Posted: Apr 19, 2014
Hampden-Sydney struck first in the contest, scoring at the 13:34 mark in the first quarter. Roanoke answered two minutes later with an unassisted goal by Steven Jackson. Colin Mackenzie then scored a man-up goal off of a pass from Tyler McWilliams to take a 2-1 lead. After Hampden-Sydney tied the game with a man-up goal of its own, Roanoke rattled off three goals in the final two minutes of the quarter, to go ahead by three, 5-2. Goals came as a man-down goal by Kevin Jackson, then man-up goals from Chad Smith and Tyler McWilliams.
The second quarter was calm, scoring-wise, as each team netted just one goal. Roanoke's cap came as a man-up goal from Will Pilat, assisted by McWilliams. At halftime, Roanoke held a three goal, 6-3 lead.
The Tigers were quick close the deficit put upon them by half time, scoring three goals in the first two minutes of the third quarter. With 12:59 to play in the third, the two teams were tied at 6-6. Roanoke broke the tie at 8:03, when Joey Dishaw scored an unassisted goal. He followed that up just a minute later with another unassisted goal to give the Maroons a 8-6 lead.
In the fourth quarter, Roanoke showed Hampden-Sydney what things like in the third quarter, scoring three unanswered goals to start the period. Spencer Parsons led off with the first goal, assisted by Cameron Linsley. Then the Maroons scored two man-down goals, one from Marquis Terrell, the other from Tyler McWilliams, assisted by James Fisher. 25 seconds after McWilliams' goal, Hampden-Sydney scored a man-up goal by Tyler Armstrong. Roanoke closed out the game with two more goals, one from McWilliams, the other from Will Pilat, as Roanoke finished the regular season with a 13-7 victory over the Tigers.
Of Roanoke's 13 goals, Tyler McWilliams led the team with three. He also had a team high two assists in the game. Joey Dishaw and Will Pilat each finished with two goals apiece. Jonathan Paige led the Maroons with six ground balls, while James Fisher had five. Charles Pease played 56 minutes in goal, tallying nine saves in the game.
Hampden Sydney finished with seven goals, two goals each for Thomas Armstrong and Duncan Morris. Armstrong also led the team with two of the Tigers' four assists. Ned Bowen led the tigers with six ground balls, while Thomas Passenant finished with four.
Roanoke outshot Hampden-Sydney 50-38 in the contest, as well as leading in ground balls, 28-27. Each team finished with 12 faceoff wins, while Roanoke had 19 of 21 successful clears.
The Maroons must now wait until the end of the ODAC regular season to find out who and when they will be playing. The Maroons are looking at a potential #1 or #2 seed. If they are a #1 seed, they will host the semi-finals and finals of the ODAC Tournament at Kerr Stadium. If they are a #2 seed, they would travel to the location of the #1 seed to play. In either scenario, the ODAC Semifinals and Finals will take place on May 3-4.
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