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HIGH POINT, N.C. – The High Point University women's lacrosse team (6-4, 2-0) aims for its third-straight victory Saturday when the Panthers travel south to battle Presbyterian College (2-8, 0-1) in Clinton, S.C.
 
No live video stream of the game will be made available, but live stats can be accessed via gobluehose.com.
 
LAST TIME OUT
HPU won at Campbell, 15-10, on Wednesday night inside Barker-Lane Stadium. The Panthers led 9-5 at the half and extended its lead by as many as seven (14-7) midway through the second stanza.
 
Senior Emily Meier led the HPU offense with six points on two goals and four assists while picking up four ground balls, while sophomore Erica Perrotta tied a career best with five points (2g, 3a). Senior Kasey Callaway also tied a career-high with two goals off the bench for the Panthers.
 
Freshman midfielder Samantha Herman played an excellent all-around game for HPU, tallying a hat trick to go along with three draw controls, three caused turnovers and three ground balls.
 
DEFENSE STEPS UP VS. CAMELS
Defensively, senior Kristina Renner notched a team-best three caused turnovers and registered two draw controls and a goal, while seniors Christina Del Sesto and Tori Dunster and sophomore Casey Kotchenreuter each added two caused turnovers for the Purple & White. The Panthers held a Campbell team averaging 13 goals per game to 10 in the contest and forced 24 Camel turnovers on the night. HPU also held the nation's leading goal scorer Loren Day (4.1/game) to just two scores for the game.
 
GOOD STARTS A HALLMARK OF HPU LACROSSE
With the victory at Campbell Wednesday, HPU moved to 2-0 in conference play for the fifth-straight season. HPU has either gone undefeated or lost a sole conference game in four of its first five seasons as a program.
 
DIFFICULT NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE PROVIDING VALUABLE EXPERIENCE
High Point has played the hardest non-conference schedule to date in the Big South this season. HPU has played five top-50 RPI teams, including North Carolina (3), Elon (25), Oregon (33), Michigan (39) and James Madison (41). The Panthers own a 3-2 record in those contests
 
Big South Strength of Schedule Rankings
1. High Point - 42
2. Liberty – 46
3. Coastal Carolina – 83
4. Winthrop – 91
5. Campbell – 94
6. Longwood – 98
7. Gardner-Webb – 103
8. Presbyterian – 106
9. Radford – 110
 
HISTORY vs. PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE
Saturday's matchup marks the eighth all-time matchup between High Point and Presbyterian College in women's lacrosse. HPU is a perfect 7-0 against the Blue Hose, including a 4-0 mark away from Vert Stadium. In the most recent meeting between the teams, HPU defeated the Blue Hose 20-6, last season in Vert Stadium. Allie Foard put together a record-breaking performance in that contest, setting an HPU record with 12 points (8g, 4a) in the win. It marked the highest single-game point total of any player in the nation last season.
 
A LOOK AT THE BLUE HOSE (2-8, 0-2 BIG SOUTH)
Presbyterian was picked to finish seventh in the 2016 Big South preseason poll. The Blue Hose put together a 2-6 non-conference slate, with wins over Delaware State (20-11) and Howard (20-7). PC dropped its first two conference games at Longwood (20-4) and vs. Coastal Carolina (17-4).
 
PC is paced offensively by Lauren Schaaf, who leads the team in points (23; 20g, 3a). Cady Roberts is first on the team in assists (7) and has posted 22 points overall. Goalie Sophia Cuzzupe has played 402:08 of a possible 573:23 in cage and has posted a 15.67 goals against average and .282 save percentage.
 
NEXT UP
The Panthers return to Vert Stadium to battle Gardner-Webb on Wednesday (Apr. 6) at 7 p.m.
 
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