Mercer Earns Convincing Senior Day Win Over Winthrop

Saturday, April 20

Macon, Ga.

Noon

Mercer University

9-5, 6-0Big South

Winthrop

1-13, 1-6Big South

WINTHROP

Mercer

Mercer Earns Convincing Senior Day Win Over Winthrop

4/20/2024 3:02:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

Mercer remains unbeaten in Big South play at 6-0

MACON, Ga. - Another complete performance from the Mercer Bears ended in a 22-5 win over Winthrop on Senior Day Saturday afternoon in Macon.

Senior Kayla Casey got the start in goal for the Bears and made five saves while allowing just two goals in the first half. Senior Gabby DiVirgilio led Mercer offensively with five goals and Caroline Glus also had four goals. Senior Maddi Koury also had a great game for the Bears with two goals and a game high four assists.

Mercer outshot Winthrop 36-14 including a 29-12 shots on goal advantage. Draw controls were 17-12 in favor of Mercer with Kayla Soltys leading Mercer with six draw controls. Winthrop had 17 turnovers with Mercer causing 11 of them. Gabby Brisbin had two caused turnovers to go with one goal and two assists.

HOW IT HAPPENED
After freshman Ansley Walters scored the first goal of the game, Winthrop responded with the next two goals to take its only lead of the game. Mercer scored the next nine goals in the first quarter to jump out to a 10-2 lead with DiVirgilio accounting for four of those nine Mercer goals.

The second quarter was low scoring with the Bears shutting out the Eagles in the quarter while scoring four goals themselves to take a 14-2 lead at halftime.

Mercer didn't let up to start the second half, outscoring Winthrop 6-0 in the third quarter with six different goal scorers. Abby Morrison and Krissy Rael each scored their second goal of the game in the fourth quarter for Mercer's two goals in the final 15 minutes.

NOTABLES

Mercer improved to 6-0 in Big South games with two more conference games to play
Mercer scored 20 or more goals for the sixth time this season
The Bears went on a 19-0 scoring run that spanned from the first to fourth quarters
Three seniors or graduate students scored for the Bears on Senior Day
Mercer had 10 assists, the fourth straight game with 10 or more assists for the Bears
Gabby DiVirgilio scored her 40th goal of the season
Maddi Koury picked up her 30th assist of the season
Mercer went 4-for-6 on free position shots
Freshman Reaghan Lomascola scored her second career goal

The Bears are back in action on Monday, April 22 as East Carolina comes to Macon in a nonconference matchup.

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