FERRUM, Va. – Senior Natalie Webster (Midlothian, Va./Midlothian) led the winners with four goals and junior Caraline Cypher (Havre de Grace, Md./Havre de Grace) recorded 11 saves as the seventh-seeded Randolph-Macon women's lacrosse team won 14-4 at sixth-seeded Ferrum on Monday evening in the first round of the ODAC Tournament.

The Basics

Score: Randolph-Macon 14, Ferrum 4

Location/Venue: Ferrum, Va./W.B. Adams Stadium

Records: R-MC 5-7, Ferrum 9-5

How It Happened

• The Yellow Jackets would take control early by scoring the first six goals of the game in the first 22 minutes of the contest. Junior Lily Henderson (Manakin-Sabot, Va./St. Catherine's) had two of those six, while Webster, freshman Annie Bartley (Richmond, Va./Mills Godwin), freshman Sarah Lynch (Fallston, Md./Friends School of Baltimore) and senior Erin Mattone (Little Silver, N.J./Red Bank Catholic) added one. Bartley and senior Kaylyn Hewes (Linthicum, Md./North County) both had assists as R-MC would lead 6-0 at halftime. Ferrum had a 16-13 advantage in shots in the first half and Cypher had nine saves, three coming on free position shots.
• The Panthers would net the first goal of the second half before Lynch scored on an assist by senior Bella Samper (Spring, Texas/Klein Oak). Samper would record the next two goals, with Henderson assisting on the first, as R-MC took a 9-1 lead with 23:45 remaining. Ferrum tallied two scores before Webster and junior McKenzie Hynson (Pasadena, Md./Northeast) had goals to give the visitors an 11-3 advantage with 10:30 left. After a fourth score by the Panthers, Webster had two more goals as the Yellow Jackets went up 13-4 with five minutes remaining.  Samper assisted Hewes on the game's final goal as R-MC posted a 14-4 victory.

By The Numbers

• Samper finished with two goals and two assists. Henderson had two goals and one assist, while Lynch also had a pair of goals.
• Hewes snagged three draw controls and Lynch had two.
• Webster and Hynson topped the team with three ground balls.
• Ferrum committed 22 turnovers and R-MC forced 10. Hynson, senior Sarah DiFazio (Johns Creek, Ga./Pinecrest Academy) and junior Italia Carnazza (Fairfax, Va./Paul VI) each had two caused turnovers.

Up Next

• Randolph-Macon will advance to play at No. 3 Shenandoah on Wednesday, April 28 in the quarterfinals of the 2021 ODAC Tournament.