September 5, 2010

BOX SCORE

BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Longwood University dropped a 3-0 women's soccer road decision Sunday at Long Island University of the Northeast Conference (NEC) in Brooklyn, New York. The Lancers (3-3) had their recent three-match winning streak stopped by the host Blackbirds (3-1-1). Longwood will return to action on Friday night, September 10, hosting NEC member Mount St. Mary's University at the Athletics Complex in Farmville beginning at 7 p.m.

Long Island led 1-0 at the intermission after receiving a goal in the 38th minute from Caitlin Meadows on a penalty kick at 37:06. The Blackbirds added another goal early in the second half at 49:35 when Meadows tallied her second goal with a successful shot from about 30 yards into the top left of the net. LIU finished the scoring with a third goal in the 61st minute as Jen Spicer scored on a header with an assist from Toni Smith at 60:03.

“The first half was obviously more competitive for us than the second half,” said 17th-year head coach Todd Dyer '93. “Their movement off the ball opened us up a little bit in the second half and the early goal put us down two goals on the road to a strong LIU team. Hopefully we can get it together and perform much better against Mount St. Mary's.”

Longwood sophomore Lindsey Ottavio|Fairfax (W.T. Woodson) had three shots to lead the team offensively, followed by freshman Kelsey Pardue|Henrico (Hermitage) with two shots, along with sophomore Nikki Glisson|Mechanicsville (Hanover) and freshman Kristi Dixon|Yorktown (Grafton) with one shot each.

Long Island took a 14-7 advantage in shots, including 8-4 in attempts on-goal, while Longwood had a 5-4 edge on corner kicks. Graduate keeper Marcia Biddle|Woodbridge (Gar-Field) played the first 63:00 in front of the net for the Lancers, making three saves and allowing the three goals. Sophomore keeper Kyra Byron|Richmond (Mills E. Godwin) played the final 27:00 for LU with two saves and no goals allowed. Jessica Sexton played the first 72:10 in front of the net for the Blackbirds with two saves, while Jennifer Bannon played the final 17:50 for LIU, making two saves as well.

It was the first-ever meeting between the two schools in the sport of women's soccer.