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HIGH POINT, N.C. – The High Point University women's lacrosse team returns to Vert Stadium to take on Presbyterian College on Monday evening.
 
First draw between the Panthers and Blue Hose is scheduled for 6 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on the Big South Network, with live stats also available via highpointpanthers.com.
 
Last time out, High Point opened conference play with a 18-2 win at Gardner-Webb on Saturday afternoon.
 
A season-high 24 Panthers saw the field on Saturday while 13 student-athletes registered a point on the day. HPU held strong advantages in shots (40-11), shots on goal (32-9) and ground balls (19-14) and was +9 (13-4) in the draw control battle.
 
Senior Julia Burns starred for the Panthers in goal Saturday, allowing just two goals while making seven saves in a full 60 minutes of action. It marked the fewest goals allowed by Burns in a full game in her career. The two goals allowed by the Panthers marked the fewest given up by the team since a 20-2 win at Campbell on April 15, 2013.
 
GARDNER APPROACHES 100 CAREER GOALS
Senior attack Kendyl Gardner enters Monday's game fifth on the all-time HPU goals list with 99 career scores. With her first goal against the Blue Hose, Gardner will become the fifth player in High Point history to reach the 100-goal milestone. Gardner also ranks fifth all-time at HPU with 114 career points.
 
HOME SWEET HOME
HPU has posted a 16-8 record (.667) inside Vert Stadium over the past three seasons. Between Big South regular season and tournament contests, HPU is a combined 10-0 vs. league opponents at home since 2013.
 
A LOOK AT THE BLUE HOSE (3-7, 0-1)
Presbyterian was picked to finish seventh in the Big South preseason poll. Last time out, the Blue Hose fell to Winthrop, 16-4, in the team's league opener Saturday in Clinton. Junior Katy Richardson leads the Blue Hose with a team-high 26 points on 20 goals and six assists. Freshman goalkeeper Lee-Ann Salim has played 486:17 minutes this season while posting a 13.94 goals against average and .339 save percentage. The Blue Hose rank third in the conference with 17.60 ground balls per game.
 
HISTORY vs. PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE
Monday's matchup marks the seventh all-time matchup between High Point and Presbyterian College in women's lacrosse. HPU is a perfect 6-0 against the Blue Hose, including a 3-0 mark inside Vert Stadium. In the most recent meeting between the teams, HPU defeated the Blue Hose 20-3 on April 30, 2014, in Big South Tournament quarterfinal action. Junior Allie Foard posted a career-best four goals in the game.
 
UP NEXT
HPU heads to the shores of South Carolina to take on Coastal Carolina (6-3, 1-0) Friday. First draw in Conway, S.C., is scheduled for 5 p.m.
 
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