FARMVILLE, Va.—The Broncs lost a non-conference game at Longwood Sunday. \”We never really got on track today,\” said head coach Lori Hussong. \”We got beat to the ball all over the field.\”
Rider (2-3) junior forward Diana Celebre (Lake Grove, N.Y./Sachem) scored her first goal of the season off a loose ball rebound 22 minutes in to tie the game at one but it wasn’t enough as the Lancers scored twice in the last 20 minutes of the game to seal the win.
\”It was a very physical game,\” said Hussong who saw her team whistled for one green card and two yellows. \”We seemed to back off a little when it started getting physical.\”
Bronc senior goalie Jen LoCastro (Cherry Hill, N.J./Camden Catholic) made nine saves as Longwood (1-6) out shot Rider 19-8.
\”It’s a concern that we aren’t keeping the ball out of our circle,\” said Hussong. \”We are still young and inexperienced back there and we need to use each game to gain the experience needed to improve. If the team listens to the adjustments we need to make, we have a chance to play very well, if they play as individuals the system won’t work that way.\”
The Broncs travel to Rhode Island September 16.
\”Anyone could have won the game going into the second half,\” Hussong added. \”Longwood had a 14-5 shot advantage but it was still tied. We just didn’t execute the adjustments we needed to make that we talked about at halftime. They out hustled us and we didn’t play smart.\”
-RU-
This post was imported from a legacy archive. Please excuse any formatting inconsistencies.