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Best
2
Winner Lynchburg LYN (8-5, 3-0)
1
Bridgewater (Va.) BCE (7-5, 1-1)
Winner
Lynchburg LYN
(8-5, 3-0)
2
Final
1
Bridgewater (Va.) BCE
(7-5, 1-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Lynchburg LYN 1 0 0 1 2
Bridgewater (Va.) BCE 0 1 0 0 1

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Field Hockey Falls Late to Lynchburg

BRIDGEWATER, Va. — The Bridgewater College field hockey team fell to Lynchburg, 2-1, in Old Dominion Athletic Conference play Saturday afternoon at the Jopson Athletic Complex.

The Basics

Score: Lynchburg 2, Bridgewater 1

Records: Bridgewater 7-5 (1-1 ODAC), Lynchburg 8-5 (3-0 ODAC)

How It Happened

  • Lynchburg threatened early, with Sydney Cappallo and Aliyah Bhatti each putting shots on goal in the opening three minutes, but Bridgewater goalkeeper Rachel Adel turned both away. The Hornets earned a penalty corner in the seventh minute, and Grace Peterson converted off an assist from Taylor Secrist at the 6:25 mark to give Lynchburg a 1-0 lead. Bridgewater looked to respond as Reese Davis put a shot on target in the 12th minute, but Lynchburg goalkeeper Shay Schoones made the save. Adel stopped another Lynchburg attempt late in the quarter to keep the deficit at one heading into the second.
  • Lynchburg opened the second quarter with another penalty corner before Adel made saves on attempts by Sydney Cappallo and Taylor Secrist. Bridgewater began to create opportunities of its own, as Mollie Best forced a save from Schoones and Kiley Parker sent a shot wide. The Eagles earned a penalty corner with just over seven minutes remaining in the half, then converted another corner in the 23rd minute. Parker assisted Best, who found the back of the net at 22:37 to even the score at 1-1. Lynchburg pushed for another goal, but Adel made a save on Grace Ver Planck before stopping Tatum Humphries' penalty stroke at 24:54. Adel added another save on Callie Short, and Bridgewater kept the Hornets off the board through the end of the half.
  • Lynchburg put pressure on the Bridgewater defense early in the third quarter, earning three penalty corners in the opening four minutes. The Eagles weathered the stretch as Thaleia Khader was in goal to begin the second half. Bridgewater then generated chances of its own, with M. Best forcing a save by Schoones in the 36th minute. The Eagles earned back-to-back penalty corners, but shots by Maylynn Watson and Olivia Ohleger were blocked by the Lynchburg defense. The Hornets continued to look for an opening, earning another penalty corner before Khader made a save on Cappallo in the final seconds of the quarter to preserve the 1-1 tie.
  • The teams traded fouls to open the fourth quarter as both sides looked for a decisive goal. Lynchburg earned a penalty corner in the 56th minute, and Abigail Junker capitalized at 57:46 with an unassisted goal to put the Hornets ahead, 2-1. Bridgewater looked to find a late equalizer, but Lynchburg held the Eagles off the scoreboard for the remainder of the contest to secure the 2-1 win.


Game Notes

  • M. Best scored Bridgewater's lone goal, while Parker recorded an assist. M. Best led the Eagles with three shots, all of which were on target. Adel made eight saves in the first half, while Thaleia Khader added five saves after taking over in the second half.
  • Capallo led the Lynchburg offense with four shots on target. Schoones made three stops in net for the Hornets.

  • Bridgewater finished with seven shots, including four on goal, while Lynchburg recorded 22 shots and 16 shots on goal. Lynchburg held a 14-4 advantage in penalty corners.


Up Next

The Eagles start a two-game road swing at Batten on Wednesday.

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