WINCHESTER, Va. – The Shenandoah University field hockey team completed its home ODAC slate Friday with a 2-1 loss to Roanoke.
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Roanoke (5-2, 5-2 ODAC) clinched a home game in the upcoming ODAC Tournament with the win over Shenandoah (5-3, 5-3).
IN BRIEF
The Maroons scored the game-winner at 43:02 as Lauren Heffron knocked home a penalty corner insertion.
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Heffron's goal was the only one of the second half.
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After Roanoke scored the initial goal of contest at 13:51,
Kelsey Jones knotted the game at 1-1 by beating Maroons goalkeeper Hannah Roerden on a penalty stroke at 24:04.
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Roanoke outshot SU, 10-8, and was awarded eight of the 13 penalty corners.
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Goalkeeper
Isabella Morande made four saves on her senior day.
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The Hornets will clinch a home game as the No. 4 seed with a win Apr. 9 at Sweet Briar. SU holds the head-to-head tiebreaker over the two teams, Bridgewater and Randolph-Macon, immediately behind Shenandoah in the league standings.
UP NEXT
Shenandoah hosts Christopher Newport on Tuesday in a 3 p.m. exhibition contest.
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