Box Score Score: Lynchburg 10, Bridgewater 5
Location: Bridgewater, Va. (Jopson Athl. Complex)
Records: Lynchburg 8-5 (4-3 ODAC), Bridgewater 9-5 (4-3 ODAC)
From the Draw
The Hornets used four goals from sophomore attackman Alicia Sandoval and lockdown defense in the second half to come out of Bridgewater with a critical ODAC victory with just two games left in the regular season.
Game Breakdown
- The Eagles got on the board first at the 27:29 mark
- Both teams then went into a defensive battle until Sandoval found the back of the net at the 18:19 mark to tie the game for the Hornets
- Senior Alexa Carey would score the next two Lynchburg goals with one assist coming from junior Sidney Gleason to give Lynchburg a 3-1 advantage
- Gleason would make it 4-1 for the Hornets at the 14:06 mark
- Sandoval would complete the 5-0 run at the 13:23 for her second goal of the day to put Lynchburg up 5-1
- Bridgewater would make it a three goal game at 9:22
- Junior Sarah Suter made it 6-2 when junior Alison Truman assisted her at 4:49
- The Eagles would add goals at marks of 3:13 and 2:17 to cut the Lynchburg lead to just two goals
- With a mere 36 seconds left in the half, Sandoval scored her third goal of the day to make it 7-4
- Senior Laura Meisner would assist Suter for her second goal of the game nine minutes into the second half
- Meisner would be on the scoring end just a minute later after freshman Kelsi Trevisian assisted her to make it 9-4 with 19:48 left in regulation
- Bridgewater would chip in a goal with at the 7:35 mark before Sandoval added her fourth goal of the day to secure a 10-5 victory for the Hornets
Inside the Box Score
- Lynchburg only allowed one second half goal behind another career high 15 total saves from junior goalie Chelsea Shultis
- Sandoval finished with a game high four goals on six shots
- Suter and Carey each added two goals
- Lynchburg held a 24-16 advantage in ground balls
A Look Ahead
The Hornets will return to Shellenberger Field for the last time this regular season when they play Meredith at 7 p.m.