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Towson, Md. --  The Longwood University field hockey team put in a valiant effort at Division I Towson, but was stopped short this afternoon against the Tigers 5-3 at Minnigan Field.  The Lancers fall to 4-7 and Towson improves to 6-3. 

Jessica Burkhardt gave the Tigers a 1-0 lead with 19:01 remaining in the first half. Longwood tied it at 1-1 less than five minutes later when sophomore midfielder Julie Price (Stafford, Va./North Stafford) put the ball in the far back corner of the cage off a cross from junior forward Lorrie Watts (Fredericksburg, Va./Stafford).

The Lancers took the lead with just 12:00 minutes to play in the first half when Watts scored off on a penalty corner pass from Katy Lernihan (Fredericksburg, Va./Chancellor).  The Tigers were able to tie the game up less than two minutes later as the pass from Andrea Schlezes gave Julie Lambi a wide open shot in front of the Lancers’ goal.

Towson took its second lead of the game early in the second half when Ashley Lobach scored unassisted with 28:10 to play.

The Lancers stayed aggressive and managed their third goal of the game with 20:06 remaining when sophomore forward  Echo Naugle (Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne) slipped one passed Loren Wolf on a broken penalty corner to tied the game at 3-3.  Towson answered with two more goals in the final 18 minutes to seal the win.

Longwood junior goalkeeper Julie Patterson (Esmont, Va./Monticello) tallied seven saves in 70 minutes, while Towson’s Loren Wolf recorded three.  The Lancers took the advantage on shots 9-7, while the Tigers had six penalty corners to Longwood’s five.

The Lancers conclude their weekend tomorrow at 1 p.m. at Lehigh.

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