Lynchburg College reaches first ever Final Four of the NCAA

Former LMVSC Patriots get them there!

What a great journey for five former LMVSC Patriots 88,  Ashley Hoath, Katie Santos, Jackie Bader, Betsy Kwaithowski and Cee Cee More.  Ashley Hoath began playing for the LMVSC Patriots 88,  at 10 years old.  She  played for the Patriots until going off to Lynchberg College.  Ashely was still eligible her freshman year  to play Club soccer.  Once her freshman season let out, Ashley, returned home to finish out the WAGS season with teammates Jrs, Katie, Betsy, Jackie and Cee Cee.   As the story goes, they decided to continue their soccer careers, together, at Lynchberg College. 

Ashley Hoath was named All American, 2008. 

LC Advances into Elite Eight as Katie Santos Scores Twice

SAN ANTONIO, TX - The Lynchburg College women's soccer team advanced to its third NCAA Division III Tournament Elite Eight in program history Saturday with a 4-0 win over Concordia-Moorhead College (MN) in a game hosted by Trinity University.

Senior midfielder Ashley Hoath (Alexandria, VA/Mount Vernon) scored the contest's first goal at 23:27 of the first half, assisted by junior midfielder Betsy Kwiatkowski (Mount Jackson, VA/Stonewall Jackson). Katie Santos (pictured left - Cheltenham, MD/Bishop Ireton) gave LC a 2-0 edge 37 minutes into play from Brittany Klippstein (Springfield, VA/West Springfield), and Santos scored again a minute and a half before intermission. Kwiatkowski added an insurance goal at 65:55 of the second half.

    SAN ANTONIO, TX - The underdog Lynchburg College women's soccer team will make its first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division III Tournament's Final Four after advancing on penalty kicks over host Trinity University in the Elite Eight. The game was knotted 1-1 after two overtime periods and the contest will remain a tie in the record books, but the Hornets won the penalty kick shootout 4-2 to advance.

                Senior midfielder Ashley Hoath (Alexandria, VA/Mount Vernon) knotted the score at one at 36:17 with an unassisted goal, and neither team could get on the scoreboard through the remainder of regulation or either 10-minute overtime period.

Good luck to the former LMVSC  Patriots and the entire  Lynchberg Women's Soccer team as they will return to San Antonio in two weekends to face Washington-St. Louis Friday, Dec. 4 at a time to be determined. The College of New Jersey and Messiah College (PA) will do battle in the other Final Four match-up, with the title game set for 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 5.

Ashely Hoath