Box Score
Final Score: William & Mary 1, VCU 0
Location: Williamsburg, Va.
Records: William & Mary 2-0, VCU 0-2
 
The Short Story: The Rams and Tribe battled through a scoreless first 60 minutes before William & Mary converted a breakaway two minutes into overtime to win the game.
 
QUICK FACTS:

• Sheridan Messier made six saves for the Rams
• Georgia Carr-Brown recorded a team-high three shot attempts
• William & Mary had a 2-1 edge in penalty corners
• William & Mary outshot VCU 10-7 overall and 7-2 in shots on goal
• The Tribe's Sally Snead scored the game's only goal on an assist from Lilly Saunders

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The first quarter saw only two shot attempts on goal, both by the Tribe, that were saved by Messier
• Lonica McKinney had the Rams' first chance of the game in the 21^st minute but her effort was saved by The Tribe's Maddie George
• The Rams then had back-to-back shots by Bridget McCormick and Jaimie McCormick in the 22^nd minute but Jaimie's attempt was blocked and Bridget's went wide
• With the score til tied 0-0, each team had just one shot on goal in the third quarter with both attempts saved
• The Rams had a chance to win the game in regulation following a penalty corner in the 56^th minute but Janne Wetzel's shot attempt was block and Carr-Brown's follow-up attempt went wide
• William & Mary scored 1:26 into the overtime period on a breakaway to win the contest

UP NEXT:
VCU hosts Lafayette in its home opener on Sunday, Sept. 4 for a 1 p.m. contest that will be streamed on ESPN+.