ASHLAND, Va. - Men's Soccer hosted Bridgewater on Saturday afternoon in pivotal ODAC matchup. The Yellow Jackets grabbed a goal late but couldn't complete the comeback, falling 2-1.
The Basics
Score: Bridgewater 2, Randolph-Macon 1
Venue: Ashland, Va. // Randolph-Macon College // RMC Grass Soccer Field
Records: Randolph-Macon (7-4-3, 1-3-2 ODAC); Bridgewater (10-2-2, 5-0-2 ODAC)
How it Happened
- Bridgewater opened the first half with high offensive intensity, recording the first three shots of the match. In the ninth minute, the Eagles opened the scoring. Cole Dunbar forced Ethan Chenoweth (Newport News, Va./Warwick) to push the ball away but Dunbar collected the ball once again and booted it into the net.
- In the 21st minute, RMC recorded back-to-back shots from Tyler Oakes (Nottingham, England/Toothill School) and Davian Jackson (Newport News, Va./Menchville), testing BC keeper Zane Kowalski, who made saves on both, keeping Bridgewater in the lead. The Yellow Jackets had opportunities to find the equalizer in the first half. However, they couldn't find the net and trailed 1-0 heading into halftime.
- Five minutes into the second half, the Eagles' Riley Queen found the back of the net and doubled BC's lead. At the 70-minute mark, RMC continued to test Kowalski on shots from Barrett Wilson (Lexington, S.C./Lexington), Grayson Woods (Charlotte, N.C./Myers Park), Kevin Sprince (Richmond, Va./Deep Run) and Elijah Caro (Asheville, N.C./Black Mountain) but Kowalski stood firm and kept the Eagles' two-goal lead intact.
- In the 87th minute, the Yellow Jackets got on the scoreboard on an own goal from BC. Randolph-Macon continued to push offensively in the final three minutes, searching for an equalizer but Bridgewater held firm and the match ended in a 2-1 loss for the Yellow Jackets.
Inside the Numbers
- RMC outshot BC 16-13 overall and held an advantage in shots on frame of 10-7.
- The Yellow Jackets had 13 corner kicks, while the Eagles had only four.
- Woods and Wilson led RMC with two shots on goal each.
- Woods and Caro each had four shots during the match, tying for the team high.
Up Next
Men's Soccer has its final home game of the regular season as it hosts Shenandoah on Wednesday, October 22, with kickoff set for 7:00 p.m.
