(ASHLAND, Va.) – Jack Averna (Sr., Warrenton, Va. / Fauquier) had perhaps the best game of his career with 10 points as Randolph-Macon downed Shenandoah Wednesday evening. The senior standout found the back of the net six times and added four assists to help the Yellow Jackets pass by the Hornets.

The Basics

Score: Randolph-Macon 16, Shenandoah 14

Venue: Nunnally Field

Records: Randolph-Macon 7-5, 3-2 ODAC; Shenandoah 9-4, 4-2 ODAC

How It Happened

• Back-and-forth action filled up most of the game with teams answering each other's runs. With the teams gridlocked at  3-3 after the first, Randolph-Macon appeared to have some momentum with goals from Brandon Smith (Sr., Richmond, Va. / Douglas Freeman) and Jack Smith (So., Stevensville, Md. / DeMatha Catholic) opening up the second with back-to-back scores.
• Shenandoah answered by scoring the next four and regained the lead at 7-5. It didn't last long as Averna and Jack Smith came right back to tie the game. Andrew Tiffey (Sr., Columbia, Md. / Wilde Lake) scored right before the half ended as well to give the Jackets a one-goal lead at the break.
• Not much separation took place in the third. The Hornets scored first, but R-MC answered with four of the final six goals. In the fourth, the Jackets went goal for goal with the Hornets. The attempt to pull away was always thwarted as Shenandoah alternated goals throughout the rest of the way.

Inside The Numbers

• Sam Averna (Sr., Warrenton, Va. / Fauquier) picked up the win in goal tonight. He made 11 saves on 40 shots faced.
• Jack Averna's 10 points are a new career record.
• JD Spotts (So., Richmond, Va. / Collegiate) was incredible o faceoffs as he won 18-of-31 attempts. He racked up 11 ground balls in the process.
• Brandon Smith finished with five points on two goals and three helpers.

Up Next

Senior Day and Hampden-Sydney awaits the Jackets on Saturday. Faceoff is set for 1 p.m.