Bridgewater (Va.) BRIDGEWA (2-5, 0-1)

Randolph-Macon RANDOLPH (5-4, 1-1)

Bridgewater (Va.) BRIDGEWA

(2-5, 0-1)

Final

Oct. 04, 2023

Randolph-Macon RANDOLPH

(5-4, 1-1)

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	OT	OT	OT	F
Bridgewater (Va.) BRIDGEWA	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Randolph-Macon RANDOLPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Field Hockey | 10/4/2023 11:49:00 PM

14 Saves for Ambrogi-Torres in Shootout Thriller Against BC

ASHLAND, Va. – RMC Field Hockey outlasted Bridgewater in shootouts on Wednesday night, 2-1.
Score: Randolph-Macon 2, Bridgewater 1 (Shootouts)
Location/Venue: Ashland, Va./Randolph-Macon College/Nunnally Field
Records: Randolph-Macon (6-4, 2-1 ODAC), Bridgewater (2-6, 0-2 ODAC)
How it Happened

Randolph-Macon outshot the Eagles 3-2 in the first quarter and earned two penalty corners. Alaina McCoy (Fredericksburg, Va./Stafford) scored the first goal of the game off a penalty corner late in the first frame.
The Yellow Jackets kept BC from getting a shot in the second quarter while putting up two shots of their own but neither team could tally a goal before half as RMC held their 1-0 lead.
The Eagles turned the tide in the second half, forcing more pressure on the RMC defense. Both sides had one shot on goal, and both were saved by the opposing goalkeepers, keeping the score at 1-0 heading to the fourth.
RMC began putting pressure in the fourth quarter, earning four penalty corners. BC got on the board with the equalizing goal with less than five minutes left. Valentina Ambrogi-Torres (Richmond, Va./Trinity Episcopal School) made three saves in the ensuing 43 seconds to keep the game tied and send it to overtime.
Ambrogi-Torres made three more crucial saves in the first overtime and a staggering seven saves in the second overtime, sending the game into shootouts. Lynn Giesken (Yorktown, Va./Tabb) scored the game-winner in shootouts to give the Yellow Jackets a hard-fought win.

Inside the Numbers

Valentina Ambrogi-Torres made a career-high 14 saves, 10 of which came in the overtime periods.
Alaina McCoy's goal in the first frame tied her for the team-lead in the category with four on the season.
Courtney Moodie (Hummelstown, Pa./Hershey) and Anna Stribling (Annandale, Va./W.T. Woodson) kept pressure on the Eagles with three shots on goal each.
RMC has won four of its last five games and sits 2-1 in ODAC play which places them in the top four of the conference.

Up Next
RMC will be back in action on Saturday at Shenandoah for a 1:00 p.m. ODAC contest in Winchester.

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