Saturday, April 10th- vs Winthrop (High Point, N.C.) 1:00 PM
The High Point University's women's lacrosse team (3-6) hosts Big South opponent Winthrop on Saturday (April 10) afternoon at 1:00 PM as HPU celebrates senior day. The Panthers hope to carry the momentum they had this Wednesday where they defeated Campbell 23-15. Abby Hormes tied the HPU program record for goals in a single game with eight goals in the winning effort, tying Allie Foard's long-standing total. Hormes set a career-high in goals with eight. Ashley Britton finished with a career-high seven goals, tying the third-most in a single game for HPU. The duo of Hormes and Britton combined for 15 goals in the win. Saturday's game against Winthrop will be streamed on ESPN 3 with the first draw scheduled for 1:00 PM.
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Matchup History
- This will be the Twelfth meeting between Winthrop and HPU.
- HPU leads the Big South series 9-3.
- The last time the two teams met was the 2019 Big South Championship when High Point defeated the Eagles 17-10 inside Vert Stadium to win our third consecutive Big South Championship.
Across the Bench
- The Eagles are 4-6 overall and are off to a 2-2 start in the Big South with conference wins over Gardner Webb and Presbyterian.
- Winthrop is led in scoring by Bianca Tedesco she has 36 goals in just fourteen games while Lauren Morris has 26 goals in sixteen games.
- The head coach of Campbell is Julika Blankenship who is in her fifth season as the Head Coach of Campbell.
Panther Notes
Thank You Class of 2021
Saturday HPU will recognize and celebrate nine wonderful seniors for all of their contributions to the program over their careers here. The nine include Ashley Britton, Rachel Foster, Kylie Holthaus, Abbie Karalis, Kaely Kyle, Megan Nerney, Brielle Prouty, Jill Rall, and Sarah Zeto. The class of 2021 has a current record of 52-22 and has won three consecutive Big South Tournament Championships.
Hormes For Tewaaraton
Hormes was named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch list again this season last month. The Tewaaraton is awarded to the top male and female in college lacrosse each season. Hormes led the way in scoring for the Panthers with three goals on the day, she added two assists for a game high tying five points. She has been honored as Big South Offensive Player of the Week twice this season.
Offensive Explosion
The output of 23 goals for The Panthers is the fourth most goals in a single game by a High Point team.
ESPN'S #LaxTop5 High Point Heavy
Both Foster and Zeto have been showcased in ESPN's #LaxTop5 which highlights the top five plays in women's lacrosse that week and is shown during the women's lacrosse game of the week on the ESPN networks. Foster's shovel goal against Vanderbilt was number one two weeks ago, while Zeto's diving save against Coastal where she made a stop then dove backward and stopped the ball from rolling in was five last week.
Panthers Nationally Impactful
High Point is seventh in the nation in ground balls this season as the Purple & White average 21.25 per game. The HPU defense is fourth in the nation in caused turnovers with 11.38 per game.
Ms. 200
Abby Hormes picked up her 200th career point against Davidson. The senior is currently second all-time in points with 210.
A to B
Ashley Britton is second in scoring right behind Abby Hormes in goals with 25 on the season. Britton is making the most of her fifth season as a graduate student with an impressive stat line, she has 25 goals, an assist, 19 ground balls, and 29 draw controls.
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