ROCK HILL, S.C. – After falling 13-15 to Wofford at home despite six goals from Ellie Dutton, Winthrop lacrosse heads to the Peach State to face conference-leading Mercer on Wednesday at 3 p.m.
 

Game 10: Winthrop (3-6, 0-2 Big South) vs. Mercer (8-2, 2-0 Big South)
Date	Wednesday, April 5 | 3:00 p.m.
Location	Macon, Ga. | Five Star Stadium
Live Stats	Stat Broadcast (click here)
Live Stream	ESPN+

 
WINTHROP AT A GLANCE

• In the Wofford game, six different Eagles scored a goal, with Dutton scoring six of Winthrop's 13 goals.
• Winthrop is currently eighth of 10 teams in the Big South.
• Winthrop is third in the Big South in goals per game at 9.67, assists per game at 4.67 and points per game at 14.33.
• Winthrop is fifth in the Big South in caused turnovers per game at 9.00 and draw controls per game at 12.00.
• Dutton leads Winthrop in assists with 10.
• Grayson McKenzie leads the team in goals with 19 and shots on goal with 33.
• Claire Witmer and Dutton both lead the team in points with 23.
• Molly Dankowski leads the team in caused turnovers with 15, draw controls with 22 and groundballs with 17.

 
SCOUTING MERCER
Mercer is currently 8-2 and 2-0 in the Big South, having defeated Power 5 opponent Virginia Tech (ACC), American, George Washington, Manhattan and East Carolina. In the Big South the Bears defeated Gardner-Webb on the road and High Point at home. Their two losses were very close affairs to perennial powers Davidson and #8 Florida. Mercer is led by Samantha Eustace, who is in her seventh year with the program and the only coach their program has ever known. The Bears also feature assistant coach Grace Sisserson, an Eagle lacrosse alum (Class of '17). During her playing days with the Eagles, she helped Winthrop win two Big South titles and make a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances. Mercer was picked to finish first in the 2023 Big South Women's Lacrosse Preseason Coaches Poll with eight of the 10 first-place votes and 98 of the 100 possible points. The Bears finished the 2022 campaign with a 14-5 overall record and 8-1 in the Big South, sharing the regular-season title while winning the conference tournament title, punching a trip to the NCAA tournament, where they lost to the Florida Gators in Gainesville for the second time that season.
 
ALL-TIME AGAINST MERCER
The series is tied at three, but the Eagles are 1-2 in Macon and have lost the last two meetings to Mercer overall. The first meeting between the Eagles and Bears was on Mar. 25, 2018 with Winthrop notching a 14-9 win in Macon, which is Winthrop's only win there. After the Eagles won at home the next year, the Bears have since won three of the last four games between the two. In 2021 Winthrop and Mercer met twice, with each team winning on their home field. Last season saw Mercer winning 21-8 on Apr. 20 in Rock Hill.
 
UP NEXT
Winthrop plays the Paladins of Furman University on the road on Saturday at 1 p.m.