Fredericksburg, Va. -- The 20th-ranked University of Lynchburg field hockey team erased a halftime deficit to corral a 3-1 non-conference victory over Mary Washington Saturday afternoon.

Kessa Romero scored a pair of second-half goals and assisted the other, a Marlou Wendriks strike, to dig Lynchburg out of the halftime hole.

UMW got on the board first -- a second-quarter goal by Emma Bernard, who tracked down a rebound off a save and hit the ball into the cage -- and the Eagles took the lead into the half.

Lynchburg evened the score quickly after halftime. Romero shoved in a rebounded save of her own in the 37th minute to knot the score, and the Hornets scored just over 2 minutes later when Romero chipped a pass over the goalkeeper that Wendriks knocked in for the game-winner.

Romero added another goal in the 50th minute to give the Hornets some insurance.

Wendriks led the Hornets with eight shots, and Kayla Brady made a pair of saves in goal.

Lynchburg (14-3) will return to Old Dominion Athletic Conference play Wednesday evening at 7 against rival Roanoke at the Liberty University Field Hockey Complex.

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