LYNCHBURG, VA – Randolph College defeated Hampden-Sydney Soccer 3-2 on Wednesday night an an ODAC battle.

THE BASICS

• Final Score: Randolph 3, Hampden-Sydney 2
• Records: Hampden-Sydney (5-2, 1-1 ODAC), Randolph (3-3-1, 1-0-1 ODAC)
• Location: Lynchburg, VA – WildCat Stadium

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Ryan Turner (Raleigh, NC / Sanderson) passed the ball across the goal mouth to Costin Gregory (Raleigh, NC / Sanderson) who knocked it in the right side of the net at 13:36
• Less than two minutes later, Randolph's Salvador Ramirez tied it at 1-1
• Randolph would go on to outshoot the Tigers 9-1 in the first half
• Hampden-Sydney opened the second half as the aggressors but a dangerous cross from Randolph's troy Jurney was deflected and found Ramirez who put it in the back of the net in the 65th minute to give the hosts a 2-1 advantage
• Liam Hogan (Haymarket, VA / Battlefield) tied the game at 78:16 when he finished off a Hunter Weiland (Raleigh, NC / Heritage) pass
• The Tigers committed a fatal foul in the box at 80:37 that led to the game-winning penalty kick goal from Blake Heatherly.
• A few minutes later, Turner ran down the ball and got free from a defender but his outside shot went just wide left of the net.

TIGER TOP PERFORMERS

• Hogan and Gregory each scored
• Turner and Weiland added on an assist apiece
• Cameron McFarlane (Norwich, CT / South Kent) notched three saves

FOR THE FOES

• Ramirez scored twice
• Heatherly had one goal while Jurney tacked on an assist

STATS OF THE GAME

• Randolph held a 6-3 advantage in shots on goal
• The WildCats committed 17 fouls compared to seven for the Tigers

UP NEXT

• Hampden-Sydney hosts Guilford College at 4 pm on Saturday at Miller Field