ASHLAND, Va. – Randolph-Macon Men's Soccer earned a decisive victory over Randolph on Saturday afternoon, the win saw excellent team play all over the field.
The Basics
Score: Randolph-Macon 2, Randolph 0
Venue: Ashland, Va. // Randolph-Macon College // RMC Grass Soccer Field
Records: Randolph-Macon (4-1-2, 1-0-1 ODAC); Randolph (4-5-1, 1-2-0 ODAC)
How it Happened
- In the first five minutes of the match, RMC wasted no time applying offensive pressure. Jayden Walker (Suffolk, Va./Norfolk Collegiate) bullied the WildCats' back line and helped create the first scoring opportunity on a shot from Charis Tchatat (Douala, Cameroon/Albert Einstein).
- Five minutes later, Damien Jackson (Newport News, Va./Menchville) received a pass from Keanan Kopp (Blacksburg, Va./Blacksburg), giving the Yellow Jackets a 1-0 lead.
- Four minutes later, Davian Jackson (Newport News, Va./Menchville) sent another shot on frame, testing Randolph's keeper Dominic Cortes.
- In the 39th minute, Rylan Sumner (Richmond, Va./J.R. Tucker) added his second goal of the season on a free kick that skipped across the grass into the net, doubling the Lemon and Black's lead.
- In the final 10 minutes of the first half, the WildCats tested Ethan Chenoweth (Newport News, Va./Warwick) on two separate occasions but he saved both opportunities. The Yellow Jackets maintained their 2-0 lead as the teams headed to the break.
- Coming out of the break, Randolph tested Chenoweth once again in the 50th minute.
- Quinn Conlan (Crofton, Md./Archbishop Spalding), Bryce Hanna (Asheville, N.C./Asheville ), Tchatat and Sumner hunkered down on the RMC backline by not allowing another shot from Randolph over the next 20 minutes.
- The Lemon and Black continued to apply offensive pressure throughout the half, testing Cortes on multiple occasions, with Kopp being a calming presence in the midfield while being a dangerous player on the offensive end.
- The Yellow Jackets continued the all-around great team performance of the match and closed out the final minutes, earning a 2-0 win over Randolph.
Inside the Numbers
- Damien Jackson and Sumner tallied the two goals for the Yellow Jackets.
- Kopp added an assist to the scoresheet on Damien Jackson's goal.
- Eight separate Yellow Jackets tallied 90 minutes during the match.
- RMC outshot RC 14-to-four overall and eight-to-three in shots on frame.
- Each team recorded three corner opportunities in today's contest.
- Chenoweth played the full 90 minutes and made three saves, maintaining the clean sheet.
Up Next
Randolph-Macon hits the road on Wednesday, October 7, when they travel to Winchester, Va., to take on Shenandoah at 7:00 p.m.
