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Team
Rob Simmons
17
Winner Longwood LWU 1-10 (1-3 Big South)
13
Radford RAD 2-10 (1-4 Big South)
Winner
Longwood LWU
1-10 (1-3 Big South)
17
Final
13
Radford RAD
2-10 (1-4 Big South)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Longwood LWU 4 6 3 4 17
Radford RAD 3 3 3 4 13

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Late Rally Not Enough as Lacrosse Falls to Longwood

RADFORD, Va. – The Radford women's lacrosse team rallied late but would come up short in their contest against Longwood Wednesday afternoon, falling in the 13-17 final.
 
KEY STATS
  • Radford outshot Longwood 38-33 and on goal 31-28.
  • Madison Driscoll led the scoring efforts with four goals while Mady Cheney also scored three.
  • Cheney also led the squad in draw controls with eight.
 
PLAY BY PLAY
Molly O'Brien got the Highlanders day started in the score column as her goal just one minute in put Radford ahead 1-0. Longwood would score three unanswered as Radford looked for offensive answers. Cheney ended the scoring run, and a pair of goals by Driscoll tied the game back up at 4-4 early in the second quarter.
 
The Lancers rattled off another 4-0 run, but two more goals by Driscoll kept the Highlanders close as the first half came to a close 10-6 in the Lancers favor. Cheney would look to spark the offense with an early goal in the third quarter with goals from Evie Gee and McKenzie Hines scored a pair of goals.
 
Down 13-9 entering the fourth quarter, Radford's offense got a score from Riley Dundee with seven minutes to go that made it a 14-10 match. The Highlanders would go on a 3-0 scoring run late fueled by goals from Hannah Hanger, Gee and Cheney, but the Lancers would hold on in the 17-13.
 
UP NEXT
Radford returns to action this upcoming weekend with a visit to Wofford on Saturday, April 12th. Action is set to begin at 2 p.m. streaming on ESPN+.
 
Follow Women's Lacrosse on Social Media
For more information on the Radford Women's Lacrosse team follow @RadfordWLAX on X and Instagram, as well as Radford Women's Lacrosse on Facebook.
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