VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia - The Virginia Wesleyan University field hockey team fell to the Vixens of Sweet Briar College in double overtime 3-2 on Tuesday afternoon in ODAC competition at Birdsong Field in Virginia Beach, VA.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Sweet Briar 3 - Virginia Wesleyan 2 - 2 OT
Records: Virginia Wesleyan 1-6, 1-6 | Sweet Briar 2-4, 2-3
Location: Birdsong Field | Virginia Beach, VA

FIRST QUARTER

• Sweet Briar got on the scoreboard first 2:16 seconds into the match taking the early 1-0 lead.
• The Marlins managed to get seven shots off but could not connect with the back of the goal as the teams went into the second quarter SBC leading 1-0.

SECOND QUARTER

• The Marlins got off another four shots in the second quarter while holding the Vixens to just two as the teams went into half with the score still 1-0.

THIRD QUARTER

• Virginia Wesleyan came out of the break with a fire and knotted the score at one all three minutes into the resumption of play. The Marlins goal was scored by Raquel Kelly of the pass from Hayden Thornbrugh.
• The Marlins scored again six minutes later as Ryan Westpfahl connected with the back of the goal again from a pass from Thornbrugh to give VWU a 2-1 lead. 
• VWU held SBC off the board the remainder of the third and went into the fourth with their 2-1 advantage.

FOURTH QUARTER

• Sweet Briar found the tying goal with just over four minutes left in regulation and neither team broke the tie in the final minutes of the game forcing overtime action.

• The teams went scoreless through the first overtime period despite SBC taking three shots and VWU two.
• Twenty-one seconds into second overtime the Vixens found the go-ahead goal to win the sudden victory OT period 3-2.

The field hockey teams season comes to a conclusion with the win over the Vixens. The Marlins will return to action this fall for the 2021-22 athletic season.