ASHLAND, Va. – The Yellow Jackets posted their eighth shutout of the season, beating Roanoke 2-0 in the last game of the regular season.
Score: Randolph-Macon 2, Roanoke 0
Venue: Nunnally Field at Randolph-Macon College
Records: Randolph-Macon (11-6, 5-3 ODAC), Roanoke (5-12, 3-5 ODAC)
How it Happened
- Randolph-Macon recorded the first shot of the game and Roanoke countered with the first shot on goal just three minutes in. Immediately after, RMC earned its first penalty corner of the game and Courtney Moodie (Hummelstown, Pa./Hershey) tallied a shot that was blocked. Halfway through the quarter, the Yellow Jackets earned another corner and it was Moodie again who got a shot off, this time wide. Although both Lynn Giesken (Yorktown, Va./Tabb) and Kylee Gorham (Suffolk, Va./Lakeland) recorded shots at the end of the first, the game remained 0-0 at the end of the frame.
- RMC continued to dominate the time of possession, as both Sarah Newman (Toano, Va./Walsingham Academy) and Janne Roelink (Den Helder, Netherlands/Norfolk Collegiate) ripped shots in the opening two minutes. Then, Cali Kujawa (Hampton, Va./Kecoughtan) put her squad up 1-0 in the third minute of the quarter after a great pass from Newman. Following the goal, the Yellow Jackets recorded five-straight shots, with Newman, Llana Thach (Henrico, Va./Glen Allen), Kujawa and Caitlin Porter (Virginia Beach, Va./Kellam) posting the first four. The fifth shot in the burst was a goal for the home team, as Annie Pruitt (Westminster, Md./Winters Mill) gave her team a 2-0 lead with 10 minutes remaining in the half. After the goal, the Maroons earned a penalty corner and shot of their own, but Valentina Ambrogi-Torres (Richmond, Va./Trinity Episcopal School) was able to make the stop, preserving the 2-0 lead heading into halftime.
- Ambrogi-Torres was forced to make a stop in the first minute of the third quarter but it was the Yellow Jackets who gained the momentum. They earned three penalty corner opportunities over a three-minute period, in which they registered four shots. Although none were able to find the back of the cage, RMC was able to dominate the time of possession battle. They continued to apply offensive pressure, as Penelope Trageser (Midlothian, Va./Clover Hill) ripped back-to-back shots on goal, followed by yet another penalty corner. While Moodie registered her sixth shot of the game, the score remained 2-0 through three frames.
- The Maroons found some offense to open the fourth quarter, as they earned three penalty corner opportunities in the first two minutes. After Ambrogi-Torres stopped Roanoke's first shot attempt, Hailey Swartzbaugh (Poquoson, Va./Poquoson) made a clutch defensive save to keep the shutout intact after the Maroons were beginning to apply some pressure. After the successful defensive possession, both Thach and Moodie recorded shots on goal, helping to close the game out with a 2-0 victory.
Inside the Numbers
- RMC out-shot Roanoke 27-8, including 12-6 on goal. The Maroons only recorded two total shots in the first half of play.
- The Yellow Jackets generated two-or-more penalty corner opportunities in each quarter, finishing with 15 total penalty corners. The Maroons only registered nine in the contest.
- Moodie's game-high seven shots on goal also marked a career-high. She has now posted a shot in four consecutive games. Her three shots on goal also ties her season-high mark.
- Newman's assist was her second of the season. Additionally, her four shots ranked second in the game and the second-most she has posted in a game this season.
- Pruitt's goal was her first of the season. Her two points were also good for a season-high.
- After tallying a goal tonight, Kujawa has three goals in her 2025 campaign. This mark surpassed her season total from 2024 (two).
For the Record
- Randolph-Macon has now beaten Roanoke in two of their past three games played against each other.
Up Next
The Yellow Jackets await a formal announcement from the Old Dominion Athletic Conference regarding the time, date and location of their next matchup
