Limestone Athletics

GAFFNEY, S.C.—The Limestone College women’s lacrosse team will be playing two pivotal regional contests in the next few days as the Saints host two Pennsylvania State Athletics Conference teams: Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Lock Haven University. Limestone, currently ranked No. 4 in the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association Division II rankings, will host IUP on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at Saints Field and will play the Eagles on Sunday at 1 p.m.

The Saints (5-0 overall) head into these contests after knocking off now No. 9-ranked Gannon University 19-6 on February 28.

While the Crimson Hawks aren’t ranked in the national poll, they will be a challenging opponent coming out of one of the toughest lacrosse conference in the country as The PSAC leads all conferences with four schools in the latest IWLCA rankings: No. 3 Lock Haven, No. 5 Mercyhurst, No. 6 West Chester, and the No. 9 Golden Knights. IUP has a strong squad that defeated St. Andrews Presbyterian College 11-9 on Tuesday. The Saints are 2-0 all-time against the Crimson Hawks, and beat IUP 18-5 in the teams’ last meeting in 2003. Former Saints All-American Marissa Pesce will be on the sidelines during the game as an assistant coach with the Crimson Hawks.

Limestone is 5-4 all-time against Lock Haven and is 2-2 against the Eagles at Saints Field. LHU knocked the Saints out of the 2009 national tournament with a 13-12 victory in Salem, Va., during the NCAA semifinals in May. In their last meeting in Gaffney in March 2009, Limestone edged LHU 11-10.