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FARMVILLE, Va. – The Ohio field hockey team (4-5, 1-1 Mid-American Conference) earned its first MAC win of the season after it defeated Longwood 2-1 in a shootout. 

The Bobcats fell behind in the first quarter after Jane Ramsay snuck a goal in for the Lancers. However, the Bobcats' defense made haste to keep the Lancers off the board the rest of the match. 

Ohio's lone goal in regular time came from senior midfielder Noa Desmaretz (Antwerp, Belgium). She knocked in her second goal of the season in the middle of third quarter on a redirected penalty corner. 

Both teams fought through regular time to keep the match tied. The stalemate remained through double overtime, which forced a shootout. Junior back Emily Risser (Palmyra, Pa.) made the first shot for Ohio after Ramsay missed for Longwood. The score remained the same after both Longwood and Ohio missed in the second round of the shootout. 

The shootout was tied after freshman forward Sophie Van Der Wal (Naarden, Holland) made her shot for the Bobcats and the Lancers made theirs. However, the Bobcats earned the win on a made shot by junior back Anouk Plaehn (Hanover, Germany) gave them the edge. 

Graduate student goalie Macy Lotze (Louisville, Ky.) collected five saves in her 80 minutes in net. 

Ohio will be back in action on October 4 against James Madison. First touch is set for 1 p.m. at Pruitt Field. 

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