ROCK HILL, S.C. – Madison Rogers had two goals, and Alexandra Hirst had two goals and an assist for Longwood lacrosse, but Winthrop used a big third quarter to pull away from the Lancers (1-13, 1-6 Big South) and win 22-9.
 
Five different players had multiple goals for the Eagles (6-9, 4-3 Big South) to keep Winthrop ahead.
 
Six different players scored in the game for the Lancers.
 
SCORING:
               1             2             3             4             FINAL
LWU      2             4             1             2             9
WU        4             6             9             3             22
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
Winthrop took an early lead, but Hirst keyed Longwood's response with back-to-back goals in the first. She put the first one home herself before finding Jordan Fitzgerald for the second to knot the score at two.
 
Winthrop then had two goals from Jane Tattersall to take a 4-2 lead, but Rogers responded with a goal to pull Longwood within one.
 
Each time, though, Winthrop had the answer, and Longwood never could close closer than one. Rogers had her second goal of the match to trim it to 7-6 with 5:07 left in the half, but that was as close as the Lancers would get. Winthrop reeled off three straight goals to take a 10-6 lead at the break.
 
Hirst put Longwood on the board in the third, but Winthrop went on an 11-1 run that extended early into the fourth quarter to put the game effectively out of reach.
 
Amelia Carlile made her 300^th save during the game for the Lancers.

WHAT THEY SAID:

"Not our best day," said Longwood Head Coach Dwayne Hicks. "We knew the game would be tough, but we were looking for a much better outcome. We just haven't been able to figure out the draw and getting more possessions."
 
UP NEXT:
 
Longwood returns home for the regular season finale against Mercer on Saturday, April 26. The opening draw is set for 12 p.m. at Elizabeth Burger Jackson Field, and it will air on ESPN+.
 
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