Lynchburg Women's Lacrosse Defeats Bridgewater 14-11

Women's Lacrosse

Three LC Women Honored on All-State Lax Team - Nichole Johnson Earns Second-Team All-Region Honors - Six Hornets on All-ODAC Women’s Lax Team - W&L Defeats Lynchburg Women’s Lacrosse 21-4 - LC Women’s Lax Rallies for 17-16 Win at Va. Wesleyan in ODAC Quarters - Christopher Newport Prevails Over Lynchburg 17-15 - W&L Defeats LC Women’s Lax 15-6 - Hornet Women’s Lax Outscores Frostburg 19-17 - Randolph-Macon Downs LC Women’s Lax 17-6 - LC Women’s Lacrosse Wins 18-9 over Sweet Briar - Roanoke Defeats LC Women’s Lax 10-6 - Greensboro Squeaks by LC Women’s Lax 10-9 - Lynchburg Lacrosse Defeats Hollins 21-0 - Hornet Women’s Lacrosse Falls 15-14 at Va. Wesleyan - Lynchburg Women's Lacrosse Defeats Bridgewater 14-11 - Hornets Nab ODAC Lacrosse Athlete of the Week Honors - LC Women’s Lax Defeats Methodist 17-5 - Villa Julie Bests LC Women’s Lacrosse 15-12 - Deana Welsch Named ODAC Women’s Lacrosse Player of the Week - Women’s Lax Falls 19-12 to #12 Mary Washington - Lynchburg Women’s Lacrosse Drops 11-9 Decision to ETown - Lynchburg Women’s Lacrosse Rolls 19-4 at Averett - LC Women’s Lax Opens Season with 16-13 Win at Guilford - Generals Picked to Win Fifth Straight ODAC WLax Crown

For Immediate Release - 3/20/2007 - #251
Lynchburg Women's Lacrosse Defeats Bridgewater 14-11
Nichole Locher and Deanna Welsch Combine for 13 Points

BRIDGEWATER, VA - The Lynchburg College women's lacrosse team went on the road to defeat the Bridgewater College Eagles 14-11 in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) game Tuesday.

Lynchburg was led by a potent 1-2 punch of Nichole Locher (Yorktown Heights, NY/Yorktown) and Deanna Welsch (Yorktown Heights, NY/Yorktown), who combined to post seven goals and six assists for 13 combined points. Locher scored four second-half goals and assisted three teammates, while Welsch found the back of the net three times and delivered three assists. Gina Davis (Aberdeen, MD/Edgewood) also tacked on two goals while Shannon Kennedy (Dumfries, VA/Forest Park) added two helpers.

Bridgewater was led by Sarah Wade’s three goals and by Ashley Andrick and Lindsay Synder who each supplied two goals. Colleen Schwind recorded 10 saves in the net for the Eagles.

Lynchburg goes to 4-3 on the season, 2-0 in the ODAC, while Bridgewater falls to 1-3 and 0-2 in the ODAC. Lynchburg will return to the field on Saturday, March 24 to take on the Virginia Wesleyan College Marlins in Virginia Beach at 3:30 p.m.

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