Home Women’s Soccer: Hornets take down EMU in ODAC Tournament
Sports News

Women’s Soccer: Hornets take down EMU in ODAC Tournament

Contributors

emu sportsThe ninth seeded EMU soccer women lost in the ODAC first round at eighth seeded Lynchburg by a score of 4-0 to eliminate the Royals from the ODAC tournament.

The Hornets will play at top-seeded Randolph-Macon on Wednesday in the quarterfinals.

Lynchburg got the scoring started early striking in the 7th minute on a free kick just outside the top of the box. Amanda Wigboldy sent in a ball that hit the crossbar, but crossed the line for a goal. Samm Livermore (Dunn, N.C./West Johnston) sent in the Royals’ first shot in the 9th minute as it was saved by the goalkeeper. Livermore led EMU with three shots.

The Hornets drew a foul inside the box in the 24th minute to set up a penalty kick opportunity that Wigboldy capitalized on, increasing the lead to 2-0 which would hold until halftime.

Lynchburg got two quick strikes by Megan Dee to begin the second half. In the 49th minute she headed a ball in off a corner kick. Then in the 51st minute she sent in a ball from outside the box at an off-angle, that soared over the outstretched fingertips of Leah Wenger (Broadway, Va./Eastern Mennonite) to put the score at 4-0.

The Hornets held the advantage in shots 18-4 and had 11 corner kicks while holding the Royals without one.

Wenger picked up five saves in net finishing her four-year career with 323 total saves, placing her fourth in the women’s soccer program record books for career saves.

The Royals end the year with an overall record of 10-7-1 and 4-6-1 in ODAC play as the soccer women reached double-digit wins for the second time since 2006.

This was the final collegiate game for seniors Leah WengerLaura Rittenhouse (Harrisonburg, Va./Eastern Mennonite), Ariel Barbosa (Baltimore, Md./Towson), and Emily Hostetler (Marshallville, Ohio/Smithville).

Contributors

Contributors

Have a guest column, letter to the editor, story idea or a news tip? Email editor Chris Graham at [email protected]. Subscribe to AFP podcasts on Apple PodcastsSpotifyPandora and YouTube.

Latest News

elon musk donald trump
Politics, U.S. & World News

Democratic AGs win injunction blocking Trump/Musk raid of federal Treasury

economy
Local News

Shenandoah County: Plastics manufacturer investing $25.7 million, bringing 45 new jobs

An Italian plastic packaging manufacturer announced on Friday that it will invest $25.7 million in a project to locate a manufacturing operation in an existing facility in Shenandoah County.

drug trafficking arrest
Virginia News

Charlotte man gets 25 years after fentanyl discovered in Jeep in I-95 crash

A North Carolina man who crashed on Interstate 95 in Virginia with more than 4,500 baggies of fentanyl in his Jeep will spend 25 years in prison. Jaron James Starkey, 35, of Charlotte, was involved in a single-vehicle accident in Caroline County on Sept. 17, 2023, according to court documents. Multiple drivers had reported his...

ben cline congress
Politics, U.S. & World News

Feckless Ben Cline is trying to cosplay as a MAGA drug-fighting warrior

higher education
Politics, U.S. & World News

Democratic lawmakers stand up for students at U.S. Department of Education

Local News

Dr. Garett Smith announces retirement from Staunton Schools

Local News

Waynesboro School Board welcomes WHS graduate Nigel Stewart