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20
Winner WOFFORD WOF 5-7, 2-2 Big South
16
WINTHROP WINTHROP 1-11, 1-4 Big South
Winner
WOFFORD WOF
5-7, 2-2 Big South
20
Final
16
WINTHROP WINTHROP
1-11, 1-4 Big South
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
WOFFORD WOF 6 6 5 3 20
WINTHROP WINTHROP 5 2 3 6 16

Game Recap: Lacrosse |

Lexi Johnson And Scarlet Cifarelli Combine For Eight Goals In Loss To Wofford

Rock Hill, S.C. Lexi Johnson and Scarlet Cifarelli combined to score eight goals in a 20-16 loss to Wofford at home on Tuesday afternoon. Winthrop moves to 1-11 and 1-4 in the Big South with three regular-season games remaining.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The first quarter was a wild and back-and-forth affair, with Wofford leading 6-5 after 15 minutes of action.
  • Grace Taylor got the Eagles on the board first on the man-up at the 13:35 mark.
  • Cifarelli's goal 6:13 left in the quarter gave Winthrop their third and final lead of the game at 4-3.
  • Dutton tied it at five on the man-up with 1:22 remaining in the first quarter, the final time the game was knotted up.
  • Wofford scored with 44 seconds left in the quarter to break the tie.
  • The Terriers outscored Winthrop 6-2 in the second quarter at took a 12-7 lead going into the break.
  • This also saw the visitors open the second quarter by scoring the first four goals.
  • The third quarter was more even, with the Wofford outscoring Winthrop by a slim 5-3 margin as they would go on to lead 17-10 at the start of the fourth quarter.
  • Winthrop battled back early in the fourth, scoring the first three goals and cutting the margin in half to 17-13 after Cifarelli's goal on the man-up with 12:45 left.
  • However, the Terriers responded with three straight goals of their own to go back up seven with 5:33 to go.
  • The Eagles scored the final three goals of the contest, with two goals by Johnson and Dutton's on the man-up with nearly a minute left.
  • Winthrop would outscore the Terriers 6-3 in the fourth.
 NOTABLES (TEAM)
  • There were five ties and six lead changes in the first quarter.
  • Winthrop led three times in the first quarter, the only quarter that the Eagles led in the contest.
  • Of Winthrop's five goals in the opening frame, two occurred on the man-up.
  • Six different Eagles scored.
  • Claire Witmer also recorded a hat trick.
  • Winthrop had a season-high in points with 26 and assists with 10.
  • Winthrop had nine saves to Wofford's three.
  • Winthrop won 21 draw controls to Wofford's 19.
  • Dutton led the Eagles in assists with three.
  • Johnson led the Eagles in shots on goal with five.
  • Emma Calhoun led the Eagles in groundballs with five.
  • Johnson and Madison Mayer each won seven draw controls.
ON DECK
Winthrop welcomes Furman on Sat., Apr. 13 at 1:00 p.m. on ESPN+ for the home finale/Senior Day.
 
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