High Point at Hofstra
Date/Time: April 26 | 7 p.m.
Place: Hempstead, N.Y. | Shuart Stadium
All-Time Series: First meeting
Live Video:Â
Click here
Live Stats:Â
Click here
Â
HIGH POINT, N.C.—The No. 17/19 High Point University women's lacrosse team concludes the regular season Thursday night (April 26) at Hofstra. First draw at Shuart Stadium in Hempstead, N.Y., is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Â
Quick Hitters
• High Point is 14-2 on the season and has won 13 games in a row after defeating Longwood, 22-2, Saturday (April 21) in Farmville, Va. Junior
Maggie Williams had six points with two goals and four assists, while sophomore
Ashley Britton added four goals and an assist.
Â
• Senior
Brooke Stevens leads the team with 76 points on 31 goals and a team-high 45 assists, which is one shy of the school's single-season record of 46, held by Mackenzie Carroll (2014). Her 2.81 assists per game rank third nationally.Â
Â
• Senior
Erica Perrotta is second on the team with 65 points, 42 goals and 23 assists. She leads the team with a single-season school-record 37 caused turnovers, is first with 34 ground balls and is fourth on the team with 39 draw controls.
Â
• Freshman
Abby Hormes leads the Panthers with 48 goals, which is tied for the fourth-most in HPU single-season history. After a school-record 13 draw controls against Winthrop and nine more against Longwood, junior
Samantha Herman leads the team with a single-season school record 63 draw controls.
Â
• The Panthers rank third in the nation in both scoring (16.75 goals per game) and scoring defense (8.19) and has the second-best scoring margin (+8.56). High Point has the best free position percentage in the country at 58.0 percent. HPU's 13 game-winning streak is tied for the third-longest in the nation.
Â
On the Pride (8-8)
Hofstra is 8-8 on the season after dropping its last two games to No. 4 James Madison (15-10) and No. 8 Towson (15-11). Alyssa Parrella leads the Pride with 76 points on 53 goals and 23 assists. Alexa Mattera has 46 goals and six assistsÂ
Â
All-Time Series with Hofstra
This will be the first-ever meeting between the two programs.
Â
Next Up
The Panthers will host the Big South Tournament semifinals on Friday, May 4. HPU will play the winner of Radford and Campbell at 4 p.m. at Vert Stadium. The final is scheduled for Sunday, May 6 at noon on ESPN3.
Â
#GoHPU
Â