LYNCHBURG, Va. - Randolph-Macon women's lacrosse saw
Lilly Fowler (Phoenix, Md./Notre Dame Prep) record career highs in goals and points for a single game with her eight goals and one assist outing at Randolph. The Yellow Jackets jump back into the win column with a dominant 28-1 road victory.
The Basics
Score: Randolph-Macon 28, Randolph 1
Venue: Lynchburg, Va. // Randolph College // WildCat Stadium
Records: Randolph-Macon (8-4, 3-2 ODAC), Randolph (0-10, 0-6 ODAC)
How it Happened
- It only took Taylor Mittelstadter (Chesterfield, Va./Manchester) 0:14 to start the scoring for Randolph-Macon. Elania Creekmore (Pasadena, Md./Old Mill), Cami McNeally (Severna Park, Md./Archbishop Spalding), and Rianna Lowery (Bel Air, Md./Notre Dame Prep) all scored in the 12th minute to grow the Yellow Jacket lead to four. Evie McNeally (Severna Park, Md./Archbishop Spalding) found the back of the net at the 11:31 mark, and 0:28 later, Mittelstadter netted her second goal of the afternoon. Two 10th-minute goals, one from Reese Toth (Edgewater, Md./South River) and the other from Cami McNeally, put the Yellow Jackets ahead 8-0 only 5:00 into the contest. Kiley Kurcoba (White Marsh, Md./Perry Hall) netted the second goal of her junior season with 8:54 to play in the first frame. Evie McNeally and Lowery each beat the WildCat defense for the second time to put the Jackets ahead by 11. Campbell Conway (Annapolis, Md./St. Mary's) netted the Yellow Jacket's only goal of the 6th minute. 1:02 later, Kurcoba scored on a free-position shot, and Caty Benton (Richmond, Va./Mills Godwin) beat the buzzer with a last-second goal to give the Jackets a 14-0 advantage heading into the second quarter.
- The Yellow Jacket dominance continued in the second period with Fowler re-igniting the flame 0:24 into the quarter. Natalie Moul (Haymarket, Va./Battlefield) grew the lead to 16 with a goal at the 7:45 mark. Creekmore capitalized on a free-position shot for her second goal of the game. Within the last 2:00 of the first half, Fowler netted two more goals to complete the hat trick and put the Lemon and Black ahead 19-0 heading into the locker room.
- Cami McNeally started the second half scoring for the Jackets, putting one away 1:10 into the third quarter. Benton netted her second goal of the game before Fowler tallied her fourth, fifth, and sixth goals of the day as the Yellow Jackets went ahead 24-0 with 5:13 left in the third frame. The WildCats scored their first goal of the game at the 3:21 mark.
- Fowler's dominant afternoon continued with her seventh goal coming 1:00 into the final period. Lowery tallied her hat trick with an 11th-minute goal. Lina Donoway (Chester, Md./Kent Island) added to the Yellow Jackets' lead, scoring at the 8:14 mark. Fowler's eighth goal came with 6:22 to play in the game, leading the Jackets to a 28-1 conference win over the WildCats.
Inside the Numbers
- The Yellow Jackets were successful on all nine of their clear attempts while holding Randolph to 27%.
- The Lemon and Black controlled 25 draws compared to the WildCats' five.
- Fowler paced the Yellow Jackets with a dominant performance, tallying eight goals on 10 shots. The junior also recorded an assist and a ground ball. She recorded a career high in goals and points in a single game.
- 12 Yellow Jackets contributed a goal in Saturday's victory.
- Mittelstadter and Lydia Lesnevich (Catonsville, Md./Towson) both led the Jackets' defense, causing two turnovers and scooping two ground balls apiece. Mittelstadter, the senior midfielder, also tallied two goals and an assist.
- Jordyn Schwartz (Reisterstown, Md./St. Paul's), Toth, and Lowery each assisted on three goals.
- Lowery, Creekmore, Kurcoba, Benton, Toth, and Moul were all very efficient, scoring on 100% of their shots.
- Hailey Pierce (Mechanicsville, Va./Mechanicsville) controlled six draws to lead the Yellow Jackets.
- Gillian Gladden (Taneytown, Md./Francis Scott Key) earned the win in goal recording a clean sheet in 30 minutes of work. Ellen Stark (McLean, Va./Oakcrest) played the final 30 minutes and tallied a save.
For the Record
- Lowery has now passed Anne Welykoridko for fifth all-time on the career points list with her six-point afternoon. The senior has now accumulated 245 points in her career.
- Fowler used her eight-goal game to push above 100 career goals at Randolph-Macon.
Up Next
The Yellow Jackets host Virginia Wesleyan University on Day Field for a 7:00 p.m. ODAC contest on Wednesday, April 9th.
