Score: VCU 0, JMU 0
Location: Harrisonburg, Va. (Sentara Park)
Records: VCU 0-0-1, JMU 0-0-1

THE SHORT STORY: Senior goalkeeper Whitney Horton recorded four saves in her collegiate debut as VCU and James Madison played to a scoreless draw in the first match of the season.

• VCU dominated the first half with seven shot attempts, including three on goal, while limiting JMU to just two shots
• Redshirt junior midfielder Anna Bagley recorded five shots, four of which were on goal
• Horton recorded four saves in a shoutout performance
• Overall, VCU outshot JMU 7-5 in shots on goal while the Dukes held a 13-12 advantage in total shot attempts
• The game marked VCU's first scoreless draw since Sept. 5, 2019 when the Rams played Wake Forest

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Anna Bagley led the Rams in the first half with three shots including two on goal
• VCU's first real threat came on a corner kick in the 10th minute that was followed immediately by a Bagley shot that was wide
• In the 19th minute, Kanna Matsuhisa's shot attempt forced the first save of the contest
• The Rams threatened again in the 27th minute as Bulatovic's shot hit the crossbar while Bagley's follow up attempt was saved. The teams went into halftime tied 0-0
• VCU's defense kept the game deadlocked at 0-0 as graduate defender Amber DiOrio saved a JMU shot attempt after Horton's pressure forced the Dukes' out wide and the shot was slowed by senior defender Rachael Senyk's deflection
• VCU had back-to-back shots saved, first by DiOrio and then Bagley, in the 74th minute in what was the Rams' final shot attempts of the match 

UP NEXT

The Rams stay on the road for their second game of the season as they take on No. 23 N.C. State on Sunday, Aug. 21 at 1 p.m. That match will be broadcast on ACCNX and ESPN+.