HIGH POINT, N.C. – The Presbyterian College lacrosse team competed in their final regular-season match of 2026 on Saturday afternoon, traveling to High Point and taking a 25-4 loss against the program that has been the Big South Tournament runner-up in two straight years.

HPU ended the event with 16 unanswered points to run away with the result, shutting out the Blue Hose over the entire second half.

Presby came into the last day of the regular season in a three-way tie with Gardner-Webb and Longwood for the sixth and final seed in next week's conference championship. Each of those schools tasted defeat on Saturday, meaning that the tie remains intact.

The Big South will determine which team gets to advance to the postseason by giving the bid to whoever has the highest RPI (rating percentage index).

Before Saturday, Longwood was ranked #120 in the RPI while Presbyterian was narrowly behind at #123. The NCAA will release an updated RPI once each game on Saturday is complete.


 
FINAL SCORE: High Point, 25 – Presbyterian, 4

RECORDS: Presbyterian (5-12, 2-6) | High Point (7-9, 7-1)

LOCATION: Vert Stadium (High Point, N.C.)

 

HOW IT HAPPENED

 
- PC was able to manage three scores in the opening period, two of which by sophomore sensation Emily Currie. However, HPU built a 10-point advantage by halftime after outscoring the Scotsmen 6-1 in the second period.

- The Blue Hose were held scoreless for the final 38 minutes of action as the Panthers totaled 41 shot attempts. High Point caused 23 turnovers, won 20 draw controls, and forced the visitors into 11 failed clears.

- By scoring twice in the first half, Currie has now matched the second-highest goal production in program history over a single season, tying the mark that Willow Hammond set last year with 42 connections to go along with nine assists as well.

- Madeleine Lowrance won four draws in the defeat, tying a career-best that she established as a freshman versus Delaware State.

- Avery West caused a couple of takeaways and had two ground balls as well, giving her 39 caused turnovers overall to rank fifth in school history for a sole season.