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Rius
19
Winner Longwood LWU 5-6, 1-0 Big South
16
Radford RAD 4-6, 0-1 Big South
Winner
Longwood LWU
5-6, 1-0 Big South
19
Final
16
Radford RAD
4-6, 0-1 Big South
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Longwood LWU 10 9 19
Radford RAD 10 6 16

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

HIGHLANDERS FALL TO LONGWOOD IN BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE OPENER



GAME INFORMATION
Score: Longwood 19, Radford 16
Records: Lancers (5-6, 1-0 Big South) | Highlanders (4-6, 0-1 Big South)
Location: Radford, Va. (Cupp Stadium)
 
RADFORD, Va. – The Radford women's lacrosse team ended the first half on a 6-1 run and tied the game at 10, but never controlled the lead en route to a 19-16 loss to Longwood on Saturday afternoon in the Big South Conference opener.
 
Juliette Ruland, Callie Bonnel and Adrian Rius scored the first four goals for the Highlanders (4-6, 0-1 Big South) as Rius had two in the early stages of the game. Longwood (5-6, 1-0 Big South) controlled a 5-4 lead with 21:09 to play and scored four unanswered to go up 9-4.
 
Radford answered with 7:34 to play in the first half and went on a 6-1 run to end the half. Ruland scored her second goal of the game and cut the deficit to four goals. Emma Rogers, Emily Kowalik and Haley Harris got in on the scoring action and made it a 9-8 game with 2:30 remaining.
 
Rogers tied it up at nine with an unassisted goal, before Cassie Angeles put the Lancers ahead by one with 19 seconds left in the half. Kowalik won the ensuing draw control, raced down the field and scored from inside the circle tying the game at 10 with eight seconds left on the clock.
 
Longwood scored two goals to start the second half and Radford answered with goals from Rius and Bonnel with 22:39 to play. The Lancers scored seven of the last 11 goals, but the Highlanders made it a 19-16 game as Lindsey Carroll converted on a free position shot with 3:28 to go in the game. However, two turnovers on the final two possessions by Radford ended the threat.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
•  Adrian Rius scored a team-high five goals in the game, which set a career-high for the sophomore.
•  Emma Rogers chipped in with three goals, four draw controls and one assist. She was also 3-for-3 in free position shots.
•  Callie Bonnel, Juliette Ruland and Emily Kowalik had two goals apiece, while Lindsey Carroll and Haley Harris had one each.
•  Lindsey Carroll led the way with three assists.
•  Shea Swingle led the team with six ground ball pick-ups and caused three turnovers.
•  Maddie Mashewske (1-3) had a career-high 14 saves in the game.
•  Radford won 20 draw controls with 13 coming in the first half. Longwood only won 17.
•  The Lancers outshot the Highlanders 41-29 and landed 33 on goal to Radford's 21.
 
QUOTABLE
"Today we showed improvement in a lot of areas we've been working on. I think that our fight and resilience showed that we can play with the top teams in the Big South. However Radford lacrosse isn't looking to play with the top teams in the conference, we are looking to beat them, and our team is unified in that belief." ~ Radford head coach, Haley Marvine.

UP NEXT
Radford returns to the field on Wednesday to host conference-foe Gardner-Webb. First draw is slated for 4 p.m.

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