UALBANY WOMEN'S LACROSSE CLAIMS FIRST WIN OF SEASON, 16-12, OVER LONGWOOD
Farmville, Va. - Junior midfielder Brittany Scott scored a career-high four goals to lead UAlbany to its first victory of the season, a 16-12 win over Longwood on Thursday, Feb. 22 at the Athletics Complex.
UAlbany (1-1) rattled off four goals to start the game, as sophomore midfielder Julie Bush found the back of the net less than a minute into the contest. Scott added her first tally of the day at 27:25, followed by goals by Erin Fiztmartin and Jane Bush.
Longwood (0-2) cut the deficit in half on back-to-back goals by sophomores Britt Farquharson and Liz Sellmayer. The Great Danes would add goals by Sarah Spillett and Rory Redmond midway through the half before closing out the stanza with three straight. Scott scored two goals within thirty seconds of each other under the two minute mark while Spillett added her second of the day with 25 seconds left on the clock to give UAlbany a 9-5 advantage at the half.
Longwood's Shannon Strain slipped the ball past Great Dane goalkeeper Jen Daly at 29:34 of the second half but UAlbany responded with consecutive goals by Julie Bush and Kate Fontana. The Great Danes would score five more times in the game before Longwood sparked a comeback.
With 5:07 remaining, the Lancers' Michelle Owen took an assist from Kathleen Barry to score the first of four goals in the closing minutes. Farquharson netted an unassisted goal with 2:25 left, which would prove to be as close as Longwood would get.
Daly saw the majority of time in the net for UAlbany, making six saves. Sophomore Katie Neer played the final 5:53 of the game, making one save for the Great Danes. Junior Jennifer Holliday and freshman Eliza Coughter combined for 17 stops for Longwood.
The Great Danes continue play on their southern swing on Sunday, Feb. 25 at Virginia Tech, starting at 1 p.m.
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UAlbany 16, Longwood 12
UAlbany - Scoring - Brittany Scott 4-0, Kate Fontana 3-0, Julie Bush 2-2, Sarah Spillett 2-1, Jane Bush 1-2, Erin Fitzmartin 1-0, Rory Redmond 1-0, Katelyn Primomo 1-0, Kayla Best 1-0, Stacey Brown 0-1; Goalkeeper(s) - Jen Daly (54:07, 12 GA, 5 saves), Katie Neer (5:53, 4 GA, 1 save).
Longwood - Scoring - Cathleen Strain 2-1, Liz Sellmayer 2-0, Britt Farquharson 2-0, Kathleen Barry 1-1, Dee Warehime 1-0, Michelle Owen 1-0, Shannon Strain 1-0, Page Farmer 1-0, Joyce Haines 1-0; Goalkeeper(s) - Jennifer Holliday (30:00, 9 GA, 11 saves), Eliza Coughter (30:00, 7 GA, 6 saves).
