MACON, Ga. – Winthrop moved to 3-7 overall and 0-3 in Big South play with a 20-7 loss to Mercer on the road on Wednesday afternoon.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Winthrop took a 2-0 lead nearly three minutes into the game on goals by Molly Dankowski and Ellie Dutton.
• The Bears responded with nine unanswered goals until Claire Witmer stopped the run at the 12:58 mark in the second quarter.
• Mercer notched six more goals but Olivia Paton scored inside of a minute to make the score 15-4 at the break.
• The Bears started the second half with a goal but Dutton scored her second of the game with 10:06 left in the third quarter.
• Mercer scored the next four goals but Grayson McKenzie and Dankowski wrapped up the scoring for both teams, with Dankowski notching her second with 56 seconds left in the contest.

 
NOTABLES (TEAM)

• Winthrop had nine saves to Mercer's six.

 
NOTABLES (INDIVIDUAL)
Ellie Dutton (2 G, 2 SOG, 1 GB, 1 CT)
Grayson McKenzie (1 G, 2 SOG, 1 GB)
Scarlet Cifarelli (2 SOG, 2 GB, 2 CT, 1 DC)
Molly Dankowski (2 G, 1 A, 3 SOG, 1 GB, 1 CT, 2 DC)
Olivia Paton (1 G, 1 A, 1 SOG)
 
ON DECK
Winthrop travels to Furman on Saturday for a 1:00 p.m. matchup with the Paladins, concluding a stretch in which the Eagles will have played six of seven games on the road.