Saturday, February 11th- vs Davidson (High Point, N.C.) 2:00 PM 

The 12-time Big South champions — winning six regular-season trophies and six in the BSC tournament — are back in action this Saturday on home turf as High Point women's lacrosse welcomes the Wildcats of Davidson in a mid-day matchup, beginning at 2:00 p.m. The Panthers placed a 10-9 record in the 2022 season, losing just one in-conference contest. Their season came to a close in the Big South championship game against the Mercer Bears where they fell just short, 13-16.

About the Wildcats
Senior attack Erin Cooke led the Wildcats to a 13-5 record in the 2022 season, tallying 67 points off 30 goals and 37 assists. Senior Goalkeeper Amanda Monahan added 185 saves with 11 of those coming against the Panthers in HPU's home-opener last year. Monahan was named Preseason All-American Honorable Mention by Inside Lacrosse. Cooke and Monahan, along with their teammates Julianne Carey and Noelle Cegielski, were named to the Atlantic 10's Preseason All Conference team. The Wildcats were picked fourth overall in Preseason All Conference polls as well. 

Match-up History 
This will be the tenth time the two teams go head-to-head. High Point currently holds the better end of the record with 7 wins and 4 losses. The most recent match-up was HPU's 2022 season home-opener, as the Panthers fell just short 12-8. 

Panther Notes
Although the single-season points record-holder Abby Hormes will be talked about as a huge loss for the Panthers this year, they return a strong core group both offensively and on the defensive end. Graduate Attack Mena Loescher tallied an astounding 46 goals and 30 assists, while Junior Midfielder Kay Rosselli added 31 goals with her 20 assists. Loescher made a huge impact against #1 ranked UNC tallying a goal and three assists. Rosselli netted three goals and had an assist against the 6th team in the nation, Duke, early in the 2022 season. 

The Panthers also return 1st-Team All Big-South Midfielder Emma Genovese and 1st-Team All Big-South Goalkeeper Taylor Suplee. Genovese was a dominant force for HPU in the 2022 season contributing 13 goals, 14 assists, and 47 draw controls. Suplee held it down on the other end with 158 saves. Suplee had a season-high 16 saves in the Panther's 17-12 win over Mercer on April 23rd. Genovese had three goals in High Point's first win of the 2022 season against Elon. 
 

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Loescher, Genovese, and Suplee Earn Preseason Accolades
Graduate attack Mena Loescher, Graduate Midfield Emma Genovese, and Redshirt-Senior Goalkeeper Taylor Suplee were named to the Preseason All- Conference team. This is the first Preseason All-Conference accolade for all three players.
 

??HUGE congratulations to Emma & Taylor on Preseason Big South All Conference!!! ?? #GoHPU #HPUWLAX pic.twitter.com/uJvqnsP0ny

— HPU Women's Lacrosse (@hpuwlax) January 17, 2023

Loescher Named Preseason Player of the Year
Coming off a 46-goal and 36-assist season in 2022, Loescher was named the Big South Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. 
 

YOUR PRESEASON BIG SOUTH OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR!!! ???? #GoHPU #HPUWLAX pic.twitter.com/rqLLxIONnr

— HPU Women's Lacrosse (@hpuwlax) January 17, 2023

Panthers Tabbed Second in Preseason Poll
High Point was voted second in the conference in the 2023 Big South Conference Preseason Women's Lacrosse Poll. The Panthers first-place votes fell just short of the Mercer Bears, who were crowned the Big South Conference Tournament Champions last spring. 
 

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The 2023 Preseason Poll & All-Conference team has officially dropped! ?? pic.twitter.com/zhd0WTy4Of

— Big South Conference (@BigSouthSports) January 17, 2023

Preseason Conference Poll
1. Mercer
2. High Point 
3. Campbell
4. Furman
5. Winthrop
6. Gardner-Webb
7. Wofford
8. Longwood
9. Radford
10. Presbyterian