LEXINGTON, Va. – Randolph-Macon registered the first goal in its ODAC Semifinal contest against Washington & Lee but ultimately fell after reaching the semifinal round for the second consecutive year.
Score: (2) Washington & Lee 3, (3) Randolph-Macon 1
Venue: W&L Turf Field at Washington and Lee University
Records: (3) Randolph-Macon (12-7, 6-2 ODAC); (2) Washington & Lee (13-4, 7-1 ODAC)
How it Happened
- The two programs opened the contest with a handful of fouls during the first five minutes. Randolph-Macon earned the first penalty corner and drilled the first goal of the game on the first shot between either team. Breea Dresler (Yorktown, Va./Tabb) inserted to Caitlin Porter (Virginia Beach, Va./Kellam), who found McKayla Clark (Gloucester, Va./Gloucester) for the 1-0 lead with 5:23 left in the quarter. Neither team was able to establish any offensive pressure in the remaining minutes of the frame, allowing RMC to retain its edge into the second quarter.
- Valentina Ambrogi-Torres (Richmond, Va./Trinity Episcopal School) was tested on the first possession of the second quarter, as the Generals recorded a pair of shots on goal. Once the Yellow Jacket keeper pushed them away, RMC earned two penalty corners in a five-second span. Randolph-Macon was able to get a shot off, as Janne Roelink (Den Helder, Netherlands/Norfolk Collegiate) had her shot blocked. W&L flipped the field to put another shot on goal and despite a save from Ambrogi-Torres, Lee Britty Page picked up the rebound and scored to tie the contest, 1-1. Three minutes later, the home team worked for another penalty corner in which they were able to convert, taking a 2-1 lead with 6:06 left in the half. The Generals kept the pressure on and got another penalty corner after play resumed. Madeline Lancione scored for Washington & Lee to establish a 3-1 lead for her team before halftime.
- Roelink worked into the offensive zone and tested Helenka Chodakiewicz with a shot but the W&L keeper held firm. While Washington & Lee responded with a penalty corner 3:54 into the third, the Lemon and Black defense blocked one shot and saved another. The following minute, Ambrogi-Torres stepped up and made another save to keep the team within two. She went on to make one more stop in the final two minutes of the third, preserving a 1-3 score prior to the final frame.
- Washington & Lee retained momentum into the fourth, forcing the Yellow Jacket goalkeeper to make a stop at the 36 second mark. Five minutes later, RMC forced a shot wide to prevent any potential attack from the Generals. With the advantage, W&L hunkered down on defense for the final 10 minutes, preventing the Lemon and Black from getting another attacking chance at the end of the game.
Inside the Numbers
- Randolph-Macon committed fewer fouls than Washington & Lee (24-to-25) and paced eight-to-one in saves.
- The Generals led 13-to-three in shots, including 11-to-two in shots on goal.
- The home team had a very slight edge in total penalty corners (four-to-three). RMC held W&L without a penalty corner or shot in the first period.
- Clark's goal was the first of her career, with the score coming on her fourth shot on goal of the season.
- Roelink led the team with two total shots and joined Clark with one toward the cage.
- Ambrogi-Torres made eight saves, tying the second-most in any single game this season.
For the Record
- Randolph-Macon reached the 12-win mark for the sixth time in program history.
- The 2026 Yellow Jackets join the 1995 team as the only rosters in program history to reach seven road wins in a single season.
- With her eight saves tonight, Ambrogi-Torres surpassed 400 in her career (407).
Up Next
Randoph-Macon's 2026 season has come to a close. The Yellow Jackets will be back in action during the fall of 2027.
