Lacrosse Hits Road for League Match on Saturday

CLINTON, S.C. - The Presbyterian College women's lacrosse team heads up to High Point on Saturday to battle the Panthers in a 1 p.m. match on ESPN+ from Vert Stadium.

Matchup: Presbyterian (2-9, 0-3 Big South) at High Point (3-8, 2-1 Big South)
Date: Saturday, April 9
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Site: Vert Stadium | High Point, N.C.
Watch: ESPN+
Stats: Sidearm Stats

Notables:

Abby Edmisten paces the Blue Hose with 25 goals. She is tied for sixth in the league with 2.5 goals/game, and is fifth in the nation in free-position goals/game at 1.3.
Kendall Goldfarb is tied for second in the conference with 15 caused turnovers on the year. Paige Gacek is tied for 10th with 10 caused turnovers thus far.
Willow Hammond is second on the team with 13 goals as Madison Berg is just behind Hammond with 11. Berg tallied two goals on Wednesday in Spartanburg.
Heidi Shafer has made 11 starts in goal while recording 90 saves this season.
High Point defeated the Blue Hose 17-4 in Clinton to close out the 2021 regular season in the two teams last head-to-head meeting.

Scouting the Panthers:

High Point enters Saturday's match with a 3-8 record including a 2-1 mark in Big South play.
The Panthers have tallied back-to-back wins in conference play over Winthrop (23-2) and Wofford (24-11).
Abby Hormes leads the offense for High Point with 45 goals which is second in the Big South this season. Hormes is ninth nationally with her 45 goals scored.
Hormes is second in the league with 57 points averaging 5.18 points/game thru 11 matches for High Point.
Nicole Pugh is tied for third in the conference with 17 assists.
High Point is sixth in the country in caused turnovers per game with 10.91 led by Jenna Kraft and Taylor Suplee with 14 apiece.

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Players Mentioned

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

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

#10 Paige Gacek: D; 5' 6"; Junior

#20 Heidi Shafer: G; 5' 9"; Junior

#13 Kendall Goldfarb: D; 5' 5"; Freshman

#17 Willow Hammond: Midfield; 5' 3"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

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

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

#10 Paige Gacek
: 5' 6"; Junior
: D

#20 Heidi Shafer
: 5' 9"; Junior
: G

#13 Kendall Goldfarb
: 5' 5"; Freshman
: D

#17 Willow Hammond
: 5' 3"; Freshman
: Midfield