ODAC Women’s Soccer Championship Set
PK’s Send Lynchburg to Roanoke for Finals
October 31, 2007

SALEM, Va. --- The ODAC Women’s Soccer Tournament experience the conference’s first postseason upset on Saturday evening as fourth-seeded Lynchburg College played even with Virginia Wesleyan College through two overtimes periods before defeating the Marlins 3-1 on penalty kicks.  In the other semifinal, Roanoke College sandwiched two second half goals around one Washington & Lee University tally to defeat the Generals, 2-1.

Saturday’s championship match will be played at Kerr Stadium on Roanoke’s campus.  Game time is set for 7:00 p.m.

Kristen McCoy scored the first goal for the Maroons in the 54^th minute, but Washington & Lee tied it up less than four minutes later with a tally from Shana Oltmans.  Jessica Joyner gave the Maroons their game-deciding margin at the 61:08 mark, collecting a rebound with a one-time shot into the far netting.

Lynchburg’s advancement returns the Hornets to the championship game after a one-year hiatus.  Lynchburg won the conference titles in 2004 and 2005, having won six championships all-together.  Roanoke’s absence from championship play has been a little longer.  The Maroons’ last appearance was in 2001 when Lynchburg netted a goal in double-overtime to defeat Roanoke, 2-1.  The Maroons have won three ODAC women’s soccer championships, the last coming in 1998.

For more information on the ODAC Women’s Soccer Tournament, visit the ODAC on the Internet at www.odaconline.com or go directly to the ODAC Championship Central by clicking HERE.