Lynchburg, Virginia — The College of Lynchburg males's soccer crew prepares for the Previous Dominion Athletic Convention postseason, starting with a quarterfinal matchup in opposition to Jap Mennonite on Saturday, Nov. 2 at Shellenberger Area.
The No. 24 Hornets earned the highest seed within the ODAC with a complete of 23 convention factors after ending the season with a 7-1-2 convention report. Lynchburg brings a tenacious defensive unit into the playoffs because the crew has held opponents to simply 9 objectives in 16 video games for a Zero.56 objectives allowed per recreation charge. Hornets and the junior goalkeeper Thomas Viscus averages a shutout per recreation, which leads the ODAC.
Lynchburg takes the sector in opposition to EMU for the second time this season. The final time the 2 groups met on October 12, the competition led to a scoreless draw. The Hornets fired 29 photographs whereas holding the Royals to no photographs via 90 minutes.
These two packages met within the 2017 ODAC quarterfinals, which resulted in a 2-Zero victory for Lynchburg. Jack Ashby and Fredy Flores every scored within the second half on assists from Zach Thomas to earn the win. That season, the Hornets defeated Washington and Lee within the ODAC finals and superior to the second spherical of the NCAA DIII Match. General, Lynchburg owns a 19-1-Three report in opposition to Jap Mennonite since 1999. The Hornets have gained the final 9 of ten enterprise in opposition to the Royals.
If the Hornets win on Saturday, they advance to the semifinal spherical and can face the winner of Four-seeded Hampden-Sydney and 5-seeded Roanoke. The match is scheduled to be performed on Wednesday, November 6. Recreation begin time will likely be decided at a later date.
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