Lynchburg Hornets

Lynchburg Hornets
University	University of Lynchburg
Conference	Old Dominion Athletic Conference (primary) ECAC (equestrian)
NCAA	Division III
Athletic director	Jon Waters
Location	Lynchburg, Virginia
Varsity teams	25
Arena	Turner Gymnasium
Baseball stadium	James C. Fox Field
Softball stadium	Aubrey R. Moon Jr. Field
Soccer field	Shellenberger Field
Tennis venue	Lynchburg Tennis Courts
Outdoor track and field venue	Dr. Jack M. Toms Track
Mascot	Dell
Nickname	Hornets
Colors	Hornet Red, White, and Gray
Website	lynchburgsports.com

The Lynchburg Hornets refer to the various athletic teams that represent the University of Lynchburg, located in Lynchburg, Virginia. On July 1, 2018, the institution's name changed from Lynchburg College to the University of Lynchburg. Lynchburg's intercollegiate athletic programs compete primarily in NCAA Division III, with its equestrian teams competing in the Intercollegiate Horse Shows of America and National Collegiate Equestrian Association competition formats. ^[1] The Lynchburg athletic department sponsors 24 varsity intercollegiate athletic programs.

The Hornets compete as a full member of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC). Lynchburg was a founding member of the league in 1976. During that span of time, the Hornets have won 205 ODAC championships. ^[2]

Roughly 500 student-athletes represent Lynchburg in competition, around 25% of the institution's student body.

Varsity teams

Men's sports	Women's sports
Baseball	Basketball
Basketball	Beach volleyball
Cross country	Cross country
Equestrian	Equestrian
Golf	Field hockey
Lacrosse	Golf
Soccer	Lacrosse
Swimming	Soccer
Tennis	Softball
Track and field	Swimming
Volleyball	Tennis
Wrestling	Track and field
	Volleyball
	Volleyball

Championships

Conference titles

ODAC Championships unless otherwise noted

Sport	No. titles	Winning years
Baseball	11	1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 2012, 2021, 2023, 2024
Basketball (m)	7	1935 (Chesapeake), 1951 (Little Six), 1965 (Dixie), 1966 (Dixie), 1967 (Dixie), 1979, 2016
Basketball (w)	2	2016, 2021
Cross Country (m)	20	1979, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2021, 2022, 2023
Cross Country (w)	9	1986, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2021, 2022, 2023
Equestrian	2	2023, 2024
Field Hockey	22	1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023
Golf (m)	7	1979, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2024
Lacrosse (m)	10	2003, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024
Lacrosse (w)	5	1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989
Soccer (m)	30	1959 (Mason–Dixon), 1962 (Mason–Dixon), 1963 (Mason–Dixon), 1966 (Dixie), 1968 (Dixie), 1969 (Dixie), 1971 (Dixie), 1972 (Dixie), 1973 (Dixie), 1974 (Dixie), 1975 (Dixie), 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2023
Soccer (w)	17	1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022
Softball	6	1994, 1995, 1996, 2007, 2008, 2009
Swimming (w)	1	2021
Tennis (m)	4	1948 (Little Six), 1968 (Dixie), 1984, 1995
Track & Field (indoor, m)	31	1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2022, 2023, 2024
Track & Field (indoor, w)	14	1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
Track & Field (outdoor, m)	32	1977, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Track & Field (outdoor, w)	14	1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

National Tournament Appearances

Baseball

1977
South Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Glassboro State	L 2-4
	Elimination Round 1	Methodist	W 2–0
	Elimination Round 2	William Paterson	W 6–5
	Elimination Finals	Salisbury State	W 5–2
	Regional Finals	Glassboro State	L 6–11

1978
South Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Montclair State	W 5-4
	Second Round	Upsala	W 2–1
	Regional Semifinals	Salisbury State	W 16–4
	Regional Finals	Glassboro State	L 4–5

1979
South Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Trenton State	L 1-2
	Elimination Round 1	Stillman	W 6–1
	Elimination Round 2	Upsala	L 1–2

1980
South Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Ramapo	L 9-10
	Elimination Round 1	Glassboro State	W 5–3
	Regional Semifinals	Upsala	L 4–5

1981
South Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	William Paterson	W 3-0
	Second Round	NC Wesleyan	L 3–4
	Elimination Round	Salisbury State	W 2–1
	Third Round	NC Wesleyan	W 7–3
	Regional Finals	NC Wesleyan	L 2–3

1982
South Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Methodist	W 6-5
	Regional Semifinals	NC Wesleyan	L 3–4
	Elimination Finals	Salisbury State	L 4–6

1983
South Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Methodist	W 4-2
	Second Round	NC Wesleyan	W 5–4
	Regional Finals	NC Wesleyan	L 3–7

2008
South Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Piedmont	W 9-1
	Second Round	Christopher Newport	W 12–1
	Third Round	Salisbury	L 3–5
	Elimination Finals	Johns Hopkins	L 5–7

2012
South Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Salisbury	L 2-7
	Elimination Round 1	Christopher Newport	L 1–7

2021
High Point Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	LaGrange	W 4-1
	Second Round	Birmingham–Southern	W 6–3
	Regional Semifinals	Salisbury	L 1–6
	Elimination Finals	Birmingham–Southern	L 2–11

2022
Lynchburg Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Salve Regina	W 7-3
	Second Round	Birmingham–Southern	L 2–10
	Elimination Finals	Salve Regina	L 3–6

2023
Rocky Mount Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Lebanon Valley	W 2-1
	Second Round	NC Wesleyan	W 16–9
	Regional Finals – Game 1	Lebanon Valley	L 4–8
	Regional Finals – Game 2	Lebanon Valley	W 5–3

Lynchburg Super Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Game 1	Shenandoah	W 9-6
	Game 2	Shenandoah	W 3–1

Division III World Series
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	UW La Crosse	W 8-6
	Second Round	East Texas Baptist	W 8–3
	Semifinals	East Texas Baptist	W 7–1
	Championship – Game 1	Johns Hopkins	W 5–2
	Championship – Game 2	Johns Hopkins	L 6–11
	Championship – Game 3	Johns Hopkins	W 7–6

2024
Cleveland Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Ithaca	W 3-1
	Second Round	Case Western Reserve	W 5-0
	Championship-Game 1	Case Western Reserve	W 6-5

La Verne Super Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Game 1	La Verne	W 7-1
	Game 2	La Verne	W 6-4

Division III World Series
Eastlake, Ohio

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Endicott	TBD

Men's Basketball

1976

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Monmouth	L 73-97
	Regional 3rd Place Game	Glassboro State	L 62–82

1979

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Upsala	L 85-115
	Regional 3rd Place Game	Virginia Wesleyan	L 84–108

2016

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Scranton	W 82-55
	Second Round	Ohio Wesleyan	L 94–97

Women's Basketball

2016

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Birmingham-Southern	L 50-56

2017

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Catholic	W 69-64
	Second Round	Christopher Newport	L 51–69

Men's Cross Country

Appearances: 1979, 1982, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2021, 2022, 2023

Women's Cross Country

Appearances: 1998, 2021, 2022, 2023

Equestrian

Appearances: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Field Hockey

1979

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
AIAW	First Round	Shippensburg	L 0-1
	Consolation Round 1	Bridgewater	W 2–1 PS
	Consolation Quarterfinals	Hollins	L 0–2

1980

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
AIAW	First Round	Kenyon	L 0-1 PS
	Consolation Round 1	Luther	W 3–1
	Consolation Quarterfinals	Denison	L 2–3 OT

1981

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
AIAW	First Round	Carleton	W 1-0
	Quarterfinals	Gettysburg	W 2–1 PS
	Semifinals	Wooster	W 1–0
	Championship	Bloomsburg	L 2–3

1983

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Elizabethtown	L 0-2

1984

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Trenton State	L 0-3

1988

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Trenton State	L 0-5

1989

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Trenton State	L 0-3

2001

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	Salisbury	W 2-1 PS
	Quarterfinals	TCNJ	L 0–1 OT

2002

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	SUNY Cortland	L 2-5

2005

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Alvernia	L 1-2

2006

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Elizabethtown	L 0-1

2007

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Centre	W 5-0
	Second Round	Lebanon Valley	L 1–2

2008

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Sewanee	W 4-0
	Second Round	Ursinus	L 2–3

2009

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Juniata	W 5-1
	Second Round	Ursinus	L 0–4

2010

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Christopher Newport	W 1-0
	Second Round	Messiah	L 0–7

2011

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	Catholic	W 2-0
	Quarterfinals	TCNJ	L 0–3

2012

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Catholic	W 4-3 OT
	Second Round	Messiah	W 2–0
	Quarterfinals	Mary Washington	L 2–3

2013

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Centre	L 0-1

2014

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Centre	L 1-2 OT

2018

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Denison	W 3-1
	Second Round	Rowan	L 0–1

2019

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Centre	W 2-1
	Second Round	Rowan	W 1–0
	Quarterfinals	Salisbury	L 0–2

2021

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Salisbury	L 2-3

2023

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Keystone	W 6-1
	Second Round	York (PA)	W 1–0 2OT
	Quarterfinals	Kean	L 1–2

2024

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Susquehanna	W 2-1 OT
	Second Round	Salisbury	L 0-3

Men's Golf

Appearances: 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989

Men's Lacrosse

1999

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	Hampden-Sydney	L 9-17

2003

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	Franklin & Marshall	L 12-13 OT

2005

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	Denison	W 9-6
	Quarterfinals	Roanoke	L 9–10

2006

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	Washington (MD)	L 7-8

2008

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	Washington (MD)	L 9-12

2012

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	Denison	L 5-10

2013

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	St. Mary's (MD)	W 6-5
	Second Round	Roanoke	W 12–9
	Quarterfinals	Stevenson	L 7–13

2014

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Sewanee	W 25-4
	Second Round	Washington (MD)	L 7–10

2015

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Sewanee	W 13-4
	Second Round	Aurora	W 19–8
	Quarterfinals	Salisbury	W 13–11
	Semifinals	Gettysburg	W 11–9
	Championship	Tufts	L 11–19

2016

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Gettysburg	L 7-8

2017

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	Sewanee	W 14-12
	Third Round	York (PA)	W 10–8
	Quarterfinals	Denison	L 9–18

2018

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	Dickinson	L 12-16

2019

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	Transylvania	W 15-5
	Third Round	Salisbury	L 10–18

2021

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Pfeiffer	W 26-11
	Second Round	Stevens	W 14–8
	Quarterfinals	Christopher Newport	L 11–12

2022

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	Western New England	L 10-14

2023

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	St. John Fisher	W 11-10 OT
	Third Round	Denison	W 14–8
	Quarterfinals	Tufts	L 9–17

2024

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	Pfeiffer	W 24-8
	Third Round	Washington & Lee	L 13-16

Women's Lacrosse

1982

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
AIAW	Semifinals	Wheaton (MA)	W 7-6
	Championship Game	Millersville State	L 3–10

1985

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Denison	W 6-5
	Semifinals	Ursinus	L 2–15

1986

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Denison	W 7-5
	Semifinals	Trenton State	L 3–8

Men's Soccer

1974

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Swarthmore	L 1-2

1975

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Elizabethotwn	L 1-2

1976

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Grove City	L 0-2

1978

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Lock Haven	L 0-2

1979

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Lock Haven	L 0-3

1980

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	Glassboro State	L 0-1

1982

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	UNC Greensboro	L 0-3

2006

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	NC Wesleyan	L 0-1 (OT)

2009

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Catholic	W 3-0
	Second Round	Christopher Newport	T 1–1 (Lost on PK)

2010

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Transylvania	W 3-1
	Second Round	Emory	W 2–1
	Third Round	Trinity (TX)	W 2–0
	Quarterfinals	Ohio Wesleyan	W 2–0
	Semifinals	Bowdoin	W 2–1
	Championship	Messiah	L 1–2

2014

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Christopher Newport	L 0-1

2016

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	John Carroll	W 4-2
	Second Round	Kenyon	L 1–2 (OT)

2017

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Penn St.-Abington	W 3-0
	Second Round	Emory	L 0–1

2021

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Hanover	L 1-2

2022

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Catholic	L 0-2

2023

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Ohio Northern	T 2-2 (Lost on PK)

2024

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Emory	W 3-0
	Second Round	Dickinson	L 0-2

Women's Soccer

1997

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	NC Wesleyan	L 0-3

1998

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	NC Wesleyan	W 1-0 (3OT)
	Second Round	Mary Washington	L 2–3

1999

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	NC Wesleyan	L 0-1

2000

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Arcadia	W 9-0
	Second Round	Salisbury	L 1–2 (2OT)

2001

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	NC Wesleyan	T 2-2 (Advances on PK)
	Third Round	Hardin–Simmons	W 2–0
	Quarterfinals	Willamette	L 0–2

2004

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	Emory	W 1-0 (OT)
	Third Round	Christopher Newport	L 0–1

2005

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Catholic	W 3-1
	Second Round	Virginia Wesleyan	W 1–0
	Third Round	Trinity (TX)	L 0–1

2007

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Maryville (TN)	W 1-0
	Second Round	Roanoke	W 1–0
	Third Round	Emory	W 2–1 (2OT)
	Quarterfinals	TCNJ	L 0–1

2008

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Maryville (TN)	W 3-0
	Second Round	Emory	W 1–0
	Third Round	Ithaca	L 0–2

2009

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Catholic	W 5-1
	Second Round	Washington & Lee	W 2–0
	Third Round	Concordia–Moorhead	W 4–0
	Quarterfinals	Trinity (TX)	T 1–1 (Advances on PK)
	Semifinals	Washington St. Louis	T 1–1 (Lost on PK)

2010

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Transylvania	W 1-0
	Second Round	Emory	L 0–1 (2OT)

2011

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	SUNY New Paltz	T 0-0 (Lost on PK)

2012

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Frostburg State	W 1-0
	Second Round	Montclair State	W 2–0
	Third Round	Johns Hopkins	L 1–3

2013

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Centre	W 3-2
	Second Round	Emory	L 1–2

2014

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Salem (NC)	W 4-0
	Second Round	Stevenson	W 4–1
	Third Round	Montclair State	W 2–0
	Quarterfinals	Messiah	T 1–1 (Advances on PK)
	Semifinals	Illinois Wesleyan	W 2–1
	Championship	Williams	T 0–0 (Wins on PK)

2015

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Babson	W 1-0
	Second Round	Rowan	L 0–1

2016

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Hope	W 3-2
	Second Round	Thomas More	L 0–1

2017

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	McDaniel	W 1-0
	Second Round	Christopher Newport	W 2–1
	Third Round	TCNJ	L 0–5

2018

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Piedmont	W 2-1
	Second Round	Emory	W 2–0
	Third Round	Messiah	T 2–2 (Advances on PK)
	Quarterfinals	Christopher Newport	L 0–1

2021

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Middlebury	L 2-3

2022

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Montclair State	L 0-1

Softball

2007
Fayetteville Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Marietta	W 12-1 (6 inn.)
Second Round	Christopher Newport	W 6–3
Semifinals	Emory	L 0–2
Elimination Finals	Salisbury	W 6–2
Championship – Game 1	Emory	L 1–9 (5 inn.)

2008
Fayetteville Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	LaGrange	W 4-0
Semifinals	Neumann	W 4–2
Championship – Game 1	Ursinus	L 1–3
Championship – Game 2	Ursinus	W 2–0

Division III World Series

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Muskingum	L 0-1
Elimination Round	Ithaca	L 0–4

2009
Salisbury Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	Bridgewater (VA)	L 1-2
Elimination Round	Christopher Newport	W 1–0
Elimination Finals	Bridgewater (VA)	L 2–4

2013
Salem Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Piedmont	L 1-4
Elimination Round	Neumann	L 5–6

2014
Atlanta Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Piedmont	L 4-6
Elimination Round	Agnes Scott	W 6–1
Elimination Finals	Piedmont	L 0–2

2018
Atlanta Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Berry	L 1-9 (5 inn.)
Elimination Round	Emory	L 2–4

2019
Virginia Beach Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Manhattanville	W 6-5
Second Round	Virginia Wesleyan	L 0–1
Elimination Finals	Manhattanville	W 4–1
Championship – Game 1	Virginia Wesleyan	W 7–4
Championship – Game 2	Virginia Wesleyan	W 4–2

Lynchburg Super Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Game 1	Emory	W 7-2
Game 2	Emory	L 5–9
Game 3	Emory	L 8–10

Men's Tennis

Appearances: 1968 (NCAA College Division)

Women's Volleyball

Appearances: 1981 (AIAW)

National Champions

Team

Sport	Division	Year	Opponent/Runner-up	Score
Women's Soccer	Division III	2014	Williams	0–0 (4–3 PK)
Equestrian	NCEA	2022	Sweet Briar	5–3
		2023	Sweet Briar	4–4 (Won on tiebreaker 1,957–1,900)
		2024	Sweet Briar	6–3
Baseball	Division III	2023	Johns Hopkins	7–6

References

1. "Lynchburg Hornets". www.lynchburgsports.com. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
2. "Lynchburg Athletics Championship History".

External links

• Official website