Field Hockey Faces Weekend Road Tests

Lancers Travel to Davidson, Play UAlbany in Lynchburg

Games 5-6 • Longwood at Davidson/vs. UAlbany (Lynchburg, Va.)
Dates & Times	Friday, September 12 • 5 p.m. \| Sunday, September 14 • 11 a.m.
Location	Davidson, N.C. • Carol Grotness Belk Turf Field \| Lynchburg, Va. • Liberty Field Hockey Field
Statistics	Longwood \| Davidson \| UAlbany \| MAC
TV (ESPN+)	Davidson
Live Stats	Davidson \| UAlbany
Social Media Live Updates	@LongwoodLancers \| @lancersfh

INSIDE THE MATCHUPS:

Longwood enters the weekend 1-3 amid a challenging road slate, with five of the first six matches of the season away from home
Davidson also enters 1-3, with the Friday night matchup serving as the team's second home game of the season
UAlbany comes into the weekend 3-1 and will play Liberty on Friday prior to taking on Longwood on Sunday morning

MATCHUP HISTORY:

Longwood and Davidson meet for the 38^th time in team history for a series that dates back to 1982
The Lancers lead the series 22-13-1, with Longwood having won 13 straight in the series
Zoe Tierney scored a penalty stroke with less than a minute to play for a dramatic 2-1 win a season ago
This will be the first meeting between Longwood and UAlbany in team history

SCOUTING DAVIDSON:

Davidson enters Friday's matchup with a win over Towson and losses to Georgetown, Appalachian State coupled with a double-overtime defeat to Wake Forest.
Davidson was selected fourth in the A-10 Preseason Poll
Both Sib Naaktgeboren and Matilda Collins return for Davidson after winning Second Team All-A-10 honors a season ago and earning preseason honors this season
Naaktgeboren leads Davidson with four goals and one assist

SCOUTING UALBANY:

UAlbany is in the midst of four straight matchups away from home, playing at Liberty today followed by a neutral site game against Longwood on Sunday. Next weekend, the team heads to Holy Cross and UMass.
The Great Danes were ranked No. 18 in the NFHCA preseason poll
UAlbany was selected to finish third in the America East Preseason Poll
Pilar Lorenzini leads the team with six goals, and Olivia Bell has a team-high six assists
UAlbany won the America East regular season title in back-to-back seasons

ROAD HEAVY SCHEDULE:

Longwood has played a road-heavy non-conference schedule to start the season, with five of its first six games away from Elizabeth Burger Jackson Field
The Lancers will play a total of 10 matches away from home

CONFERENCE ON DECK:

Following this weekend, the Lancers will open up conference play in the MAC on Friday, September 19
Longwood hosts Ball State at 2 p.m. that day

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