WINCHESTER, Va. – The Shenandoah University women's basketball team battled for 40 minutes Monday night and was rewarded with a 65-57 ODAC victory over the University of Lynchburg.
 
Shenandoah (12-4, 7-4 ODAC) found itself down 12-0 to its fellow set of ODAC Hornets (10-8, 6-5) as it missed 10 of its first 11 shots from the field, but refused to yield.
 
IN BRIEF
Down 12, 35-23, after a pair of Kate Kolb free throws for Lynchburg, SU reeled off 11 of the game's next 13 points to trail by just three, 37-34, with 5:25 remaining in the third.
 
Now in a contest, Shenandoah set about completing the comeback. Another run, this one 9-3 from the 6:18 to 3:54 marks of the fourth, brought the game back to even at 51-51.
 
First-year Therese Greene, who finished with 14 points, had six of the points during the run with two buckets and a 2-of-3 performance from the free throw line. Her three-point play followed by a steal and a layup brought the James R. Wilkins, Jr. Athletics & Events Center crowd to its feet as that latter bucket tied the game.
 
Lynchburg would retake the lead on two more occasions before Sarah Sondrol gave the hosts the lead for good by banking in a 3-pointer with 1:47 left.
 
Coach Melissa Smeltzer-Kraft's club then made nine of 12 from the line, including its first five straight, in the final 53 seconds to secure the victory.
 
Sondrol led the way with 20 points with Olivia Weinel adding 13 to give SU three women in double figures. The hosts also had a 39-37 advantage on the glass.
 
QUOTABLE
"This was probably the grittiest win I have been a part of here at Shenandoah," Smeltzer-Kraft said. "A good win in the throes of the season."
 
UP NEXT
The Hornets continue this three-game homestand with a 7 p.m. ODAC game Wednesday night versus Roanoke.
 
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