
Women's Lacrosse Hosts Radford on Senior Day Saturday
4/21/2023 10:54:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
Game is scheduled for 11 a.m.
MACON, Ga. -Â Mercer women's lacrosse will host the Radford Highlanders on Senior Day on Saturday at Five Star Stadium.
GAME DAY INFORMATION
Mercer (12-2, 6-0 Big South) vs Radford (4-10, 1-5 Big South)Â
Five Stadium | Macon, GA
Saturday, April 22 | 11 a.m.
Live Stats
SERIES HISTORY
Saturday will be the 3rd all-time meeting between Mercer and Radford. Mercer leads the series 2-0.
LAST TIME OUT
Four different Mercer players scored hat tricks and Kate Vanderlinde came up with seven saves as Mercer defeated Furman 18-13 on Saturday afternoon from Five Star Stadium.
With the win, the Bears moved to 6-0 in conference play with three Big South games remaining.
The Bears got hat tricks from Chloe Schaeffer (4 goals), Shannon Urey, Gabby DiVirgilio, and Kayla Soltys as they combined to score 13 of Mercer's 18 goals.
Furman never led at any point in the game, but hung around with the Bears for most of the day partly due to Mercer's 19 turnovers. The second most in a game for the Bears this season.
Mercer had a 29-20 shots on goal advantage and won the draw control battle 20-15.
SCOUTING RADFORD
Radford enters Saturday's game with a 4-10 record including a 1-5 record in conference play. The Highlanders have yet to win a game on the road this season as they are 0-6 this year away from home.
Radford is ninth in the Big South in scoring at 8.86 goals per game and they are fifth in the conference in goals against per game at 13.50 per game.Â
The Highlanders are last in the Big South with 16.00 shots on goal per game. They also average the most turnovers per game in the Big South at 19.14 turnovers per game. They are ninth in the Big South in draw control percentage as they win 45.55 percent of their draw controls.
Radford's leading scorer is Margaret Gleason who has 36 goals in 13 games this season, which is third most in the Big South. Radford's goalie Olivia Hunter has a 13.50 goals against average and a .466 save percentage which leads the Big South.
FOLLOW THE BEARS
For complete coverage of Mercer Women's Lacrosse, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerWLAX (Twitter) and @Mercerwlax (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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GAME DAY INFORMATION
Mercer (12-2, 6-0 Big South) vs Radford (4-10, 1-5 Big South)Â
Five Stadium | Macon, GA
Saturday, April 22 | 11 a.m.
Live Stats
SERIES HISTORY
Saturday will be the 3rd all-time meeting between Mercer and Radford. Mercer leads the series 2-0.
LAST TIME OUT
Four different Mercer players scored hat tricks and Kate Vanderlinde came up with seven saves as Mercer defeated Furman 18-13 on Saturday afternoon from Five Star Stadium.
With the win, the Bears moved to 6-0 in conference play with three Big South games remaining.
The Bears got hat tricks from Chloe Schaeffer (4 goals), Shannon Urey, Gabby DiVirgilio, and Kayla Soltys as they combined to score 13 of Mercer's 18 goals.
Furman never led at any point in the game, but hung around with the Bears for most of the day partly due to Mercer's 19 turnovers. The second most in a game for the Bears this season.
Mercer had a 29-20 shots on goal advantage and won the draw control battle 20-15.
SCOUTING RADFORD
Radford enters Saturday's game with a 4-10 record including a 1-5 record in conference play. The Highlanders have yet to win a game on the road this season as they are 0-6 this year away from home.
Radford is ninth in the Big South in scoring at 8.86 goals per game and they are fifth in the conference in goals against per game at 13.50 per game.Â
The Highlanders are last in the Big South with 16.00 shots on goal per game. They also average the most turnovers per game in the Big South at 19.14 turnovers per game. They are ninth in the Big South in draw control percentage as they win 45.55 percent of their draw controls.
Radford's leading scorer is Margaret Gleason who has 36 goals in 13 games this season, which is third most in the Big South. Radford's goalie Olivia Hunter has a 13.50 goals against average and a .466 save percentage which leads the Big South.
FOLLOW THE BEARS
For complete coverage of Mercer Women's Lacrosse, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerWLAX (Twitter) and @Mercerwlax (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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