Lynchburg Wins ODAC Men's Lax Title
Hornets Headed to NCAA Division III Tournament
LYNCHBURG, Va. --- For the first time
since 2008, the third-ranked Lynchburg College men's lacrosse team
won the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Championship with a
10-4 victory over Washington and Lee University on Sunday. It is
the fourth ODAC title for the Hornets in program history.
Junior Pat Ohrem registered three goals, while
seniors Matt Manzo and Andrew Wilfongeach tallied
two goals in the game to lead LC. Senior goalie Franc
Cook made 10 saves.
Washington and Lee jumped out early with two goals in the first
quarter due in part to the Generals' goalie Warren Berenis who made
several key stops.
LC answered back in the second quarter with three goals. Ohrem
scored the first goal at 8:41 before junior Vin
Curran tied up the game at two with 37 seconds left in the
half. Junior Max Voumard registered a goal with just 13
seconds left in the quarter, giving Lynchburg a 3-2 lead at
halftime.
In the third quarter, Lynchburg registered another three tallies
while limiting the Generals to only one. Wilfong and Ohrem found
the back of the net in the first four minutes before the Generals
scored their first goal in over 23 minutes of play. Manzo scored
from senior Dylan Hoff and LC ended the third ahead
6-3.
Manzo and Wilfong put up two goals to push the lead to five early
in the fourth. Washington and Lee's Jack Reuter converted a shot at
7:45 to make the score 8-4, but Ohrem netted a goal from Manzo just
26 seconds later. Junior attack Derek Sweetended the scoring
with two minutes on the game clock from freshman Jay
Goldsmith.
"They were hungry for this, it's a testament to those guys," said
LC head coach Steve Koudelka. "We've had a bullseye on our chest
the last couple of months, and we've answered it."
Senior Franc Cook made 10 stops for the Hornets (17-1), while
W&L's Berenis had 15 saves. Wilfong had two goals and two
assists for LC, while Manzo also added an assist to his two scores.
Senior Matt Jernack won 13 of his 17 face-off
attempts.
Meehan, Mac Means, Garrett Paglia and Jack Reuter each had goals
for W&L (10-9).
The Hornets, winners of 16 straight games, earn the ODAC's
automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The NCAA selection show is
slated for this evening
onhttp://www.ncaa.com/sports/lacrosse-men/d3 where the entire
Division III bracket will be released.
All-ODAC Tournament Team
Lynchburg: Franc Cook, Max Voumard, Pat Ohrem, Jon
Gill
Washing and Lee: Scott Meehan, Luke Heinsohn, Warren Berenis
Roanoke: Brayden Gerrie and Jeff Keating
Virginia Wesleyan: Adam Nycz and Travis Puls
--- This release is
courtesy of the Lynchburg College sports information department.
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athletics.lynchburg.edu
