FARMVILLE, Va. – The Longwood men's soccer team battled against Radford, but ultimately fell 2-1 on Wednesday night.

Goals (Assists)
 
5'- Longwood – Marco Magnoli
17'- Radford – Jared Dubose
30'- Radford – Griffin Gyurci
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
The Lancers (1-7-3, 0-3 Big South) soared out of the gates and had four shots in the first five minutes. A ball that pinged around the box found the back of the net off the head of Marco Magnoli just before the fifth minute.
 
Radford (4-7-1, 3-2 Big South) responded in the 17^th minute when Dubose hit a tough angle shot into the top right corner. The Highlanders Gyurci added a second just 18 minutes later to take a 2-1 lead into half.
 
Longwood pushed throughout the second half and had the bulk of the chances and possession. In the final 20 minutes, the Lancers outshot Radford six to nothing in search of the equalizer, but a couple of decent saves from Highlander goalkeeper Joseba Incera proved to be enough to clinch the three points for Radford.

WHAT THEY SAID:

"It was a decent start to the game and we had our tails up for the first 15 minutes," said head coach Jon Atkinson. "But unfortunately we switched off on two restarts allowing Radford back in the game. It's not talent that we lack but complacency that has hurt us all season. We will regroup and demand more of ourselves to change these results for our program and it's not where we want to be."
 
 
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
 
The Lancers out-shot Radford 18-15 in total shots and 8-7 in shots on goal.
 
Four yellow cards were split evenly at two apiece between the two sides.
 
Durand made five saves in goal for Longwood.
 
Ethan Stevenson led the game in shots with six, Eden Shachar and Marco Magnoli had three apiece to go along with it.
 
 
UP NEXT:
 
The Lancers stay in Farmville on Saturday to face off against the University of South Carolina Upstate.