MC Petrucelli, Roanoke, Jr., Forward

MC Petrucelli, Roanoke, Jr., Forward

Petrucelli, a junior from Midlothian, Va., helped Roanoke break through with a pair of victories over the past week with a five-goal explosion. Petrucelli scored twice to help the Maroons pick up their fourth win of the year in a 7-2 triumph at Mary Baldwin. After MBU took a 1-0 lead just 37 seconds from the opening whistle, Petrucelli leveled the score in the 12th minute. Her header at the left-post was initially saved by MBU's keeper, but Petrucelli sent the rebound shot into the far netting to register the equalizer. She made it 4-1 Maroons in the 58th minute with a calm finish off a pass from right-to-left across goal by Morgan O'Neill. Petrucelli then helped Roanoke begin ODAC play with her second career hat trick in a 4-0 win over Eastern Mennonite. With Roanoke ahead 1-0, Petrucelli received a cross from the right wing and brought it down mid-box with a defender at her back. She turned to her left and deposited a low left-foot shot past the keeper into the corner for a 2-0 advantage at the 11:36 mark. Petrucelli's second unassisted effort came as the first of two goals in the 70th minute. She took control the ball at midfield and took her shot from 20 yards into the top-right corner for a 3-0 lead. Just 11 seconds later, she finished off a through-ball from Brooke Nicholson with a left foot across the keeper and off the far-right post for a 4-0 lead at 69:29. For the season, Petrucelli is tied for the ODAC lead in points (16) and goals scored (6) with Shyenne Diaz from Virginia Wesleyan.

WOMEN'S SOCCER WEEKLY HONOR ROLL

KAIA RICHARDSON | BRIDGEWATER
Sr. | F | Newport, N.C.
 - scored twice and dished out an assist in a 7-0 victory over Ferrum

MEGAN DEE | LYNCHBURG
Sr. | F | Hamilton, N.J.
 - scored twice including the game's first goal in a 6-0 win at Randolph

RILEY RUSS | RANDOLPH-MACON
So. | F | Virginia Beach, Va.
 - scored twice in a 3-0 victory at previously unbeaten Guilford

CAROLINE LEWIS | SWEET BRIAR
Gr. | F | Ellicott City, Md.
 - first Vixen with a hat trick in more than 9 years with a 3-2 victory over Hollins, SBC's first over HU since 2016

RACHEL QUIGLEY | VIRGINIA WESLEYAN
Jr. | GK | Columbus, N.J.
 - registered 11 saves in a 1-0 shutout of Salisbury
 - stopped 3 shots in a 3-0 victory at Averett

GRACE WIELECHOWSKI | WASHINGTON AND LEE
Sr. | M | Charlotte, N.C.
 - dished out a pair of assists in a 3-0 win at Southern Virginia
 - broke a 1-1 tie with a goal and assisted on W&L's third in a 4-1 win at Shenandoah