SALEM, Va. – The Bridgewater College men's soccer team fell to Roanoke 4-0 in their season finale on Wednesday.
The Basics
Score: Roanoke 4, Bridgewater 0
Records: Bridgewater 7-6-5 (3-5-2 ODAC), Roanoke 8-2-6 (5-2-3 ODAC)
How It Happened
- Bridgewater had the first scoring chance of the game just over a minute in as Riley Queen's shot was turned away by Luca Gustafson. Roanoke spun the momentum and got on the board in the 20th minute as Michael Ramsey scored on a pass from Peyton Mancini. Ramsey struck again 36 seconds later unassisted and it was quickly 2-0 for the Maroons 21 minutes in.
- BC had a chance late in the half as Gavin Kast fired a shot on target that was spoiled by Gustafson to take it to the break at 2-0 in favor of the home team.
- The Eagles had a chance early in the second half with shots by Trey Widrick, Anthony Medrano, Ashby Barbee and Queen, but none reached the target.
- Roanoke padded onto the lead under 20 minutes to go as Lucas Pace scored on a corner kick to make it 3-0. The Maroons made it 4-0 on another set piece as Ludvig Werener found the back of the net with under five minutes to go. The Eagles did not quit as Les Savage rifled a shot on target that was turned away by Denzel Marufu. Queen and Savage also each fired a shot in the 88th minute, but both were off target.
Match Notes
- Queen and Savage led the BC offense as they were the only Eagles with multiple shots in the contest.
- The Maroons goal keeping pairing combined for three saves.
- Roanoke took advantage of the shots they were given with all four shots on target finding the back of the net. BC held a 10-9 edge in shots.
Bridgewater does not qualify for the ODAC Tournament as the Eagles miss out on a tiebreaker with EMU due to the Royals taking the regular season matchup.
