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FARMVILLE, Va. -- Sophomore captain Lucas Woodhouse/Greenlawn, New York made the game-winning three-point field goal with 2.9-seconds remaining, and scored a career-high and game-high 27 points, to lead Longwood University to a thrilling 69-66 come-from-behind Big South Conference men's basketball victory past visiting North Division archival Liberty University on Wednesday night at Willett Hall in Farmville.  The decisive three-pointer by Woodhouse, his seventh of the game for a new career-high, as well, helped the Lancers (6-14, 1-4 Big South) halt a seven-game losing streak and earn their first Division I win since November 12 (at TCU, 82-79, on a Woodhouse three-pointer with 1.7-seconds left).  Tomasz Gielo had 20 points and a game-high 10 rebounds to lead the Flames (8-12, 2-3 Big South), as Liberty remains winless against the Lancers at Willett Hall (0-13).  Longwood will play on the road at South Division opponent Charleston Southern University on Saturday, January 25 at 5:30 p.m. in Charleston, South Carolina.
   
"I thought it was a great win," said first-year Longwood head coach Jayson Gee.  "I'm very proud of our basketball team and I'm proud to be at Longwood.  Any time you can sustain the adversity that this team has gone through … to their credit, day-in and day-out, they practice like an undefeated team.  I thought we got a big assist tonight from the (Lancer) Lunatics.  They were phenomenal during a crucial period of the game."
   
The closely-played contest featured 13 lead-changes and 11 ties throughout, including six of each during the first half.  Longwood took its largest lead of the period at 15-11 with 14:30 on the clock following a jumper by redshirt-junior captain Jeylani Dublin/Brooklyn, New York, off the bench.  Woodhouse (7) and sophomore Karl Ziegler/Annandale (6) combined for 13 quick points during the opening 5:30.  Liberty used a 15-4 run to take its largest lead of the half at 26-19 with 7:31 left until halftime, getting points from five different players, including four points each from Gielo and Antwan Burrus, off the bench.  The Lancers battled back with a 13-5 run to lead 32-31 at 1:52 after a layup from freshman Darrion Allen/Pompano Beach, Florida, off the bench, while Woodhouse started the spurt with a three-pointer and Allen scored seven of the points.  The Flames, though, scored the last five points of the half to lead 36-32 at the intermission, including a late three-pointer by Gielo.
   
Longwood started the second half strong, outscoring Liberty 12-4, to lead 44-40 at 15:26 behind eight quick points from Woodhouse, who made two more three-pointers.  The contest went back-and-forth over the next several minutes and was tied at 52-52 on a three-pointer by sophomore transfer Leron Fisher/Baltimore, Maryland with 10:56 remaining.  The Flames made a little push and led 63-58 at 5:25 after a jumper from Burrus, who scored five quick points.  It was the last field goal made in the game by the visitors.  The Lancers fought back once-again and tied it at 63-63 on another three-pointer by Woodhouse at 2:44, and following a Gielo free throw at 2:20, Woodhouse made a step-back three-pointer with 44.6-seconds left for a 66-64 lead.  Burrus made two free throws at :30 to tie it at 66-66, before Woodhouse made his game-winning three-pointer with 2.9-seconds on the clock.  Gielo was off the mark with a three-point attempt from right of the circle just ahead of the final horn, much to the delight a raucous home crowd of 1,619.
   
Woodhouse led Longwood with his career-high and game-high 27 points, making 10-16 field goals, including 7-10 three-pointers, also a career-high, while adding four assists.  Ziegler finished with 14 points for the Lancers.  Fisher had nine points and a career-high and game-high six steals, while leading scorer, senior captain Tristan Carey/Colonial Beach, contributed seven points and a team-high six rebounds -- limited by first-half foul difficulty.  Longwood shot 44% (25-57) from the field, including 41% (9-22) on three-pointers and 91% (10-11) at the free throw line.  The Lancers forced 15 Liberty turnovers that were converted into an 18-4 advantage in points off turnovers.
   
Gielo led Liberty with his team-high 20 points, adding his game-high 10 rebounds.  Burrus finished with 13 points and six rebounds for the Flames.  JR Coronado had 11 points and a game-high 10 rebounds.  Liberty shot 44% (24-54) from the field, including 36% (5-14) on three-pointers and 68% (13-19) at the line.  The Flames out-rebounded Longwood, 37-29, for a 21-11 advantage in second-chance points, and also had a 34-22 advantage in points scored in the paint.
   
Longwood and Liberty were meeting for the 28th time since 1977-78, and the Lancers lead the series, 19-9, including 14-1 in games played in Farmville and now 13-0 in games played in Willett Hall.  Longwood will play on the road at Liberty on February 25.