Field Hockey Edged at Longwood, 2-1, in 2018 Opener

Friday, August 24

Farmville, Va.

7 P.M.

Bucknell University

(0-1)

Longwood

(1-0)

Team	1	2	Final F
BUCKNELL	1	0	1
Longwood	1	1	2

Photo by: Karen Rupnik

Field Hockey Edged at Longwood, 2-1, in 2018 Opener

8/24/2018 7:29:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

FARMVILLE, Va. – The Bucknell field hockey team was edged by Longwood, 2-1, in the 2018 opener for both teams on Friday night at Elizabeth Burger Jackson Field.

Olivia Wawrzyniak netted what proved to be the game-winning goal with 21:54 remaining in regulation, and Katie Wyman denied three Bison bids the rest of the way to help the Lancers emerge victorious.

Shortly after Wawrzyniak's strike, Bucknell had a flurry of opportunities. After Wyman turned aside a Kaelyn Long shot with 19:28 on the clock, Lexi Quick fired a shot just wide at 18:13 and Nicole Rupnik missed high at 14:58.

Wyman, who finished with seven saves, later made a key stop on Marisa Morakis with just 3:14 left to play. That proved to be the Bison's final scoring chance of the contest.

The first half was uneventful, with the first shot on goal coming at the 12:16 mark on a Quick bullet. Longwood jumped out to a 1-0 lead with 8:53 left to play, taking advantage of a corner to get Leonie Verstraete a look in tight.

Just when it appeared the Lancers would go to the locker room up by one, the Bison were awarded a corner with no time left on the clock in the half. Rupnik, who Wyman had denied on back-to-back bids at the 2:01 and 1:54 marks, ultimately found the back of the cage; Brittany Willwerth connected with Quick in front for a shot, which Rupnik tipped past Wyman.

During the second half, the teams combined for 16 shots, 10 of which were on target. Olivia Harris, who finished with three saves, made her first of the contest at the 32:51 mark while Sally Olson came up with a clutch defensive save following a Longwood corner with 22:41 on the clock.

Rupnik led the Bison with five shots while Quick and Willwerth finished with three apiece. Because of their efforts, Bucknell held a 14-11 advantage in shots; Longwood held a slim 7-6 edge in corners.

The Bison return to action on Sunday when they take on James Madison at 1 p.m. in Harrisonburg, Va.