The Basics

Score: Roanoke 9 | Bridgewater 8
Records: Roanoke 3-9, 3-1 ODAC | Bridgewater 6-4, 1-2 ODAC
Location: Kerr Stadium | Salem, Va.

The Lead: Roanoke held off Bridgewater for a 9-8 ODAC win Saturday afternoon during Alumni Weekend in Salem.

How it Happened:

• Lainey Decker gave Roanoke an early 1-0 lead finding the back of the net off a free position shot just under one minute into the contest.
• After BC evened the game at 1-1, Roanoke went on a 5-1 run with as five different Maroons scored in the last 20 minutes of the first half, capped by a goal from Mckenna Polak, assisted by Courtney McCartin, with 1:25 left. 
• Bridgewater answered with a goal from Kristen Stark in the final 20 seconds of the half to make it a 6-3 game in favor of Roanoke at the intermission.
• Roanoke held off the Eagles keeping a two-goal advantage throughout the final 27 minutes of regulation after six back and forth scoring plays. Morgan Barlow closed out the scoring for the Maroons with a goal at the 24 minute mark to give RC a 9-6 lead.
• Bridgewater scored a pair of goals in the final three minutes of the contest but Roanoke held off the Eagles securing the win. 
• Emma Blair made nine saves on the day including a stop as time expired, while Rachel Gruber made five for the Eagles. Decker and McCartin each recorded a team-high two goals. Anna O'Hara tallied a game-high three goals for BC.
•  The Maroons won 10 of 19 draw controls while the Eagles held a 15-14 advantage in groundballs and a 21-19 edge in shots.

Up Next: Roanoke travels to Guilford on Wednesday, for a 7 p.m. conference match-up with the Quakers.