BOX SCORE

Bethlehem, Pa. -- The Longwood University field hockey team stumbled this afternoon to Lehigh University 4-1 at the Ulrich Sports Complex. With the loss, the Lancers fall to 4-8 and the Mountain Hawks improve to 5-5.

Lehigh got on the board early when Blaire Goodwin netted a goal off of an assist from Sheila Clabby just 34 seconds into the contest. Goodwin then fed Dana Griffin for another score at the 9:31 mark and the Mountain Hawks were ahead 2-0. With 18 minutes remaining in the half, Goodwin scored again, putting Lehigh up by three. Longwood managed to get on the board when freshman forward Jen Hawkins (Virginia Beach, Va./Frank W. Cox) scored and the lead was two at halftime for Lehigh.

In the second half, Lehigh’s Maureen Harrington scored her third goal of the season off an assist from Kirsten Wyche with five minutes remaining to seal the victory

Longwood junior goalkeeper Julie Patterson (Esmont, Va./Monticello) tallied seven saves in 70 minutes, while Lehigh split time between Jeanine Hoff (4 saves) and Meghan Gove (0 saves). Sophomore forward Echo Naugle led Longwood with two shots, followed by one a piece from Hawkins, sophomore midfielder Marina Sizow (Virginia Beach, Va./Kempsville), junior forward Lorrie Watts (Fredericksburg, Va./Stafford) and sophomore midfielder Julie Price (Stafford, Va./North Stafford).

After a two week break, the Lancers return to action at Radford Oct. 11 at 12:30 p.m..

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