Game  • Longwood at Richmond
Dates & Times	Friday, August 29 • 5 p.m.
Location	Richmond, Va. • Crenshaw Field
Statistics	Longwood | Richmond | MAC
TV (ESPN+)	Video
Live Stats	Live Stats
Social Media Live Updates	@LongwoodLancers | @lancersfh

               The Lancer field hockey team travels to Richmond on Friday for their season-opener.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP

• Longwood and Richmond square off at Crenshaw Field, the home field of the Spiders
• The two sides have played in each of the past three seasons after nearly a decade break
• The road team has won the past three meetings, with two going to overtime

 
MATCHUP HISTORY

• Richmond leads 17-5-2 in the series between the two teams
• Last season, the match went to overtime, with Richmond winning 2-1
• The Lancers last won, 2-1, in overtime at Richmond
• The series dates back to 1978, according to available records.

 
Scouting the Spiders

• Richmond returns its top five offensive players from a season ago: Clara Larripa (12 goals, eight assists), Valen Luna Paratore (12 goals, one assist), Avery Russell (five goals), Grace Wiggins (three goals, four assists), and Alexa Derr (one goal, six assists). 
• The Spiders were tied for second in the A10 preseason poll, receiving one first place vote
• Richmond went 5-2 in the A10 a season ago with an 11-8 overall record

 
Brick Wall Behavior

• Sophie Mooldijk returns in the cage for Longwood after a sensational freshman season
• The sophomore was the MAC Goalkeeper of the Year while also earning a spot on the All-MAC First Team and MAC All-Freshman Team
• Mooldijk also earned VaSID All-State honors
• She made 118 saves while recording a 0.781 save percentage
• She held a 4-10 record on the season

 
From Down Under

• Senior Jane Ramsay returns to Longwood as the team's top returning scorer
• Ramsay scored four goals and had a total of eight points on 24 shots
• The Australia native also earned MAC All-Academic honors

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