Date: Saturday, October 18, 2008
Contact: Chris Kilcoyne, Sports Information Director
(804) 752-7387/ christopherkilcoyne@rmc.edu
Parham's Double Sends R-MC past Emory & Henry 3-0 in
ODAC Men's Soccer Action
(Box
Score)
ASHLAND, VA - Andrew Parham notched a pair of
goals as he led the Randolph-Macon men's soccer team to a 3-0 ODAC
victory over Emory & Henry College in Ashland on Saturday
afternoon.
Parham got R-MC (4-8-1 / 3-3-1 ODAC) on the
board just under 17 minutes into the contest when he used a left
footed shot from about 35 yards out that hit the cross bar and fell
behind Wasp keeper Daniel Mills to make the score 1-0.
The Jackets doubled their advantage in the
52nd minute when a corner kick by Ethan Cornelio found
the head of Parham who sent ball past Mills.
Kevan Quinn sealed the scoring for R-MC six
minutes later when he used a header off a crossing pass from Tyler
Cornelio to make the score 3-0 in favor for the Jackets.
Matty Rocawhich made five shutouts to secure the
shutout, while Mills made nine saves in a losing effort for E&H
(4-9-1 / 0-7-0 ODAC). R-MC outshot the Wasps 25-9 and held a 7-2
edge in corner kicks.
Randolph-Macon will return to action on
Wednesday when it travels to Virginia Wesleyan for a 7:00 p.m. ODAC
match.
- Yellow Jackets -
