Harrogate, TN – The Lincoln Memorial women's lacrosse team will face the reigning Division 2 national champions, the #1 University of Tampa Spartans, Thursday evening at LMU Lacrosse Complex at 5 pm.

Thursday's match up will be the second time in series history that the two teams will face each other. In the first meeting, which was in February of 2023, Tampa defeated the Railsplitters 4-18.
Lincoln Memorial is coming off of a 14-6 win against North Greenville. In this match, Josie Tinnerello would tie the program record for number of goals scored in a single game by a player while also tying her career-high with 9 goals, and head coach Alyssa Shaver would break the record for number of wins as a head coach with 33 wins. Tinnerello had the team-high 9 goals, while Amber Kirkpatrick was the team-leader in assists with 5. Keegan Gillman recorded team-high 5 ground balls and also earned herself 6 saves on the match. Delaney Duck had the team-high in caused-turnovers with 4, and Jalee Davis led in draw controls with 4.

In the South Atlantic Conference, Kirkpatrick is leading in assists with 13, 1^st in assists per game with 3.25, 3^rd in points with 20, and 2^nd in points per game with 5. Tinnerello is 3^rd in the conference in assists with 8, 4^th in assists per game with 2, 1^st in goals with 18, 1^st in goals per game with 4.50, 1^st in points with 26, 1^st in points per game with 6.50, 3^rd in shots per game with 8, and 3^rd in shots on goal per game with 6.50. McKenzie Cates is tied for 8^th in assists per game with 1 with Jaiden Jaynes, and 7^th in free-position percentage with .500. Duck is ranked 3^rd in the conference in caused turnovers per game with 2.50, and Jaedyn Ryba is ranked 9^th in caused turnovers per game with 1.50. Samantha Billingsley and  Jalee Davis are tied for 8^th in the SAC in draw controls per game with 3. Gillman is 4^th in the conference in save percentage with 45%, 7^th in saves with 27, and 10^th in saves per game with 6.75.

Nationally, Kirkpatrick is ranked 4^th in assists with 13, 11^th in assists per game with 3.25, and 11^th in points with 20. Tinnerello is 3^rd in the nation in goals with 18, 4^th in points with 26, and 13^th in points per game with 6.50.

As a team, Lincoln Memorial is ranked 1^st in the conference (11^th nationally) in assists per game with 9, 2^nd in caused turnovers per game with 12.50, 3^rd in clearing percentage with 83.6%, 4^th in ground balls per game with 18.75, 1^st (16 nationally) in points per game with 23.75, 4^th in scoring margin with 5.25, 2^nd in scoring offense with 14.75, 3^rd (16^th nationally) in shot percentage with .504, 4^th in shots per game with 29.5, and 2^nd in win percentage with 75%.

Tampa is coming off of a 20-6 win against #3 Adelphi.

Lincoln Memorial's record is 3-1 and has not started South Atlantic Conference play. The Spartans have a 3-0 record and they are in the Sunshine State Conference, and they have also not started conference play. In the most recent Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association Division 2 Coaches Poll, which was released on February 24^th, Tampa was ranked #1.

The match is set to start at 5:00 pm at LMU Lacrosse Complex. 

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