SALEM, Virginia -- Roanoke College built an early 3-0 lead, then went on to hand Ferrum College a 6-2 field hockey loss in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) play tonight at Kerr Stadium.

RECORDS
Roanoke (4-2, 4-2 ODAC)
Ferrum (0-7, 0-7 ODAC)

THE BASICS
Roanoke scored three goals in the first six minutes of play, then tacked on a second-quarter goal to make it a 4-0 game at the break. Emilee Wooten's goal less than a minute into the third quarter extended the lead to 5-0.

Tatianna Roberts broke up the shutout, poking a shot past Roanoke goalkeeper Hannah Roerden for an unassisted goal in the third quarter at 41:56. Teammate Dominique Harper found the back of the cage with an unassisted goal, scoring off her own saved shot, at the 50:19 mark of the fourth quarter to cut the lead to 5-2.

The Maroons added a goal in the final minute of play for the final count. Roanoke outshot Ferrum 22-3 and closed the game with a 9-0 edge in penalty corners.

KEY STATS
Roanoke: Wooten goal, asst; Katherine Martin goal, asst; Caroline Dielh goal, asst; GK Roerden (W, 4-2) 55 min, 1 save
Ferrum: Roberts goal; Harper goal; GK Mia Holmes (L, 0-7) 60 min, 10 saves

UP NEXT
Coach Carrie Austin's team will return to action Friday, April 2, at home against Eastern Mennonite University. The ODAC game is scheduled for a 7:00 p.m. start at W.B. Adams Stadium.