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Lynchburg defeats Hampden-Sydney for ODAC title

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For immediate release - 11/6/2010 - #120
Lynchburg defeats Hampden-Sydney for ODAC title

LYNCHBURG, VA - Lynchburg College junior Ryan Renfro (Forest, VA/Brookville) scored two goals as the Lynchburg's men's soccer team defeated Hampden-Sydney for the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) title by a score of 5-1 on Saturday.

Junior Jordan Clark (Richmond, VA/Monacan) scored the first goal for the Hornets at 8:38 of the first half off a corner kick from junior Shane Spanninger (Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) to put Lynchburg up 1-0.

Hampden-Sydney though would tie it up shortly at 11:18 as Chris Whiteside netted it to score the game at 1-1. Renfro though scored two goals back-to-back less than two minutes apart at 34:30 and 36:26. Junior Kyle Symczak (Woodbridge, VA/Woodbridge) assisted on the first goal and senior Donald Hart III (Springfield, VA/Paul VI) fed the second goal to put Lynchburg up 3-1 late in the first half.

At 64:42, Hart took a pass from senior Stephen Brooks (Fairfax, VA/Paul VI) to put Lynchburg up 4-1. Senior Michael Abbonizio (Maple Glen, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) scored at 68:15 off a feed from senior Zach Ward (Haymarket, VA/Battlefield) to give the Hornets a 5-1 lead to end the game.

Freshman Michael Releford (Blacksburg, VA/Blacksburg) played 79:08 and made six saves. Hampden-Sydney goalkeeper John Robert Plyer made seven saves on the day.

Lynchburg (15-4-1) is awarded an automatic bid into the Division-III NCAA Tournament and will now wait to see where they are headed. The announcement will be made on Monday. Further details will be available here as they are announced.

2010 Men's Soccer All-Tournament Team:

Jacob Hood and Zack MacDougall - Randolph College
Conner Pierce and Conor Starr - Washington & Lee University
John Robert Plyler , Jackson Parker, Andrew Berg - Hampden-Sydney College
Michael Abbonizio, Zach Ward, Stephen Brooks - Lynchburg College

Tournament's Most Outstanding Player - Hunter Smith, Lynchburg College

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Players Mentioned

Michael Abbonizio

#2 Michael Abbonizio

Forward
5' 6"
Senior
Stephen Brooks

#24 Stephen Brooks

Midfielder
6' 1"
Junior
Jordan Clark

#9 Jordan Clark

Midfielder
5' 9"
Junior
Donald Hart III

#20 Donald Hart III

Forward
5' 10"
Senior
Michael Releford

#0 Michael Releford

Goalie
5' 10"
Freshman
Ryan Renfro

#17 Ryan Renfro

Forward
6' 0"
Junior
Hunter Smith

#14 Hunter Smith

Defender
5' 10"
Senior
Shane Spanninger

#25 Shane Spanninger

Forward
5' 7"
Junior
Kyle Symczak

#11 Kyle Symczak

Midfielder
6' 3"
Junior
Zach Ward

#22 Zach Ward

Defender
5' 10"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Michael Abbonizio

#2 Michael Abbonizio

5' 6"
Senior
Forward
Stephen Brooks

#24 Stephen Brooks

6' 1"
Junior
Midfielder
Jordan Clark

#9 Jordan Clark

5' 9"
Junior
Midfielder
Donald Hart III

#20 Donald Hart III

5' 10"
Senior
Forward
Michael Releford

#0 Michael Releford

5' 10"
Freshman
Goalie
Ryan Renfro

#17 Ryan Renfro

6' 0"
Junior
Forward
Hunter Smith

#14 Hunter Smith

5' 10"
Senior
Defender
Shane Spanninger

#25 Shane Spanninger

5' 7"
Junior
Forward
Kyle Symczak

#11 Kyle Symczak

6' 3"
Junior
Midfielder
Zach Ward

#22 Zach Ward

5' 10"
Senior
Defender