Box Score HARRISONBURG, Va. – The Randolph-Macon women's soccer team tallied two goals in the second half in registering a 2-0 ODAC win at Eastern Mennonite on Saturday evening.
The Basics
Game 13: Saturday, Oct. 16
Time: 6 p.m.
Venue: Harrisonburg, Va. (EMU Turf Field)
Score: R-MC 2, EMU 0
Records: R-MC 7-6, 4-2 ODAC; EMU 3-8-1, 1-5-1 ODAC
How it Happened:
- Freshman Lora Bertram (Gettysburg, Pa./Gettysburg) had a shot on goal for the Yellow Jackets four minutes into the match. Sophomore Olivia Owens (Salisbury, Md./James M. Bennett) added a shot for R-MC in the seventh minute. The Yellow Jacket defense held the Royals to one shot in the first half, which came in the 16th minute. Junior Leah Conrad (Bristow, Va./Saint John Paul the Great) had a pair of shots on goal, while freshman Lillian Holt (Roanoke, Va./Patrick Henry) and sophomore Lauren Donovan (Glen Allen, Va./Glen Allen) both had shots on goal late, but the first half would end in a scoreless tie.
- EMU would have the first two shots of the second half before a shot by Bertram in the 54th minute and a shot on goal by freshman Riley Russ (Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne) in the 58th minute. Owens broke the deadlock with a goal in the 62nd minute on an assist by Bertram as the Yellow Jackets took a 1-0 advantage. Holt would net her second goal of the season in the 70th minute as the lead grew to 2-0. The Royals had two shots on goal late, both saved by sophomore Abby Cook (Glen Allen, Va./Glen Allen) as the visitors notched the 2-0 victory.
By The Numbers:
- R-MC had a 13-6 advantage in shots, including 6-1 in the first half. Conrad, Russ, Holt, Bertram and Owens each had two shots for the Yellow Jackets. R-MC had nine shots on goal.
- The Yellow Jackets had a 5-3 edge in corner kicks. EMU had two of its three corners in the first half, while R-MC had all five of its corners in the second half.
- Sophomore Zoe Long (Midlothian, Va./Midlothian) did not face a shot on goal in the first half.
For The Record:
- The Yellow Jackets have recorded five shutouts this season. R-MC has allowed one goal or less in 10 of their 13 matches.
- R-MC is 14-8 all-time against EMU. The Yellow Jackets have won 12 straight matches against the Royals.
Up Next:
- Randolph-Macon will return to Ashland to host Bridgewater on Tuesday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m.