October 3, 2004

BOX SCORE

BALTIMORE, Md. -- Longwood University dropped a 5-1 field hockey decision to the University of Maryland-Baltimore County Sunday afternoon in Baltimore, Md. The host Retrievers improved to 4-7, while the Lancers are now 3-8. Longwood will play again Wednesday, October 6, at the University of Virginia. Game time is slated for 7:00 p.m..

UMBC took control early as Ashly Meehan scored 1:26 into the contest to give the Retrievers the 1-0 advantage. Less than five minutes later, Kristin Ramsay controlled her own rebound and shot it past Longwood senior goalkeeper Julie Patterson/Esmont (Monticello) to push their lead to 2-0.

Longwood was able to cut the score to 2-1 at the 16:39 mark when junior Sarah Hitchings/Virginia Beach (Kempsville) found senior Lorrie Watts/Fredericksburg (Stafford), who scored her third goal of the season. However, the Retrievers scored with less than two minutes remaining in the first stanza to hold a 3-1 lead at halftime.

In the second half, UMBC extended its lead on goals by Arlene Lowthert and Julie Moore.

For the game, the Retrievers outshot the Lancers, 25-11, and held the 8-2 edge in penalty corners. Patterson made 12 saves for Longwood in 62:56 minutes of play, while UMBC’s Meghan Polek made seven saves in 61:05.