Collegiate Times

Tech freshman Jessica Nonn slices through the Old Dominion defense.

The Virginia Tech lacrosse team celebrated senior day on Saturday afternoon by snapping a three-game losing streak in defeating the Old Dominion Lady Monarchs, 11-10, in a thriller.

The Hokies (5-7) took the Monarchs (5-2) of the Colonial Athletic Association to overtime not once, but twice.

A goal just shortly into the sudden-death period by freshman Jessica Nonn sealed Tech's fifth win of the season.

Seniors Kari Morrison and Rachel Culp were both honored before the game Saturday and both contributed significantly to the win.

Morrison, Tech's goalkeeper, played the whole game, faced 29 shots and racked up eight saves, including a save as time expired in the first overtime to keep the Hokies alive.

Culp scored her first time on a free position shot in the second period to cut a late Tech deficit to one.

The second time, Culp gave the Hokies momentum and the lead in the most clutch of times with a goal just 25 seconds into the first overtime period.

Old Dominion didn't go down without a fight, however.

Just over 30 seconds after Culp secured a one-point lead for Tech in the first overtime, Old Dominion's Nicole McMahon tied it right back up, 10-10, with a goal of her own.

Then the rest of the first overtime went scoreless, thanks to solid play in the goal on both ends by Morrison and ODU's freshman keeper, Sarah Geary.

After only 20 seconds had transpired in the second overtime, Nonn received a pass from Culp and delivered - scoring her fourth goal of the game to send the Hokies home happy on a dreary day in Blacksburg.

Tech plays American (2-8) next Saturday in Washington, D.C.