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Men's Soccer Marshall 2022
4
Winner Old Dominion ODU (4-2-1, 1-0-0)
1
VCU VCU (0-4-3, 0-0-1)
Winner
Old Dominion ODU
(4-2-1, 1-0-0)
4
Final
1
VCU VCU
(0-4-3, 0-0-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Old Dominion ODU 4 0 4
VCU VCU 0 1 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

MEN'S SOCCER SUFFERS 4-1 SETBACK TO OLD DOMINION

Score: Old Dominion 4, VCU 1
Location: Richmond, Va. (Sports Backers Stadium)
Records: VCU 0-4-3, Old Dominion 4-1-2  
 
The short story: The Rams showed improvement in the second half, but it was too late to overcome Old Dominion's four goals in the opening 45 minutes.
 
 
QUICK FACTS
  • Sophomore Cory Taylor and redshirt sophomore John Ermini split time evenly at goalkeeper, with Taylor manning the net in the first half and Ermini coming in for the second half.
  • Freshman forward Papa Toure provided the highlight of the night for the Rams by scoring off of a penalty kick in the 88th minute. It is the first career goal for the native of Senegal.
  • The shot count was close between the two sides, with Old Dominion holding a slight 12-11 edge.
  • The Rams doubled up on corner kicks compared to the Monarchs, with an 8-4 advantage.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Monarchs took control of the match quickly, scoring three times in the opening 16 minutes. Tristan Jenkins opened the scoring for the visitors from Norfolk with a goal in the fourth minute of action, followed by a tally by Jonas Schmalbach in the ninth minute, and another goal by Jenkins in the 16th minute.
  • Old Dominion would add on a fourth goal towards the end of the first half, this one by Owen Ruddy.
  • The Rams buckled down defensively and possessed the ball better in the second half, but they could not find the scoreboard until Toure's penalty kick.
 
HEAR FROM HEAD COACH DAVE GIFFARD
 
"Obviously, a disappointing evening in that we took a step backwards in the first 45 minutes of the game, where last game on Saturday against UMass, we played a good 45 minutes to start the game and were ready to go. Unfortunately, we took a step backwards this evening and really gave up four goals out of nothing. Five or six shots, all preposterous errors by us. The group was a little fatigued, both mentally and physically, from playing Saturday and the quick turnaround on Tuesday as they adapt to the college soccer two games a week demands.  Quite frankly, we're just not mature enough yet to understand what you've got to give when you're physically and mentally fatigued. It's probably the first time this season that we've been a little bit fatigued coming into the game, and it brought out some of our weak underbelly that we've seen in some of the other games. Now, we push and try to learn from this as we get ready for an away trip to Saint Louis on a Saturday for our second A-10 match."
 
UP NEXT
 
The Rams resume their Atlantic 10 Conference slate on Saturday, Sept. 24 with a trip to Saint Louis to take on the Billikens.  The game kicks off at 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time, and it will be streamed live on ESPN+.
 
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