Date: Saturday, September 19, 2007
Contact: Chris Kilcoyne, Sports Information Director
(804) 752-7387, christopherkilcoyne@rmc.edu
Hampden-Sydney Slips By Randolph-Macon 1-0
HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, VA – Hampden-Sydney notched a 22nd minute goal from Jason Powell and goalkeeper John Robert Plyler earned his first collegiate shutout as Hampden-Sydney claimed a 1-0 victory over visiting Randolph-Macon in the first conference contest of 2007 for both sides.
Hampden-Sydney out-shot the Yellow Jackets 17-6 en route to improving their record to 3-4 (1-0 ODAC). With the loss, Randolph-Macon drops to 2-5 (0-1 ODAC).
Hampden-Sydney would fire nine total shots in the opening half, but Randolph-Macon goalkeeper Jason DePre recorded five saves to keep the Yellow Jackets' deficit at 1-0 going into halftime. DePre finished the match with seven saves total.
Randolph-Macon applied tremendous pressure in the final 20 minutes of the match but were not able to convert on any scoring chances.
R-MC will return to action when it plays at home for the first time since September 2nd when the welcome ODAC foe Emory and Henry for a 1:00 p.m. match.
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