ASHLAND, Va.—Sophomore Samantha King (Culpepper, VA / Culpepper County) scored Randolph-Macon's lone goal in this afternoon's women's soccer win over Eastern Mennonite 1-0.

King's goal (unassisted) occurred with in the 30th minute to give the Jackets the 1-0 edge going into the half.

The R-MC offense was outshot by the Royals (8-4, 3-3 ODAC) 17-12, however still prevailing. Midfielder Samantha Tyler (Colonial Heights, VA / Colonial Heights) had a team-high 3 shots alongside freshman Ellie Linkous (Charlottesville, VA / Monticello) and junior Jen LaBarge (Gambrills, MD / South River) who both finished with 2 shots.

Trailing 1-0 in the second half, Royals forward Nori Osei (Springfield, VA / West Springfield) (7 shots) broke away in the 63rd minute for what appeared to be a one-on-one shoot-out until freshman Kristina Kilgore (Hanover, VA / Hanover) hustled to obstruct the game's only breakaway.

As goalkeeper Elizabeth Blanco (Ashburn, VA / Stone Bridge) receives the win with 7 saves, the Randolph-Macon women's soccer team improves to 5-7, 3-4 ODAC.

The Yellow Jackets travel to Emory & Henry Friday, October 11th for a 5:00 PM conference match.