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Roanoke ROA (5-6-1, 2-2-0)
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Winner Bridgewater (VA) BCE (8-3-0, 2-2-0)
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Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Women's Soccer Takes Down Maroons at Home

BRIDGEWATER, Va. - The Bridgewater College women's soccer team took down Roanoke 4-0 Saturday afternoon. The Eagles improve to 2-2 in ODAC play this season. 

The Basics 

Score: Bridgewater 4, Roanoke 0 

Records: Bridgewater (8-3, 2-2 ODAC), Roanoke (5-6-1, 2-2 ODAC) 

The Basics 

  • Bridgewater took the action to the Roanoke defensive half early. Cassandra Villafan had the first shot attempt of the match, but it was stopped by RC's Grace Suchy.  

  • At the 6:02 mark, Lyric Birkley sent a throw in opportunity into the box. The pass missed a crowd of black and white jerseys and found the foot of Laura Narby. Narby redirected the throw in past the RC keeper and found the back of the net.  

  • The Eagles kept the pressure on the Roanoke back line, as King, Birkley, and Narby each ripped off shots, but to no avail. Narby found herself with an easy opportunity to score in the 21st minute, but was called offsides. Birkley and Narby put shots on target, but both were stopped by Suchy.  

  • In the 27th minute, BC had a set piece opportunity. Birkley threw the ball to Narby near the box. Narby sent a cross to Kendall Garza, who found nylon.  

  • A minute later, Sophia Phillips stole the ball from a Roanoke defender. Suchy came out the box to defend, but Phillips was able to score to increase the BC lead to 3-0. 

  • In the second half, Narby and Birkley put up shots, but their attempts were off target. RC's Rebecca Carr and Madalyn Szoke ripped shots of their own, but were unable to put them on target.  

  • In the 76th minute, Brianna Curro dribbled her way past a Roanoke defender and took a shot from range. Curro found the back of the net to give the Eagles a 4-0 lead. 

Match Notes 

  • Bridgewater dominated the shots battle, putting up 24 shots in the match compared to Roanoke's 8. The Eagles put 11 on target while the Maroons were unable to put a shot on goal. 

  • Erinn Lockard picked up her 7th win of her career (and the season). She now sits 10th in program history for that metric. 

  • Bridgewater is 5-0 in their last five matchups against Roanoke. Head Coach Mike Van Horn is now 10-6-2 in his career against the Maroons. Van Horn is responsible for all ten wins in program history against Roanoke. 

  • With her two assists in this match, Lyric Birkley now has 37 career goals, one away from the fourth highest mark in program history.  

  • Birkley now has 96 points in her career, 13 away from the top mark in program history. 

What's Next? 

The Eagles travel to Winchester, Va. to face Shenandoah on Wednesday, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. The match will be streamed on FloCollege. 

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