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Bridgewater (Va.) BC (4-7, 1-3)
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Winner Lynchburg LYN (12-3, 4-1)
Bridgewater (Va.) BC
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Lynchburg LYN
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Bridgewater (Va.) BC 0 1 0 0 1
Lynchburg LYN 0 0 2 1 3

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Field Hockey Hangs with No. 19 Lynchburg

LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Bridgewater College field hockey team led No. 19 Lynchburg, 1-0, at halftime, but the Hornets came back for a 3-1 victory on Saturday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
Final Score: Lynchburg 3, Bridgewater 1
Records: Bridgewater 4-7, 1-3 ODAC; No. 19 Lynchburg 12-3, 4-1 ODAC
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Eagles got the first scoring chances of the game as BC earned a penalty corner and got a shot out of it that was blocked aside. The first quarter came to end without a score.
  • Near the end of the first half Bridgewater opened the scoring as Bekah Mercer took a cross from Carynn Klingler and buried a shot into the back of the net to give the Eagles a huge 1-0 advantage at halftime.
  • The lead held until almost 10 minutes into the third quarter when Aaryn Boatwright scored the equalizer for the Hornets, 1-1. In the waning seconds of the third period, Lynchburg scored again to take a 2-1 lead.
  • Lynchburg was able to add an insurance score with six minutes left in regulation as Madison Mark scored from the middle of the arc. The Hornets held on for the 3-1 win.
 
MATCH STATS
  • Mercer was the lone goal scorer for the Eagles and led the team with two shots on goal.
  • Klingler added an assist in the loss.
  • Madalyn Miller made five saves in all 60 minutes in the cage.
  • As a team, Lynchburg outshot Bridgewater 25-3.
 
UP NEXT
Bridgewater returns to action on October 19 with a road contest against nationally-ranked Shenandoah beginning at 7 pm.
 
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