GREENWOOD – The Lander men's lacrosse team makes its way back to Van Taylor Stadium for a battle with Lees-McRae on Saturday.

QUICK HITTERS

Location: Van Taylor Stadium (Greenwood, S.C.)

Time: 2 pm

Lander's Record: 6-4, 0-0 PBC

Lees-McRae's Record: 2-6, 0-1 CC

First Met: Feb.15, 2020 (18-8 Lander)

Last Met: Mar.6, 2021 (15-12 Lander)

Who's Next: vs Montevallo (April 2)

STORYLINES

• Lander is coming off a 15-9 loss to No. 4 Limestone on Wednesday.
• The Bearcats scored seven goals in the second half while five of those goals came in the fourth period.
• Krew Conroy, Chance Hainey and Adam Mather all had two goals each to lead the Bearcats.
• Mather led the way in assists with two and points with four. Noah Longest picked up four ground balls while Alex Ellis led the way in caused turnovers with three.
• Liam Mackay got the start and made 10 saves in 30 minutes of action while allowing nine goals. Nicholas Paige played the second half of the contest against Limestone where he made seven saves and allowed six goals.
• In the Peach Belt Conference, Lander leads the way in goals scored (147), scoring margin (+4.4), ground balls (444) and clears (208) while tied with Montevallo in caused turnovers (103).
• Carter Wilcox and Mather are No. 1 and 2 in the PBC for goals scored. Wilcox leads the way with 27 on the season while Mather is second with 25. Mather is also No. 1 in the PBC in assists with 18 and assists per game with 1.8.
• In the Nation, Lander is seventh in total assists (74), 28th in assists per game (7.4), 21st in caused turnovers per game (10.30), ninth in clearing percentage (.881), first in total ground balls (444), second in ground balls per game (44.40), fourth in points (221), sixth in total saves (135), 27th in scoring defense (10.30), 19th in scoring margin (+4.40) and 12th in scoring offense (14.70).
• Wilcox leads the Bearcats in scoring with 27 goals while Mather is second with 25. Wilcox and Mather are the only Bearcats to score 20 or more goals this season.
• Mather leads Lander in assists with 18 and points with 43.
• Wilcox and Jake Watson lead the Bearcats in ground balls with 28 while Blake Moore is close behind with 26 and James Linn is leading the team in caused turnovers with 10.
• Lees-McRae comes into this contest with a 2-6 overall record and a 0-1 record in Conference Carolinas.
• The Bobcats have defeated Davis & Elkins and Young Harris so far this season.
• Lees-McRae most recently fell to North Greenville on the road 19-8.
• J.P. Galloway led the way for the Bobcats with three goals while Tyler Flannelly was second with two goals on the night.
• Four Bobcats were tied for the lead with three ground balls while two Bobcats were tied for caused turnovers with one each.
• Antonio Cruz played the entire game for Lees-McRae making nine saves in the loss.
• The Bobcats are being outscored 147-77 this season.
• Galloway leads the Bobcats in goals scored with 19 this season. Ryan Bird is second with 16.
• Galloways also lead the way in assists with seven and points with 26.
• Cruz is the team's leader in ground balls with 23 while Tyler Flannelly is second with 22.
• Logan Ryan leads the way in caused turnovers with 12.
• Cruz has played and started all eight games for the Bobcats this season. He's played over 476 minutes this season while making 93 saves while holding a 2-6 record.
• Lees-McRae travels to face Barton next on April 2 while Lander begins conference action with a visit from Montevallo on April 2 for a 1 pm start.

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