For immediate release – 11/7/2007 - #108
Lynchburg Field Hockey Defeats Centre 5-0
Advances to Play Lebanon Valley in Sweet 16
Box Score
LYNCHBURG, VA – Sophomore attack Allie Weir (Richmond, VA/James River) scored twice and added two assists to lead the Lynchburg College field hockey team to a 5-0 win Wednesday over Centre College (KY) in the first round of the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament.
Freshman Caitlin Gibb (King George, VA/King George) opened the scoring at the 17:22 mark of the first half, corralling a loose ball and firing it past the goalie into the cage. Senior Jessie Bowman (Midlothian, VA/Clover Hill) followed with a goal of her own three minutes late from Weir. Weir scored herself at 23:49 from Signey Milks (Gloucester, VA/Gloucester) and LC was ahead 3-0 at intermission. Weir scored her 35th goal of the season after halftime, breaking the 25-year-old LC record for most goals in a season. Katie Brennan (Manassas, VA/Osbourn) added an insurance goal with 13:30 left in the game from Weir.
Ann Guagliardo made eight saves for the Colonels (13-5), while Sarah Cates (Wilmington, DE/Brandywine) made two stops. Lynchburg out-shot Centre 28-9, while both teams were awarded 14 penalty corners.
The Hornets now advance into the Sweet 16 – traveling to Lebanon Valley College to face the Flying Dutchmen Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m. in Annville, PA. The winner will play again Sunday at 1 p.m. in the regional final for the right to play in the Final Four.
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