Visiting Old Dominion Cruises by Longwood
FARMVILLE, Va. – Longwood suffered a 21-6 loss to vsiting Old Dominion Wednesday afternoon. Sophomore Lauren Prasnicki|Lexington (Rockbridge County) scored three goals against the Monarchs (3-5) to lead the Lancers (1-7).
Longwood will travel to Washington, D.C. Friday, March 30 for a 4:00 p.m. draw at Howard University of the National Lacrosse Conference in its first league game.
Longwood got off to a great start, taking a 2-1 lead at 25:33 after a goal from senior Jessica Rudloff|West Chester, Pa. (West Chester) that followed Prasnicki's first goal at 26:46 from a Rudloff assist. Old Dominion, however, ran away with 16 unanswered goals that extended to 20:17 of the second half.
After a 14-2 halftime score, the Lancers finally found the back of the net again at 18:58 in the second period as Prasnicki finished her second goal of the game. She promptly scored her third tally at 16:45 to make it a 17-4 margin, but the Monarchs scored three-straight between 14:46 and 9:26 for a 20-4 advantage. Redshirt-freshman Alexa Anderson|Richmond (St. Catherines) would net a goal at 4:43 on a free position attempt, and sophomore Mary Barondess|Centreville (Westfield) finished Longwood's sixth and final goal with 2:39 remaining.
Junior transfer Mollie Zimmerman|Fairpoint, N.Y. (Monroe CC|Catawba College) started in goal and played 38:12 with four saves before freshman Christian Acker|Moorestown, N.J. (Moorestown) entered and played the remaining 21:48, making one save. Sophomore Kathleen Battle|Nellysford (St. Anne's Belfield) registered a game-high six ground balls and five draw controls while adding two caused turnovers.
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FARMVILLE, Va. – The Old Dominion University Lacrosse team cruised to a 21-6 win over Longwood on Wednesday afternoon at the Athletics Complex.
After trailing early 2-1, the Lady Monarchs reeled off 16 unanswered goals and held the Lancers scoreless for over 37 minutes to take command of the game. The 21 goals are the most that Old Dominion has scored in a game since a 22-0 shutout at American back in 1995, a team that interim head coach Heather Holt was the starting goalie on. The last time that ODU won by 15 goals or more over an opponent was a 20-3 win over American in 1996.
The Lady Monarchs had no problem spreading the wealth on offense as 11 different players scored and eight players scored multiple goals for Old Dominion (3-5). The win, which was the fourth largest in school history and only the fourth time that ODU has ever scored 20 goals in a game, is the second in the last three games for Old Dominion.
After the opening goal of the game was scored by senior midfielder Sarah Wright, Longwood (1-7) took a lead with back-to-back goals before ODU proceeded to scored 16 unanswered goals to take a commanding lead into the half and to begin the second half.
Senior goalkeeper Sarah Geary picked up four saves in the first half and did not allow a goal after the opening five minutes. Freshman goalie Karen Hayde picked up four saves as she played the entire second half in goal for ODU.
Scoring multiple times for ODU was senior attacker Rebecca Reymann (3), senior midfielder Rebecca Hartrum (3), Wright (2), senior midfielder Lisa Bernardini (2), sophomore midfielder Emily Austerberry (2), freshman attacker Jess Liberty (2), junior midfielder Meredith Rogers (2) and senior attacker Mary Bermingham (2).
Finding the back of the net for the first time in their careers were Liberty and redshirt sophomore midfielder Olivia Linehan while junior midfielder Jordynn Collins scored her first goal of the season and second of her career and freshman midfielder scored her second goal of the season in as many games.
Sophomore midfielder Lauren Prasnick led the Lancers with three goals. Austerberry and Bermingham each had a pair of assists in addition to their two goals each to lead the Lady Monarch offense.
Old Dominion returns home to the Powhatan Sports Complex on Saturday to face Virginia Tech. First draw is set for 1:00 p.m. and both teams will honor former University of Virginia women's lacrosse player Yeardley Love before the match.
Longwood will travel to Washington, D.C. Friday, March 30 for a 4:00 p.m. draw at Howard University of the National Lacrosse Conference in its first league game.
Longwood got off to a great start, taking a 2-1 lead at 25:33 after a goal from senior Jessica Rudloff|West Chester, Pa. (West Chester) that followed Prasnicki's first goal at 26:46 from a Rudloff assist. Old Dominion, however, ran away with 16 unanswered goals that extended to 20:17 of the second half.
After a 14-2 halftime score, the Lancers finally found the back of the net again at 18:58 in the second period as Prasnicki finished her second goal of the game. She promptly scored her third tally at 16:45 to make it a 17-4 margin, but the Monarchs scored three-straight between 14:46 and 9:26 for a 20-4 advantage. Redshirt-freshman Alexa Anderson|Richmond (St. Catherines) would net a goal at 4:43 on a free position attempt, and sophomore Mary Barondess|Centreville (Westfield) finished Longwood's sixth and final goal with 2:39 remaining.
Junior transfer Mollie Zimmerman|Fairpoint, N.Y. (Monroe CC|Catawba College) started in goal and played 38:12 with four saves before freshman Christian Acker|Moorestown, N.J. (Moorestown) entered and played the remaining 21:48, making one save. Sophomore Kathleen Battle|Nellysford (St. Anne's Belfield) registered a game-high six ground balls and five draw controls while adding two caused turnovers.
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FARMVILLE, Va. – The Old Dominion University Lacrosse team cruised to a 21-6 win over Longwood on Wednesday afternoon at the Athletics Complex.
After trailing early 2-1, the Lady Monarchs reeled off 16 unanswered goals and held the Lancers scoreless for over 37 minutes to take command of the game. The 21 goals are the most that Old Dominion has scored in a game since a 22-0 shutout at American back in 1995, a team that interim head coach Heather Holt was the starting goalie on. The last time that ODU won by 15 goals or more over an opponent was a 20-3 win over American in 1996.
The Lady Monarchs had no problem spreading the wealth on offense as 11 different players scored and eight players scored multiple goals for Old Dominion (3-5). The win, which was the fourth largest in school history and only the fourth time that ODU has ever scored 20 goals in a game, is the second in the last three games for Old Dominion.
After the opening goal of the game was scored by senior midfielder Sarah Wright, Longwood (1-7) took a lead with back-to-back goals before ODU proceeded to scored 16 unanswered goals to take a commanding lead into the half and to begin the second half.
Senior goalkeeper Sarah Geary picked up four saves in the first half and did not allow a goal after the opening five minutes. Freshman goalie Karen Hayde picked up four saves as she played the entire second half in goal for ODU.
Scoring multiple times for ODU was senior attacker Rebecca Reymann (3), senior midfielder Rebecca Hartrum (3), Wright (2), senior midfielder Lisa Bernardini (2), sophomore midfielder Emily Austerberry (2), freshman attacker Jess Liberty (2), junior midfielder Meredith Rogers (2) and senior attacker Mary Bermingham (2).
Finding the back of the net for the first time in their careers were Liberty and redshirt sophomore midfielder Olivia Linehan while junior midfielder Jordynn Collins scored her first goal of the season and second of her career and freshman midfielder scored her second goal of the season in as many games.
Sophomore midfielder Lauren Prasnick led the Lancers with three goals. Austerberry and Bermingham each had a pair of assists in addition to their two goals each to lead the Lady Monarch offense.
Old Dominion returns home to the Powhatan Sports Complex on Saturday to face Virginia Tech. First draw is set for 1:00 p.m. and both teams will honor former University of Virginia women's lacrosse player Yeardley Love before the match.
2012-03-21
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