LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Longwood field hockey played well and snapped a five-game losing streak with a 2-1 win over Bellarmine on Sunday afternoon.
 
The Lancers (4-7, 2-3 MAC) controlled long stretches of the match, and both Luna Prieri and Madison Wiley tallied goals to earn the road win.
 

SCORE	1	2	3	4	FINAL
LWU	0	1	0	1	2
BEL	0	0	0	1	1

 
20:43 | LWU—Luna Prieri (5)
49:01 | LWU—Madison Wiley (1), assist Ireland McDermott, Hunter-Paige Johnson
53:19 | BEL—Anna Crump (4), assist Annie Malloy
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
The Lancer back line was able to limit Bellarmine (3-9, 1-4 MAC) to only one shot in the first half.
 
Meanwhile, the Lancer offense outshot Bellarmine 9-5 on the day and outcornered Bellarmine 9-3.
 
Prieri powered home her team-leading fifth goal of the season in the second quarter for a 1-0 lead.
 
The Lancers controlled the third period, outshooting Bellarming 5-1 and picking up four corners.
 
While the pressure didn't pay off in that segment, the Lancers paid off the extended pressure in the fourth period when Wildy drove home a goal from Ireland McDermott and Hunter-Paige Johnson for a 2-0 lead.
 
Bellarmine's Anna Crump, off a feed from Annie Malloy, cut the lead to 2-1, but the Lancers fended off any other threats for the road MAC win.
 
WHAT THEY SAID:
 
"We did a really good job as a team implementing what we worked on this week in practice," said Longwood Head Coach Miranda Rigg. "We created more opportunities for ourselves, now we just need to capitalize on a few more. Overall, I'm proud of the bounce back from the group, and it was good to get a road win!"
 
UP NEXT:
 
Longwood hosts Miami (Ohio) on Friday at 3 p.m. at Elizabeth Burger Jackson Field. The match will air on ESPN+.
 
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