ASHLAND, Va. - The Randolph Macon women's soccer team fell short at home on Wednesday evening, falling 2-0 to Washington and Lee.
The Basics
Score: #9 Washington & Lee 2, Randolph-Macon 0
Venue: Ashland, Va. // Randolph-Macon College // Nunnally Field
Records: Randolph-Macon (7-5-2, 5-1-0 ODAC); #9 Washington & Lee (11-2-1, 7-0-0 ODAC)
How it Happened
- Two minutes into the game, the Generals got the scoring started with a shot from Elizabeth Zimmerman outside the box that connected with the crossbar and bounced over the goal line.
- The Yellow Jackets had a chance for the equalizer in the 16th minute on a shot from Alexa Stohr (Fredericksburg, Va./Massaponax) that was pushed away by the W&L keeper Kate McEnroe. The Generals looked to extend their lead later in the half but senior goalkeeper Erin Morris (Manchester, N.H./Bishop Guertin) stopped each threatening shot and RMC went into halftime down 1-0.
- The Generals came out of halftime testing Morris in the first nine minutes of the second half. Six minutes later, W&L doubled their lead on a long ball from Bryn Bissinger that connected with Helen Otteni on a breakaway who placed the ball in the bottom left corner.
- In the 74th minute, Ariel Farmer (Chesterfield, Va./Clover Hill), who was inserted into the second half 10 minutes prior, found herself one-on-one with McEnroe after beating two defenders. However, Farmer could not capitalize and the Generals maintained their lead. W&L maintained control the rest of the half and walked away with a 2-0 victory.
Inside the Numbers
- The Generals outshot the Yellow Jackets 25-5 overall and held an advantage in shots on goal, 11-to-3
- W&L had five corner opportunities to the RMC two.
- Madison Blanchard (Virginia Beach, Va./Frank W. Cox), Ally Spangler (Daleville, Va./Lord Botetourt), Stohr and Farmer recorded the Yellow Jackets shots.
- Morris faced 11 shots on goal and made nine saves this evening.
Up Next
Randolph-Macon heads on a two-game road stretch that starts with Hollins on Saturday, October 18. The match is set to kick off at 2:00 p.m.
