AMHERST COUNTY, Va. - The Randolph College women's soccer team made a short trip to take on Sweet Briar on Wednesday afternoon for ODAC play. The WildCats took care of business, winning 7-1 over the Vixens. With the win, Randolph locks up their first winning season since 2018 and have positioned themselves for a spot in the ODAC tournament.
It was a dominant first half, offensively, for the WildCats as they went into halftime with a four-goal advantage. It was
Casey Serttas who led the charge with a goal just 20 seconds into the game. She came back in the 12th minute with another goal to put the 'Cats up 2-0.
Bailey Richardson followed just over a minute later with a goal, widening the gap even more. The WildCats' fourth goal came from
Amanda Ramirez-Rodriguez in the 37th minute off her own free kick.
Quickly out of the break, Richardson rebounded a blocked shot for the goal in the 48th minute, pushing the score to 5-0. The Vixens continued to look for a scoring opportunity as the WildCats' defense remained solid.
Kloe Rossi got another goal on the board in the 71st minute for a 6-0 lead. However, in the 84th minute, the Vixens found the back of the net to avoid the shutout. Randolph soon responded with a goal three minutes later by
Ava Brandenburg to cruise to a 7-1 victory.
As a team, Randolph controlled the shots category with a 31-18 advantage over the Vixens. Serttas led all players with eight shots, five on goal. Richardson was behind with six shots and five on target. Brandenburg also recorded four shots for the WildCats.Â
In the net was starting goalie
Kacie Walker, who collected seven saves before
Sam Arredondo came in to close out the game, picking up three saves.
The team is back home on Wednesday for their final regular season game against Randolph-Macon at 7 p.m.
