ASHLAND, Va. - Randolph-Macon Men's Lacrosse opened the season Sunday Afternoon on Day Field, playing host to Southern Athletic Association opponent Sewanee. Freshman
Charlie Hilgartner (Severna Park, Md./Severn) made his collegiate debut with five points on four goals and one assist.
The Basics
Score: Randolph-Macon 11, Sewanee 8
Venue: Ashland, Va. // Randolph-Macon College // Day Field
Records: Randolph-Macon (1-0, 0-0 ODAC); Sewanee (0-1, 0-0 SAA)
How it Happened
- In the opening 10 minutes of the first quarter, Randolph-Macon's offense maintained the pace of the game, recording six of the nine shots. With five minutes and 50 seconds left on the clock, RMC notched the first goal when Hilgartner connected with midfielder Matt Carter (Glen Allen, Va./Deep Run). The Yellow Jackets kept their foot on the gas and extended their lead 30 seconds later when Hilgartner slotted his first collegiate goal. Sewanee's Harrison Fuller shut down the momentum with 1:49 left to go in the first quarter, cutting RMC's lead to one. The Lemon and Black added one more goal in the first quarter when Grant Sobel (Mechanicsville, Va./Christchurch) buried a pass from Logan Sinsebox (Monkton, Md./Hereford).
- The Tigers stopped the Yellow Jackets' first two possessions of the second quarter. Sewanee's Robert Free and Hudson Gregory connected in transition, making the score 3-2 with 12:08 left to play in the first half. Shortly after, Mike Allen (Williamsburg, Va./Jamestown) stripped the ball from Fuller and quickly pushed transition, connecting with Hilgartner for his second goal of the day, extending the Yellow Jackets' lead to two once again. With 11:15 left to play in the second quarter, Gus Albright scooped up a ground ball off the faceoff, but was quickly met by senior long stick midfielder Brodie Kent (Coquitlam, Canada/Centennial), taking the ball away and giving the Lemon and Black another offensive opportunity. Sinsebox found Hilgartner for his third goal of the afternoon, pushing the score to 5-3 with 10:57 left to go in the first half. The Tigers answered once again on a shot from Griffin Peterson, who was assisted by Robert Freeman. With 9:41 left on the clock, JT Harvey (Ruther Glen, Va./Riverbend) got on the scoresheet with an unassisted goal, making the score 6-3. Sewanee responded by tallying a man-up goal by Freeman and an unassisted goal by Blake Powers, cutting RMC's lead to one goal with 7:46 to go in the second quarter. Both teams went back and forth, trading possessions until Hilgartner tallied his fourth goal of the afternoon, keeping the Yellow Jackets in the lead 7-5 with 4:12 remaining in the half. Harvey and Sinsebox combined for one more goal to give RMC an 8-5 advantage heading into the break.
- The second half started slowly, with neither team able to gain an advantage over the other. With just under three minutes left to go in the third quarter, Grant Johns (New Freedom, Pa./Susquehannock) beat Sewanee's keeper, Flynn Bowman, extending the Yellow Jackets' lead to four. The Lemon and Black held firm defensively throughout the final minutes of the quarter. With 22 seconds on the clock, Sewanee called a timeout to draw up a play for the final shot. Jake Greene buried the ball with just one second left, making the score 9-6 heading into the final frame.
- The tigers opened the fourth quarter with a long possession that resulted in a goal two minutes in, cutting RMC's lead to two. A little over a minute later, Sobel tallied his second goal of the game, giving the Yellow Jackets a 10-7 lead. The Lemon and Black grabbed one final goal with 9:45 left in the game, when Carter recorded his second goal of the game and extended Randolph-Macon's lead to four. Peterson added one more goal for the Tigers with 7:12 left to go, making the score 11-8. The Yellow Jackets closed out the game with clean play and an excellent ride to maintain the lead and defeat Sewanee in the season opener.
Inside the Numbers
- RMC outshot Sewanee 43-27 overall and 20-to-19 in shots on goal.
- Hilgartner led the Yellow Jackets offensively in his collegiate debut with five points overall on four goals and one assist.
- Sobel and Carter each scored two goals in today's contest.
- Sinsebox recorded four points, dishing out three assists and tallied a goal in today's contest.
- Harvey had two points overall, one goal and one assist.
- Johns recorded his first collegiate goal and point against the Tigers.
- Will Robertson (Lutherville, Md./Calvert Hall) and Carson Mingo (Cambridge, Md./Gilman) went a combined 7-11 (63.6%) from the faceoff x.
- Allen and Kent each recorded five caused turnovers on defense.
- The Yellow Jackets held the advantage in transition, going 22-27 (81.4%) in the clear while the Tigers went 21-30 (70%).
- Senior Jack Isaacs (Coquitlam, Canada/Centennial) played the full 60 minutes and made 10 saves
Up Next
Randolph-Macon is set to travel to Baltimore, Md., where they will host Ursinus for a neutral-site matchup at Calvert Hall High School at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 14.
