decision as they fell to Randolph-Macon College. Ben O'Donnell led a valiant Eastern rally with three goals, but the host Yellow Jackets scored three straight goals in the fourth to put the game away late.

Randolph-Macon jumped to an early 3-0 lead on a trio of even-strength goals. Nick Mandia scored the first of his two goals on the day in the final minute of the first quarter to give the visiting Eagles a spark. Three more Yeloow Jacket tallies in the opening six minutes of the second stretched the Randolph Macon lead to 6-1. 

The Eastern defense then settled in, and O'Donnell connected on his first of the day midway through the second on a feed from Mandia. The half ended with the Eagles trailing 6-2 and the hosts holding a 21-7 edge in shots.

After giving up a short-handed goal in the second minute of the second half, the Eagles scored three straight in three minutes on a pair of O'Donnell goals around a Mandia tally. The Yellow Jacket defense settled in and goalie Adam Liberto made 8 saves to slow the Eastern advance.

Eastern outshot their hosts 18-2 for the period. The energy expended in the third seemed to run out as the Yellow Jackets scored a man advantage goal in the first minute of the fourth and then answered a Nate Trunfio goal with three straight tallies for the final margin. 

Mandia finished with a five point day for the Eagles, who will continue their season with a Spring Break game against Wittenberg University in Clearwater, FL.

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