX
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SERIES HISTORY
Mercer lost its lone head-to-head matchup with the Cardinals last season, a 21-14 defeat on March 14, 2018 at Five Star Stadium.
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NOTABLES
- Hailey Rhatigan earned her first hat trick of the season against UC Davis last weekend.
- Audrey Robertson, Catie Snee and Eva Thorn recorded their first goals of the season against the Aggies.
- Iseabal Cryne notched a game-high nine saves against UC Davis.
- Amya Hudson and Dylan Malamala made their first appearances of the season against UC Davis.
- Robertson collected a team-high four ground balls and four caused turnovers to lead the Bears last weekend.
- Michaela Lucas and Audrey Robertson were named to the Preseason All-SoCon Team.
- The Bears were picked fourth in the SoCon preseason poll.
- Rhatigan and Hagerty lead the league in goals for the season (5).
- Cryne leads the SoCon in save percentage (0.442) and total saves (23).
SCOUTING LOUISVILLE
The Cardinals opened their 2019 season in similar fashion as Mercer with three consecutive road matches. Louisville lost all three, falling to Northwestern (21-11), Marquette (15-12) 0and Denver (18-2).
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Tessa Chad and Caroline Blalock lead the Cards' offense with six points each. Sarah Blalock and Ally Hall follow closely behind with five points apiece. Blalock also leads the Cardinals with seven ground balls and four caused turnovers for the season. Rachel Florek and Lexie Ball have split time between the posts, earning at least 80 minutes each so far this season.
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FOLLOW THE BEARS
For complete coverage of Mercer Women's Lacrosse, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerWLax (Twitter), /MercerWomensLacrosse (Facebook) and @MercerWLax (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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