Box Score Score: Randolph-Macon 14, Lynchburg 12
Location: Ashland, Va. (Day Field)
Records: Randolph-Macon 10-5 (7-1 ODAC), Lynchburg 8-7 (4-4 ODAC)
From the Draw
The Hornets fell to the Yellow-Jackets of Randolph-Macon 14-12 despite a valiant comeback effort in the second half and a career-high five goals from senior Laura Meisner.
Game Breakdown
- Randolph-Macon jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first six minutes of the game
- The Hornets would answer when Meisner scored an unassisted goa at the 23:06 mark
- At the 23:31 and 20:22 marks, the Yellow-Jackets would add to goals to make it 5-1
- Meisner would score her second goal of the day at 19:45 to cut the deficit to three goals
- Freshman Kelsi Trevisan would score an unassisted goal to bring the Hornets to within two goals
- Six Randolph-Macon goals in the final 10 minutes of the first half put Lynchburg down 11-3
- Opening the second half, the Yellow-Jackets scored just three minutes in
- Lynchburg would go on a 6-0 run starting at 25:38 through 9:22, the goals were scored by junior Sidney Gleason, senior Maddie Koontz, Trevisan (2nd Goal), sophomore Hannah Creasey, and Meisner (3rd Goal)
- The run brought Lynchburg within three goals
- Randolph-Macon would end the run with just 8:46 left in regulation to make it 13-9
- Another run was in store for the Hornets when junior Dorrie McGregor brought Lynchburg within three goals before Meisner added her fourth and fifth goals of the day with just 2:20 left in regulation
- The Yellow-Jackets found the back of the net with just 36 seconds left to secure the 14-12 victory
Inside the Box Score
- A career high was set by Meisner with five goals scored
- Both teams held 14 draw controls
- Lynchburg outscored the Randolph-Macon 9-3 in the second half
- An even 25 shots were taken by both the Hornets and Yellow-Jackets
A Look Ahead
The Hornets will return to Shellenberger Field this Wednesday at 5 p.m. when they play Bridgewater in the ODAC quarterfinals.
