Posted: Sep 17, 2015
The Basics
Score: Roanoke 3, Southern Virginia 1
Records: Roanoke, 4-2-0 / Southern Virginia 1-6-0
The Lead: Roanoke scored three second-half goals to battle back from a halftime deficit and top Southern Virginia 3-1 on Thursday evening.
How it Happened:
- Despite controlling the flow of the match in the first-half, RC found itself down 1-0 after Cade Low scored for SVU in the 11th minute.
- RC outshot SVU 13-4 in the first-half, had five corner kicks and forced SVU keeper Kennan Carroll to make six saves in the first 45 minutes.
- Rob Lentine got the equalizer in the 56th minute when he took a pass from Tyler Carbaugh and scored to knot the match at 1-1.
- Cole Thornton got the first of his two goals in the 74th minute on an assist from Orestis Ilias and then provided an insurance goal in the 84th minute.
- Cole Sinclair made one stop in net for RC as the Maroons outshot SVU 29-8 for the match and held an 11-1 edge in corner kicks in the contest.
- The Maroons have won three straight matches with the victory over SVU.
Up Next
Roanoke will travel to Mary Washington on Saturday for a 3:00 p.m. match. The Eagles are currently 6-1 on the season.