For immediate release - 10/2/10 -#60
LC Men's Soccer defeats Eastern Mennonite 

HARRISONBURG, VA - After a tough loss to York College on Wednesday, Lynchburg College men's soccer rebounded with a 2-0 win over Eastern Mennonite University in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) play Saturday night at EMU.  The Hornets remain perfect in conference play so far this season.

Lynchburg senior Shawn Bender (Virginia Beach, VA/Bayside) scored the first goal of the game just 5:08 into the first half which would be the deciding goal in the contest. Fellow senior Matthew Rowe (Manassas, VA/Osbourn) sent a cross from the right corner which Bender netted for his first goal of the season.

The Hornets would add an insurance goal 3:40 into the second half from senior Zach Ward (Haymarket, VA/Battlefield) who headed the ball in from Jordan Clark's (Richmond, VA/Monacan) corner.

Freshman Michael Releford (Blacksburg, VA/Blacksburg) made one save in the contest and did not yield a goal for the full 90:00.  Eastern Mennonite goalie Ryan Baker had five saves in the game.

The Hornets (7-3-1, 4-0) will head cross-town to Randolph College on Wednesday to face the WildCats at 7 p.m.