Posted: Sep 18, 2021
The Basics
Score: Roanoke 6 | Sewanee 0
Records: Maroons 2-2 | Tigers 0-3
Location: Sewanee, Tenn.
The Lead: Saturday marked the first of back-to-back games in Tennessee for the Roanoke College field hockey team. The Maroons used a 9-0 shot advantage in the opening quarter to take a 1-0 lead over Sewanee. Roanoke enjoyed a 27-7 edge in shots to pick up the 6-0 shutout of the Tigers.
Highlights:
- Just over minutes into the game, Katherine Martin scored off an assist from Emilee Wooten.
- Holding a 1-0 advantage after the opening frame, Roanoke added a pair of second quarter scores. First, Wooten would add another assist to her school record total when she found Grace Vernarelli to make it 2-0, just minutes into the second period. Wooten got into the scoring column with a goal to make it 3-0 at the half.
- Hannah Bunten scored the first of her two goals on the afternoon and with just over 10 seconds left in the quarter, Claire Eisenhart made it 5-0 Maroons.
- Just over a minute into the final period, Bunten scored off an assist by Claudia Roncone to make the final 6-0.
- In goal, Hannah Roerden picked up the shutout, recording four saves
Up next: Roanoke takes their two-game win streak into a matchup with Rhodes College tomorrow in Tennessee. The game with the Lynx is scheduled to begin at 11:00Am EST.