FARMVILLE, Va. – The Longwood women's lacrosse team will make its 2015 home debut Saturday against Elon at 1 p.m. at the Longwood Athletics Complex.
 
The Lancers (0-1) enter the year with a veteran lineup that includes 10 returning starters and Big South Preseason All-Conference selections Christian Acker, Sarah Butler and Katie McHugh.  Butler already got on the board with her first goal of the season against Navy, punching in one of her two shots against the Mids in the season opener.
 
Longwood is coming off back-to-back third-place finishes in the Big South in 2013 and 2014 and has embarked on the program's third season under head coach Elaine Jones. Jones has guided the program to a 10-4 mark in conference play and is in charge of a Lancer squad that this year was picked for a third-place finish in the Big South by the league's coaches.
 
The Phoenix (1-1) will make their first road trip of the year after splitting a pair of season-opening home matchups against Kennesaw State and No. 8 Duke. Elon rolled Kennesaw State 24-8 in the season opener on Jan. 31 and then fell, 17-8, to the top-10 Blue Devils on Feb. 7.

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