Score: Longwood 1, VCU 0
Location: Farmville, Va. (Longwood Athletics Complex)
Records: VCU 2-1, Longwood 3-0

Short Story: VCU controlled the first half but a Longwood goal less than five minutes into the second half was enough to push the Lancers past the Rams, 1-0.

KEY STATS

• VCU outshot Longwood 12-7 for the contest including a 9-1 edge in the first half alone.
• The Rams held a 6-4 edge in shots on goal.
• Emily McNamara had a game-high eight shots overall and a game-high four shots on goal.
• Jamee Albright recorded two shots while Spencer Tossone and Rebecca Ward each had one shot.
• Chessa Kownurko made three saves in the cage for the Rams.
• Leonie Verstraete led Longwood with a team-high four shots and scored the game-winning goal in the 40^th minute.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Neither team recorded a shot until McNamara placed one wide at the 9:54 mark in the first half.
• Albright had the first shot on goal by either team in the 20^th minute off a penalty corner after her first shot was blocked by a defender.
• The Rams had a chance on a penalty corner in the 23^rd minute by McNamara's shot was saved by Longwood's Katie Wyman.
• The Rams had five penalty corners over a four-minute span midway through the first half but were unable to score.
• The teams were tied 0-0 at halftime despite the Rams having outshot the Lancers 9-1.
• Longwood scored the game-winning goal in the 40^th minute.
• The Rams had a chance to answer less than two minutes later but Ward's shot was saved by Wyman.
• VCU had its final chance in the 67^th minute on a penalty corner but McNamara's shot was again saved by Wyman to preserve Longwood's victory.

WHAT'S NEXT

VCU will head to Ohio to face the Bobcats on Sept. 9 at noon.