Athletic Blog

4/24/13  The girls' varsity soccer team hosted Fredericksburg Academy, last year's defending tournament champion.  R-MA wasted no time putting points on the board.  Grace Alexander '14 netted a pass from McKenzie Marshall '13 in the first five minutes of the game.  Within the next ten minutes Marshall tallied two goals of her own.  Ashley McManus '13 migrated to the forward position duirng the first half and slipped the ball past the opponent's keeper.  The first half ended with a 4-1 score.

4/11-12/13  The R-MA varsity girls' soccer team traveled to Wakefield Country Day School on Thursday in a conference match-up.  McKenzie Marshall '13 netted two goals for the Jackets and helped her team to earn a 2-0 victory.

3/28/13  The girls' varsity soccer team hosted Quantico High School in their first conference contest this season.  R-MA was off to a very slow start and gave up an early goal to the Warriors.  Amongst various mistakes and degressive plays the Jackets managed to put 4 shots past the opponent's defense and goalie. 

3/22-23/13  R-MA hosted the Yellow Jacket Kick-off Classic Girls' Soccer Tournament on Friday and Saturday.  Including R-MA, six schools from around the state participated.  All visiting teams are ranked in the state and provided some very competitive competition.

5/2/12  The R-MA girls' varsity soccer team has gone undefeated in three straight games.  On April 24 the team played a competitive and scoreless 80-minute game with conference opponent Fredericksburg Academy.  The teams were very evenly matched which made for an exciting contest to spectate.  When the final whistle blew the score remained 0-0.  Erin Dullahan '12 secured the goal with defensive help from Ashley McManus '13, Allyson McManus '13, Anastasia Voellm '13 and Maddie Chafin '14.

4/18/12  The R-MA Lady Yellow Jackets completed three tough games, one conference and two non-conference.  On Thursday April 12 the girls hosted Wakefield Country Day School and won 3-0.  McKenzie Marshall '13 and Magda McNeil '13 combined their scoring efforts and were responsible for the three goals. 

3/21/12  The R-MA Varsity Girls' soccer team traveled to Dumfries, VA to compete with Pope John Paul the Great School, a non-conference opponent.  The game was physical and extremely competitive.  The Wolves of PJPG were able to take an early lead when they netted a penalty kick in the first 10 minutes of the game.  That would be the lone goal of the game and the Jackets would suffer a 1-0 loss.  R-MA played very aggressive and never gave up.  McKenzie Marshall '13 and Grace Alexander '14 led the Jackets while Ashley McManus '13, Allyson McManus '13, and Elaine Nalikka '12 put up a wall on the defensive end.  Erin Dullahan '12 defended the goal for R-MA and made several key saves.

3.13.12  The varsity girls' soccer team traveled to Wakefield Country Day School for their first game of the season.  Both teams compete in the Delaney Athletic Conference and hope to edge each other out in the standings.