Box Score
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. - Annie Bartley (Richmond, Va./Mills Godwin) scores on all six shots she took to recorded half of the Yellow Jacket goals and Emma Taylor (Huntingtown, Md./Huntingtown) was the defensive force in the net with 16 saves in a road win over Mary Washington 12-9. 

The Basics:

Score: Randolph-Macon 12, Mary Washington 9 
Venue: Fredericksburg, Va.//Battleground Turf//University of Mary Washington   
Records: Randolph-Macon (2-0, 0-0 ODAC), Mary Washington (1-1, 0-0 C2C)

How it Happened 

• In the first period, the Yellow Jackets strike quick with two goals within thirty seconds of eachother as Rianna Lowery (Bel Air, Md./Notre Dame Prep) and Evie McNeally (Severna Park, Md./Archbishop Spalding) score to put Randolph-Macon up 2-0 with ten minutes to play. Mary Washington scored its first goal by Bridget Crowley with nine minutes left, still left down 3-1. The Lemon and Black added two late goals by Lowery and Bartley to end hot shooting first period up 5-1. 
• The second period was more quiet on the offensive end for both teams, as the defenses and goalies stole the spotlight. Bartley scored her third goal of the game early in the period, as the Eagles' would respond with a Molly Daw unassisted goal soon after, as RMC still led 6-2. Mary Washington cut the deficit to three, but Lilly Fowler (Pheonix, Md./Notre Dame Prep) scored a man-up goal with one minute left to push the Yellow Jackets to halftime with a 7-3 lead. Taylor was huge for Randolph-Macon in goal, saving five shots by the Eagles in the second period.  
• Mary Washington made a push in the third period, scoring back-to-back goals to again pull within three with seven minutes remaining. That was the closest they would get, as they Yellow Jackets put the game away with three straight goals to end the period up 11-5, Bartley accounted for two of the goals during the run.     
• The final 15 minutes saw the Eagles outscore Randolph-Macon 4-1, but a Taylor Mittelstadter (Chesterfield, Va./Manchester) goal would cap off an amazing night, as the Yellow Jackets would take home a 12-9 win.    

By The Numbers 

• Mary Washington outshot Randolph-Macon 27-18, the Eagles also had 25 shots on goal, compared to the Yellow Jackets 13.
• Mary Washington won 14 draw controls, to the Yellow Jackets 10.
• Bartley ties her career-high with six goals, coming on six shots for the Yellow Jackets.
• Lowery scored two goals and added two assists in the contest. 
• McNeally also had a pair of goals in the offensive end for Randolph-Macon.
• Moxham ended the game with two assists, three groundballs and a caused turnover. 
• Taylor was a force in goal for the Lemon and Black, stopping 16 of the 25 shots on goal from Mary Washington. 

For the Record

• The win for the Yellow Jackets was their first win over Mary Washington since 1998. The win is also the first victory in Fredericksburg since 1981, when Randolph-Macon and Mary Washington first started the series.  

Up Next 

The Yellow Jackets will head to McDaniel College for their second game of a three game road trip on Saturday, February 24 at 1:00 p.m.