VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Randolph-Macon Men's Soccer traveled to Batten to close out the regular season in a key ODAC tilt.
The Basics
Score: Randolph-Macon 1, Batten 1
Venue: Virginia Beach, Va. // Batten University // Foster Field at Tassos Paphites Soccer Complex
Records: Randolph-Macon (8-3-3, 5-2-3 ODAC); Batten (4-5-8, 3-2-4 ODAC)
How it Happened
- 14 minutes into the start of the match, Davian Jackson (Newport News, Va./Menchville) uncorked a shot on frame, which was pushed away by an excellent save by Brady Miller for the Marlins.
- Six minutes later, Jackson put a deep shot on target, which beat Miller to open the scoring in the match.
- In the 30th minute, Barrett Wilson (Lexington, S.C./Lexington) put a shot on goal but the chance was saved by Miller.
- 12 minutes later, David Nalls sent a shot toward the goal, trying to level the match before heading into halftime; Ethan Chenoweth (Newport News, Va./Warwick) made the save, keeping the 1-0 lead.
- Coming out of the break, the Marlins put on steady offensive pressure in the Yellow Jackets' defensive half. In the 58th minute, BATN earned a penalty kick and JaMahre Wills booted home the equalizer.
- The two teams went back and forth with Bryce Kuberek (King George, Va./King George) clogging up the midfield, which allowed Jackson to have the best offensive chance but his shot missed the mark in the 79th minute.
- One minute later, Ulices Rodriguez sent a shot low and center that Chenoweth swallowed up, keeping the game level.
- Neither team could find offensive footing to grab the go-ahead goal and the match ended in a 1-1 tie.
Inside the Numbers
- Jackson led the Yellow Jackets with the lone goal on the night.
- Chenoweth made seven saves and only allowed one goal over the 90-minute match.
- The Marlins outshot the Yellow Jackets 12-to-eight overall and eight-to-four in shots on frame.
- BATN tallied seven corner opportunities to the Yellow Jackets' three.
Up Next
The Yellow Jackets will await a formal announcement from the ODAC on the opponent, time and place of their quarterfinal match.
