ASHLAND, Va. - Randolph-Macon women's lacrosse took down Shenandoah in nail biting fashion, as
Cami McNeally (Severna Park, Md./Archbishop Spalding) nets game-winning overtime goal on Senior Day.
The Basics
Score: Randolph-Macon 13, Shenandoah 12
Venue: Ashland, Virginia // Randolph-Macon College // Day Field
Records: Randolph-Macon (12-4, 7-2), Shenandoah (11-6, 7-2)
How it Happened
- Shenandoah took an early 2-0 lead in the first three minutes. Evie McNeally (Severna Park, Md./Archbishop Spalding) responded with a goal assisted by Lilly Fowler (Phoenix, Md./Notre Dame Prep). Shenandoah would score despite being a man down but Fowler would set Evie McNeally up for her second score of the game. Amanda Maxwell (Baltimore, Md./Loch Raven) knotted the game at 3-3 with a free position goal at the 8:12 mark. The Hornets would retake the lead with less than five minutes to play in the first frame. Fowler would score an equalizer on a man-up free position shot and Evie McNeally completed a first quarter hat trick with a goal at the 3:38 mark as the Yellow Jackets took a 5-4 lead.
- Shenandoah scored two straight goals to start the second quarter and retake the lead. Rianna Lowery (Bel Air, Md./Notre Dame Prep) tied the game back up at 6-6 with a 12th-minute score but the Hornets answered quickly with a score of their own. At the 8:50 mark, Shenandoah would add to their lead to make it 8-6. With 4:25 to play in the first half, Taylor Mittelstadter (Chesterfield, Va./Manchester) threaded a pass through the Hornets' defense to set up Lowery for her second goal of the afternoon. Cami McNeally tallied her first goal of the game on a free position attempt to tie it at 8-8. Lowery set up a goal from Nataile Moul (Haymarket, Va./Battlefield) to give the Jackets a one-point advantage heading into the locker room at halftime.
- Shenandoah tallied the first goal of the second half to knot the game at 9-9. In the ninth-minute, Elaina Creekmore (Pasadena, Md./Old Mill) set up Moul for her second goal of the game. Lowery tallied her third goal of the game to extend the Yellow Jackets' lead with 3:01 left to play in the third quarter. The Yellow Jackets clung to a two point lead heading into the final frame.
- Shenandoah drew within one goal, scoring the first goal of the fourth quarter at the 5:43 mark and the Hornets tied the game up with less than 2:00 on the clock. The Hornets took the lead on a free-position goal leaving Randolph-Macon with only 0:51 to answer. Randolph-Macon was in scramble mode, following a shot by Mittelstadter that was saved by the Hornets. Maxwell ran down the redirected ball and gave the ball to Fowler and she buried a dribbled shot past the goalkeeper with three seconds left, sending the game into overtime.
- The first 3:00 overtime period went scoreless but with 0:26 left in the second portion of the 3:00 overtime period, Fowler dished the ball to Cami McNeally for her second goal of the afternoon to secure the 13-12 victory for the Yellow Jackets.
Inside the Numbers
- Shenandoah outshot Randolph-Macon 29-28 in the entire game. The Yellow Jackets also went 16-for-20 in clear attempts.
- The Lemon and Black won the draw control battle with 16 to the Hornets 10.
- Shenandoah won in overall ground balls 23-to-16.
- Fowler led the team in total points with six. The junior attacker contributed two goals, including the late fourth quarter score to send the game to overtime, four assists and a ground ball.
- Lowery and Evie McNeally both tallied hat tricks and scooped up a ground ball.
- Moul and Cami McNeally each scored two goals for the Lemon and Black.
- Hailey Pierce (Mechanicsville, Va./Mechanicsville) paced the Yellow Jackets with three ground balls, two caused turnovers and five draw controls.
- Creekmore ended the game with five draw controls and an assist.
- Maxwell controlled three draws to go with a goal and a ground ball.
- Gillian Gladden (Taneytown, Md./Francis Scott Key) saved 10 shots in the contest and received the win for the Yellow Jackets.
For the Record
- Fowler moved into sixth in program history in season assists with 45, passing Alex Lightfoot who had 42 in 2018. She is currently four assists behind the 49 assists that Alex Lightfoot had in 2017.
- The win over Shenandoah is the first win against the Hornets since the Lemon and Black won 10-9 in the 2019 season.
Up Next
Women's lacrosse is next scheduled to take on Bridgewater on Wednesday, April 23rd at 7 p.m. to close out the regular season.
