Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop saw a furious late comeback fall just short to conference-leading Mercer at home Saturday afternoon.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Winthrop led 3-2 nearly four minutes in
• Mercer answered with eight of the next 10 goals to take a 10-5 lead at the break
• The Bears eventually seized their largest lead of the game at 12-6 with 6:46 left in the third quarter
• But the Eagles began to fight back and nearly tied it up at the end
• Winthrop cut the lead to one on four separate occasions, the last with 56 seconds to go but couldn't complete the comeback

 NOTABLES (TEAM)

• Eagles are now 107-116 all-time as a program
• Eagles are 47-40 all-time in Big South play
• Eagles are 54-45 all-time at home
• Six different Eagles scored, with Tori Iannotti and Ava-Claire Collins both registering hat tricks
• Winthrop had 13 saves to Mercer's eight
• Winthrop dominated in draw controls, 23-10
• Three different Eagles had three or more shots on goal while four different Eagles won three or more draw controls

INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME TIDBITS

• Collins's two man-up goals vs. Mercer are tied for 3^rd in school history
• Mikaylah Lindsay's six groundballs vs. Mercer are tied for the 10^th most in school history

TEAM SINGLE GAME TIDBITS

• The 23 draw controls won vs. Mercer are tied for 3^rd in school history

INDIVIDUAL SINGLE SEASON TIDBITS

• Warren has six man-up goals so far this season, which is currently tied for 1^st in school history and needs another to move into sole possession of 1^st
• Lindsay has 98 saves so far this season, which is currently 10^th in school history

TEAM SINGLE SEASON TIDBITS

• As a team, Winthrop currently has 217 points so far this season, which is currently 10th in school history
• As a team, Winthrop currently has 152 goals so far this season, which is currently 10th in school history
• As a team, Winthrop currently has 399 shots attempted so far this season, which is currently 9^th in school history
• As a team, Winthrop currently has 298 shots on goal so far this season, which is currently 9^th in school history
• As a team, Winthrop currently has 227 groundballs so far this season, which is currently 9th in school history
• As a team, Winthrop currently has 214 groundballs so far this season, which is currently 8th in school history
• As a team, Winthrop currently has 117 caused turnovers so far this season, which is currently tied for 10th in school history
• As a team, Winthrop currently has 20 man-up goals so far this season, which is currently 2^nd in school history
• As a team, Winthrop currently has 29 free position goals so far this season, which is currently 10th in school history
• As a team, Winthrop currently has 130 saves so far this season, which is currently tied for 6^th in school history

CAREER LEADERS

• Scarlet Cifarelli is currently 5th all-time in school history in assists (currently has 55)
• Cifarelli now has 118 shots and 100 shots on goal in her career
• Gabby Pierpont now has 84 draw controls and 55 groundballs in her career
• Madison Mayer now has 119 draw controls in her career
• Tori Iannotti has now gone over 50 draw controls in her career (currently has 76)
• Mikaylah Lindsay is 7^th in school history in saves (currently has 115)
• She has already passed teammate Maddy Hodgson, who currently has 65 and 8^th

ON DECK
Winthrop hosts Longwood in the regular-season home finale on Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. on ESPN+.

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