ROCK HILL, S.C. – After falling 16-7 to Campbell at home, Winthrop lacrosse travels to Gardner-Webb on Wednesday afternoon at 3 p.m. in the regular-season road finale.
| Game 15: Winthrop (3-11, 0-7 Big South) vs. Gardner-Webb (3-12, 2-5 Big South) |
| Date |
Wednesday, April 26 | 3:00 p.m. |
| Location |
Boiling Springs, N.C. | Spangler Stadium |
| Live Stats |
Stat Broadcast (click here) |
| Live Stream |
ESPN+ |
WINTHROP AT A GLANCE
- In the Campbell game, Scarlet Cifarelli and Molly Dankowski combined for four goals.
- Winthrop is currently 10th of 10 teams in the Big South.
- Cifarelli leads Winthrop in assists with 12.
- Ellie Dutton leads in points with 33.
- Grayson McKenzie leads in shots on goal with 45.
- Dankowski leads the team in goals with 24, caused turnovers with 17, draw controls with 39 and groundballs with 21.
SCOUTING GARDNER-WEBB
Gardner-Webb is currently 3-12 and 2-5 in the Big South. The Runnin' Bulldogs have defeated Akron out of Big South and in conference have beat Radford at home and Presbyterian on the road. Their most recent outing was a 22-16 loss at Furman last Saturday. GW are led by interim head coach Maddie Martin, who graduated from GW last May. GW was picked to finish sixth in the 2023 Big South Women's Lacrosse Preseason Coaches Poll with 44 of the 100 possible points. GW finished the 2022 campaign with a 10-9 overall record and 5-3 in the Big South, recording their best season in program history up to that point and losing to High Point in the semifinals of the conference tournament.
ALL-TIME AGAINST GARDNER-WEBB
Winthrop leads the series with Gardner-Webb, 7-1 but are unbeaten in Boiling Springs, 3-0. The Eagles won the first seven contests before falling to the Runnin' Bulldogs for the first time last year, 19-12 in Rock Hill on Mar. 30, which was the most recent meeting between the two teams. Winthrop is seeking their first win vs. GW since a 21-11 margin on Apr. 24, 2021, part of two victories over GW that year. The first meeting was on Apr. 6, 2015 with Winthrop notching a 21-4 win at home.
UP NEXT
Winthrop hosts Longwood to end the season on Saturday at 1 p.m.
