Roanoke - 4, Farmingdale State - 1
Salem, Va. - The Farmingdale State women's soccer team played host school Roanoke this afternoon for the second day of their Invitational Showcase and fell, 4-1.
The Maroons (3-0) took an early 1-0 lead only seven minutes into the game on a goal by freshman midfielder Cameron Shackford (Ashburn, Va.) after she was set up by Makayla Metzler (Roanoke, Va.) who recorded the assist.
Only 2:23 later, sophomore forward Morgan O'Neill (Morristown, N.J.) scored off the Shackford pass to extend the Roanoke advantage to 2-0.
In the 15th minute of action, Metzler tallied an unassisted goal to put the Maroons on top, 3-0.
The Rams (1-1) answered with a goal from senior midfielder Molly Dowd (Bay Shore, N.Y.) in the 27th minute to cut the deficit to two, 3-1.
Farmingdale State went into the break trailing 3-1 after being out shot 10-4 in the first half.
The only score in the second half came from O'Neill as Roanoke went on for the 4-1 victory.
For the Rams, sophomore goalkeeper Lindsey Jolly (Massapequa, N.Y.) stopped three shots, while Roanoke's Taylor Gallik (Memphis, Tenn.) had four saves.
FSC next will square off against #5 Carnegie Mellon at Misericordia University on Saturday, September 11th at 4:00 p.m.
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