2.29.2012

Box Score

FARMVILLE, Va. – Longwood University suffered a 22-9 women's lacrosse loss at the College of William and Mary of the Colonial Athletic Association Wednesday afternoon in Williamsburg. Senior Jessica Rudloff|West Chester, Pa. (West Chester) and sophomore Mary Barondess|Centreville (Westfield) each scored three goals to pace the Lancers (0-3) against the Tribe (3-3). Longwood will be back in action Friday, March 2 at 4 p.m., hosting the University of Cincinnati of the Big East Conference at the Athletics Complex in Farmville.

Longwood was able to hang tough in the beginning of the game, answering W&M's early goal at 29:25 with two of its own as senior Sam Stifler|Jarettsville, Md. (North Harford) scored at 28:03 followed by a finish from junior Jamie Brentlinger|Gambrills, Md. (Arundel) with 26:50 on the clock, which turned out to be the team's only lead of the game. The Tribe then took control, scoring six more to take a 7-2 lead at 15:56 before the Lancers found the back of the net from Rudloff's first goal on a free position attempt wth 11:34 remaining in the first period. It was a back-and-forth battle for the remainder of the half as W&M scored at 7:32 before Stifler grabbed a ground ball from her own free position attempt and scored at 5:34. The Tribe quickly scored again at 5:14, while Rudloff responded with her second goal at 1:49. One final goal from W&M with :43 to go closed out the half for a 10-5 halftime score in favor of the hosts.

Longwood pulled within four goals just 45-seconds into the second half as Barondess came up with her first goal of the game, but William and Mary would score four-straight to pull ahead by eight, 14-6, in a matter of five minutes. Barondess found her second goal at 20:08 off a free position attempt, but the Tribe went on an 8-2 run through the remainder of the game that all but finished off the Lancers chances to get back in it.

Playing the duration in goal for the Lancers was junior transfer Mollie Zimmerman|Fairpoint, N.Y. (Monroe CC|Catawba College) who made six saves.  She also collected two ground balls and two caused turnovers. Stifler scored two goals on seven shots, earning four draw controls and three ground balls, while senior Hannah Riggs|Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie) collected a game-highs of four ground balls and five draw controls.  William and Mary took 39 shots and allowed Longwood only 26, while the Lancers committed 19 turnovers to the Tribe's 15.