September 15, 2008
FARMVILLE, Va. - Fresh off a spectacular come from behind victory over Towson, the Lancers’ look to continue their hot streak as they head to Davidson, N.C., for a rematch against Davidson and a neutral site game against Stanford.
Longwood and Davidson have already crossed paths once this season, a week ago to be exact, in which the Lancers defeated the Wildcats 5-2 to improve to 2-1 in the NorPac. Two days later the Lancers’ did battle with the Towson Tigers, falling behind early. Towson jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first half, but the Lancers’ came out of the locker room charged to give their fans a show. The Lancers, led by senior Carra Bunner, put in three goals in a span of 10 minutes take pull out their first come from behind victory in years.
SCHEDULE:
Saturday, Sept. 20 - Longwood at Davidson, 1 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 21 - Longwood vs. Stanford (@Davidson), 1 p.m.
LAST WEEKEND:
Friday, Sept. 12 - Longwood 5, Davidson 2
Sunday, Sept. 14 - Longwood 3, Towson 2
WHO TO WATCH: The Lancers’ defensive line has been a solid force, holding it’s opponents to just five goals in the last three games. Senior goalkeeper Erin West has been the vocal leader of the defense, while Lauren Van de Kamp, Kelsey Turner, Olga Knop and Rachel Akers have each been forces to be reckoned with. Offensively senior Carla Binnewies has been lighting opponents up, scoring her first hat-trick of the season against Davidson. Van de Kamp has also been getting into the action registering two goals and four assists.
SERIES RECORD:
Longwood vs. Davidson: 5-9-1
Longwood vs. Stanford: 0-4
LAST MEETING:
Longwood vs. Davidson: The Lancers defeated the Wildcats 5-2 on Sept. 12 of this year
Longwood vs. Stanford: Longwood fell 1-0 on Sept. 5, 2007
QUOTABLE:
Head Coach Iain Byers on last week: The victories we pulled out this past week are positive steps in the right direction for Longwood field hockey. Both wins are an example of both the commitment and passion that this team has. Those two things are what are going to help us to continue to move forward both this season and seasons to come.
Byers on this weekend: This will be our second match with Davidson in a short period of time, which is always a difficult thing. We look to go into that game will confidence and pose and hopefully we’ll come out with the same result as the first go around. Stanford is always a tough team, full of good players and good coaching. Going into that game we look to continue to improve and continue our commitment to our goals for the season. If we can do that then there is no reason those things shouldn’t lead us to victory.
Week #1: August 25-September 1
Week #2: September 1-September 8
Week #3: September 8-September 15
