Final Score: VCU 13, Duquesne 10
Location: Richmond, Va. (Cary Street Field)
Records: VCU 5-5 (1-1 A-10), Duquesne 2-8 (0-2)

QUICK FACTS

• The Jessica Del Rossi scored a game-high six goals on just eight shots. Del Rossi went 1-of-1 on free position shots.
• Ria Peralta had 12 saves in the cage for VCU.
• Sky Hyatt scored two goals on four shots with a team-high four caused turnovers, three draw controls and two ground balls.
• Isabella Evans-Riester, Jenn Nonn, Keriann McTavish and Molly Barcikowski each scored one goal for the Black and Gold.
• Clare Murphy tied with Barcikowski for the team-high in assists, each of them with two.
• Duquesne had a slight 27-26 edge in total shots while VCU led in ground balls 23-19.
• The Rams went 3-of-4 on free position attempts while the Dukes were just 1-of-3.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The two teams were locked in a defensive battle for much of the first half as Duquesne jumped out to a 5-1 lead with four minutes left in the first stanza.
• The Rams got goals from Nicole Morris and Keriann McTavish to cut the deficit to just 5-3 at halftime.
• Del Rossi scored first out of the break to get within 5-4 before Duquesne scored two goals in less than two minutes to lead 7-4 with 25:36 left.
• The Rams would then score the next four goals and take their first lead of the contest at 8-7 on an Evans-Riester goal with 18:36 remaining.
• Duquesne tied it up at 8-8 just less than four minutes later but another four goal run by the Rams push their lead to 12-8 with 5:17 remaining.
• VCU's defense held Duquesne to two goals in the final 14:53 of the contest to earn the victory.