ASHLAND, Va. –
Sammie Hoefs (New Market, Md./Linganore) netted the game-tying penalty kick goal with six minutes left and
Caroline Blanchard (Virginia Beach, Va./Frank W. Cox) scored the game-winning goal with a minute left to send women's soccer to the Old Dominion Athletic Conference playoffs.
The Basics
Score: Randolph-Macon 3, Randolph 2
Location/Venue: Ashland, Va. / Randolph-Macon College / Nunnally Field
Records: Randolph-Macon (6-7-4, 3-4-3 ODAC), Randolph (8-8-1, 2-7-1 ODAC)
How it Happened
- Randolph-Macon started the scoring in the third minute as Riley Russ (Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne) found the back of the net on an unassisted goal from the top of the box.
- Joanne Torres broke away from the Yellow Jacket defense and put the ball past Zoe Long (Midlothian, Va./Midlothian) to tie up the game at 1-1 in the 26th minute, which sent the game with that score into halftime.
- Randolph, needing a win to jump the Lemon and Black in the playoff race, converted on a corner kick by Julia Crider that found Carlynne Wright in the box to take the lead 2-1 in the 72nd minute.
- Olivia Owens (Salisbury, Md./James M. Bennett) drove to the net looking for the much needed game tying goal. The senior was fouled in the box that awarded RMC a penalty kick with seven minutes left. Hoefs took the kick and put into the bottom right corner of the net, thus tying the game back up at 2-2.
- Blanchard found space in the box and scored her first goal of her career and with the goal the Yellow Jackets likely clinched the number seven seed in the ODAC tournament.
Inside the Numbers
- Randolph-Macon outshot the WildCats 20-to-6. RMC put nine shots on goal, compared to the six that Randolph put up.
- Both teams had four corner opportunities in the 90 minute match.
- Russ scored her second goal of the season.
- Hoefs netted her third goal of the year.
- Blanchard capped off her freshman year with her first career goal for RMC.
- Owens assisted her sixth goal of the year.
- Long made four saves in goal for the Lemon and Black.
Up Next
Randolph-Macon will begin the ODAC women's soccer playoffs Tuesday, October 31st at second seeded Lynchburg with a time TBA
