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HPU Closes Out Regular Season Road Slate at Liberty

Women's Lacrosse

HPU Closes Out Regular Season Road Slate at Liberty

High Point at Liberty
WHEN: Saturday, April 15 | 2 p.m.
WHERE: Liberty Lacrosse Field | Lynchburg, Va.
RECORDS: High Point (10-3, 4-0 Big South) | Liberty (4-10, 3-1 Big South)
SERIES RECORD: 7th meeting | HPU leads, 5-1
LIVE VIDEO: Big South Network
LIVE STATS: StatBroadcast
 
HIGH POINT, N.C.—The High Point University women's lacrosse team closes out its road portion of the regular season at Liberty Saturday afternoon (April 15). First draw at Liberty Lacrosse Field in Lynchburg, Va., is set for 2 p.m.
 
Quick Hitters
• High Point (10-3, 4-0 Big South) defeated Radford, 19-5, Wednesday in Radford, Va. With the win, the Panthers have won 10 consecutive wins, matching a school record, and have the second-longest win streak in NCAA Division I women's lacrosse. The Panthers recorded 43 shots, which tied a school record.
 
• Junior Brooke Stevens led the Panthers with six points on two goals and four assists, while sophomore Emory Gaeng added two goals and three assists for five points.
 
• Freshman Ashley Britton had five key draw controls while also posting two goals and two assists. She now has 44 draw controls on the year and has moved up to third on the HPU single-season list.
 
• A win Saturday would give the Panthers 11 consecutive wins, which would break the longest stretch in school history, previously set in 2014.
 
• Brook Stevens' 10 points against Winthrop was the second-most in a single game in school history. Stevens was named Big South Offensive Player of the Week for her efforts against the Eagles and Longwood last week.
 
• Senior Christina Del Sesto and junior Erica Perrotta each caused five turnovers against Winthrop, which is also tied for the second-most in a single contest in HPU history. Perrotta also had five ground balls and three caused turnovers against Longwood and was named Big South Defensive Player of the Week.
 
• Stevens leads the Panthers with 50 points with 28 goals and a team-high 22 assists. Senior Samantha Brown leads the team with 34 goals with 10 assists, while junior Darla Poulin is second on the team with 46 points, 32 goals and 14 assists. Brown now has 46 career assists, which is tied for fourth in school history.
 
• Perrotta has 79 career caused turnovers, while Del Sesto has 76. The duo rank second and third in school history, respectively.
 
   
All-Time Series with Liberty
Liberty comes into the game with a 4-10 record (3-1 Big South) after defeating Gardner-Webb, 21-7, on Wednesday. High Point leads the all-time series, 5-1, and won last year's meeting, 19-1.
 
Next Up
The Panthers continue Big South play against Campbell on Wednesday (April 19). First draw at Vert Stadium is set for 6 p.m.
 
#GoHPU
 
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Players Mentioned

Samantha Brown

#35 Samantha Brown

A
5' 7"
Senior
Christina Del Sesto

#45 Christina Del Sesto

D
5' 6"
Senior
Emory Gaeng

#5 Emory Gaeng

A
5' 2"
Sophomore
Erica Perrotta

#4 Erica Perrotta

M
5' 2"
Junior
Darla Poulin

#2 Darla Poulin

A
5' 9"
Junior
Brooke Stevens

#8 Brooke Stevens

A
5' 4"
Junior
Ashley Britton

#26 Ashley Britton

M
5' 5"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Samantha Brown

#35 Samantha Brown

5' 7"
Senior
A
Christina Del Sesto

#45 Christina Del Sesto

5' 6"
Senior
D
Emory Gaeng

#5 Emory Gaeng

5' 2"
Sophomore
A
Erica Perrotta

#4 Erica Perrotta

5' 2"
Junior
M
Darla Poulin

#2 Darla Poulin

5' 9"
Junior
A
Brooke Stevens

#8 Brooke Stevens

5' 4"
Junior
A
Ashley Britton

#26 Ashley Britton

5' 5"
Freshman
M