Saturday, April 23rd- vs Mercer (High Point, N.C.) 3:00 PM (ESPN+)
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Vert Stadium prepares for a clash of two of the top teams in the Big South as the High Point University women's lacrosse team hosts Mercer on Saturday, April 23rd at 3:00 PM. It is also senior day as HPU will honor its five seniors, Lily Bedell, Julia Nicastro, Destiny Colon, Nicole Pugh, and Abby Hormes.
Matchup History
- The Panthers hold a 2-0 record against Mercer.
- This is Mercer's first season competing as a member of the Big South.
- This will be the third consecutive meeting between the Panthers and the Bears. HPU won the match up last season 13-11.
Across the Bench
Mercer
- The Bears are 11-3 on the year and a perfect 7-0 in the conference.
- Mercer is coming off of a 21-8 overtime victory over Winthrop on Wednesday.
Hormes Holding It Down
Abby Hormes is second in NCAA Division I active career leaders for points per game (6.47), first in goals (80), and second in goals per game (5.33).
Hormes holds High Point records for goals (289), points (377), shots (516), shots on goal (396), and is in third for game-winning goals (12).
Counting Down To 400
Hormes is 23 points away from 400 points. She is 23 points away from becoming just the sixth player in collegiate history to eclipse 400 career points. To achieve this feat in the next two regular-season games she would need to average 11.5 points. She has recorded eight or more points in her last five games.
Top 10
Panthers Sweep Big South Weekly Honors
Abby Hormes
Big South Offensive Player of the Week
Scored seven goals and had an assist for eight points in the win against Longwood. Then on Saturday she scored 10 goals and had an assist for 11 points against Radford. Hormes recorded 19 points on the week. She is 34 points away from becoming just the sixth player in collegiate history to eclipse 400 career points.
Lily Bedell
Big South Defensive Player of the Week
Bedell had two ground balls and a caused turnover in the win against Longwood. She had five ground balls and four caused turnovers and a draw control in the win over Radford.
Caitlyn Baehr
Big South Freshman of the Week
Baehr had eight ground balls, three caused turnovers, and five draw controls in the win against Longwood. She had three ground balls, two caused turnovers, and four draw controls in the win over Radford.
The Chase for Seven
HPU owns the title to the past four Big South Tournament Championships (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021) after the 2020 Tournament was canceled due to COVID-19. High Point has also been the regular-season Big South champion in each of the past four seasons. In the eight years of the conference championships, the Panthers have claimed five regular-season titles and six tournament titles.
Panthers Picked as Preseason Favorite
High Point was voted as the top-Big South team in the 2022 preseason poll. HPU garnered nine first-place votes and 99 total points.
- High Point (9) – 99 points
- Mercer (1) – 87 points
- Campbell – 82 points
- Furman – 68 points
- Winthrop – 54 points
- Radford – 53 points
- Gardner-Webb – 36 points
- Longwood – 27 points
- Presbyterian – 23 points
- Wofford – 21 points
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