Hornets Down Marlins in Penalty Kick Showdown, Advance to ODAC Championship

Lynchburg, Va. – After playing to a 1-1 scoreline through 110 minutes of the ODAC Semifinal match, Julia Salo corralled the biggest save of her sophomore season to advance the University of Lynchburg women’s soccer team into the ODAC Championship with a 5-4 advantage over Batten in Wednesday night’s penalty kick showdown on Shellenberger Field. With their performance, the Hornets booked their first trip to the title game since 2022 when Dr. Todd Olsen claimed his 17th ODAC crown as the head coach. The victory represented Lynchburg’s first advancement on penalty kicks since the aforementioned ODAC Championship, when the Hornets…