SWEET BRIAR, Va. – The Sweet Briar College field hockey team (5-4, 1-0 ODAC) began Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) play today with a 3-2 victory over the Eastern Mennonite University Royals (3-6, 0-1 ODAC) at Thayer Field.
Sweet Briar got out to an early lead thanks to senior
Avery Jones' (Union, Conn.) fourth goal of the season at the three-minute mark.
A second goal from Jones in the second quarter of play and zero shots from the Royals gave the Vixens a 2-0 lead entering halftime.
EMU would mount a comeback in the third, tallying two goals less than five minutes apart to tie the game up at two.
With less than two minutes remaining, first-year
Emmi Burdine (Huntington Beach, Calif.) would play the hero after tallying the game-winning goal and giving Sweet Briar the 3-2 victory.
Highlights
- Today marks the first win for Sweet Briar over EMU since at least before the 2000 season.
- With two goals, Jones now ties junior Jolin Daughety (Williamsburg, Va.) for most on the team this season (5).
What's Next
The Vixens will welcome Washington and Lee on Oct. 4 before heading to Roanoke on Oct. 7.
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