October 22, 2011

Box Score

FARMVILLE, Va. - The Longwood University field hockey team earned a 3-2 victory over visiting Davidson College of the Northern Pacific Field Hockey Conference (NorPac) on Saturday afternoon at the Athletics Complex in Farmville. Longwood (10-8, 4-1 NorPac) fell behind twice, but fought back to tie the match at 2-2 before senior Olga Knop|Berlin, Germany (Werner-von-Siemens-Gymnasium) scored the match-winner in the 69th minute against the Wildcats (8-7, 2-2 NorPac). The Lancers are back in action Saturday, October 29, when they host NorPac opponent Appalachian State University at 1 p.m. at the Athletics Complex in Farmville in the regular season finale on Senior Day.

Longwood fell behind early after Meg Jarrell scored for Davidson at 8:37. The Lancers did not stay down long as junior Christina Verhulst|Yorktown (Grafton) knocked down a long pass from senior Lauren Sullivan|Fredericksburg (Stafford) and scored at 11:49. Longwood had the majority of the scoring opportunities in the first half and outshot the Wildcats 13-3 with a 7-2 advantage in penalty corners, but could not convert on those opportunities as the match was tied 1-1 at halftime.

Davidson took the 2-1 lead at 61:13 on a goal by Finley Amato. The Lancers answered with a goal by sophomore Stacey de Grandhomme|Cape Town, South Africa (Table View) at 62:58. de Grandhomme started play after a Davidson foul just outside the circle and took the ball into the circle before ripping a shot to the lower-right corner for the goal to tie the match at 2-2. Knop scored the match-winner at 68:11 from the right side of the circle on a penalty corner that was inserted by senior Rachel Akers|Virginia Beach (First Colonial) and set up by senior Sarah Bietsch|Chambersburg, Pa. (Chambersburg Area). Longwood played tight defense over the final 1:49 and did not allow a shot, despite Davidson advancing the ball into the Lancers' circle on two occasions.

Longwood outshot Davidson 19-8, including 13-5 in shots on goal, with an 11-3 advantage in penalty corners. Knop attempted a match-high seven shots, while de Grandhomme added five shots and Verhulst attempted four shots. Junior goalkeeper Kaye Goulding|Tickhill, England (Wakefield Girls) recorded three saves for the Lancers while playing 70 minutes in goal. The Wildcats were paced by Amato with three shots, while Jarrell added two shots. Sarah Fisher made 10 saves while playing the duration in goal.