August 31, 2008
BOX SCORE
FARMVILLE, Va. -- Longwood University dropped a 3-1 women's soccer decision to the University of Richmond Sunday night at the Athletics Complex in Farmville. The Lancers are now 1-1-1, while the Spiders of the Atlantic 10 Conference improved to 3-0. Longwood will play again on Tuesday night, September 2, hosting VMI of the Big South Conference at the Athletics Complex on Johnston Drive beginning at 7 p.m..
Longwood and Richmond battled through a close first half with the Spiders ahead 1-0 at the intermission after a goal at 5:50 by Kelsey Rdzanek. Rdzanek controlled a loose ball in the box and directed a shot over the keeper's head from close range on the only goal of the opening 45 minutes. The best opportunity for the Lancers came about midway through at 21:22 when redshirt-sophomore
Kaylyn Mahon/Spring Grove, Pa. (Spring Grove) took an attempt from outside the box that was saved.
Richmond went in front 2-0 at 64:48 when Emily Dale dribbled-in from the right side of the field and beat the keeper just inside the right post with her attempt. Longwood closed the margin with an own-goal at 73:24 as junior
Michelle DeSieno/Centreville (Chantilly) served the ball from the right-side of the box and a defender deflected the ball into the net. The Spiders secured their road win with another goal at 81:08 when Nora Mann scored on a header in front of the net from a cross served by Bridget Kinealy. The Lancers had one other good scoring opportunity at 59:26 as redshirt-junior
Ashlee McConnell/Carlisle, Pa. (Carlisle) took a shot from the right-side of the box that was stopped on a nice save by the UR keeper.
Richmond took an 11-2 advantage in shots, including 6-3 in attempts on-goal, while the visitors also had a 5-2 edge in corner kicks. Redshirt-sophomore keeper
Marcia Biddle/Woodbridge (Gar-Field) made three saves while playing the duration in front of the net for Longwood. Andrea Young played the entire match in goal for the Spiders as well with two saves.
Longwood and Richmond have now played each of the past three years with the series standing at 1-1-1.
