THE GAME FACTS
Score: Roanoke 10, Mary Washington 9
Location: Salem, Va.
 
The Short Story: The Maroons fought back from a halftime deficit to record a 10-9 victory over Mary Washington at Kerr Stadium.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Kate Loughran and Libby Bowman scored early to give Roanoke a 2-0 advantage. But the Eagles responded with four straight goals, assuming a 4-2 lead on a marker from Victoria Mueller with 5:28 left in the first quarter.
• Although Grace Koutouzis broke the UMW run with 33 seconds left in the period, the Eagles would maintain the lead throughout the second stanza. A Caeley Terapane goal stretched the margin to 8-5 with 4:41 left, but Maddie McDonald would trim it down to two (8-6) on a goal with 2:49 to play. That score held until halftime.
• Kyleigh Chickering made six saves after the break as the Roanoke defense kept the Eagles off the scoreboard for the first 28-plus minutes of the second half.
• At the other end of the field, the Maroons gradually wore down the UMW defense. Bowman scored with 11:38 to play in the third period to make it 8-7, and Sydney Harrison tied the game with 3:12 remaining in the frame.
• Loughran put Roanoke in front for good off of a Harrison assist with 6:11 to play in the fourth quarter, and Tracey Benzing made it 10-8 at the 3:39 mark.
• Katie Blair finally broke the Eagles' drought with just 1:15 to play, pulling UMW to within 10-9. Mary Washington won the ensuing draw and went player-up on a Roanoke green card, but Chickering raced out of the goal circle to force a key turnover in the final seconds of the game as the Maroons held on for their third straight win in the series.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Kyleigh Chickering finished with 10 saves, tallying three apiece in the third and fourth quarters, and she also registered a game-high three caused turnovers.
• Harrison paced the Roanoke attack with a season-best four points, notching two goals and two assists. Bowman bagged a hat trick, Loughran tallied two goals, and Koutouzis posted one goal and one assist. Sophia Chickering recorded eight draw controls.
• Cailyn Tripp also made 10 saves in goal for Mary Washington. Blair and Terapane led the Eagles' offense with three goals apiece, and Bridget Crowley contributed a goal and two assists.
• Roanoke outshot UMW 28-21, including a 16-7 edge in the second half. The Eagles had a 13-10 advantage on the draw circle, but the Maroons won the turnover battle 16-11.

UP NEXT
Roanoke visits ODAC foe Bridgewater on Saturday. Game time is set for 4 p.m.