“Clear eyes, Full hearts, Can’t lose” This motto from the television series Friday Night Lights could not be more applicable to the Lynchburg College Women’s Soccer team. On November 16th the team traveled to Mechanicsburg, Pa. to play in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA National Tournament. The team faced off against Johns Hopkins at [...]
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The Second Season
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On the chilly afternoon of November 2, 1997, the Lynchburg College Women’s Soccer team captured their first-ever Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Championship in program history. Fifteen years later, Lynchburg has yet to give up their reputation as an ODAC powerhouse. With ten ODAC championship victories under their belt coming into the 2012 season, there [...]
The Pursuit
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From the sun-scorched plains of Uganda and Kenya to the luscious rainforests of Costa Rica and Brazil, the Lynchburg College women’s soccer team and staff did its fair share of traveling this summer. But after a summer break of learning, serving, and playing soccer across the globe, the team is coming off of pre-season fired up [...]
Soccer, Service, and Community
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By Lauren Hammond Soccer is a staple of the Lynchburg College Women’s Soccer team, but it definitely is not the only one. Community and service are not simply side activities that we try to incorporate every once in awhile into our program. They embody who we are at the core. On Saturday, April 21st we [...]
Alumni Game, April 15th
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This past Sunday, April 15th, the Lynchburg College women’s soccer players, both young and old, gathered for the annual spring Alumni game. The game proved to be quite an even contest, ending in a 1-1 tie. Michelle Stevens, a current sophomore on the team and transfer from Grove City, slotted a goal at around the [...]
Soccer player visits Vietnam
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Senior Katie Gebhard of Wyckoff, N.J., had the adventure of a lifetime over winter break as she traveled with more than 20 LC students to Vietnam to explore this fascinating country in Asia. Over her three-week study abroad experience, Katie was introduced to Vietnam’s rich cultural heritage, while experiencing hands-on the reality of present-day Vietnam [...]
Women’s Soccer Showcase Video
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If you missed this year’s Lynchburg College Women’s Soccer Showcase, here are video highlights for your viewing enjoyment.
Women’s Soccer Showcase!
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The mixture of rain, sleet , and cold this past weekend was not enough to keep 230+ female high school soccer players away from the 2012 Lynchburg College 7’s Women’s Soccer Showcase. Teams and individuals from up and down the east coast traveled to play on Shellenberger Field in our 4th annual 7v7 tournament. With [...]
Family First: Life Group
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Success on the field is a staple of the Lynchburg College women’s soccer team. But more important than success is family. This fall the team launched a weekly Life Group that focused on taking relationships deeper than just on the soccer field. It also served as an investigative platform to discover who Jesus Christ is, what He did [...]
Summer of Service in Africa
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This summer Coach Olsen and Coach Adams, along with four of our LC women’s soccer players traveled to Gulu, Uganda, to work side by side with Sports Outreach Institute and the people of Gulu. One of our primary projects was to dedicate a well in honor of Anna Wright, a former LC player killed in a [...]
