Final Score: VCU 14, Old Dominion 8
Location: Richmond, Va. (Cary Street Field)
Records: VCU 1-1, Old Dominion 1-1
 
The Short Story: VCU, powered by a six-goal second quarter, pulled away from the Monarchs before halftime and led 10-3 at the break. VCU then held off visiting ODU's attempted third quarter rally for the win.
 
QUICK FACTS:

• Kelsey McDonnell led the Rams in scoring again with five goals
• Juliana George contributed four goals, three of which came in less than a minute of action in the second quarter
• Savannah Slack found the back of the net three times while Mia George tacked on two goals
• Meghna Dawar saved 14 of the 22 ODU shots she faced in the cage
• VCU outshot ODU 33-25 overall and the Rams held an advantage on draw controls, 15-10
• Lily Siskind was the leading scorer for the Monarchs with three goals  
• The victory marks VCU's third straight win over rival ODU

 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Rams got out to an early 4-1 lead in the opening minutes thanks to two goals from Slack
• ODU's Siskind scored a free position goal with one second left in the first quarter to cut VCU's lead to 4-2 
• The Black and Gold pulled away in the second quarter, outscoring ODU 6-1 over that period, including a 5-0 scoring run spanning the final 6:53 of the first half to take a 10-3 halftime lead
• During that stretch George scored three goals in 54 seconds of game action
• After a McDonnell goal at 13:07 remaining in the third quarter made it 11-3, ODU went on a 3-0 run to cut the margin to five at 11-6 at the end of the third quarter
• The two teams traded goals in the fourth quarter and McDonnell capped the scoring with her fifth goal of the game with 2:27 left on the clock
• ODU got no closer than a four-goal margin in the fourth quarter

 
UP NEXT:
VCU travels to Elon this Saturday, Feb. 18. The opening draw is scheduled for noon and the game will be streamed on FloSports.