GAME 5: Mount St. Mary's (0-4) at Longwood (2-0)
WHEN: Tue, Mar. 8, 2011, 4 p.m.
WHERE: Athletics Complex, Farmville, Va.

SERIES INFORMATION: Longwood leads 3-1
LAST MEETING: Longwood (11-10) 3-13-10
FIRST MEETING: Longwood (14-11) 3-1-02
LAST MOUNT WIN: (9-8) 3-8-08

opening draw... Tuesday's match between Mount St. Mary's and Longwood marks the fifth meeting in the all-time series dating back to the 2002 season. The Lancers have won the last two contests to take a 3-1 advantage in the series. The Mount's last win in the series was a 9-8 decision on Mar. 8, 2008.

the word about the lancers... Longwood comes into the contest 2-0 after defeating Saint Francis (Pa.) 10-5 on Thursday. Junior M Jess Rudloff leads the team with five goals and one assist for six points. Senior A Cara O'Brien ranks second with four goals and one assist for five points while sophomore M Jamie Brentlinger boasts three goals and two assists for five points. Freshman M Emily Whitman paces the defense with five ground balls and three caused turnovers, and junior M Hannah Riggs has six ground balls, four draw controls and two caused turnovers. Senior GK Juli Liebig has 17 saves, a 5.50 goals-against average and a .607 save percentage.

last time we met... Longwood scored with 59 seconds left to come-from-behind to defeat Mount St. Mary's 11-10 in non-conference women's lacrosse action on Saturday. Jordan Certeza paced the Mount with four goals and two assists while Ashley Johnson added three goals and two assists. Johnson gave Mount St. Mary's a 10-8 lead with 14:21 remaining, but the Lancers scored the final three goals to earn the victory. Cara O'Brien, who had four goals in the game, scored unassisted at 46:52 to start the comeback. Kelsey Dean tied the game at 10 with an unassisted tally at 52:57 before Karli Brentlinger handed Longwood the lead with 59 seconds left. Jackie Kearney got the ensuing draw control, but a turnover gave the ball to the Lancers. Longwood gave the ball right back to the Mount to give the squad a chance to square the game. The Mountaineers called timeout with 35 seconds left and could not get a shot off when the buzzer sounded. O'Brien fueled Longwood with four tallies and an assist while Karli Brentlinger registered three goals and an assist in the winning effort.

last time out... High Point downed Mount St. Mary's 12-5 on Saturday. Esther Rufolo paced the Mount with a goal and an assist while Lindsay Diaz, Kaitlyn Larrimore, Nicole Price and Jen Semler also scored for the Mountaineers. Brigid McTavish made seven saves in the loss.

next on tap... The Mount concludes its three-game road trip at Bucknell on Mar. 16. The squad returns home to host in-state rival UMBC on Mar. 19.

collegiate firsts... Frsehman Mary MacAdam posted her first collegiate goal against Johns Hopkins on Feb. 23 and finished with two tallies. Fellow freshman Lindsay Diaz notched her first collegiate score against Temple on Feb. 27 and also finished with two goals on the afternoon.

the first in the nation... The Mount St. Mary's-Navy season opener was also the first game on the women's lacrosse slate for the 2011 season. The match started an hour before George Mason at UMBC and Notre Dame at California. Esther Rufolo won the opening draw to kick start the 2011 women's lacrosse season.

nice return... Senior Nicole Price returned to the women's lacrosse team after taking the 2010 season off to go to snowboarding school. Price scored the Mount's first two goals of the season against Navy on Feb. 9. Price recorded six goals and one assist in the 2009 season. In her freshman year, Price was a member of the Mount women's basketball team and appeared in six games with two points and one rebound. The senior has five goals for five points this season.

freshmen in the lineup... Freshmen Lindsay Diaz, Gabe Little and Mary MacAdam each made their collegiate debut in the starting lineup for the Mount against Navy on Feb. 11. Junior Jen Semler also made her first career start after appearing off the bench in 26 games in her first three seasons.

in the month... The Mount is 56-48 all-time in the month of March. The squad is 37-14 at home, but just 19-34 away from Emmitsburg. Mount St. Mary's will have four road games and two games at Waldron Family Stadium in the month.

preseason poll... The Mount St. Mary's women's lacrosse team has been picked fourth in the Northeast Conference (NEC) Preseason Coaches Poll. Quinnipiac and Sacred Heart finished tied for the top spot in the poll to share the honor of preseason favorite. The Bobcats picked up three first-place votes while the defending regular season and tournament champion Pioneers grabbed two first-place nods. Monmouth picked up the most first-place votes with five, but finished third in the poll while the Mount and Robert Morris were tied for fourth. Wagner, Bryant, Saint Francis (Pa.), Long Island and Central Connecticut State rounded out the 10-team poll.

aly is all defense... Senior Aly Jost has been named to the All-Northeast Conference first team in her first three campaigns and was named the NEC Defensive Player of the Year in 2009. The senior has 138 ground balls in her career and can move into the Top-10 in ground balls with 18 ground balls. Jost recorded two caused turnovers against High Point on Mar. 5 to move into the Top-10 with 71 caused miscues. Next on the list Jacqui Ricca (78, 2004-07) and Michelle Coates (78, 1999-02) in eighth place.

pompa pumps up the jam... Senior Lucy Pompa is making her move in the all-time career draw controls list. The senior currently stands in eighth place with 94 draws, needing seven draw controls to move into seventh place and ahead of Kim Keene (100, 2001-04). Pompa ranked in the Top-4 in ground balls, caused turnovers and draw controls on the team in her sophomore and junior campaigns.

rufolo's a big draw... Junior Esther Rufolo posted the fourth-most draw controls in a single season with 47 draw controls last season. Rufolo currently sits in ninth place in program history with 82 career draws, sitting behind teammate Lucy Pompa (94).

mctavish on the move in the net... Junior Brigid McTavish ranks fifth in program history for career saves with 277 stops. Next on the list is Jane Karger (412, 2005-08). She also ranks fifth in minutes played with 1990.59. Next up is Randi Paige (2010.25, 1996-97) in fourth place. The junior also sits in fourth for wins as a goalkeeper with 13 and can move ahead of Jane Karger (17, 2005-08) with five victories.

about the coach... B.J. Lucey begins her first season as head coach at Mount St. Mary's in 2011. Lucey comes to the Mount after serving as an assistant coach her alma mater, Penn State, from 2006-10. While at Penn State, she was involved in all aspects of the program, including recruiting, working with both the offense and defense, scouting and film breakdown. Lucey began her coaching career as an assistant coach at the College of New Jersey, helping lead the team to the Division III National Championship game in 2004. She was an assistant coach at Temple for two seasons (2004-05), helping the Owls win the Atlantic 10 regular season title in 2005. A 2003 graduate of Penn State, Lucey was earned Regional All-American honors in 2000 and 2001 as a midfielder with the Nittany Lions.

local rivalry... Once again this season, the Mount schedule will have a local feel to it when the Mountaineers play four teams from the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area. The squad will open the season on Feb. 11 with its first-ever meeting against Navy before traveling to Johns Hopkins on Feb. 23. Mount St. Mary's will host UMBC on Mar. 19 and George Washington on Mar. 2'.

conference honors... The Mount returns two players that received All-Northeast Conference recognition last season. Senior Aly Jost earned her third-straight All-NEC first-team selection in 2010 after being named the NEC Defensive Player of the Year in 2009. Junior Esther Rufolo earned a spot on the All-NEC second team in 2010 while senior Lucy Pompa was an All-NEC second-teamer in 2009.

the mount royal blood line... Junior goalkeeper Brigid McTavish is related to one of the best Mount St. Mary's men's basketball player in program history. McTavish's grandfather is the late Jack Sullivan, the Mount's men's basketball all-time leading scorer with 2,672 career points. Sullivan passed away in the fall of 2010.

the local crew... Mount St. Mary's has three players on its roster from Carroll County. Junior Meaghan Conlon (Eldersburg, Md.), junior Brigid McTavish (Mount Airy, Md.) and freshman Gabe Little (Hampstead, Md.) all hail from the neighboring country.

new to the mountain... Along with first-year head coach B.J. Lucey, freshmen Maggie Bathon, Annie Battista, Lindsay Diaz, Gabe Little, Shelby Lyles, Mary MacAdam, Bridget McGann, Lily O'Beirne and Aubrey Rubino join the team in 2011. Senior Nicole Price rejoins the squad after not playing last season.

home sweet home, emmitsburg... Mount St. Mary's is 77-52 at home in its 15 seasons. In the past five campaigns, the Mount is 45-20 in Emmitsburg, including 29-3 against league opponents in that stretch. The Mount moved into the Waldron Family Stadium in 2006 and the squad is 17-10 in its new home. The squad is 5-2 this season at home, its best mark since the 2007 team went 6-2 in Emmitsburg.

all-time mark... Mount St. Mary's is 131-131 all-time in 16 seasons, including 77-52 at home, 51-69 on the road and 3-9 at a neutral site. The Mount is also 59-26 in the Northeast Conference play. The squad also boasts a 14-0 mark in the MAAC after winning the league in 1997 and 1998.