Delays on Shellenberger Field Project to Bring Schedule Changes

• Three Lynchburg Players Earn All-State Men’s Soccer Honors
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• Two Lynchburg Players Earn All-South Region Men’s Soccer Honors
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• Six Lynchburg Players Earn All-ODAC Men’s Soccer Honors
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• Hornet Men’s Soccer Loses 1-0 in OT to NC Wesleyan
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• Hornet Men’s Soccer Defeats VWC 1-0 in ODAC Championships
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• Lynchburg Men Defeat W&L 1-0 in ODAC Semifinals
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• Lynchburg Men’s Soccer Wins 2-1 Over Randolph-Macon in Overtime
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• Roanoke Grabs Top Seed in Men’s Soccer Tourney
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• Hornet Men’s Soccer Upsets #22 Ranked Wash & Lee 2-0
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• LC Men’s Soccer Defeats Guilford 1-0
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• Lynchburg Men’s Soccer Defeats Shenandoah 1-0
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• Lynchburg Men’s Soccer Defeats Bridgewater 1-0
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• Lynchburg Men’s Soccer Pulls Out a 3-0 Upset Win Against Hampden Sydney
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• Lynchburg Men’s Soccer Defeats Randolph-Macon 4-2
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• Rain Forces Homecoming Schedule Changes
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• Methodist Men’s Soccer Defeats Lynchburg 2-0
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• Lynchburg Men’s Soccer Battles Virginia Wesleyan to a Double Overtime 0-0 Draw
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• LC and EMU Play to 2-2 Double OT Tie
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• Roanoke Scores in OT to Top LC Men’s Soccer 2-1
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• #9 Emory Defeats LC Men’s Soccer 1-0
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• LC Men’s Soccer Defeats E&H 5-0
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• Rain Forces Site and Schedule Change
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• #5 York Defeats LC Men’s Soccer 1-0
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• Lynchburg Men’s Soccer Defeats Ferrum 1-0
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• Lynchburg and Guilford Pick Up Wins at Shellenberger Classic
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• LC Men’s Soccer Defeats Averett 2-0
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• LC Men’s Soccer Wins 6-1 Over Alvernia
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• Delays on Shellenberger Field Project to Bring Schedule Changes

LYNCHBURG, VA – Construction delays on Lynchburg College’s Shellenberger Field have led to a number of fall schedule changes for field hockey and men’s and women’s soccer.

Several things contributed to the delays, including:

* The start of construction was delayed by one week for lacrosse playoffs.

* The constructability of the lower retaining wall was much more complicated than initially thought. We ran into rock in front of McWane thus were delayed a few days for removal.

* We buried additional conduit to accommodate future campus expansion.

* Electrical work was modified to accommodate future campus expansion.

* Final grading is taking a little longer due to the hard clay surface.

* Several sub-contractors are working six days a week 10 hours per day.

* We have developed a plan to grade and remove dirt from the field so that the Field Turf installers can begin work. Field installation is a 6-8 week process.

* We have designated alternative practice and game fields for Field Hockey, Men’s Soccer, and Women’s Soccer.

* Field Hockey will be played on Fox Field and Women’s and Men’s soccer will play on the upper practice field on Faculty Drive.

* The earliest we can hope to play on Shellenberger is on Homecoming, Oct 6-8.

* We anticipate that the field may be ready by Oct 6 but that the stands may not.

* Once Shellenberger is ready we will shift all games to that venue.

Other related news:

* Field Turf will be installing the newest version of their field turf products. This upgrade is worth well over $50,000 (at no charge to LC) and is the cutting edge for artificial fields!

* Moon Field is on time. Fencing, irrigation system, field events, etc… will be ready for fall softball season.

For current information and schedule updates, please visit http://www.lynchburg.edu/athletics.xml.

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