Final Score: No. 5 Louisville 3, VCU 1
Location: Richmond, Va.
Records: VCU 7-4, Louisville 9-2
 
The Short Story: VCU went toe-to-toe with No. 5 Louisville but the Cardinals scored with just over six minutes remaining to take a 3-1 lead and hold off the Rams.
 
QUICK FACTS:

• The loss snapped VCU's four-game winning streak and the Rams allowed their first goal in nearly 243 minutes of game action
• Janne Wetzel scored her first goal of the season on her lone shot attempt
• Litiana Field recorded an assist
• Jaimie McCormick had a team-high two shot attempts
• VCU and Louisville were tied 8-8 in shot attempts and 6-6 in shots on goal
• The Cardinals were led by Aimee Plumb who scored a goal and had an assist

 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• VCU held a majority of the possession in the first quarter and outshot Louisville 2-0 but the teams remained tied 0-0
• The Cardinals scored the game's first goal in the 25^th minute on a shot that was deflected into the cage
• Louisville went up 2-0 just before halftime in the 30^th minute on a goal from Katie Schneider
• The Rams got back into the game early in the third quarter as Wetzel scored in the 34^th minute off a penalty corner on an assist from Field
• The two teams battled back-and-forth for the next 19 minutes of game action until the Cardinals got an insurance goal in the 53^rd minute from Plumb to make it 3-1

UP NEXT:
VCU plays at Davidson on Friday, Oct. 7 for a 7 p.m. match that will be streamed on ESPN+.