Substantial Point, N.C.— Higher Point College women’s lacrosse Head Coach Lyndsey Boswell announced the 2021 schedule. The Panthers will participate in 17 game titles this season, 11 non-conference video games, and a comprehensive 6-sport Big South slate. HPU will host 6 of its non-conference game titles while web hosting 3 Huge South game titles producing for 9 household games in Vert Stadium for the 2021 women’s lacrosse year.
“We are so energized to ultimately announce our 2021 schedule,” Mentor Boswell said. “With so many changes and adjustments the past several months, this entire slate would not be achievable without having the challenging get the job done driving the scenes of Kelly McQuilkin. We labored jointly to fill our agenda with the most effective levels of competition for our players. We are most grateful for the prospect to get our staff on the area competing and accomplishing what they appreciate all over again. Our goal is to keep present, do the job difficult to be much better just about every day, and choose absolutely nothing for granted as we get nearer to our opening weekend at home.”
The 2021 preseason Large South preferred Panthers host the six-time Atlantic Solar champion Jacksonville on Friday, February 14th. The Dolphins are the defending A-Sun champions as they received it in 2019. The Dolphins received their first-at any time NCAA match sport in 2019. It will be a active weekend for the Panthers as they will host Mercer on Sunday, February 14th. The Panthers hosted Mercer a time back and won 18-11. It will be HPU’s next straight activity from a 2019 conference winner as Mercer received the past SOCON championship.
The Panther’s initially two highway video games of the season are from two groups that traveled to Vert Stadium a season in the past. On Sunday, February 21st HPU heads to Chapel Hill to confront North Carolina. The Tar Heels were being 7- in 2020 when the year came to an early conclude. HPU is one particular of only 5 non-ACC teams the Tar Heels will play in the 2021 season. On Friday, February 26th The Panthers vacation to Harrisonburg, Va. to facial area the 2018 National Champion James Madison.
After two street video games, the Panthers return residence to host aged Nationwide Lacrosse Meeting rival in Davidson on Wednesday, March 3rd. The Panthers have two previous NLC opponents on the routine this yr in Davidson and Jacksonville. The Wildcats are now associates of the A-10. That weekend, The Purple and White get the excursion to Nashville to engage in Vanderbilt on Sunday, March 7th. On Thursday, March 11th Large Issue will be in Koskinen Stadium actively playing Duke. The two groups have not fulfilled because 2018 in which HPU defeated then #19 Duke in Vert Stadium 16-12. The two sides had been scheduled to meet up with previous period until finally the season was ended early in 2020. The Panthers facial area two previous Massive South opponents as Coastal Carolina appear to Vert Stadium for the initially time considering that 2016 on Wednesday, March 17th. A week later on on Wednesday, March 24th Liberty travels to High Issue to choose on the Panthers. HPU wraps a busy march by web hosting Elon on Saturday, March 27th.
HPU’s final non-meeting frequent-time game of the 12 months will occur against Towson on Saturday, April 3rd in Towson, Md. This meeting will be the 3rd straight year HPU and Towson have performed each and every other.
On Wednesday, April 7th HPU kicks off its Major South slate with a vacation to Buies Creek, N.C. to play Campbell. On Saturday, April 10th Winthrop comes to HPU for The Panthers Significant South household opener. HPU is again on the highway on Wednesday, April 14th to take on Longwood. Immediately after alternating from home and away the Panthers expend a comprehensive 7 days at house as Radford travels to Vert Stadium on Saturday, April 17th and High Issue hosts Gardner-Webb on Wednesday, April 21st. HPU finishes the frequent time with a excursion to Clinton, S.C. to experience the Blue Hose of Presbyterian College.
The Large South Semifinal is scheduled for Friday, April 30th while the Massive South Championship Closing is scheduled for Sunday, May perhaps 2nd.
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