Final Score: George Mason 19, VCU 8

Location: Richmond, Va. (Cary Street Field)

Records: VCU 5-7 (1-3), George Mason 8-4 (4-0)

The Short Story: VCU scored two goals just before halftime to cut the deficit to just 7-5 at the break but George Mason was able to outscore VCU12-3 in the second half to take the victory.

QUICK FACTS

• Sky Hyatt scored a team-high three goals and added a team-high three assists.
• Jessica Del Rossi scored two goals on just three shot attempts.
• Keriann McTavish, Clare Murphy and Nicole Morris each scored one goal for the Rams.
• Ria Peralta made 10 saves in the cage.
• George Mason outshot VCU 41-25 for the game and held a 17-11 edge in draw controls.
• The Black and Gold had a slight 22-11 advantage in ground balls.
• VCU went 2-of-6 on free positions while Mason was 1-of-6.
• The Patriots were a perfect 23-of-23 on clear attempts while the Rams were 18-of-22.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• George Mason scored the first goal just over two minutes into the game and built a 4-0 lead with 19:27 remaining in the first half.
• The Rams cut the deficit to 4-2 after Hyatt and Del Rossi each found the back of net, the latter scoring with 13:20 left before halftime.
• Mason would score two of the next three goals to push its lead to 7-3 but the Rams' Morri and Del Rossi each scored before halftime as VCU trailed just 7-5.
• The Patriots scored 12 of the next 13 goals to build a 19-6 lead with 6:00 remaining.
• Murphy and McTavish each scored for VCU before time expired for the final margin.

WHAT'S NEXT 

VCU heads to Saint Joseph's for a 4 p.m. game on Thursday, April 13.