MACON, Ga. -- The Winthrop University lacrosse team fell to Mercer 19-3 Saturday at Five Star Stadium, dropping to 1-5 in Big South Conference play as the Bears built an insurmountable lead through a dominant second quarter.
FIRST QUARTER
- Sofia D'Angelo scored 57 seconds in to put Mercer ahead early, and the Bears never trailed
- Caroline Glus and Reaghan Lomascola scored 20 seconds apart to extend the lead to 3-0 midway through the quarter
- Glus added her second goal at 2:45 to push the Mercer lead to 4-0 heading into the second quarter
- Mikaylah Lindsay made six saves in the opening 15 minutes to keep Winthrop within reach
SECOND QUARTER
- Mercer scored eight goals in the second quarter to put the game out of reach, building a 12-1 halftime lead
- Glus continued her performance with two more goals in the quarter, giving her four on the day through two periods
- Katie Seiler scored Winthrop's lone goal of the half at 4:58 off an Olivia Paton assist, the Eagles' only response to a Bears surge
THIRD QUARTER
- Mercer added five more goals in the third, with D'Angelo accounting for two of them to extend the lead to 17-1
- Winthrop committed five turnovers and recorded just one shot on goal in the quarter
- Lindsay made two saves in the third before Susan Kirchhoff entered in the fourth quarter
FOURTH QUARTER
- Christina Warren scored at 8:57 and Audrey Argonish added a goal at 1:57 to account for Winthrop's final two scores
- Mercer's Ayla Galloway won the draw control on nearly every possession, finishing with 20 draw controls on the day
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- D'Angelo led all scorers with four goals and three assists for seven points, the driving force behind Mercer's offensive attack
- Glus finished with five goals on 11 shots, the most goals of any individual in the game
- Winthrop committed 23 turnovers while Mercer recorded 17 caused turnovers, a differential that defined the outcome
- Lindsay faced 32 shots and made 13 saves across 51-plus minutes in goal
- The Eagles fall to 6-8 overall and 1-5 in Big South Conference play with the loss
UP NEXT
The Eagles get a week to reset, hitting the field next Saturday against Furman
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