Lacrosse Hits the Road for the First Time This Season to Face Winthrop

Old Dominion (1-1, 0-0 BIG EAST) vs. Winthrop (0-0, 0-0 Big South)
Game Info – Saturday, February 15 at 1 p.m.
Location – Eagle Field (Rock Hill, S.C.)
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NORFOLK, Va. – The Old Dominion lacrosse team heads out on the road for the first time in 2020 as it travels to Rock Hill, South Carolina to take on Winthrop on Saturday, February 15, at 1 p.m.
 
The Monarchs opened their season with two games at home and went 1-1, falling to Coastal Carolina and defeating VCU this past Wednesday. In ODU's 14-9 win over the Rams, senior Glory Johnson scored seven goals to match her career-high, while Brooke Stein collected three goals and two assists in the effort. Both Claire Porter and Michelle Hallman also collected multiple points, each registering one goal and two assists. 
 
After two games this season, five Monarchs have scored at least two goals. Johnson leads the way with 10, while both Stein and Hallman each have three goals apiece. Porter and Danielle Dundas have both scored two goals this season so far. Hallman leads the club with three assists.
 
Freshman Sabrina Leatherwood earned her first career win in her first career start on Wednesday, earning 10 saves in the ODU triumph. In total, she has 13 saves and nine groundball pickups while tending the ODU net. 
 
About Winthrop
Saturday's contest will be Winthrop's season opener. Last season, the Eagles went 8-11, but went 4-2 in the Big South Conference and reached their conference finals, falling to top-seeded High Point, 17-10. 
 
Coming into this season, Winthrop was ranked second in the Big South Conference's preseason poll, behind reigning champions High Point. Three Eagles were also named to the Preseason All-Conference Team, as Lauren Morris and Mia Creighton made up two of the three attacking positions, and McKenna Blick was named an alternate to the team. Morris led the Eagles with 47 goals and 73 points last season. 
 
Series History
Last season's contest between the Monarchs and the Eagles was the first time the two teams met on the lacrosse field. ODU earned a slim 11-10 victory at the L.R. Hill Sports Complex, with Johnson collecting seven points and five goals in the effort. Saturday's game in Rock Hill will mark the first time the Monarchs play on Eagle Field.