WINCHESTER, Va. - The Shenandoah University field hockey fell 2-1 to No. 20 University of Lynchburg in overtime Saturday evening. 

Lynchburg (10-3, 3-0 ODAC) struck first just 6:11 into the game, a Taylor Hayes goal allowed Shenandoah (9-3, 2-1) to tie it up in the fourth. 

Shenandoah had a few opportunities in the final stanza to take the game, including a penalty stroke in the 50th minute. 

Both teams started the overtime period down a player but it was the visiting Hornets who were able to claim the conference win. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

LYN 6:11      | Jackie Lerro found Maggie Chiappazzi for the first goal of the game

SU 48:13     | Kelsey Jones fed Taylor Hayes on a penalty corner, Hayes hammered home the shot from the left side of the circle.

LYN 62:17   | Alexis Brown dribbled through the Shenandoah defense to win the OT contest for the visitors. 

QUOTES FROM COACH

"The women played hard all game. It is always a tough mountain to climb when you go down a goal early on but we kept battling and pushing through circumstances we couldn't control and had quite a few opportunities to put it away for us. Lynchburg is a good team and I look forward to seeing them again in the tournament." -Head Coach Ashley Smeltzer-Kraft

MATCH NOTES

• Lynchburg dominated possession and outshot SU 12-6.

• Lynchburg was awarded 9 penalty corners compared to Shenandoah's 7. 

• Isabella Morande made six stops in the contest.

• Sophomore Kelsey Jones currently leads all the NCAA Division III in assists with 16 and is averaging 1.33 assists per game.

• Jones and Hayes are both in the top-10 for career assists among active DIII players with Hayes leading the nation with 36. Hayes is tied for fifth among all divisions. 

• Jones is second among all divisions, averaging 0.81 assists per game in her career, behind US National team member Erin Matson at North Carolina.