ROCK HILL, S.C. – Winthrop lacrosse closed out the 2021 regular season with a dominant 21-11 win over Gardner-Webb on Saturday afternoon. The Eagles 21 goals ties their season-high. Winthrop closes out the season 7-7 overall, with a 3-3 record against Big South opponents.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Savanah Paton got the scoring underway with a goal at the 25:35 mark.
• Brittany Sherrod evened the score with a goal of her own, 1-1.
• The Eagles went on a run, scoring eight unanswered goals to take a 9-1 lead.
• Gardner-Webb's Gabby Zerna stopped the bleeding when she found the back of the net with 6:25 remaining in the half, 9-2.
• Lauren Asher scored her first goal of the afternoon to round out Winthrop's first-half scoring, 10-2.
• The Runnin' Bulldogs went on a 3-0 run to close out the first half, cutting Winthrop's lead in half after 30 minutes of play, 10-5.
• GWU kept the scoring going with two quick goals out of halftime, 10-7.
• The Eagles responded with a pair of goals of their own from Paton and Alyssa Angelo, 12-7.
•  In less than two minutes, McKenna Blick scored twice, separated by a goal from Gardner-Webb's Tori Birks to make it a 14-9 game.
• Six unanswered goals for the home team gave them an 11-point lead, 20-9, with 9:05 remaining.
• The Runnin' Bulldogs didn't back down, putting up a pair of goals to cut Winthrop's lead to single-digits, 20-11.
• Grayson McKenzie scored with 25 seconds remaining to give Winthrop the 21-11 win.

 
NOTABLES

• Alyssa Angelo had a game and career-high five goals in the win. She also won five draw controls and was credited with two assists.
• Savanah Paton and McKenna Blick had four goals each while Lauren Morris, Bianca Tedesco and Grayson McKenzie each had two.
• Molly Dankowski and Lauren Asher each netted a goal.
• Tedesco had a game-high five assists.
• Rachel Miller picked up five ground balls and caused four turnovers, both game highs.
• Sara McGuire made four saves with a .267 save percentage.
• 23 of Winthrop's 24 shots were on-goal.
• Gardner-Webb won 20 draw controls, while Winthrop won 13.
• The Eagles converted on 4-of-5 free position shots.

 
ON DECK
The Big South Conference Tournament is set to begin on April 30. The tournament will include the top four teams in the conference with each game being hosted by the higher seed. The official bracket has not yet been released.