FARMVILLE, Va. -- Longwood University will host a Big South Conference Women's Soccer Championship quarterfinal match on Saturday, October 27, against Liberty University at the Athletics Complex in Farmville at 6 p.m. The Lancers, who have a record of 13-5-1 overall, 8-2-1 in the Big South, are the number three seed in the eight-team tournament. The Flames, who have a record of 11-7-2 overall, 5-4-2 in the Big South, are the number six seed. The postseason Big South Championship event includes ticket prices of $4 for adults and $1 for students with an ID. Admission is free for children ages five and under.
“This is a special opportunity for our program and we earned the right to host with what we accomplished in the regular season,” said 19th-year head coach
Todd Dyer '93. “Now we hope to capitalize on our home field advantage with the support of our Longwood and Farmville community. Go Lancers!”
Junior midfielder
Kelsey Pardue, who has seven goals and six assists for 20 points, leads Longwood. Senior captain and forward
Lindsey Ottavio (2 goals, 5 assists) and sophomore forward
Kelsey McDonald (3 goals, 3 assists) each adds nine points. Senior keeper
Kyra Byron has played 1612 minutes, while allowing 14 goals (0.78) with 70 saves (.833) and 8.66 shutouts.
“I am proud of the women's soccer program and their efforts to earn the right to host a quarterfinal match,” said Director of Athletics
Troy Austin. “I look forward to and am excited to cheer them on along with the Lancer Lunatics and the rest of the Longwood community.”
Liberty is led by freshman forward Jaime Bouffard, who has five goals and two assists for 12 points. Sophomore midfielder Helena Pereira has five goals for 10 points. Senior defender Lauren Stell has four goals and one assist for nine points. Redshirt-senior keeper Karen Blocker has played 1845 minutes, while allowing 15 goals (0.73) with 80 saves (.842) and nine shutouts.
Longwood and Liberty are meeting for the 13th time in the sport of women's soccer, and for the second time in five days after a 1-0 Longwood road win at Liberty on Tuesday in Lynchburg. The Flames do lead the series, 6-4-2, though the Lancers have won four of the last six contests (4-1-1) since 2007.
The 2012 Big South Women's Soccer Championship quarterfinals will be played at campus sites before moving to Rock Hill, South Carolina for the semifinals and finals on November 2-4. The quarterfinals and semifinals will air on the Big South Network, with the finals airing on ESPN3. The Big South Tournament Champion receives an automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship.
High Point University (9-5-6, 8-1-2) is the top seed and will host the eight seed Charleston Southern University (7-10-1, 5-6) on Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. Radford University (11-2-4, 7-0-4) is the number two seed and will host the seven seed Campbell University (10-7-1, 5-6) on Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. Winthrop University (10-6-2, 7-2-2) is the number four seed and will host the five seed Coastal Carolina University (10-8, 7-4) on Oct. 27 at 6 p.m.
