MERCYHURST (3-10, 3-5 NEC) vs RMU (4-11, 2-4 MAC)
Wednesday, April 22 - 5:00 p.m. EST
Saxon Stadium, Erie, Pa.
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The Mercyhurst women's lacrosse team will welcome RMU to Saxon Stadium Wednesday to play their last home game of the regular season in honor of Morgan's Message.

Previously from the Lakers
The Lakers most recently played Delaware State on senior day where they won 17-13.

Whitley Easton scored a career-high eight goals, served three assists, and matched a career-high 11 points. She also won 13 draw controls for the Lakers, marking a career-high and finding herself top two all-time in single-game draw controls in Laker history. She also scooped up two ground balls and had three caused turnovers. Her performance earned her NEC Prime Performer and Player of the Week honors.

Emma Cimino scored four goals for the Lakers, bringing her to 100 career points. She also scooped up one ground ball and caused two turnovers. Her performance earned her NEC Prime Performer honors.

Camryn Trybuskiewicz and Nicole Hetzer scored two goals each for the Lakers, while Natalie Wilson found the back of the net once.
Katie Napier and Maggie Sheehan each dished an assist for the Lakers.

Defensively, freshman Payton Platz came up big grabbing five ground balls and five caused turnovers. Platz leads the freshman in the NEC in ground balls and caused turnovers. Her performance earned her her first NEC Prime Performer honor.

AJ Jameson played 50 minutes in goal for the Lakers, making five saves.

The Watchlist
Easton leads the team in goals with 44, assists with 20, points with 64, and draw controls with 42.

Cimino is second in goals this season with 31. She is also second in points with 32.

Katie Ventresca leads the team in ground balls and caused turnovers with 29 ground balls and 26 caused turnovers. She has also won 14 draw controls.

Platz is second in ground balls with 27 and caused turnovers with 19.

Maggie Allen has stood between the pipes in all but one game for the Lakers. Se has made 121 saves and has a 44.6% save percentage.
 
A Closer Look: RMU

• RMU is 4-11 overall this season and 2-4 in conference play.
• Mia Berthoff leads the team in goals with 26 and points with 37.
• Lea Otts sits behind Berthoff in points with 27 and is first in assists for the Colonials with 17.
• Gabi Puzevic is second in goals with 14,
• Madison Prietz leads the Colonials in draw controls with 45.
• Lucy Carney and Jenna Evans are tied for ground balls with 33 each.
• Evans is also tied with Anabel Kreydt in caused turnovers with 17.
• Carney leads the team between the pipes making 97 saves and garnering a 44.7% save percentage.