Trailing by a goal with 5:58 remaining, Longwood needed their offense late at Elizabeth Burger Jackson field against Old Dominion. Lexi Davis, Dana Joss, and the Lancers delivered in a big way. After Joss knotted the game at 14-14, Lexi Davis cut from behind the net, evaded the Monarch defense and buried the game-winning goal with 3:51 remaining to give the Longwood women's field hockey team a 15-14 win over Old Dominion on Saturday afternoon. Emma Johnson notched five goals in the game for the Lancers, and goalkeeper Danielle Burke made 12 saves in the win. The win is the second of the year for Longwood, and the first in Farmville for the Lancers, who were able to withstand a late-rally from the Monarchs (3-3), who entered the game winners of three of their last four including victories over the Big South's Winthrop and Radford. While leading 13-10 with 9:53 remaining, the Lancers surrendered a 4-0 Old Dominion, as the Monarchs took their first lead of the game, 14-13, with just 5:58 on the clock. Longwood (2-3) was unfazed, as Dana Joss wasted little time rallying her team. After securing the draw control for the Lancers, Joss notched her 14th goal of the season and third of the game on a dash to the front of the net to draw Longwood even, 14-14 with 4:51 to play. Jordan Howard collected the ensuing draw, her seventh draw control of the game, to set up Davis's late game heroics. Davis took the ball from behind the Old Dominion net, cut around a Monarch defender and fired a shot past Old Dominion goalkeeper Brianna Blatter to recapture the lead for the Lancers, 15-14 with 3:51 to play. The Monarchs had a chance in the closing minutes to find the equalizer, but the Longwood defense was up to the task—Claire Porter took the ball to the front of the Lancer goal with 1:10 to play, but Corri Calandra was there for Longwood to force the turnover, and Joss scooped the ground ball to seal the win for Longwood. "ODU is a well coached team and it is always a battle when we play them," said Longwood head coach Elaine Jones. "I thought our players brought a tremendous amount of grit, mental toughness, and enthusiasm today, which helped lift them to the win, even after we lost our leading scorer [Kaitlin Luccarelli] to a second yellow card early in the second half. Those qualities were lacking in our loss to ECU on Wednesday so it was rewarding to see the team make and execute the adjustments we worked on for the last two days. "It was also great to get a few players back from injury and back on the field in their first action of the season because they were able to give us valuable positive minutes." The Lancers, who entered the game averaging a Big South-best 14.5 goals per game, maintained their average today despite losing their leading goal-scorer, Kaitlin Luccarelli, for the final 25:12 after the senior picked up her second yellow card. In her absence, four different Lancers scored in the final half in a team-effort on offense to secure the win. Davis had two goals and two assists in the game, while Johnson recorded a team-high nine shots to score five goals. Dana Joss added a hat trick, while freshman Kaylen Karnes, sophomore Nicole Fordyce, and midfielder Molly Barkman all added a goal—Luccarelli notched two goals in the game before picking up her second yellow card. Longwood now has three players with double-digit goals in 2020, Luccarelli (16), Joss (14), and Johnson (13). In total, the Lancers collected 16 ground balls while committing just 12 turnovers. Goalkeeper Danielle Burke secured eight of those ground balls for Longwood, while making 12 saves in her first win of the season. Lilly Siskind and Glory Johnson each tallied hat tricks for Old Dominion, who held Longwood without a goal for a 24:24 stretch from 16:00 remaining in the first half to 22:36 to play in the second half. This defensive stand allowed the Monarchs to put a dent in Longwood's early 9-3 lead, as they tallied five goals in those 24 minutes to climb within a goal, 9-8, before Emma Johnson finally ended the drought for Longwood. "Although we still have areas we need to to continue to bolster, overall we're very proud of the team's effort today in getting the win and starting our spring break off on a high note," added Jones. The Lancers will look to bring their momentum with them to Louisville, Ky., as they travel for a midweek game with Louisville on Tuesday, March 3. Play is set to begin at 1 p.m.