Pikunas Notches Five Points in 3-0 Win at E&H

Chris Pikunas
Chris Pikunas

The Basics

Score: 
Roanoke 3, Emory & Henry 0
Records: 
Roanoke 8-3-3 / 4-1-3 ODAC | Emory & Henry 6-10-0 / 0-9-0 ODAC
Location: 
Emory, Va.  

The Lead: Chris Pikunas had two goals and an assist as Roanoke knocked off Emory & Henry 3-0 Wednesday night in ODAC play.

How it Happened

  • Roanoke got on the board at the 23:40 mark of the first-half when Philani Mlotshwa set up Pikunas to give the Maroons an early 1-0 lead.
  • The Maroons doubled their lead just over two minutes later when Pikunas sent a pass to Jon-Cody Mactutus who scored as RC went up 2-0.
  • Pikunas struck again in the 57th minute when he used a turnaround shot from the top of the box to collect his second goal of the game and make it a 3-0 Maroon advantage.
  • Roanoke held a 12-6 edge in shots, while each team took two corner kicks.
  • Alex Sullivan and Zach Behe combined for the shutout. Sullivan made one save and Behe made two. Emory Cornette had for stops for the Wasps.

Up Next: Roanoke will host Washington and Lee at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday in Salem.