Final Score: VCU 5, American 1
Location: Reeves Athletic Complex (Washington, D.C.)
Records: VCU 3-3-1, American 1-7-0 

The Short Story: It took only five minutes into the match for the VCU Rams to put the game away for good, as the duo of Tori Buress and Julia Suarez combined for a goal and two assists apiece in the Black and Gold's 5-1 triumph over the American University Eagles. Maddi Santo also added two goals in the victory.

QUICK FACTS

• The Rams took double-digit shots for the second consecutive game, taking 14 shots, with 11 of them on net. American would only take five shots in the game, with four on net.
• VCU kept up the offensive pressure with six corner kicks, limiting their offsides to two.
• Goalkeeper Audrey Sanderson would win her third game of the season, coming up with three saves on the day. 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• VCU did not waste any time getting on the board in the first half. Burress would knock home her first goal of the season off a one-timer on a pass from Suarez inside the 18-yard box just 1:30 into the game, putting the Black and Gold up 1-0 early. 
• The duo of Burress and Suarez would trade places just three minutes later, as Suarez would score her second goal of the season as assisted by Burress, as she sent a through ball into the box for Suarez to send home.
• The Rams would add one more first half goal 20 minutes later in the 24^th minute, as Buress would grab another assist as she helped out Maddi Santo grab a goal, putting the Rams up 3-0.
• American would get one back in the start of the second half, as Yari Bradfield would score in the 47^th minute to cut the lead to 3-1.
• Santo had other thoughts about a two-goal lead, as thanks to Susanna Friedrichs, snagged her second goal of the game from the 6-yard box. That would extend the score to 4-1 in favor of the Black and Gold.
• The final score of the day would come in the 67^th minute, as Kelly Graves would join the scoring off a solid one-timer pass from Suarez. Graves was standing far post, and headed it in to push the score to 5-1, where it would stay though the remaining 90^th minute. 

WHAT'S NEXT 

VCU will return to action this Friday, when they travel to face James Madison University on the road. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m.