Lynchburg College upset the Bridgeater College Eagles, 78-69, Saturday afternoon in the regular season finale for both squads. The Hornets jumped out to a 15-4 lead in the opening minutes, but BC battled back with a 13-1 run to take an 18-16 lead with 7:50 left in the half.

Lynchburg controlled the remainder of the half, outscoring the Eagles 20-8 to lead by 10 points, 36-26, at halftime.

The Hornets pushed the margin to 14 points early in the second half, forcing BC to play catch-up the rest of the way.

The Eagles trailed by 10, 62-52, with 6:22 left but a 7-0 run pulled BC to within three. Rob Rice converted a three-point play and Jake Johnson added two buckets, making the score 62-59 with 4:53 left.

Mason Wooldridge then knocked down a huge 3-pointer to put the lead back to six, but Johnson scored again to keep the Eagles close, 65-61.

The Hornets however hit the key shots down the stretch and converted 11-of-15 foul shots in the final four minutes to preserve the 78-69 victory.

Dominic Trawick led the Eagles with 27 points and Johnson added 15. Rice finished with 12 for BC.

Sean Southerland paced the Hornets with 16 points and Wooldridge added a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds.

The Eagles finish the regular season with a 14-11 overall record and a 10-6 record in the ODAC. The victory puts the Hornets at 4-21 overall and 2-14 in the conference.