Farmville, Va. – Junior midfielder Delainey Varela-Keen headed in a gorgeous cross from senior Alyssa Clearfield with just over five minutes remaining to give the visiting UMBC women's soccer team a 2-1 come-from-behind victory against the Longwood Lancers on Sunday afternoon.

"Earning a road result after very long back-to-back travel drives and doing so in a manner where we were persistent while being down a goal speaks volumes of how we are developing," said UMBC Head Coach Rick Stainton. "I'm very proud of our continued progress and persistence. The team earned this win and scored two emphatic goals in doing so. We have another short turnaround with a match on Wednesday night against Mount St. Mary's, but we'll be ready."
 
The game-winner occurred seconds after Clearfield took a corner kick from the right side. Clearfied's initial service was returned to her by freshman midfielder Gabby Larson just outside the box's right side. Clearfield then delivered a perfect pass to Verela-Keen, alone on the back post. Varela-Keen leaped and directed the ball into the upper right corner from five yards out.
 
UMBC (3-4) fell behind six minutes into the second half after Longwood's (1-7-2) Remi Siner put in a loose ball that UMBC reserve freshman goalie Amara Codd mishandled.
 
The Retrievers, however, battled right back and got the equalizer with 32:39 left on sophomore Payton Schenning's first goal of the season. Graduate student forward Natasha Munro made a terrific run across the midfield line as she maneuvered around a pair of defenders to initiate the play. Munro then found senior forward Izzy Binko on the left sideline, and Binko delivered a superb cross right in front of the net to the charging Schenning. The forward beat reserve goalie Sarah Curtis with a shot into the left corner as Curtis dove to her right.
 
Curtis made a tremendous diving save on Munro just a couple of minutes into the second half as graduate student forward Meghan McKye delivered a through ball inside the box.
 
UMBC held a 10-7 advantage in shots.
 
Codd (two saves) earned her first career victory as she replaced junior starter Sara Gavagan (four saves) to open the final half.
 
UMBC will host Mount Saint Mary's on Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m.