THE GAME FACTS
Score: Roanoke 16, Shenandoah 6
Location: Salem, Va.
 
The Short Story: No. 3 seed Roanoke beat sixth-seeded Shenandoah 16-6 in the conference quarterfinals, giving Bill Pilat '85 the 400th victory of his coaching career.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Maroons outscored the Hornets 7-0 in the first quarter and netted the first nine goals of the game, going in front 9-0 on a goal from Wyatt Whitlow with 7:50 to play in the first half. Whitlow notched four markers during the early run, which also featured the first career goal from senior defenseman Matt Jahries.
• Shenandoah registered back-to-back goals to trim the deficit to 9-2, but tallies from Luca Docking and Julian Kammerman in the final minute of the second period gave RC an 11-2 halftime cushion.
• The teams traded scores for most of the second half, but the Hornets would come no closer than an 8-goal margin (13-5) late in the third quarter.
• The Maroons outscored Shenandoah 3-1 in the final frame to squash any hopes of a rally.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Whitlow poured in seven goals to pace the Roanoke attack. Docking finished the night with two goals and three assists.
• Julian Kammerman added two goals, while Roanoke got one goal and one assist apiece from Noah Bell, Luke Kammerman and Bryson Miller.
• Taylor Lewis played the full 60 minutes in goal and recorded 12 saves. Jake Brader won 11-of-17 faceoffs and picked up seven ground balls, while Aidan Sullivan and Patrick Cullen each notched a pair of caused turnovers.
• Mark Isabelle tallied 19 saves in goal for Shenandoah. Stephen Graham and Tyler Held posted two goals apiece to lead the Hornets' offense.
• The Maroons outshot the Hornets 57-34, forced 27 SU turnovers and won 15-of-25 faceoffs.
• Pilat now holds a 400-179 record across 36 seasons at the helm of his alma mater. He is just the seventh coach to reach 400 career wins across all divisions in NCAA lacrosse history.

UP NEXT

• Roanoke advances to face No. 2 seed Lynchburg in the ODAC semifinals on Thursday, with game time to be announced.