Buena Vista, Va.- The Randolph men's soccer team traveled to the campus of Southern Virginia on Wednesday evening. It was a scoreless game until the Knights scored in the 72nd minute and went on to win 1-0.
Randolph's overall record falls drops to 1-2-3. Southern Virginia improves to 5-1-1.
The WildCats had a pair of shots in the first eight minutes of the game as they looked to pressure the Knights early on in the game. Both defenses held firm as the first shot on goal came by Southern Virginia with time expiring in the first half. Mark Robinson (Amherst, Va./Amherst County) had a shot glance off the crossbar in the 43rd minute.
Both teams had a shot on frame in the first six and half minutes of the second half. SVU scored at 71:50 to take the lead. Randolph had one shot on goal in the last 10 and half minutes of game time.
Total shots favored Southern Virginia 12-6 and shots on goal 5-2. The Knights also led in corner kicks 6-2.
Carter Kelly (Carrollton, Va./Smithfield) had four saves in goal for the WildCats.
Randolph is back on the road as it travels to Marymount on Saturday. Game time from Arlington will be at 2:00 p.m.
