CONWAY, S.C. – The Presbyterian College lacrosse team and fourth-year head coach Eric Clakeley officially turned the page on a brand-new slate Sunday afternoon in a road environment, coming up on the losing side of an in-state battle with Coastal Carolina by a 20-3 final score.

Picked as the third-highest roster in the preseason ASUN coaches' poll, the Chanticleers lived up to that billing against the Blue Hose by steadily putting the pressure on PC's defensive core for a minimum of four goals in each period. The loss in Conway gives CCU a 5-0 edge in the all-time series against Presbyterian, landing 26 on-target shots while successfully completing all 15 clear attempts.
 
NOTABLES
- The second of three different Blue Hose members to find the back of the net on Sunday, senior leader Abby Edmisten moved one spot further up the school record books as she darted the ball past Coastal keeper Claire Martell with 65 seconds left until intermission. That goal gave the Georgia native her 90^th score donning the PC colors, now 3^rd-place all-time in the 17-year history of the program.

- Edmisten's noteworthy last-minute strike was sandwiched in between two other Presbyterian connections by sophomore Willow Hammond – the 20^th career goal from the rising star attacker – and another from junior Kylie Sullivan at the 2:27 mark of the 3^rd stanza.

- Coach Clakeley's unit found its most profitable period in the 2^nd against the Chanticleers, a 15-minute window that included five shots, four turnovers forced, seven successful clears, and six saves by freshman Lilly Phillips in her collegiate debut, spending a total of 50 minutes on the field.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Breaking through with 6:58 remaining in the first period, Hammond's extra-man opportunity (the only such occasion of the entire contest from either side) was cashed in to bring the Blue Hose within a pair of the lead. That would be the closest PC would come to that notion, however, with Coastal Carolina embarking on a game-long six-goal streak that bled into the next frame.

- Following the unassisted score from Edmisten in the waning moments of half #1, the Chanticleers stretched the deficit to 12 before Sullivan wrapped up PC's scoring sequence in the back half of the 3^rd. The New Hampshire product recorded her 10^th career goal in that swift motion, although a 5-2 edge in shots on-goal from that point by the home side and a total of six saves by three different CCU goalies kept the Blue Hose at bay for the 17-point victory.
 
UP NEXT
 
- The first of six nonconference outings to emanate away from Clinton, Presbyterian remains on the road for their next affair 10 days from now in the northeast, preparing for a 1:00 p.m. visit to Delaware State on Wednesday, February 22. PC has never been defeated by the Hornets in six meetings dating back to 2014, last seen in Dover picking up a 15-7 W one year ago.