The Match Facts:
Scores: Roanoke 4, Eastern Mennonite 1
Location: Salem, Va. (Kerr Stadium)
The Short story: The Roanoke College women's soccer team scored three early goals Wednesday and cruised to a 4-1 Old Dominion Athletic Conference victory over Eastern Mennonite University.
How it happened:
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Emily Moffitt took a cross from
Brooke Nicholson just 7:04 into the game and found the back of the net to put RC ahead 1-0.
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Rebecca Carr scored back-to-back unassisted goals at 14:25 and 18:36, the second on a free kick. Carr leads the team and is tied for fifth in the conference with seven goals on the year.
*EMU's Leah Beachy made it a two-goal game early in the second half with an unassisted tally.
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Irene Orndorff ended the scoring midway through the second half on a feed from
Lauren Fisher.
Inside the numbers:
*Roanoke outshot EMU 35-7 and held a 6-3 edge in corner kicks.
*Katie Parks and Camden Johnson combined for 14 saves for the Royals (3-7-1/1-3 ODAC).
Up Next: Roanoke (6-6-1/3-2 ODAC) travels to Washington & Lee University Saturday for another ODAC match at 1 p.m.
