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Women's Soccer

Longwood Hosts American Sunday Night

Lancers Continue Four-Game Homestand

Game 2 • Longwood (1-0) vs. American (0-1)
Dates & Times Sunday, August 17 | 6 p.m.
Location Farmville, Va. | Athletic Complex
Statistics Longwood | American | Big South
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INSIDE THE MATCHUP
  • Longwood continues a four-game homestand by hosting American on Sunday night at 6 p.m.
  • The Lancers were sharp in the opener with a 4-0 win over Alabama A&M.
  • Longwood was picked to finish fourth in the Big South Preseason Poll prior to the start of the season.
  • American dropped a narrow 1-0 decision to crosstown foe George Washington but outshot the Buff & Blue 10-4.
MATCHUP HISTORY
  • The two sides are meeting for the ninth time, with American owning a slight edge in the series: 4-3-1.
  • It marks the fourth time the two teams have played in Farmville.
  • The last time the two teams met was a 0-0 draw, with American posting 28 shots to Longwood's five. However, the Lancers had six corners to AU's five.
SCOUTING AMERICAN
  • The Eagles went 6-6-3 last season while going 2-5-2 in highly competitive Patriot League play.
  • The team's 4-1-1 record in non-conference play was the program's best start and highest win percentage since 1996.
  • This season, the Eagles were selected 10th in the Patriot League Preseason Poll.
SHARE THE LOVE
  • Longwood had four different goal scorers in the season opener, matching a feat that was achieved in 2023 against Gardner-Webb.
  • Emma Jones, Sam Fischer, Meghan Piazza and Claire Schultz all found the back of the net.
  • In addition, there were three assists on the four goals, with Victoria Drake, Reese Coggeshall and Hailey Baltzelle all receiving credit for helpers.
  • Fischer became just the fourth freshman since the Lancers joined the Big South in 2012 to score in the season opener, joining Alex Dinger (spring 2020), Teresa Fruchterman (2014) and Amanda Spencer (2013).
  • For Coggeshall, it was also her first collegiate point in her college debut.
SHUTOUT STREAK
  • Longwood has now tallied six straight shutouts when wrapped back to the end of the 2024 season.
  • The Lancers blanked Alabama A&M 4-0 and only surrendered three shots in the process to open the 2025 campaign.
  • The team ended the 2024 regular season with four straight shutouts while going 2-0-2 to earn a trip to the Big South Tournament.
  • In the quarterfinals, Longwood and Presbyterian played to a scoreless draw, but the Blue Hose advanced on penalties to break the stalemate.
#GoWood #HorsePower
 
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Players Mentioned

Alex Dinger

#10 Alex Dinger

MF
5' 5"
Graduate Student
Hailey Baltzelle

#44 Hailey Baltzelle

F/M
5' 4"
Senior
Victoria Drake

#20 Victoria Drake

F/M
5' 4"
Senior
Emma Jones

#28 Emma Jones

F/D
5' 3"
Senior
Meghan Piazza

#4 Meghan Piazza

M
5' 4"
Junior
Claire Schultz

#33 Claire Schultz

M
5' 8"
Senior
Reese Coggeshall

#8 Reese Coggeshall

F
5' 5"
Freshman
Sam Fischer

#22 Sam Fischer

F
5' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Alex Dinger

#10 Alex Dinger

5' 5"
Graduate Student
MF
Hailey Baltzelle

#44 Hailey Baltzelle

5' 4"
Senior
F/M
Victoria Drake

#20 Victoria Drake

5' 4"
Senior
F/M
Emma Jones

#28 Emma Jones

5' 3"
Senior
F/D
Meghan Piazza

#4 Meghan Piazza

5' 4"
Junior
M
Claire Schultz

#33 Claire Schultz

5' 8"
Senior
M
Reese Coggeshall

#8 Reese Coggeshall

5' 5"
Freshman
F
Sam Fischer

#22 Sam Fischer

5' 7"
Freshman
F