Owings Mills, MD-
The Mustangs (2-1) overtook the Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets
(0-2) in a close competition, 10-9. Villa took 29 shots and earned
21 groundballs to Randolph-Macon's 19 shots and 17
groundballs.
Villa's Brittany Connelly (Catonsville,
MD/Catonsville) scored the first goal at the 20:40 mark
assisted by Lisa Baker (Westminster,
MD/Westminster). She was followed by four more Mustangs
goals before the Yellow Jackets scored at 13:46. Randolph-Macon and
Villa added one more goal each to bring the half to a close with
the Mustangs leading 6-2.
Villa returned to the field in the second half to grab two goals
in the first minute. Randolph-Macon made a comeback with five
consecutive goals to close the gap to 8-7. Julie Olson
(Spofford, NH/Keene) capitalized on a free position
opportunity to maintain the lead. Lauren Zegowitz
(Gaithersburg, MD/Damascus) scored another Mustang goal,
but Randolph-Macon grabbed two more goals at the 5:45 and :36
marks. After an offside's call on the Yellow Jackets in the
last seconds of play, Villa took advantage and kept possession of
the ball for a final score of 10-9.
Leading the team with two goals each were
Zegowitz, B. Connelly, and
Kristyna Hnizda (Manchester, MD/North Carroll).
The Mustangs were led defensively by Zegowitz and
Hnizda with three caused turnovers each.
The Mustangs are travelling to West Palm Beach for a match on May
6 versus Neumann.
