THE GAME FACTS
Score: No. 4 Roanoke 2, No. 8 Hampden-Sydney 0
Records: Maroons 10-6-2; Tigers 8-7-3
Location: Salem, Va.

The Short Story: The Roanoke College men's soccer team advanced to the ODAC Tournament championship game for the first time since 2014 with a 2-0 shutout win over No. 8 seed Hampden-Sydney in the semifinals on Wednesday evening in Salem.  

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Both teams looked to push the action early with each keeping possession in their attacking third for a few minutes each time. However, neither team was able to find the back of the net in the first 45 minutes with the score staying tied at 0-0 at the half.
• In the 56^th minute, Harrison Kraus took a pass and dribbled a few yards back towards midfield, avoiding a defender, turned and drove to about 10 yards on the left side of the goal and fired a shot all the way across to the right side of the back of the net passed Wills Huddleston of H-SC for the 1-0 lead.
• At 78:51, Nathan Carey took an attempted header clear off a Maroon corner kick from about 12 yards out on the right side and fired a shot into the top right corner of the goal giving the Maroons a 2-0 lead with an insurance goal with 11:09 left in the game.
• The Maroons held on the rest of the way for the 2-0 shutout.

BY THE NUMBERS

• The Maroons dominated the offensive boards maintaining a 23-4 shot lead over the match, including a 14-1 shot lead in the first 45 minutes.
• Kraus extended his goals to a team-best eight and leads the Maroons in total points with 18 this season.
• Zach Behe made a save on all three of Hampden-Sydney shots on goal, playing all 90 minutes for the Maroons.

UP NEXT

• Roanoke will next travel to No. 2 seed and nationally ranked No. 22 Washington and Lee on Saturday, Nov. 5 in the ODAC Tournament Championship and the ODAC's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament on the line. Game time with the Generals is yet to be determined.