
Mercer Welcomes Longwood To Macon Saturday
4/12/2024 10:17:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
Game starts at 11 a.m. in Five Star Stadium
MACON, Ga. - In a matchup of the last two remaining unbeaten teams in conference play, the Mercer women's lacrosse welcomes the Longwood Lancers Saturday morning in Five Star Stadium.
GAME DAY INFORMATION
Mercer (7-5, 4-0 Big South) vs Longwood (7-6, 4-0 Big South)Â
Macon, Ga. | Five Star Stadium
Saturday, April 13 | 11 a.m.
SERIES HISTORY
Saturday will be the 5th all-time meeting between Mercer and Longwood. The two teams have split their first four meetings with Mercer winning each of the last two games.
LAST TIME OUT
Caroline Glus scored a career high five goals and Mercer outscored Furman 8-2 in the second half en route to a 17-11 win on the road over the Furman Paladins Wednesday night in Paladin Stadium.
Shots on goal were 27-15 in favor of Mercer. The Bears were also dominant in the draw circle winning 21 draws to Furman's 11. The Bears had 10 caused turnovers on the night, led by Sarah Leahy with three.
Caroline Glus led the Mercer attack with five goals and one assist. Eight different Mercer players accounted for the 17 goals. Freshman Ansley Walters and Kayla Soltys each had hat tricks in the game. Soltys led all players with nine draw controls.
SCOUTING LONGWOOD
Longwood enters Saturday's game looking to remain unbeaten in Big South play. The Lancers are 7-6 overall and 4-0 in Big South play.
The Lancers are riding a five-game winning streak entering the contest after a come from behind 18-15 win over Stetson Thursday.
Longwood has scored at least 14 goals in all four of its Big South games so far. The Lancers rank third in the Big South in goals per game at 12.83. They have allowed the second fewest goals per game at 12.25.
Offensively, Longwood is led by senior attacker Riley McDonald who leads the Big South in goals and points per game. McDonald's 42 goals in 13 games. Defensively, junior Miranda Helfenbein leads the Big South in caused turnovers per game at 2.45.
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 (7-5, 4-0 Big South) vs Longwood (7-6, 4-0 Big South)Â
Macon, Ga. | Five Star Stadium
Saturday, April 13 | 11 a.m.
SERIES HISTORY
Saturday will be the 5th all-time meeting between Mercer and Longwood. The two teams have split their first four meetings with Mercer winning each of the last two games.
LAST TIME OUT
Caroline Glus scored a career high five goals and Mercer outscored Furman 8-2 in the second half en route to a 17-11 win on the road over the Furman Paladins Wednesday night in Paladin Stadium.
Shots on goal were 27-15 in favor of Mercer. The Bears were also dominant in the draw circle winning 21 draws to Furman's 11. The Bears had 10 caused turnovers on the night, led by Sarah Leahy with three.
Caroline Glus led the Mercer attack with five goals and one assist. Eight different Mercer players accounted for the 17 goals. Freshman Ansley Walters and Kayla Soltys each had hat tricks in the game. Soltys led all players with nine draw controls.
SCOUTING LONGWOOD
Longwood enters Saturday's game looking to remain unbeaten in Big South play. The Lancers are 7-6 overall and 4-0 in Big South play.
The Lancers are riding a five-game winning streak entering the contest after a come from behind 18-15 win over Stetson Thursday.
Longwood has scored at least 14 goals in all four of its Big South games so far. The Lancers rank third in the Big South in goals per game at 12.83. They have allowed the second fewest goals per game at 12.25.
Offensively, Longwood is led by senior attacker Riley McDonald who leads the Big South in goals and points per game. McDonald's 42 goals in 13 games. Defensively, junior Miranda Helfenbein leads the Big South in caused turnovers per game at 2.45.
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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