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What a heartbreaker. Final score: @bluehosewbb: 82, @LongwoodWBB: 73 . @bluehosewbb will move on to take on top-seeded @GoCamelsWBB on Thursday. #BigSouthWBB

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52 second to go! Score: @bluehosewbb: 79, @LongwoodWBB 73! #BigSouthWBB

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Comin' down to the wire! With 1:34 to go, the score is @bluehosewbb: 75, @LongwoodWBB: 71. #BigSouthWBB

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2:08 to go. Score: @bluehosewbb: 75, @LongwoodWBB: 69. #BigSouthWBB

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@LongwoodWBB is currently shooting 45% from downtown! #BigSouthWBB

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And one!!!! A foul by @bluehosewbb sends Dayna Rouse to the line as @LongwoodWBB cuts the lead to 2 with 4:00 to go!!!

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Kyla McMakin is Mc-makin' it rain! She has drained 2 three-pointers in the last 30 seconds to cut @bluehosewbb lead to 67-60.

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Three quarters down! Score: @bluehosewbb: 67, @LongwoodWBB: 54. @bluehosewbb had made 8 of their last 10 field goal attempts. For @LongwoodWBB, Kyla McMakin leads the team in points with 20 and is one of three Lancers in double figures (Rouse 11, Smith 12). #BigSouthWBB

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Score update: @bluehosewbb: 56, @LongwoodWBB: 42. 4:33 to go in the third quarter.

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The second half of action in underway here in this first round matchup of the @BigSouthSports Women's Basketball Tournament. #BigSouthWBB

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Here are some halftime stats: Kyla McMakin leads @LongwoodWBB in points with 12. Akila Smith leads the team in both rebounds (4) and assists (2). The Lancers have not made a field goal in the last three minutes of the half but are shooting 40% from downtown.

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We are halfway through to deciding who is going to Buies Creek on Thursday to take on @GoCamelsWBB. Halftime score: @bluehosewbb: 40, @LongwoodWBB: 30.

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Score update: @bluehosewbb leads @LongwoodWBB by a score of 35-25. @bluehosewbb is currently shooting 55% from the field. @LongwoodWBB is currently shooting 43% from three-point range.

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One quarter down, three to go!! Score: @bluehosewbb: 19, @LongwoodWBB: 14. The Lancers have turned it over four times in the last four minutes and have missed their last four field goal attempts. Kyla McMakin and Akila Smith share the team lead in points with 6 points each.

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4:18 left in the 1st quarter. Score: @bluehosewbb: 14, @LongwoodWBB: 9. @bluehosewbb is on an 8-0 run.

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Aaaaaaaaaand they're off!!! @bluehosewbb wins the opening tip!!

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Freshman phenom Kyla McMakin was just presented with the @BigSouthSports Women's Basketball Freshman of the Year award before the game!! #impressive #BigSouthWBB

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This is the first time in program history that @LongwoodWBB has hosted a @BigSouthSports tournament game!

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The last time these team's faced off, @LongwoodWBB came out on top by a score of 63-52 and Akila Smith racked up a double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds. They split the regular season series with the road team winning each game.

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Starters for @LongwoodWBB:

#1 Kyla McMakin (G), #30 Anne-Hamilton LeRoy (G), #14 Tra'Dayja Smith (G), #13 Akila Smith (F), and #21 Dayna Rouse (F). #BigSouthWBB