Roanoke defeated the Hampden-Sydney Lacrosse team 14-8 in the ODAC Tournament Semifinals on Friday night.

THE BASICS

• Final Score: Roanoke 14, Hampden-Sydney 8
• Records: Hampden-Sydney 13-5; Roanoke 14-4
• Location: Lexington, VA – Wilson Field

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Roanoke's Owen Curry scored first at 13:25
• Jared Medwar tied the game off a John Burke pass at 10:44
• The Tigers struggled to possess the ball throughout the game, and the Maroons made them pay as they tallied the next six scores to go up 7-2 with 12:44 left in the second quarter.
• Burke found the back of the net courtesy of an Ian Levin feed at 8:36, but Roanoke would score the final two goals of the frame to go into halftime up 9-2
• The second half proved evenly contested on the scoreboard with H-SC outscoring RC 6-5, but the Tigers were never able to draw within closer than six.

TIGER TOP PERFORMERS

• John Burke posted four points on three goals and one assist
• Hunter Brown scored twice with one assist
• Jack Hayden contributed a goal and an assist
• Marshall Via forced three turnovers with five ground balls
• Wilson Booth went 11-21 on face-offs

FOR THE FOES

• Owen Curry and IV Stucker each tallied five points
• Jason Sarro scored twice with two assists
• Hayden Miller recorded a hat trick

STATS OF THE GAME

• Roanoke outshot Hampden-Sydney 49-29
• The Tigers went 15-26 on face-offs
• RC held a 46-31 advantage in ground balls

UP NEXT

• Hampden-Sydney will learn their NCAA Tournament fate on Sunday night for the NCAA selection show.