Longwood University Athletics

The Lancers and Bobcats battled through a scoreless first quarter, with junior goalkeeper Sophie Mooldijk making five saves to keep Ohio off the scoreboard.

Ohio (7-6, 4-3 MAC) applied pressure in the second quarter, recording four shots on goal. Mooldijk made three saves, while graduate defender Meghan Hyatt cleared a loose ball off the line after an initial diving save by Mooldijk to preserve the scoreless tie heading into halftime.

Longwood broke through in the third quarter. At the 35:30 mark, Johnson redirected a pass from junior defender Caitlin Carraway into the cage to give the Lancers a 1-0 lead. It was Johnson's second goal of the season and 10th of her career, while Carraway recorded her first assist of the season. 

Ohio responded in the fourth quarter with three goals over a three-minute stretch. At 46:20, Tori Cisney tipped in a feed from Deborah James off a penalty corner to even the score at 1-1. The Bobcats took the lead at 48:12 when Ava Florence redirected a pass from Ava Hershberger into the cage. Florence struck again at 49:25, tipping in a pass from Cisney to extend Ohio's lead to 3-1.

Mooldijk finished with 13 saves, marking her 11th game this season with double-digit saves.