Box Score SALEM – The Roanoke College men's soccer team defeated Hampden-Sydney 1-0 in a rain-soaked, physical contest on Saturday evening.  The Maroons now have a record of 9-2-2, 6-0-1 in the ODAC, while the Tigers are 7-5-1, 3-3-1 in ODAC play.
 
The Maroons are off to their best start in ODAC play since they went 7-0-1 in the first eight conference games of 2011.  The Maroons have an all-time series record of 28-15-5 against the Tigers, with a record of 5-5-2 since 2005.
 
Roanoke's lone goal came at 25:56 as Tyler Carbaugh played a rebounded Marc Dinkel shot into the right side of the net.  The  goal served as Carbaugh's fourth of the season, tallying now 15 points with his five assists.  Dinkel now has seven assists on the season, which currently leads the ODAC.  Carbaugh's tally would be the only goal of the night for either team, as Roanoke picked up the 1-0 victory.
 
The Maroons led the night in the shots category, outshooting the Tigers 15-6 on the evening.  Marc Dinkel led the team with four shots, followed by Sam Rauf with three.  Fortune Sibanda tallied two shots, while six other Maroons took one shot apiece.  Cole Sinclair played all 90 minutes in net and dished out three saves.
 
The Tigers were led in shots by Robert Kerby, who took three attempts on the night.  Liam Hogan finished with two shots, while Ryan Turner took the Tiger's remaning shot.  Cameron McFarlane also played a complete game for Hampden-Sydney, making seven saves in the effort.
 
The Maroons also led the night in corner kicks, 11-2.
 
Roanoke returns to action on Friday, October 17^th as it faces off against Eastern Mennonite University on the road.  That contest is scheduled for a 7:00 PM start.
 
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