Hornets to Meet R-MC for ODAC Title for Second Straight Year
LYNCHBURG, Va. --- The Lynchburg College field
hockey team, ranked third this week in NCAA Division
III, defeated visiting Eastern Mennonite University Wednesday
afternoon 4-0 in a semifinal matchup in the 2011 Old Dominion
Athletic Conference (ODAC) Tournament.
The Hornets got on the scoreboard just under five minutes into the
game, as senior Tarah Rahner scored from Kelli
Williams in traffic. The Hornets threatened to add to their
lead, but Mary Beth Danaher made six first half saves and LC
couldn't convert on a penalty stroke to keep the score 1-0 at
intermission. LC had a 17-2 edge in shots in the first 35 minutes
and were awarded nine penalty corners to EMU's three.
Lynchburg finally added an insurance goal at 52:05 of the second
half as freshman attack Katie Kline collected a loose
ball in front of the net following a corner and found the back of
the cage. LC had another corner opportunity two minutes later and
again capitalized, this time junior Shelly Milks scored
from class-mate Lindsay Leonard. Leonard scored her
30th goal of the season with 30 seconds left on the
game clock to close out the scoring.
For the game LC held large advantages in shots (31-3) and penalty
corners (13-3). Danaher made 13 stops for the game, while Hornet
keeper Tiffany Frye made one stop.
The Hornets, the tournament's top seed, look to capture the
program's sixth-consecutive conference title Saturday. LC hosts
second-seeded Randolph-Macon College in a rematch of last year's
championship game at a time to be announced tomorrow. The winner
earns the ODAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Eastern Mennonite ends the season 10-11.
This release is courtesy of the Lynchburg College Sports Information Department.