Posted: Apr 01, 2015
This is the second straight win for the Maroons, having defeated Bridgewater College on Saturday, 11-9. It is also the third consecutive ODAC win for Roanoke, as the Maroons blanked Hollins on March 25th.
Roanoke struck first in the contest, as Meredith Bigelow found the back of the net off of a free position shot just two minutes into the game. However, Guilford created separation with three consecutive goals over the next four minutes. Carter Macloed, Marina Bailey and Corrie Gray each scored one goal during the run. Courtney McCartin broke up the Quaker scoring, potting a goal at the 19:37 mark, off of an assist from Bigelow. Guilford put up three more runs over the next three minutes, with Bailey scoring her second of the game. With 16:00 to play,Guilford led 6-2. Meredith Bigelow capped the half with two back-to-back goals, one on a free position shot, the second assisted by Madison Levine. At the end of the first half, Roanoke trailed 6-4 to the Quakers.
The second half was a completely different story than the first. Darragh Evarts scored the Maroons first goal of the frame at the 22:55 mark. Just 22 seconds later, Nicole Zelnik slipped in an unassisted goal to tie the game at 6-6. 21 seconds after Zelnik's goal, Guilford's MacLeod reclaimed the lead for the Quakers off of a free position shot. Zelnik tied the game for a second time at 19:51 with a goal assisted by Darragh Evarts. Evarts created space for the Maroons with two consecutive goals, one off of a free position shot. Zelnik capped off the scoring for Roanoke at 4:59 with an unassisted goal. The Maroons outscored Guilford 6-1 in the final 30 minutes to capture the win in the ODAC contest, 10-7.
Darragh Evarts, Nicole Zelnik and Meredith Bieglow tied for the team-high in goals scored, finding the back of the net three times each. Evarts, Madison Levine and Bigelow also led the team with 1 assist each. Julia Galanto led the team in ground balls with three, while Bigelow pulled down four draw controls. Lauren Curtin played the complete game in net, tallying nine saves in the win.
Guilford was led in scoring by Marina Bailey and Carter MacLeod with two gaols each. Taylor Campellone had the team's only assist in the game. Eleanora Keene led all players in ground balls with nine, while MacLeod had four draw control wins. Sammi Milbourn was tabbed with the loss in the game, tallying nine saves in the game.
Roanoke led the game in shots, 27-21, while the two teams were even in draw controls with nine each. Roanoke had some trouble on clears, successfully getting 11 of 20, but scored on three of their eight free position shots.
The Maroons return to action on Friday, April 5th as they travel to take on Randolph College in ODAC action. That contest is slated for a 5:00 PM start.
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