CENTRAL, S.C. – The Catawba College women's lacrosse team takes off to Southern Wesleyan for a non-conference matchup with the Warriors on Wednesday at 4 p.m.

Last Time Out

- Catawba paid a visit to then-No. 25 Belmont Abbey last Tuesday, a day before previously scheduled due to forecasted snow, and suffered a 22-6 setback

- Skylar Mullin contributed to half of the Catawba Indians' scoring, netting her first career goal with two assists

- Abby Shuren recorded a two-goal brace as Joey Baillie, Ella McCusker and Grace Virginia Deal also found the back of the net

- Shuren and Meredith Marchetti notched three ground balls apiece, while Mullin and Shuren each tacked on a pair of caused turnovers in the defensive effort

- The teams finished at an even 15-15 in draw controls with Catawba being led by Audrey Adelsberger and Kylie Harris at three each

Check the Stats

- The blue and white are led offensively by Shuren's six goals as well as Deal's five scores and an assist

- Marchetti tops the ground balls category with five pickups followed by Mullin's four; a trio of Catawba Indians have three

- Harris paces the team with eight draw controls as Adelsberger has notched five

- Mullin, Shuren and Marchetti have caused two turnovers apiece

- Rookie Ava Kunza has spent both matchups in the crease, logging a 14.89 goals-against average and a .356 save percentage with 16 total stops

Barnstorming the Carolinas

- Wednesday marks the end of Catawba's three-game tour on the road against Conference Carolinas opponents

- In the league's preseason poll, Belmont Abbey was slotted in the runner-up position while Shorter and Southern Wesleyan landed in the second half of the field at eighth and 10th, respectively

- The Catawba Indians will have played in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia to start the season, covering over 1,100 miles up and down the Interstate 85 corridor

All-Time Series

- Catawba met Southern Wesleyan for the first and only time in program history on Feb. 12, 2022, taking a 10-3 victory at Shuford Stadium

- Five current Catawba Indians appeared in the contest including Ella McCusker who netted two goals with three ground ball pickups

Scouting the Warriors

- Southern Wesleyan comes into the matchup with a 1-4 ledger and is currently on a four-game skid

- SWU was clipped by Coker, 13-12, on Saturday in heartbreaking fashion after the Cobras outscored the Warriors 7-2 in the fourth quarter

- Four of the Warriors' five opponents have been South Atlantic Conference members, going 1-3 against the league with the lone victory coming in the season opener against Emory & Henry in 11-9 fashion

- Ella McCowen and Rinna Beth Brooker pace SWU with eight goals apiece, combining for half of the team's scoring

- Fianna Steves, named the department's Mug Shot Coffee Athlete of the Week on Tuesday, is the Warriors' top defensive weapon with 27 ground balls and 14 caused turnovers

Follow Along

The match will be streamed live on the Conference Carolinas Digital Network with real-time stats on swuathletics.com.