Box Score BRIDGEWATER, Va. – Senior Lily Henderson (Manakin-Sabot, Va./St. Catherine's) recorded six goals as the R-MC women's lacrosse team posted a 19-9 ODAC victory at Bridgewater on Saturday afternoon.
The Basics
Score: Randolph-Macon 19, Bridgewater 9
Venue: Jopson Athletic Complex
Records: R-MC 4-5, 1-0 ODAC; BC 4-7, 1-1 ODAC
How It Happened
- Henderson scored 30 seconds into the contest before the Eagles tied it four minutes later. Freshman Rianna Lowery (Bel Air, Md./Notre Dame Prep) and Henderson had the next two goals as the Yellow Jackets went up 3-1. After BC pulled within one, Henderson and sophomore Annie Bartley (Richmond, Va./Mills Godwin) added goals as R-MC led 5-2 after one quarter.
- The Yellow Jackets would score the first four goals of the second period, as Henderson and junior Logan Schweiger (Church Hill, Md./Queen Anne's County) had single scores and Lowery netted two goals as R-MC took a 9-2 lead with four minutes left in the half. BC registered a free position goal before Henderson had the final score of the half as the Yellow Jackets led 10-3 at intermission.
- BC scored the first goal of the third period before Bartley added a goal and assisted junior Kayla Ross (Gambrills, Md./Arundel) as R-MC led 12-4 with 11:45 remaining. Following an Eagle goal, Schweiger and Bartley scored to give the Yellow Jackets a 14-5 advantage with nine minutes left. The teams alternated the next four goals, as Henderson and freshman Jordyn Schwartz (Reistertown, Md./St. Paul's) had R-MC scores to make it 16-7 heading to the final period.
- Ross, sophomore Kaleigh Mulligan (Dunkirk, Md./Northern) and Ross had the first goals of the fourth quarter as the advantage grew to 19-7 with four minutes left. BC would have the final two goals as R-MC won 19-9.
By The Numbers
- The Yellow Jackets have won 33 straight games against the Eagles.
- R-MC had five score multiple goals. Along with six by Henderson, Lowery, Ross and Bartley each had three followed by two by Schweiger.
- Henderson paced the victors with six draw controls. Lowery had five and sophomore Sarah Lynch (Fallston, Md./Friends School of Baltimore) snagged four.
- Junior Emily Pritchett (Cockeysville, Md./Dulaney) led R-MC with three caused turnovers.
- Senior Caraline Cypher (Havre de Grace, Md./Havre de Grace) had four saves for R-MC in the first half. Sophomore Emma Taylor (Huntingtown, Md./Huntingtown) recorded five saves in the second half.
Up Next
- Randolph-Macon will host Washington and Lee on Tuesday, April 5 at 7 p.m.