BOX SCORE

Indiana, Pa. -- The Longwood field hockey team was victorious on the first day of the Josh Wesner Memorial Tournament, picking up wins over Catawba 5-0 and Kutztown 2-1 in overtime in Miller Stadium.  With the wins, the Lancers now stand at 2-4 and will face host Indiana (Pa.) tomorrow at 12:30.  

In the first game against Catawba, the Lancers came out in full force, scoring three goals in the first half.  Sophomore Marina Sizow (Virginia Beach, Va./Kempsville) nailed a shot straight into the back on the net off of a penalty corner at the 20:50 mark.  Sophomore Alexis Ramey (Westminster, Calif./Marina) also scored for Longwood off of a penalty corner at the 10:20 mark.  Senior Andrea Wilkinson (Chantilly, Va./Chantilly) made the score 3-0 going into the half, putting the ball past the goalkeeper off of a cross from sophomore Julie Price (Stafford, Va./North Stafford) at the top of the circle with 30 seconds left.

In the second period, sophomore Sarah Hitchings (Virginia Beach, Va./Kempsville) put one in the net at the 18:20 mark with help from Wilkinson.  Price put the finishing touches on the shut out, scoring on a penalty corner from senior Erin Sixsmith (Alexandria, Va./West Potomac) with five minutes left in the match. 

Longwood split its time in the net between junior Julie Patterson (Esmont, Va./Monticello), who played for 50 minutes and had one save, and freshman Chris Cimino (Fairfax Station, Va./Hayfield) who was credited with four saves in 20 minutes.  Senior Maria Maculaitis (Red Bank, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven) and sophomore Shannon Ratte (Virginia Beach, Va./Kempsville) were credited with one defensive save each.

In game two of the tournament, the Lancers took a 1-0 lead over Kutztown going into the half, with Ramey scoring at the 12:61 mark.  Kutztown came back in the second half and scored with three minutes remaining to send the game into overtime. 

In the extra period, freshman Jen Hawkins (Virginia Beach, Va./Frank W. Cox) gave the Lancers the victory scoring off a rebound from the goalkeeper at the 11:10 mark.  Patterson played all 70 minutes in net for Longwood and recorded 11 saves. 

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