LYNCHBURG, Va. - Women's Lacrosse took a trip to Lynchburg, Virginia, to take on the Hornets. With an excellent, well-rounded team performance, the Yellow Jackets grabbed a mid-week victory, 12-8.
The Basics
Score: Randolph-Macon 12, Lynchburg 8
Venue: Lynchburg, Va. // University of Lynchburg // Shellenberger Field
Records: Randolph-Macon (7-3, 1-1 ODAC); Lynchburg (8-3, 2-1 ODAC)
How it Happened
- Two minutes into the start of the game, Reese Toth (Edgewater, Md./South River) connected with Grayson Cornelius (Glenwood, Md./Glenelg High School) to get the scoring started in the contest. Three minutes later, Sydney Dumas answered the Yellow Jacket goal and leveled the score at 1-1 for the Hornets. Less than a minute later, Lynchburg added a second goal to grab the lead. At the 3:59 mark, Cami McNeally (Severna Park, Md./Archbishop Spalding) found a cutting Campbell Conway (Annapolis, Md./St. Mary's) for the Yellow Jackets' second goal to equalize the game at 2-2. 37 seconds later, Hailey Pierce (Mechanicsville, Va./ Mechanicsville) cashed in on a free-position goal to grab a one-goal lead. At the 2:28 mark, Dumas added her second goal of the contest, knotting the game up once again. With 49 seconds left in the first quarter of play, Toth found Lilly Fowler (Phoenix, Md./Notre Dame Prep) on a curl around a screen to take the lead once more.
- In the first minute of the second quarter, Fowler was fouled and capitalized on the free-position shot, extending the Lemon and Black's lead to two goals. At the 7:34 mark, the Hornets cut the deficit to one on a goal from McKenna Steinau. Both defenses anchored down for the rest of the quarter and the Yellow Jackets took a 5-4 lead into the second half.
- At the 12:59 mark of the third quarter, Fowler connected with Brooklynn Ricker (Annapolis, Md./Annapolis) to extend the lead back to two goals. 54 seconds later, Fowler tallied an unassisted goal to lift the Yellow Jackets into the lead 7-4. At the 10:37 mark, Lynchburg found the back of the net to cut the lead back to two. One minute later, Pierce scooped up a ground ball and marched down the field, netting the eighth Yellow Jackets goal of the game. With 4:47 left in the third quarter, Dumas capitalized on a free-position opportunity of her own, keeping the Hornets within two goals. In the final two minutes of the third frame, Emma Moxham (Street, Md./Garrison Forest School) kept the game out of reach for Lynchburg, answering the Hornets' free-position goal with one of her own to extend the lead to 9-6.
- Kicking off the final frame of the game, Lynchburg earned a free-position shot with 13:03 on the clock. Senior keeper Gillian Gladden (Taneytown, Md./Francis Scott Key) made a massive save on Steinau to keep the momentum in favor of RMC. At the 9:53 mark, Steinau found the back of the net again, making the score 9-7. Less than one minute later, McNeally netted her first goal of the game for a three-score lead once again. With 7:53 on the clock, the Hornets capitalized on the power-play opportunity to push the score to 10-8. At the 5:13 mark, the Hornets were called for a non-releasable yellow card, giving the Yellow Jackets a power-play opportunity of their own. With 4:30 on the clock, Fowler found the back of the net on the power play, assisted by Toth. One minute later, she found the goal once again for the 12th and final goal of the game, putting the game out of reach for the Hornets, earning a 12-8 victory.
Inside the Numbers
- Fowler finished the contest with a team-high six points on five goals and one assist.
- Pierce tallied two goals against the Hornets Wednesday night.
- Ricker, Cornelius, Moxham, McNeally and Conway all found the back of the net once in the contest.
- Toth led the team with three assists for three points total.
- The Yellow Jackets outshot the Hornets 24-19 overall and 15-to-12 in shots on goal.
- In the ground ball department, Randolph-Macon scooped up 15 to the Lynchburg nine.
- Gladden recorded a .500 or higher save percentage for the fourth consecutive game. She also picked up four ground balls during the game.
- Pierce added to her excellent night with six draw controls, three ground balls and two caused turnovers.
For the Record
- Fowler passed Jessica Burke (1997-00) with 106 career assists to earn the fifth spot in the record book.
Up Next
Women's Lacrosse returns home to Day Field on Saturday when they will take on Bridgewater with the first draw scheduled for 1:00 p.m.
