Box Score BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - Sometimes a tie is not a good thing, but for the Bluefeild College Rams on Saturday afternoon, a 1-1 draw with the Truett-McConnell Bears moved the Rams into fifth place in the Appalachian Athletic Conference standings.
Two first half goals were all the scoring that took place on Senior Day 2015 and it was senior Jessica Newman that provided the scoring for Bluefield. Her goal in the 23rd minute gave the Rams a 1-0 lead that lasted until the 38th minute when TMC's Abbey Thompson knotted the game with an unassisted goal.
The second half saw Truett charge, shooting eight times on goal, but failing to score asl BC keeper Brandi Anderson had six second half saves. Anderson had 12 total saves in the game with three coming in overtime.
Prior to the game seniors Victoria Doyle, Dakota Duckworth, Kali Furry, Adriana Moreno, Harushi Nishi, Jessica Newman and Holly Richardson were all honored for their service to the program. They were each escorted to centerfield by loved ones and were presented gifts and momentos by head coach Tom Price and his wife Debbie.
The Rams, now 4-4-4 overall anad 2-2-3 in the AAC, host conference foe Montreat, Wednesday in their final regular season home game.