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Washington, D.C. -- The Longwood field hockey team was held scoreless against American University, falling to the Eagles, 4-0, at Reeves Field.  The loss drops the Lancers to 0-2 in their first weekend of action, while American improves to 1-0.

American took a 2-0 lead in the first half with strong defensive efforts that prevented Longwood from taking any shots.  The Lancers failed to convert their four shots in the second half, while American tallied two additional goals.  The Eagles outshot Longwood, 23-4, with Sarah Hitchings (Virginia Beach, Va./Kempsville), Julie Price (Stafford, Va./North Stafford), Alexis Ramey (Westminster, Calif./Marina) and Shannon Ratte (Virginia Beach, Va./Kempsville) tallying one shot each for the Lancers.  Longwood goalkeeper Julie Patterson (Esmont, Va./Monticello) recorded her second-straight game with more than 10 saves with 11. 

“The team was much improved from yesterday,” stated coach Joel.  “We did some nice things today out on the field. Alexis Ramey continues to play well, along with Erin Sixsmith  (Alexandria, Va./West Potomac) and Jen Hawkins (Virginia Beach, Va./Frank W. Cox) who put up solid efforts as well.  The backfield greatly improved from yesterday’s performance and Julie Patterson had some spectacular saves.  I really want to acknowledge our great support that we had this weekend.  The team is very appreciative and it was great to have them here.”

Up next, Longwood plays its first home game against Virginia Wesleyan on Sunday, Sept. 7.  The 1:00 pm match-up will be on Barlow Field.