GREENSBORO, N.C. – Striking with a swift swing of her left foot in the 70^th minute, Mya Rivera (Parish, Fla.) netted her second goal of the season, bringing the score to a 1-1 result between the Guilford College women's soccer team and Randolph-Macon College in the Homecoming weekend nightcap on Saturday at Appenzeller Field.

Facing a fellow Old Dominion Athletic Conference opponent, but doing so in a non-conference contest, GC now moves to 5-1-1 on the season, and while they could not claim their first win over R-MC since 2011, they did claim their second-straight draw against their in-league rivals. The Yellow Jackets, meanwhile, advance to 3-1-2.

Neither keeper was really at fault in this one, with both goals scored being near un-savable shots. Ady Franken (Peoria, Ill.) got the nod in net once again for the Quakers, making three stops against a goal allowed to see her record go to 5-1-1. Zoe Long started for the guests and moved to 2-0-1 after making four stops against one goal allowed.

In what was a defensive bout, Rivera and R-MC's Lauren Brokaw were the goal scorers with no assists awarded on the night. Rivera had two shots on frame with Carmen Ellis (Johnson City, Tenn.) and Jenna Shotton (Walnut Cove, N.C.) each having a shot on goal for the home team. Lora Bertram had two shots that threatened the twine for the guests.

The Yellow Jackets got the game's first scoring chance, drawing a foul that was placed directly on the 25-yard line of the football field on the right wing. Off of it, instead of trying a set-piece, Brokaw just went for it all tucking a magnificent left-footed shot into the upper-left '90 for her fifth score of the season in the 23^rd minute.

Each side had two shots on goal in the half with that free kick being the only true scoring opportunity and that trend would continue in the second half.

Guilford answered in the 70^th minute. Gaining possession around midfield, Rivera navigated the pitch herself before noticing the Yellow Jacket keeper off her line, and granting the forward a shooting lane that she took moving to her left from about 34-yards away off the left post, tucking into the top-left shelf for the score.

There would be one final scoring chance, for R-MC late, as a couple of misplays opened an opportunity deep in their box. The ball pinballed around loosely before finding the foot of Bertram from inside the '8, but Franken dove to her right to deflect the shot away and preserve the breakeven final score of, 1-1.

The Quakers have one final tune-up before ODAC play, a battle at Warren Wilson College on Wednesday, September 25^th at 5:00 PM.  

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