ROCK HILL, SC – The third-seeded Winthrop lacrosse team opens Big South tournament play on Friday against the second-seeded Longwood Lancers at 7 p.m. at High Point University.

High Point earned the hosting rights after winning the regular season title and will play the fourth-seeded Campbell Camels Friday at 4 p.m.  The winner of the two games will meet on Sunday at 2 p.m.
 

Game 18: #3 Winthrop (7-10) vs. #2 Longwood (8-8)
Date	Friday, April 26 – 7:00 p.m.
Location	High Point, NC (Vert Stadium)
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LAST TIME OUT
The Eagles and Lancers last met on April 13 in Farmville, VA with Longwood coming away with a 14-4 win.  Winthrop struggled offensively, putting only 12 shots on goal, converting only four.  The win for Longwood was the third in a string of five straight that brought the Lancers to the second seed. 

ALL-TIME AGAINST LONGWOOD
Longwood's victory over Winthrop in the regular season snapped a streak of five straight wins for the Eagles over the Lancers.  Winthrop holds a 5-3 all-time record over the Lancers.  The only meeting between the two squads in the conference tournament came in 2018 as the second-seeded Eagles downed the seventh-seeded Lancers 22-6 in Rock Hill.