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LC Women's Lax Defeats Bridgewater College 16-7

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For immediate release – 3/24/12 - #301
LC Women's Lax Defeats Bridgewater College 16-7

LYNCHBURG, VA - Using an 8-0 run in the second half Saturday afternoon, the Lynchburg College women's lacrosse team defeated Bridgewater College 16-7 in Old Dominion Athletic Conference play.

Sophomore Bri Slate led the Hornets with four goals, while junior Kendall Adkin had three goals and one assist.  Junior Julie Will and junior Carley Dobson also had three goals each.  Freshman Ryland Scott, junior Sarah Shannon and freshman Katie Seidel added one goal and one assist each. Senior Lesley Buckingham had three assists.

In the opening minutes, Bridgewater had a 2-0 advantage, but at 21:54 Bri Slate scored to put Lynchburg on the board and Will added a goal minutes later to tie the score. The Hornets were down 4-3 at halftime.

Beginning the second half, Slate scored to tie the game at 4-4.  The Hornets would never look back scoring seven unanswered goals and scored 13 goals total after intermission to lead them to a 16-7 victory. The LC defense held BC to only three second-half goals.

Paige Hennessy, Katie Freeman and Megan Bach scored two goals each for the Eagles (3-5/1-2 ODAC).  Taylor Chamberlain added one goal as well.

LC went 3-3 on free position shots.  Sarah Shannon had four ground balls and Katie Seidel had four draw controls.

Lynchburg (4-3, 2-0 ODAC) will travel to Roanoke College on Wednesday at 4 p.m. for another ODAC game.

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Players Mentioned

Kendall Adkin

#1 Kendall Adkin

Attack
5' 4"
Junior
Lesley Buckingham

#28 Lesley Buckingham

Attack/Midfielder
5' 8"
Senior
Carley Dobson

#16 Carley Dobson

Midfielder/Defender
5' 8"
Junior
Ryland Scott

#7 Ryland Scott

Defense
5' 7"
Freshman
Katie Seidel

#19 Katie Seidel

Midfielder
5' 5"
Freshman
Sarah Shannon

#8 Sarah Shannon

Midfielder
5' 8"
Junior
Bri Slate

#9 Bri Slate

Midfielder
5' 7"
Sophomore
Julie Will

#10 Julie Will

Midfielder
5' 9"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Kendall Adkin

#1 Kendall Adkin

5' 4"
Junior
Attack
Lesley Buckingham

#28 Lesley Buckingham

5' 8"
Senior
Attack/Midfielder
Carley Dobson

#16 Carley Dobson

5' 8"
Junior
Midfielder/Defender
Ryland Scott

#7 Ryland Scott

5' 7"
Freshman
Defense
Katie Seidel

#19 Katie Seidel

5' 5"
Freshman
Midfielder
Sarah Shannon

#8 Sarah Shannon

5' 8"
Junior
Midfielder
Bri Slate

#9 Bri Slate

5' 7"
Sophomore
Midfielder
Julie Will

#10 Julie Will

5' 9"
Junior
Midfielder