Rock Hill, S.C. – The Winthrop women's lacrosse program (0-3) faces UMass Lowell at home on Sunday afternoon, seeking their first win of the season. The contest is set to begin at 12 p.m.
 

Winthrop Women's Lacrosse Game Information
Game #4 vs. UMass Lowell	Sunday, Mar. 3 | 12 p.m. (EST) | Watch | Live Stats
Location	Rock Hill, S.C. | Eagle Field
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SERIES HISTORY VERSUS UMASS LOWELL
This is the 1^st ever meeting between the Eagles and the River Hawks. The River Hawks are currently 5-0, their best start in program history and remain tied for the best record in the nation. UMass Lowel took down the Quinnipiac Bobcats, 11-9, last Saturday afternoon.
 
A LOOK AT THE EAGLES

• Winthrop is coming off a 4-12 (1-8 Big South) record in 2023. The Eagles welcome nine newcomers to the squad and assistant coaches Leigh Olson and Nick Anagnostis. The Eagles also return 22 players, five of whom played in all 16 contests last season.
• Seniors Ellie Dutton, Grayson McKenzie and Claire Witmer return as Winthrop's top-three offensive pieces, as Dutton and McKenzie both led the Eagles in goals with 25 while Witmer found the back of the net on 21 occasions.
• Sophomore Scarlet Cifarelli led the Eagles in assists last season with 16. Cifarelli also tacked on 16 goals on 25 shots on goal.
• The Eagles were ranked eighth in the Big South preseason poll and are in their third season under head coach Kara Concheck. Concheck is Winthrop's third head coach in program history.
• Winthrop is 100-97 all-time as a program, the second most wins in overall Big South women's lacrosse history.
• Winthrop is currently seventh of nine teams in the Big South standings.
• Winthrop is fourth in the Big South in shot percentage with .313.
• Lexi Johnson leads the Eagles in goals with five and shots on goal with seven.
• Madison Mayer leads the Eagles in groundballs with six and draw controls with nine.
• Emma Calhoun is fourth in the Big South in saves per game with 7.00.

LAST TIME OUT

• Playing for the first time in 10 days, Winthrop had a very good second half despite a loss to Queens by a final score of 13-8 at home on Wednesday night, falling to 0-3 on the season/
• Winthrop outscored Queens 6-5 in the second half.
• Johnson led the Eagles in goals with four and shots on goal with six.
• Mayer led the Eagles in groundballs with four and draw controls with five.
• The two teams were even in saves, 10-10.
• Winthrop won 14 draw controls to 10 for the Royals.

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LOOKING AHEAD
Winthrop hosts Stonehill on Wed., Mar. 6 to conclude a season-high three-game home stand for the Eagles. The game will be at 3:00 p.m. on ESPN+.
 
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