College Women’s Soccer Final: Roanoke 2, Guilford 0

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Roanoke College got second half goals from Laura Garbarini and Hailey Davis as the Maroons defeated the Guilford College women’s soccer team, 2-0, on Wednesday night. Guilford fell to 3-5 and 0-2 in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. RC moved to 5-3-1 and 2-0.

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The match was scoreless at halftime. Roanoke held a 14-2 edge in shots in the first 45 minutes.

Garbarini notched her goal in the 60th minute. Meagan Ryan–who earned the assist–headed a shot that caromed off the crossbar before Garbarini nudged the ball past Quaker goalkeeper Cheyenne Grim. Grim had a career-high 13 saves in the defeat.

Davis tallied at the 89:35 mark. Taylor Sayegh played a long ball from rhe Maroon defensive half, which Davis ran under and chipped in from nine yards.

The Maroons controlled possession most of the game. Roanoke led in shots (28-4) and corner kicks (6-0). Chris Martin stopped two GC shots and earned the win for RC.

The Quakers return to action on Saturday (9/30) at Randolph Macon College. The ODAC match begins at 1 p.m.