CHARELSTON, SC- The CSU Lady Bucs won their game 3-2 against Longwood University, on Monday afternoon to improve their season record to 6-4-2 on the season with a 1-1-1 record in the Big South, while the Lancers fell to 6-4-1 on the season in their second straight loss.

The Lady Bucs were a dominating force on the field as they outshot their opponents 28-6 in a game that the Lady Bucs clearly controlled from the start. CSU would come out strong from the very beginning as they took 12 shots before Longwood was able to get off their first shot in the 33rd minute of play and getting in only three shots in the first half. CSU would scatter their shot attempts across the field with 6 shots from Sophomore Marky Boyce, Jen Vroman would another 2 shots, and Briana Murphy, Sarah Catenacci, and Lindsey Trexler would contribute another 5 combined, to end the first half with a total of 13 shot attempts for the Lady Bucs, and only three for the opposing Lancers.

The second half of play would yield goals that put the lead back and forth between the two teams. The rush would begin when Longwood's Kayla Huggins would take a cross field pass from Halie Romasco close into the goal and pop the shot into the net from close range, and making it past CSU goalkeeper Alyssa Budros in the 54th minute of play. CSU would be quick to retaliate with a shot from Senior Emma Mattsson who would fly the ball high of goal. Mattsson would be quick to redeem the lost attempt with a high shot inside the box that went sailing out of reach over the head of the Longwood's goalkeeper to tie the game at 1-1, and giving Mattsson her 4th goal of the season.

Feeling a rush of vigor, the Lady Bucs would continue to capitalize on the emerging energy, and score a second goal when Michelle Dennis would take an assist from Marky Boyce less than five minutes later, putting the ball into the net, giving Dennis her sixth goal of the season, and to take the lead in goals made for the team.

Longwood would refuse to go without a fight and score their second goal of the game in the 79th minute of play, tying the game at 2-2. With the score tied, and CSU wanting to add to their win column, Emily Danchak would find Senior Sarah Catenacci wide open at the top center of the box as Catenacci would blast the winning goal into the net for CSU, giving her her fourth goal of the season when it really counted.

Both teams would continue to battle for the remaining 10 minutes of regulation. Alyssa Budros would tally her 23rd save of the season on a shot attempt from Kacie Oliver to seal the victory for the Lady Bucs.

The Lady Bucs will be back in action at High Point University to challenge the Lady Panthers on October 6th at 7 p.m.