LYNCHBURG, Va. - Host University of Lynchburg converted a penalty stroke late in the first sudden victory overtime Friday night to advance to the ODAC Field Hockey Tournament championship with a 5-4 win over Shenandoah.

Fourth-seeded Shenandoah (7-4) held a 4-2 lead entering the fourth quarter only to see No. 1 Lynchburg (8-0) score a pair of goals to force the extra session.

IN BRIEF

Lynchburg got the game-winner after being awarded a penalty stroke with a little over two minutes to play in the first overtime period. Jackie Lerro, who had entered the game as the ODAC's leading scorer, drew the foul at the end of a counter-attack that started following a Shenandoah penalty corner.

Lerro lifted her shot in the upper right-hand corner of the net just out of the reach of SU goalkeeper Isabella Morande and send her club into Sunday's championship versus Washington & Lee.

Lerro's goal, her first of the game, capped a comeback that saw Lynchburg trail by two goals 12:08 to play.

HOW IT HAPPENED

LYN 22:02 | Brittany Claybaugh and Jackie Lerro teamed up for the first goal with heavy traffic in front of the net.

SU 23:40 | Elizabeth Ranberger inserted a penalty corner on the left side of the goal to Kelsey Jones. Jones fired it home to tie up the contest 1-1.  

LYN 25:01 | Claybaugh recorded her second of the night off an Aaryn Boatwright cross from the left side of the net.

SU 34:31 | Shenandoah was awarded a penalty stroke and Jones' shot slipped right under the Lynchburg goalkeeper's right hand.

SU 44:07 | SU took the lead for the first time of the night when Hannah Mink redirected a Farren Winter shot right in front of the right post

SU 44:55 | Cassidy Morrison cleaned up a deflected ball to extend Shenandoah's lead to 4-2

LYN 47:52 | Emily Dudley sent one home to the left side of the goal from an Emma Strouse's penalty corner. 

LYN 55:30 | With a two-woman advantage, Emily Dudley redirected a strong shot up high into the net to tie it up for the hosts.  

Shenandoah was awarded a penalty corner with 45 seconds remaining in regulation to win the game but Lynchburg was able to intercept a Jones' pass and went on a quick counter-attack. Morande's defense was able to clear the ball out to prevent any damage and sent the contest into overtime. 

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MATCH NOTES

• Lynchburg outshot Shenandoah 28-12

• SU put nine of its shots on goal 

• Isabella Morande made 12 stops

• Lynchburg had a 13-7 advantage in penalty corners.

• Jones leads the ODAC in goals and points after tonight's performance with 12 goals and 29 points
  
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