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FARMVILLE, Va. -- Longwood University will host a Big South Conference Women's Soccer Championship quarterfinal match on Saturday night, November 2, against High Point University at the Athletics Complex in Farmville at 7 p.m. The Lancers, who have an overall record of 9-8-2, finished 8-3 in the Big South to earn the No. 3 seed in the tournament. The Panthers, who have a record of 8-9-1 overall, finished 6-4-1 in the Big South to garner the No. 6 seed. Longwood defeated High Point by a score of 4-2 during a regular season match in Farmville on October 9. 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.
"Our first goal every season is to qualify for the conference tournament," said 20th-year head coach
Todd Dyer '93. "After that, our goal is to finish in the top four and earn the right to host that first round game. For the second year in a row we've been able to do that, so now it's just a matter of taking full advantage of this opportunity.
"Now that we're in, the seeds mean absolutely nothing and we're simply one of eight teams that are capable of winning it all. It's fitting that we play High Point in the first round because they're last year's regular season champion and one of the most accomplished programs in the league these past few years. We expect a very difficult game Saturday night, but we're excited to kickoff this post-season opportunity and look forward to competing in front of our home crowd."
Freshman
Amanda Spencer/Gibsonia, Pennsylvania has led Longwood in scoring through 19 matches with her team-best nine goals and three assists totaling 21 points, though senior captain
Kelsey Pardue/Richmond is close behind with seven goals and three assists for 17 points, including seven goals and two assists in the 10 Big South matches. Freshman
Gina D'Orazio/Moseley is also in double-figure scoring with three goals and a team-best six assists for 12 points. Junior
Samantha Phillips/Chesapeake (four goals) adds eight points, while junior
Kelsey McDonald/Kennett Square, Pennsylvania (two goals, two assists) and sophomore
Olivia Colella/Herndon (two goals, two assists) each add six points. Graduate student and goalkeeper
Shelby Hall/Purcellville has played 1727:55 in front of the net, while allowing 21 goals (1.09) with 69 saves (.767) and seven shutouts.
The 2013 Big South Women's Soccer Championship presented by Musco Lighting quarterfinals will be played at campus sites Nov. 1-3 before moving to Conway, South Carolina and the campus of Coastal Carolina University for the semifinals and finals on Nov. 8-10. 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 2013 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship.
Two-time defending champion Radford University (14-2-1, 10-1) is the top seed and will host No. 8 Charleston Southern University (7-11-1, 4-7) on Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. No. 2 Liberty University (13-5-1, 5-2-1) will host No. 7 Presbyterian College (9-8, 6-5) on Nov. 3 at 2 p.m. No. 4 Winthrop University (11-5-1, 7-4) will host No. 5 Coastal Carolina (10-8-1, 7-4) on Nov. 2 at 1 p.m.
Quarterfinals (Campus Sites)
Friday, Nov. 1 - No. 8 Charleston Southern at No. 1 Radford, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 2 - No. 5 Coastal Carolina at No. 4 Winthrop, 1 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 2 - No. 6 High Point at No. 3 Longwood, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 3 - No. 7 Presbyterian at No. 2 Liberty, 2 p.m.
Semifinals (Conway, S.C.)
Friday, Nov. 8 - WU-CCU Winner vs. RU-CSU Winner, 4:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 8 - Longwood-HPU Winner vs. Liberty-PC Winner, 7 p.m.
Final (Conway, S.C.)
Sunday, Nov. 10 - Big South Women's Soccer Championship, 2 p.m.
