Lynchburg Fighting Hornets

Lynchburg Fighting Hornets
University Lynchburg College
Conference Old Dominion Athletic Conference
NCAA Division III
Athletic director Jon Waters
Location Lynchburg, VA
Varsity teams 21
Basketball arena Turner Gymnasium
Baseball stadium Fox Field
Soccer stadium Shellenberger Field
Mascot Elsie
Nickname Fighting Hornets
Colors
     Crimson       Grey
Website athletics.lynchburg.edu

The Lynchburg Fighting Hornets are the athletic teams that represent Lynchburg College, located in Lynchburg, Virginia, in NCAA Division III intercollegiate sports. The Fighting Hornets compete as full, non-football members of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. In fact, Lynchburg was a founding member of the ODAC in 1976. Altogether, Lynchburg sponsors 21 sports: 8 for men, 9 for women, and 2 co-ed. The Hornets have recorded 148 conference titles since joining the ODAC.

Varsity teams

List of teams

Men's sports

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Golf
  • Lacrosse
  • Soccer
  • Tennis
  • Track & Field

Women's sports

  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Field Hockey
  • Lacrosse
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Tennis
  • Track & Field
  • Volleyball

Co-ed sports

  • Cheerleading
  • Equestrian

Individual teams

Field Hockey

In 2011, the Hornet Field Hockey team captured the ODAC Championship title but lost in the NCAA tournament.

Football

Lynchburg College fielded a football team from 1917 to 1932, when it was disbanded due to financial constraints associated with the Great Depression.[1]

Soccer

In 2010 the unranked Hornet men’s soccer team made it the NCAA Division III national championship game, before losing to Messiah College.

On December 6, 2014, Lynchburg College's Women's Soccer team claimed the College's first ever national championship by defeating Williams College 0-0 on penalty kicks (4-3). In 2011, the women's soccer won the ODAC but fell in the NCAA tournament.

References

  1. Nathan Warters (2008-02-26). "Lynchburg College sacks football hopes". The U.S. News and Advance. Retrieved 2014-02-27.

External links

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