BRIDGEWATER, Va. – Randolph-Macon Women's Soccer played game two of its three-game road stretch and opened ODAC play Saturday afternoon at Bridgewater.
The Basics
Score: Randolph-Macon 0, Bridgewater 2
Venue: Bridgewater, Va. // Bridgewater College // Bridgewater Soccer Complex
Records: Randolph-Macon (2-4-1, 0-1-0 ODAC); Bridgewater (6-1-1, 1-0-1 ODAC)
How it Happened
- Bridgewater opened the scoring in the 11th minute; Sophia Phillips sent a shot on net, assisted by Sienna Smith, to put the Eagles up 1-0.
- The Yellow Jackets pressed the attack, searching for an equalizer. Makenna Burnett (Baltimore, Md./St. Timothy's) and Madison Blanchard (Virginia Beach, Va./Frank W. Cox) had opportunities but the Eagles shut down the chances.
- In the 43rd minute, Kylie Denton doubled the advantage for BC, sending a shot into the low left of the goal for an unassisted score.
- Ava Tischler (McKinney, Texas/Bel Air) recorded another opportunity 40 seconds later, which was pushed away by Erinn Lockard, the Eagles' keeper and BC took the 2-0 lead into the break.
- Coming out of the break, the Eagles continued to apply pressure to the Yellow Jackets' backline, rattling off four shots in the first 20 minutes of the second half.
- In the 79th minute, Emmerson Hill (Westminster, Md./Westminster) had an opportunity to get on the board off of a throw-in, but the chance went high left.
- Bridgewater hunkered down defensively and limited the opportunities of the Yellow Jackets, while adding chances of its own to shut the match out and grab a 2-0 victory.
Inside the Numbers
- The Eagles outshot the Yellow Jackets 20-to-seven overall and 10-to-three in shots on frame.
- BC had 14 corner opportunities to the RMC three.
- Noel Moxey (Fairfax, Va./Robinson) led the Yellow Jackets offense with two shots and one on goal.
- Maeve Konstantoulas (Baltimore, Md./Archbishop Spalding) played the full 90 minutes and made eight saves on 10 shots on frame.
Up Next
Randolph-Macon is on the road for its final game of the three-game road stretch on Wednesday, September 30, at Lynchburg, with kickoff set for 6:00 p.m.
