RICHMOND, Va. – The Longwood Lancers women's basketball team fell 119-55 to the Richmond Spiders at the Robins Center. The game marked the team's final road bout in the state of Virginia prior to conference play.
 
 
Longwood Statistical Leaders
 
Points: Janay Turner (17)
Rebounds: Brooke Anya (10)
Assists: Anne-Hamilton LeRoy (4)
 

HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
Richmond (7-3) opened the first quarter on a high note, orchestrating a 16-2 run led by ten points from Katie Hill. The Spiders shot lights out from beyond the arc in the first half, going nine for nineteen from three.

Down 19 after the first quarter, Longwood's (1-7) offense began to pick it up in the second quarter, scoring 23 points in the frame. Janay Turner and Adriana Shipp-Davis put up numbers in the second, combining for 17 points. After a 10-5 Longwood run to close the quarter, Richmond's Torin Rogers connected on a triple at the buzzer to put the Spiders ahead 54-33 after one half of play.

The Spiders' level of play impressed in the third, locking down on defense while scoring 35 points in the frame. Richmond's offense and three-point shooting stayed hot all the way throughout, and their lead would prove too much for the Lancers to overcome.
 

WHAT THEY SAID:
 
"Richmond is a great team, and their offense was clicking," said head coach Erika Lang-Montgomery on the loss. "We will use the next few days to rest up and prepare for our game against Wake Forest on Thursday."
 

ADDITIONAL NOTES:
 
Tonight's game marks the seventh all-time Division-I matchup between the Lancers and the Spiders.
 
Brooke Anya recorded her first double-double of the year, registering 13 points and ten rebounds.
 
Janay Turner led the Lancers in scoring with 17 points, tying her season-high.
 
Jael Hall recorded a season-high in minutes played.
 
 
UP NEXT:
 
The Lancers will be back on the road to take on the Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Thursday, December 15^th. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. in Winston-Salem.

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