Rock Hill, S.C. – Christina Warren and Madison Mayer led the Eagles with a combined 11 goals as Winthrop rallied from a 16-9 third quarter deficit to defeat Merrimack at home in overtime 18-17 Saturday afternoon.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• In the first 10 minutes of the contest, the score was tied 3-3
• Merrimack scored the next three goals to break the tie and lead 6-3 at the end of the first quarter
• After a goal by the visitors to start the second quarter, Warren and Tori Iannotti scored two quick goals to cut it to two at the 12:33 mark
• Merrimack then outscored Winthrop 6-2 for the rest of the quarter to take a 13-7 lead at halftime
• The Warriors eventually extended their lead to 16-9 with 6:19 remaining in the third stanza before Winthrop began their massive comeback
• The homestanding Eagles would score eight of the next nine goals (including five straight) to tie the score at 17, with Warren scoring four of them
• Two of her four goals in the fourth quarter occurred on the man-up
• Warren's fourth of the frame tied it with 58 seconds left and the game would go to overtime
• Mayer capped off the comeback by scoring with 48 seconds left in overtime

 NOTABLES (TEAM)

• Eagles are now 104-111 all-time as a program
• Eagles are 52-43 all-time at home
• This was the first overtime game for Winthrop since a 13-12 double overtime loss at High Point on Mar. 29, 2023
• This was the first win for the Eagles in overtime since defeating Butler 10-9 in triple overtime on the neutral site of Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tenn. on Mar. 19, 2023
• Winthrop moves to 4-7 all-time in overtime
• Warren tied for scoring the most man-up goals by an individual in a game in school history with three
• She also tied for scoring the most free-position goals by an individual in a game in school history with four
• Eagles also as a team tied for scoring the most free-position goals in a game in school history with nine
• Seven different Eagles scored a goal
• Warren led the team in goals and points with seven and shots on goal with nine
• The two teams were even in draw controls, 19-19
• Eagles have equaled their win total from last year
• Eagles last won consecutive games in 2022

NOTABLES (INDIVIDUAL CAREER STATS)

• Scarlet Cifarelli is four assists away from moving into seventh all-time in school history (currently has 44) and is six assists away from 50 in her career
• Cifarelli is also 14 points away from 100 in her career (currently has 86)
• She is eight goals away from 50 in her career (currently has 42) and now has 63 shots on goal in her career
• Gabby Pierpont is three draw controls away from 50 in her career (currently has 47)
• Pierpont is also a man-down goal away from moving into a tie for third in school history
• Mayer is 14 draw controls away from 100 in her career (currently has 86)
• She has moved into 10^th in school history in this category
• Iannotti has now gone over 50 draw controls in her career (currently has 53)
• Emma Calhoun now has 207 saves in her career
• This is good for fourth in school history in saves
• Calhoun has moved into a tie for 4th in school history in goalie victories
• Mikaylah Lindsay is eighth in school history in saves (currently has 52) and is four away from moving into seventh in school history on the all-time saves list
• She would pass teammate Maddy Hodgson, who currently has 55

ON DECK
Winthrop heads to Norfolk, Va. on Wednesday, Mar. 19 to face Old Dominion at 1:00 p.m.
 
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