October 13, 2010

Box Score

RICHMOND, Va. - The Longwood University field hockey team fell at Virginia Commonwealth University of the Colonial Athletic Association 4-0 on Wednesday evening in Richmond. Senior Lauren Sullivan | Fredericksburg (Stafford) led the Lancers (3-12) with two shots, one on goal, against the Rams (10-4). Longwood returns to action on Sunday, October 17, when it travels to Radford to take on Radford University in a Northern Pacific Field Hockey Conference match at 2 p.m..

The Rams took the early lead after scoring the eventual match-winning goal in the ninth minute on a shot by Kelsey Scherrer off a penalty corner. VCU's Chelsea Hill added a second goal just six seconds before halftime to take a 2-0 lead in to intermission.

VCU's Kayla Mueller scored in the first minute of the second half to extend the lead to 3-0 before the Rams added the fourth goal in the 41st minute. The Lancers had a chance to get on the board in the final minute of the match, but a shot by freshman Caitlin Smith | Hampton (Kecoughtan) was stopped on the line by a VCU defender. The Lancers outshot the Rams 7-6 in the second half.

VCU outshot Longwood 11-8 and had a 3-2 advantage in penalty corners. Sophomore goalkeeper Kaye Goulding | Tickhill, England (Wakefield Girls) played the first 35 minutes in goal and made three saves while classmate Amy Lewis | Lewisville, N.C. (Forsyth Country Day) played in goal in the second half and made three saves. The Lancers were led offensively by Lauren Sullivan with two shots, while six others had one shot. Erin Jablonski and Megan Botteri split time in the cage for the Rams, with Jablonski stopping one shot in the first half.