ROCK HILL, S.C. – After falling 11-10 to Presbyterian at home, Winthrop lacrosse travels to Radford to face the Highlanders on Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m.
| Game 13: Winthrop (3-9, 0-5 Big South) vs. Radford (3-10, 0-5 Big South) |
| Date |
Saturday, April 15 | 1:00 p.m. |
| Location |
Radford, Va. | Student Outdoor Recreation Complex |
| Live Stats |
Stat Broadcast (click here) |
| Live Stream |
N/A |
WINTHROP AT A GLANCE
- In the PC game, Winthrop nearly came back from a three-goal deficit with two minutes remaining.
- Four different Eagles scored a goal, with Scarlet Cifarelli putting four in the back of the net while Molly Dankowski recorded a hat trick.
- Winthrop is currently ninth of 10 teams in the Big South.
- Winthrop is fifth in the Big South in caused turnovers per game at 8.67.
- Ellie Dutton and Cifarelli both lead Winthrop in assists with 10 while Dutton leads in points with 29.
- Grayson McKenzie leads the team in goals with 22 and shots on goal with 40.
- Dankowski leads the team in caused turnovers with 17, draw controls with 31 and groundballs with 20.
SCOUTING RADFORD
Radford is currently 3-10 and 0-5 in the Big South, having defeated Kennesaw State, Delaware State and Akron. After starting out 0-4, Radford then went 3-1 over the next four games but have since dropped five straight games. Their most recent outing was a 14-6 loss to Furman at home last night. The Highlanders are led by Samantha Hurley, who is in her second year with the program and just the second coach in program history. Radford was picked to finish tied for eighth along with Longwood in the 2023 Big South Women's Lacrosse Preseason Coaches Poll with 34 of the 100 possible points. Radford finished the 2022 campaign with a 2-14 overall record and 1-8 in the Big South.
ALL-TIME AGAINST RADFORD
Winthrop leads the series with Radford, 6-1 and is 2-1 in Radford with the one loss being a 10-9 margin on the road on Apr. 7, 2021. The Eagles won the first five contests before dropping the aforementioned 2021 matchup. The first meeting between the Eagles and Highlanders was on Mar. 26, 2016 with Winthrop notching a 26-5 win in Virginia. The last outing between the two teams was a 13-10 Winthrop victory in Rock Hill on Apr. 9, 2022.
UP NEXT
Winthrop hosts the Camels of Campbell University next Saturday at 1 p.m.
