Lynchburg Tops W&L in Quarterfinals

Hornets to Face EMU on Tuesday in Semifinals

LEXINGTON, Va. --- Senior Kyle Symczak scored the only goal of the game to help the sixth-seeded Lynchburg College men's soccer team defeat third-seeded Washington & Lee University on Sunday in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Tournament quarterfinal round.

After a scoreless first half, Symczak netted an unassisted goal at 56:57 to give Lynchburg the 1-0 lead which would stand as the final score.

Sophomore goalkeeper Michael Releford made four saves in the game, including three in the second half to help preserve the lead for LC.

Washington & Lee (8-5-4) goalkeeper Ben Petitto made two saves for the Generals.

Lynchburg (6-8-4) will face the winner of the Bridgewater College and Eastern Mennonite University game on Tuesday at a site and time to be announced. Bridgewater and Eastern Mennonite face off at 7 p.m. on Sunday night.

This release is courtesy of the Lynchburg College sports information department.