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For immediate release – 11/8/2014 - #141
LC Field Hockey Grabs Ninth-Straight ODAC Title with 2-0 win over Bridgewater
LYNCHBURG, VA – Top-seeded Lynchburg College earned its ninth-straight Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) title Saturday with a 2-0 victory over Bridgewater College in the finals of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Field Hockey Tournament.
It took overtime to determine a winner in the two teams regular-season match-up, a 4-3 LC win in early October. This time the Hornets jumped on the Eagles in the early going, controlling the majority of the play and capitalized 15 minutes in when senior Kelsey Link tapped in a feed from Taylor Quillen for a 1-0 lead. LC kept the pressure on and added a second tally at the 24:17 mark when freshman Lacey Elliott found the back of the cage, again on a crossing pass from Quillen.
The Eagles had several flurries of good offensive chances throughout the contest, including a pair of penalty corners and four shots (three saved by LC's Beka Hess) between Lynchburg's goals. The Eagles had another good chance to get in the scoring column midway through the second half with a trio of shots, two turned away by Hess.
Hess finished with six saves, as did Eagle net-minder Amanda Harper. Bridgewater held slight edges in shots (14-11) and penalty corners (8-5), but LC led in shots on goal (8-6).
Bridgewater finished its season with a 12-8 record. Lynchburg earns its 10th-straight trip to the NCAA Division III Tournament, and awaits the unveiling of the NCAA brackets and match-ups Sunday evening. LC enters NCAA post-season play on an 11-game winning streak, not having tasted defeat since late September.
2014 Old Dominion Athletic Conference Field Hockey All-Tournament Team
Shenandoah:
Kelani Bailey
Ashley Cross
Washington & Lee:
Allie Barry
Caroline Andress
Bridgewater:
Rachael Loy
Taylor Prillaman
Kaitlyn Harris
Lynchburg:
Bianca Merritt
Taylor Quillen
Courtney Gillette
Kelsey Link
