Big Wednesday Win

Wednesday, April 13

Macon, Ga.

4 p.m.

Mercer University

9-3

Wofford

3-9

Wofford

Mercer

Photo by: Connor Garrison

4/13/2022 6:53:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

Bears run away with 20-5 win over Wofford

MACON, Ga. – Mercer used a dozen goals in the first half en route to a 20-5 home Big South win over Wofford on Wednesday afternoon. Hailey Rhatigan, the reigning league player of the week, and Erin Degnan each notched five goals and an assist to lead the Mercer (9-3, 5-0) attack.

"Excited for our win today, a lot of players saw the field", exclaimed Head Coach Samantha Eustace. "Proud of our milestones today Erin Degnan with 100 career draws and Isea Cryne surpassing program record career saves with 520! Our milestones by individual players are made possible by the efforts of our team."

Five Bears – Hannah Lind, Kileigh Casey, Lyndsey Lewis, Rhatigan and Schaefer – combined for the first five goals of the game until Wofford (3-9, 1-4) answered with 7:36 in the game's opening frame. Mercer answered with seven straight to take a 12-1 lead into the break. Rhatigan completed a hat trick and Degnan, Casey and two by Urey highlighted the stretch of scoring. Degnan, Rhatigan, Lewis, Urey and Jordan Bramble each notched an assist in the first 30.

The Terriers opened the scoring in the third with an Elisabeth Ralph goal at the 13:45 mark but was promptly responded with a four-goal run that had a hat trick by Degnan and Rhatigan's fourth tally. In the last three-and-a-half of the third, both teams found the scoreboard, including Rhatigan's fifth and final score of the game.

Five goals – including three by Mercer – highlighted the fourth. Bramble helped stretch the advantage to 15 when she found the back of the net at 12:01 left. Not even three minutes later, Kate Giglio tallied her first-career goal to pad the advantage. Taylor Yahn capped off the Mercer scoring with her goal at 4:34 of the game.

The Bears fired 38 shots at Wofford's goalkeepers and had 29 of them on frame. Rhatigan led the offense with 12 shots and eight on goal. Mercer won 18 of the 28 draw controls, as Degnan and Kayla Soltys both claimed four.
Iseabal Cryne and Kate Vanderlinde split the game's time in the cage and combined for four saves.

Notables
• With the win, Mercer has matched its best-ever start to a conference slate with the fifth consecutive victory, matching a 5-0 start in the ASUN in 2017.
• Cryne surpassed the program's individual career record with 520 stops

Mercer will celebrate its seniors on Saturday as they face Longwood at Five Star Stadium. The first draw is set for 1 p.m.

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