ELON, N.C.-- Elon University women's lacrosse will travel to Blacksburg, Va. to face Virginia Tech on Wednesday, March 23 at 4 p.m. before its 1 p.m. matchup against Winthrop on Saturday, March 26 at Rudd Field.

COVERAGE
Live stats will be available for both games. However, there will only be a stream during Saturday's game against Winthrop.
 
THE SERIES
-Virginia Tech leads the overall series 5-1.
-The Phoenix owns a 2-1 all-time record against the Eagles.

ABOUT ELON­­
-The maroon and gold is 3-5 on the season.
-Elon delivered a 13-8 victory over VCU in its last game on March 19, improving its all-time record against the Rams to 2-0.
-Hannah McCarthy led the scoring for the Phoenix with three goals for her third hat trick of the season, while Gillian Curran finished with three assists and one goal for a team-high four points. Curran also paced the maroon and gold in caused turnovers (2).
-Through eight games, the maroon and gold leads the conference in goals per game (13.38), points per game (18.25), shots per game (28.75) and draw controls per game (15.25). 
-The Phoenix is led by ninth-year head coach Josh Hexter.  
 
SCOUTING VIRGINIA TECH
-The Hokies enter the game with a 7-4 record, winning two of its past three games.
-Virginia Tech fell to No. 3 Syracuse in its last game on March 19, 17-5. Sarah Lubnow and Whitney Leibler paced the Hokies with two goals apiece. Olivia Vergano also recorded a team-high four draw controls.
-The Hokies were picked to finish eighth in the Atlantic Coast Conference Preseason Coaches Poll. 
-The head coach of Virginia Tech is Kristen Skiera. 
 
SCOUTING WINTHROP
-The Eagles hold a 1-6 record, with its only win coming against Youngstown State on March 8 (18-14).
-Winthrop fell to Coastal Carolina on March 18, 19-7. Molly Dankowski led the way for the Eagles with three goals and four ground balls, while Claire Witmer followed with two goals. In goal, Molly Hodgson tallied a season-high seven saves.
-Winthrop was tabbed fifth in the Big South preseason poll. Alyssa Angelo and Kimora Bailey were named to the preseason all-conference team in addition to Bailey being selected as the Big South Preseason Defensive Player Of The Year.
-The head coach of the Eagles is Kara Concheck.
 
UP NEXT
Elon will open conference play against William & Mary on Wednesday, March 30 at 7 p.m.