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This Week in HPU Athletics (3/11-17)

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This Week in HPU Athletics (3/11-17)

HIGH POINT, N.C. — This week in High Point University Athletics, men's golf kicks off the week at the Seminole Intercollegiate while men's lacrosse takes on Hampton. Baseball goes up against backyard rival, Elon University before heading to Charleston Southern University for a three-game series. Women's lacrosse takes on Elon as well before hosting Harvard over the weekend. Women's golf sees its second match play event of the year, while track and field opens the outdoor season in Charlotte. 

Men's Golf 

at Seminole Intercollegiate | Monday, March 11 - Tuesday, March 12 | Seminole Legacy Golf Club
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High Point travels to Florida State this week to compete in the Seminole Intercollegiate among several Power 5 teams. Gregor Meyer will hold the No. 1 spot at the Seminole Intercollegiate, followed by Jay Smith, Fred Roberts IV, Grady Newton, and Burch Harrison will round out the lineup. 

Last time out, the Panthers battled unfavorable conditions at the Wexford Intercollegiate to place T4 as a team. Meyer led the team, carding a new collegiate low of 6-under 66 in the second round to land a 2-over total to place T5. Smith was the second Panther on the board. The freshman had an excellent second round, scoring four birdies to shoot 1-under, helping him to a T20 placement. 

Roberts IV and Newton both took home a T33 finish. Roberts carded 2-over in the third round while Newton shot 1-under in the first to achieve a 227 total. Harrison rounded out the Panther lineup, carding a pair of 76s in the final two rounds to place T43 overall.

Men's Lacrosse

at Hampton | Tuesday, March 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Armstrong Stadium
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Last time out, High Point went up against Jacksonville University. HPU held on throughout the game, trailing by two goals at the half. After the break, the Dolphins hit a 5-0 run which continued into the fourth quarter, putting Jacksonville up 10-5 with six minutes left on the clock.

Brayden Mayea wasn't ready to give up and hit a hot streak of his own, netting three goals back-to-back-to-back to get within two. Zack Overend was a beast in the net, registering 12 saves against Jacksonville to keep the Panthers in play. Despite the electric momentum from HPU's 4-0 run, the Panthers couldn't quite find the equalizer in the final 90 seconds, resulting in a Dolphins win, 10-9. Mayea led the team, scoring five of High Point's nine points with the help of Jack VanOverbeke, who secured the assist for three of the five goals. VanOverbeke led the team in assists and shots as the senior clocked four assists and took 11 shots.

Hampton University last played Stony Brook University in a difficult matchup. Stony Brook prevented Hampton from scoring throughout the game until Hampton managed to net a pair of goals in the fourth quarter. Stony Brook took the victory, 23-2. 

High Point has taken two victories over Hampton and has yet to lose a match. Last time out, HPU held Hampton scoreless in the first 15 minutes of play while the Panthers secured 12 points. The game ended with an HPU victory, 27-9. 

Baseball

vs Elon | Tuesday, March 11 | 6:00 p.m. | Williard Stadium
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at Charleston Southern | Friday, March 15 - Sunday, March 17 | Nielsen Field
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HPU stepped on the field to take on a Power 5 team, Rutgers University, in a three-game series. The Panthers dropped the first game to the Scarlet Knights but quickly bounced back in the second game for Gus Hughes to take his second win of the season. High Point started strong in the first inning, scoring four and holding Rutgers to none. Cael Chatham kept the momentum going in the fourth with a homer down the line to score Brett Ahalt to take a 7-0 lead. Brayden Simpson hit one home over left field in the seventh to send the Panthers to double digits with a 10-1 advantage in the seventh. The Panthers took the second game, 12-2. High Point wasn't done yet as Matt Little stepped on the mound for the third and final game of the series. Little found his first win as a pitcher by preventing Rutgers from scoring until the ninth inning. High Point took the final game, 6-2, and won the series, 2-1.

Elon University last stepped on the field to face off against the University of Massachusetts. The game was tight, but Elon held an 8-6 advantage heading into the final inning. UMass scored twice to take the lead, but a homer and a walk-off single lifted Elon over UMass for the dub, 10-9. Elon ended the three-game series 2-1 against the University of Massachusettes. 

High Point has faced Elon 51 times on the field and has lost 30 games to the Phoenix. Last time out, the Panthers added a massive win against Elon, taking the game 13-7.

Charleston Southern University last stepped on the field to play a three-game series against Samford University. CSU fumbled the first two games, falling to Samford 2-7 and 3-14, respectively. After a good night's rest, the Buccaneers came back with a vengeance, taking the final game of the series 12-7. 

High Point has played CSU 59 times since the first game in 2000. Last time the two teams saw each other, High Point pulled out a 7-3 win, giving them 31 wins total over the Buccaneers. 

Women's Lacrosse

at Elon | Wednesday, March 13 | 5:00 p.m. | Rudd Field
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vs Harvard | Saturday, March 16 | 12:00 p.m. | Vert Stadium
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HPU last stepped on the field to play Mount St. Mary's. The Panther defense held the Mountaineers to a season-low six goals, which was also the lowest total HPU has allowed this season. Offensively, HPU started the night off hot, scoring four straight to take a 4-0 lead early. The Panthers continued to cook, holding a 6-3 advantage at the half. The Mount started to creep their way back in the third, but HPU held steady, taking the dub 8-6. Sydney Martin had a team-high three caused turnovers. Goalkeepers Joy Coffey and Ava Welsh split time in the net as each allowed three goals while Welsh had seven of the 11 saves. Kay Rosselli won a career-high seven draw controls; meanwhile, Esprit Cha had a career-high four ground balls and Julia Dustin had a career-best three ground balls.

Elon last stepped on the field to take on Power 5 foe, Virginia Tech University. Elon saw a great start, netting four goals and holding VT to one, but the Hokies came back with a vengeance to take the game 17-7. High Point is currently tied with Elon as both teams hold four wins over the other since the first matchup only 10 years ago. Last time out, Elon took a narrow victory, netting two goals in the final quarter to rise past the Panthers, 9-8. 

Harvard last hit the field to take on No. 24 Brown University. Brown led 16-11 heading into the final 15 minutes of play, but Harvard hit an insane hot streak with a 5-0 run to even the score before taking the game 18-17. 

High Point and Harvard have yet to meet on the field, according to the High Point University Athletics website. 

Track and Field

at 49er Classic | Friday, March 15 - Saturday, March 16 | Irwin Belk Track and Field Center

The Panthers kick off their outdoor season in Charlotte at the 49er Classic this Friday and Saturday. The last time HPU saw action was at the Big South Indoor Championship meet. 

Multiple athletes secured Big South Champion titles and Maxwell Robinson was the first Panther to take the top of the podium. Robinson took home first place in the pole vault with a new personal best mark of 5.03m. Robinson wasn't the only Panther on the pole vault podium as High Point swept the competition with student-athletes taking home first through fourth.

Saturday was an outstanding day for the Panthers as 10 student-athletes were crowned champions in their respective events. Andrew Taylor kicked off the day with a first-place finish in the high jump, securing a mark of 2.15m. Taylor's performance allowed him to move on to the NCAA Championship meet in Boston, Mass. where he placed eighth overall.

Brianna Malone and Jason Thomson both took home gold in the mile race. Malone had an outstanding comeback to take first place in the final stretch with a time of 4:58.27. Thomson ran a personal best of 4:05.69. The distance team didn't stop at the one mile as High Point secured both titles in the men's and women's 800m races. Nikki Frail represented the women with a time of 2:12.56 and Graham Ferguson represented the men with a time of 1:53.04. 

High Point also swept the men's heptathlon competition, as Cole Wilson walked away with first place after registering 5,360 points. Kolt Biers (4,848 pts) and Evan Mills (4,656 pts) joined Wilson on the podium in second and third place respectively.

The women's pole vault team closed out the day and helped the Panther women to the 2024 title after contributing 36 points. Sydney Horn was crowned the women's pole vault champion, collecting her three straight indoor titles. She cleared a personal best height of 4.51m. The Panthers secured spots 1-6 with Rachel Vesper and Auriane Viola earning second and third place respectively on the podium.

Horn's performance at the Big South Championship qualified her for the NCAA Championship meet, similar to Taylor. Horn made the podium in third with a jump of 4.45m. 

Women's Golf

at Cutter Creek Match Play | Friday, March 15 | Cutter Creek Golf Club

High Point heads to Snow Hill, N.C. for its second match play event of the season. All eight girls on the roster will be attending with Maddie Hensley holding the one spot, followed by Julia McLaughlin, Ella Perna, Anna Howerton, and Danielle Suh. Ana-Elena Kusters, Vynie Chen, and Darianys Guzman will be attending as well as individuals. 
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Players Mentioned

Burch Harrison

Burch Harrison

Sophomore
Gregor Meyer

Gregor Meyer

5' 11"
Redshirt Senior
Grady Newton

Grady Newton

6' 3"
Senior
Fred Roberts IV

Fred Roberts IV

Graduate Student
Jay Smith

Jay Smith

Freshman
Esprit Cha

#26 Esprit Cha

M
5' 7"
Junior
Joy Coffey

#72 Joy Coffey

G
5' 7"
Redshirt Freshman
Sydney Martin

#28 Sydney Martin

D
5' 2"
Sophomore
Kay Rosselli

#36 Kay Rosselli

M
5' 3"
Senior
Brett Ahalt

#19 Brett Ahalt

OF
6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
L/R

Players Mentioned

Burch Harrison

Burch Harrison

Sophomore
Gregor Meyer

Gregor Meyer

5' 11"
Redshirt Senior
Grady Newton

Grady Newton

6' 3"
Senior
Fred Roberts IV

Fred Roberts IV

Graduate Student
Jay Smith

Jay Smith

Freshman
Esprit Cha

#26 Esprit Cha

5' 7"
Junior
M
Joy Coffey

#72 Joy Coffey

5' 7"
Redshirt Freshman
G
Sydney Martin

#28 Sydney Martin

5' 2"
Sophomore
D
Kay Rosselli

#36 Kay Rosselli

5' 3"
Senior
M
Brett Ahalt

#19 Brett Ahalt

6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
L/R
OF