ROCK HILL, SC – The Winthrop lacrosse team will close out its regular season schedule this weekend at Liberty Friday and at home against Presbyterian Sunday.
Winthrop is coming off a strong 16-10 victory over Coastal Carolina on Monday. The Eagles improved to 5-10 overall and 2-3 in the conference.
Winthrop will play at Liberty at 6 p.m. Friday before hosting Presbyterian for Senior Day Sunday at 1 p.m. Sunday's Senior Day will recognize the first graduating seniors in the lacrosse program's history, Mary Accomando and Maddi Genovese.
The Eagles control their own destiny in hosting a first-round conference tournament game. If Winthrop wins its final two games, it will host the quarterfinal contest on Wednesday, April 30 at 2 p.m. at Eagle Field.
In Monday's victory over the Chanticleers, junior Jenna Kasmarik tied a season-high with six goals while sophomore Abigail Blevins totaled six points on three goals and three assists. Sophomore Shannon Gallagher also contributed three goals and two assists.
After finishing fourth in the conference last season, Liberty has struggled this season with a 2-13 overall record and a 1-4 mark in the Big South. The Flames' sole conference victory came over Presbyterian.
Liberty has been led by Sam Struss who has totaled 31 goals and seven assists this season. Kallie Britton leads the team with 14 assists. Kristin Masullo has earned each decision for the Flames in goal this season and has a .436 save percentage while allowing over 14 goals per game.
Presbyterian enters the final weekend of the regular season without a conference win at 0-5 and a 4-11 overall record. The Blue Hose will travel to Coastal Carolina on Friday before coming to Winthrop Sunday.
The Blue Hose have been led by a trio 20-plus goal scorers. Brianne Ward leads Presbyterian with 47 points on 28 goals and 19 assists. Catherine Ellis and Maddie Seiloff have scored 26 and 25 goals respectively. In goal the Blue Hose have split time between Tay Lyles and Bridget Hogan.
The Big South Conference tournament starts with quarterfinal matches at the home sites of the top four seeds on Wednesday, April 30. The semi-finals and final of the tournament will be hosted Friday, May 2 and Sunday, May 4 at the regular season champion.
