On Monday night, Feb. 1, Longwood women’s basketball traveled to play the Presbyterian Blue Hose inside the Templeton Center. Longwood tried to catch their fourth conference win, but fell short and lost 75-49.
Longwood (6-15, 3-9) played close the first half, holding a 20-19 lead over Presbyterian (13-8, 9-3) at one point. Nearing the end of the half, Presbyterian started to gain momentum and pulled away from the Lancers enough to enter the locker room with an 11-point lead. A strong second half start continued to increase their lead.
Presbyterian’s victory sparked fromfreshman guard Taylor Petty, who scored a game high of 26 points. She is now tied for second for the most amount of points scored in a single game for Presbyterian in their Division 1 record books. Petty scored 10-of-17 from the field, six of which were three pointers.
The Blue Hose tallied a total of 14 three pointers throughout the game, with sophomore guard Janie Miles tagging on another 4 to Petty’s 6.
Longwood freshman guard Ciarah Bennett made great efforts to cancel out Petty’s points by contributing 19 points herself. Bennett put up the most points for the Lancers, the only one to finish in the double digits. She scored 6-of-14 from the field and 6-of-8 from the free throw line.
Senior guard Deborah Headen added another 9 points, sinking 3-of-6 three pointers.
Longwood heads back to South Carolina on Saturday, Feb. 6 to face Charleston Southern (10-11, 5-7). The game is set for 2 p.m.
