Box Score The Basics
Score: Roanoke 4 EMU 1
Records: Roanoke 7-5, ODAC 1-4 / EMU 2-10, 0-3 ODAC

The Lead: The Roanoke College Field Hockey team picked up its first ODAC victory of the season by defeating Eastern Mennonite on Tuesday by a score of 4-1.

How it Happened:

• Megan Diehl got the action started for the Maroons when she scored an unassisted goal 14 minutes in off of a rebounded shot by Shelbi Holloman.
• Diehl picked up her second goal of the game that was assisted by Katerina DeSimone's centering pass on a breakaway.
• Sophomore Rebecca Schmidt collected a rebound off another shot from Holloman and notched her first goal of the season to give the Maroons a 3-0 lead heading into the second half.
• Melissa Cox scored the Royal's only goal of the match at the 55:41 mark off of a rebounded shot to narrow the margin to 3-1.
• Holloman was able to get her 10^th goal of the season with just five minutes left to play on a goal assisted by DeSimone off of a penalty corner.
• RC outshot EMU 22-9 and also held a 16-5 edge in penalty corners.
• Heather Schauder played all 70 minutes in goal while picking up four saves Maroons.

Up Next: RC field hockey will face non-conference opponent Hendrix College on Saturday, October 17^th at 1:00 at Donald J. Kerr Stadium.