October 10, 2011

Box Score

FARMVILLE, Va. - The Longwood University field hockey team dropped a disappointing 1-0 overtime decision to visiting James Madison University of the Colonial Athletic Association on Thursday evening at the Athletics Complex in Farmville. Junior goalkeeper Kaye Goulding|Tickhill, England (Wakefield Girls) recorded eight saves in the match for the Lancers (8-8) against the Dukes (6-7). Longwood returns to action on Sunday, October 16, when it faces Northern Pacific Field Hockey Conference (NorPac) rival Radford University at 2 p.m. in Radford.

The match started slowly for both teams offensively, as neither team attempted a shot until the 22nd minute. The Dukes had a pair of penalty corners, but Goulding came up with the save on the first attempt, then the second attempt rolled past the stopper in the 23rd minute. The Lancers used the breakaway advantage, but a hard shot by sophomore Stacey de Grandhomme|Cape Town, South Africa (Table View) was stopped by the JMU goalkeeper. Senior Olga Knop|Berlin, Germany (Werner-von-Siemens-Gymnasium) made a defensive save in the 33rd minute to preserve the shutout at halftime.

In the second half, Longwood withstood five JMU penalty corners,  with only one shot actually reaching Goulding during that span. The Lancers had one penalty corner in the second half, but the shot by de Grandhomme was blocked. In overtime, the Dukes scored after a shot by Dana Allaband was stopped by Goulding, but Ysaline Nobels collected the rebound and sent it under a diving Longwood defender at 73:37 to give JMU the 1-0 victory.

James Madison outshot Longwood 15-4, including 10-2 in shots on goal, and had a 9-1 advantage in penalty corners. Longwood was paced by de Grandhomme with two shots, while Goulding made eight saves in 73:37 in goal. JMU was led by Taylor Bailey with five shots, while Margo Savage made two saves while playing the duration in goal.