Mary Washington field hockey takes flight in 2-0 win against Randolph-Macon College
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A group of University of Mary Washington players celebrate together after one of Proffitt’s goals. | Abbey Magnet, The Weekly Ringer
by THOMAS JACKSON
Sports Editor
The University of Mary Washington women’s field hockey team faced off against Randolph-Macon College on Sept. 15, defeating them with a score of 2–0. This win would improve their record to 6–3 for the season.
Going into the match, senior business administration major Bella Schroeder believed that the mentality the team carries into the game impacts how they play.
“The mentality was to go in and have fun,” she said. “When we have fun we play our game.”
The match went for two quarters without any goals, with multiple missed opportunities from both teams. Halftime was a point of readjustment for UMW, as the Eagles struck first with a goal from sophomore Mackenzie Proffitt.
Proffitt scored again late in the game to extend the lead to a comfortable 2–0, which UMW maintained for the win. Proffitt credits the team for how the goals came together.
“It was very exciting scoring the goals,” she said. “I was mostly excited for the team and how well we had worked together to make those two goals happen.”
UMW goalkeeper sophomore Tori Winans recorded her second unassisted shutout of the season, only facing one shot from Randolph-Macon College the entire match.
UMW came out strong and was more organized with their offensive press, per senior psychology major Jessica Wood.
“I felt we had more offensive opportunities and were just able to capitalize first,” she said. “We came out strong and played our game, which was definitely beneficial in getting the results that we wanted. I also felt like we were more organized with our press than previous games, which also resulted in more offensive opportunities.”
Sophomore psychology major Hannah Jadgchew believes that the key point of the match was UMW’s passing and possession of the ball.
“Our passing is always our strong suit and maintaining possession of the ball,” she said.
Corners would be an area of strength for the Eagles, beating Randolph-Macon in corners taken 5–1.
Jadgchew emphasized the preparation done before the game, stating that by practicing corners and rebounds they were prepared for the game.
“We did a lot of corners in the practice before which ended up working very well,” Jadgchew said. “We also worked on a lot of rebound shots off our goalies.”
The Eagle’s next game is on Oct. 6 against Centre College.
Carlos Nunes contributed to reporting for this article.
