The Basics
Score: Roanoke 2 | Pfeiffer 0
Records: Maroons 6-1-0 | Falcons 0-5-0
Location: Salem, Va.
The Lead: After falling for the first time this season, the Roanoke College women's soccer team looked to get back to their winning ways when they welcomed a winless Pfeiffer squad to Kerr Stadium. The Maroons would score off a corner kick to make it 1-0. Later in the first half, Roanoke would get a second goal and take a 2-0 lead into the break. The defense made the lead hold up as RC went to 6-1 on the season.
Highlights:
- On their second corner kick of the evening, Emma Woods sent a pass across the front of the goal where a pair of Maroons looked to put the shot away. Mia Clary was poised to head the ball into the right side of the net, but before she could make contact Makayla Metzler used her left foot to blast the ball into the back of the net for a 1-0 lead.
- At the 33:51 mark of the opening half, a ball was sent down the sideline into the deep right corner. Eliza Ryan won the race to the ball and sent a perfect centering pass into the box where Logan Tyler beat the keeper to make it 2-0.
- That was all the offense that the Maroons would need as the defense would only allow a pair of Falcon shots on goal throughout the match.
- In goal, Carrington Lippi made two saves before giving way to Taylor Gallik as the duo combined for the Maroon's fifth shutout of the season.
Up next: Roanoke will play host to the University of Lynchburg in Ker Stadium on Wednesday night. It will be the first of two matches against the Hornets and Wednesday night's contest will be a non-conference matchup that is scheduled to start at 7:00pm.
