WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Longwood lacrosse wrapped up a two-game road swing to open the season with a trip to William & Mary on Saturday afternoon.
 
Alexandra Hirst had two goals for Longwood (0-2), but William & Mary (1-1) had three goals apiece from Mila Millhouse, Grace Walter and Taylor McCall to pull away from Longwood after a defensive battle in the first half.
 
SCORING:
               1             2             3             4             FINAL
LWU      1             1             3             0             5
W&M    3             4             9             4             20
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
William & Mary took an early lead, but Kendra DeFilippo cut it to 2-1 with five minutes left in the quarter.
 
William & Mary went back up by two early in the second before Hirst found Bailey Stratton to trim it to 4-2 with 10:48 to go in the half.
 
The Lancer defense helped Longwood hang around, but the Tribe slowly stretched the lead to 7-2 at the half, and the home side busted the game open in the third quarter.
 
Lauren Solis got the win for William & Mary in goal and made three saves.
 
Isabella McCullough made a career-best 14 saves for the Lancers in goal but took the loss.
 
UP NEXT:
 
The Lancers return to the field for their home opener at Elizabeth Burger Jackson Field next Saturday, February 21 against Campbell. The opening draw is set for 1 p.m.
 
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