FARMVILLE, Va. - Despite a career-high four goals from Peyton Farley, the George Mason women's lacrosse team fell to Longwood, 10-7, to close out its' non-conference schedule.

Farley's four goals marked a career-high as she went 4-4 on shooting opportunities. The performance also marked the first hat-trick of her career and is the sixth multi-goal game of the season.

Both teams played strong defense in the opening frame, as the Lancers (2-4) took a 1-0 lead into the second quarter, scoring the lone goal of the frame with one minute remaining. The Patriots (6-3, 1-0) tied the game at one-a-piece just over two minutes into the second on a free position goal from Riley Ellis, but Longwood responded with five-straight tallies to lead 6-1 at halftime.

Mason took advantage of a power-play opportunity 45 seconds into the third quarter, but Longwood responded to push the lead back to five. The Patriots scored four of the next five goals spanning the end of the third and beginning of the fourth to cut the lead to just two (8-6) with 6:36 remaining in the game, but the Lancers scored two of the final three to hold off the Patriots' comeback.

PATRIOT POINTS

• Chloe Reed was the second Patriot with multiple goals, tallying two
• On the draw circle, Shannon Tuozzo won a game-high eight as Mason won the battle 13-8
• Defensively, Melanie Hutchinson led the Patriots with two caused turnovers while Lauren Donofrio and Morgan Gunn scooped up two ground balls
• In net, Meghan Deehan made a season-high 10 saves for a .500 save percentage

UP NEXT
The Patriots remain on the road for another Virginia match-up, when they travel to VCU for a 1 p.m. opening draw on Saturday, March 16.