On Sunday, Feb. 19, Kennesaw State women’s lacrosse made efforts to rally back from a score gap, but ultimately fell at home to the Longwood Lancers 12-11.
In the match, multiple Owls tried their best to defend the nest. During the game, Hannah Davis scored three goals and an assist. Hannah Barth collected two goals and an assist while Mia MacKenzie posted three goals. Bailey Wilson earned 11 draw controls for KSU.
In the first 14 minutes, the game was balanced and evenly matched. The game was tied 3-3 until the Lancers scored with five seconds remaining in the quarter to take the 4-3 advantage. Longwood went on a 6-0 run in the second half over the course of two minutes. With 13:26 left, KSU was down 9-3.
Going into the fourth quarter, KSU trailed six points behind the Lancers 11-5. The Owls gained momentum by scoring five unanswered goals in just six minutes in an attempt to make a comeback. With 12:13 left in the competition, Jaxsyn Schonewille was able to connect with Barth who scored off the assist. Schonewille continued the hot streak by scoring at 6:12, shortening Longwood’s lead to 11-10.
KSU was stifled by Longwood as the Lancers kept the Owls from tying the score. Longwood’s defense held KSU scoreless for the next 5:48 of the game. The Lancers eventually scored an insurance goal to close the game out with a score of 12-11.
“You know, I think as a unit I think we really worked through some stuff to keep our foot on the gas when things weren’t just flowing naturally,” Head Coach Laura Maness said.
In response to the comeback attempt Maness continued, “So, I’m really proud to see how we kept our heads held high and really put ourselves in a good situation in the fourth quarter for our comeback.”
Maness reflected on the results of the game noting, “We knew that we could do that. In our last game against Winthrop. We had a really good fourth quarter, so to see them do that again, to really make that final push into a one-goal game, I was really proud of that final push.”
“I think that shows you know that we’re not going to ever give up, we’re going to work through things. It was also really good to see some of my younger players stepping up and scoring down the stretch. Specifically, Shannon Harrington making a goal down that stretch.” Maness said highlighting the efforts of the Owls.
On Sunday, Feb. 26, the Owls will head to Eugene, OR. to compete against the Oregon Ducks at 3 p.m. PST.
