Lacrosse Ready for Sunday Matchup at Lander

**UPDATE** This game has been postponed until Sunday at noon due to inclement weather in the area on Saturday.

Clinton, S.C. – The Presbyterian College lacrosse team travels to nearby Lander for a 5 pm matchup on Saturday. The game, originally scheduled as a home game on March 10, will be the first meeting between the programs.

Matchup: Presbyterian (3-5) vs Lander (3-4)
Date: Sunday, April 11
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Site: Van Taylor Stadium | Greenwood, SC
Live Video: www.landerbearcats.com
Live Stats: www.landerbearcats.com
Twitter: @PCWomensLax

Scouting the opponent | Series History
After starting the year 2-0, Lander has dropped four of the last five games, including a 20-8 loss to Lee University on April 3. The Bearcats are 0-2 in the Gulf South Conference (DII), with their last win being an 11-5 road victory over Catawba on March 17.

Lander head coach Bob Dachille was the head coach at Presbyterian College for four seasons (2014-18). He became the first coach in Lander's history in July of 2018.

Emmy Peterson (20g, 12a) leads the Lander offense with 32 points, while Melissa Clapsaddle leads with 33 draw controls.

This will be the first matchup between Presbyterian and Lander in program history.

Last Time Out
Sarah Marshall's goal with 45 seconds remaining capped a 5-0 run by PC and tied the game at 11, but Gardner-Webb escaped with a 12-11 win on April 7. GWU's Talen Francis (4g) netted the game winner as time expired. Marshall was the game's leading scorer with six points (3g, 3a), while Abby Edmisten added five points (3g, 2a).

Notables
-Sarah Marshall currently has active streaks of 26 games (goal) and 31 games (point).
-Sarah Marshall scored her 87th career goal to move into 3rd place in PC's record books.
-Abby Edmisten has a collegiate-best 28 points (23g, 5a) on the season and leads the Big South with 1.57 free-position goals per game.
-Abby Edmisten was named the Big South Offensive Player of the Week (April 6) following 10 points (9g, 1a) over two games including four goals in PC's 12-11 win over Longwood.
-Madison Berg shares the Big South lead with two game winning goals on the year.
-Eric Clakeley enters his second season as the head coach of the Presbyterian College lacrosse team. In his first season at the helm, the Pennsylvania native went 2-5 before the season was cut short due to COVID-19.

Captains
Two of the most experienced players in seniors Kelly Hyman and Sarah Marshall will serve as the team's captains for the 2021 season.

Up Next
Presbyterian travels to Winthrop on Wednesday, April 14, for a 3 pm rematch against the Eagles.

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Players Mentioned

#2 Madison Berg: A; 5' 8"; Junior

#8 Abby Edmisten: MF; 5' 9"; Sophomore

#22 Kelly Hyman: A; 5' 8"; Senior

#7 Sarah Marshall: M/A; 5' 5"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#2 Madison Berg
: 5' 8"; Junior
: A

#8 Abby Edmisten
: 5' 9"; Sophomore
: MF

#22 Kelly Hyman
: 5' 8"; Senior
: A

#7 Sarah Marshall
: 5' 5"; Senior
: M/A