Rock Hill, S.C. – The Winthrop women's lacrosse program (0-4) faces Stonehill at home on Wednesday afternoon, seeking their first win of the season and wrapping up a season-high three-game home stand. The contest is set to begin at 3 p.m.
 

Winthrop Women's Lacrosse Game Information
Game #5 vs. Stonehill	Wednesday, Mar. 6 | 3 p.m. (EST) | Watch | Live Stats
Location	Rock Hill, S.C. | Eagle Field
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SERIES HISTORY VERSUS STONEHILL
This is the 1^st ever meeting between the Eagles and the Skyhawks. Stonehill is currently 2-2 and 2-0 in Northeast Conference play. The Skyhawks took down Howard 22-10 in Washington, D.C. in a NEC game last Saturday.
 
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 100-98 all-time as a program, the second most wins in overall Big South women's lacrosse history.
• Winthrop is second in the Big South in shot percentage with .373.
• Dutton and Lexi Johnson lead the Eagles in goals with seven.
• Dutton leads the Eagles in shots on goal with seven.
• Madison Mayer leads the Eagles in draw controls with 11.
• Emma Calhoun leads the Eagles in groundballs with 11.

LAST TIME OUT

• Winthrop fell at home to UMass Lowell by a final score of 16-10 in a largely tight affair on Sunday afternoon.
• Dutton led the Eagles with five goals and shots on goals with six.
• Winthrop had nine saves to UMass Lowell's four.
• Calhoun led the Eagles with six groundballs.
• Grace Herrero forced three turnovers.
   

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LOOKING AHEAD
Winthrop travels to California on Sun., Mar. 10 to face the Golden Bears in Berkeley. The game will be at 3:00 p.m. EST.
 
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