Final Score: VCU 18, La Salle 8
Location: Pittsburgh, Pa.
Records: VCU 6-6 (2-3 A-10), Duquesne 1-11 (0-5 A-10)
 
The Short Story:  VCU raced out to a 6-0 lead at the end of the first quarter and the Rams lead wire-to-wire in a convincing win over Duquesne.
 
QUICK FACTS:

• Mia George scored a career-high five goals and added an assist
• Juliana George had three goals and two assists on a team-high six shot attempts
• Savannah Slack and Kelsey McDonnell each scored a hat trick
• Riley O"Malley had one goal and two assists while Meghan McLaughlin had one goal and an assist. Ashley Karn, Morgan Reed each scored once
• VCU outshot Duquesne 37-19 overall and 25-10 in shots on goal
• The Rams won the draw control battle 17-13 and forced 22 Dukes' turnovers while only committing 13
• Duquesne was led by Delaney Rodriguez-Shaw who scored two goals and added two assists

 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Rams dominated the beginning of the game, scoring taking a 6-0 lead after the first quarter and scoring the game's first seven goals
• Slack scored her hat trick all in the first quarter and scored three of the Rams' first five goals
• VCU pushed its lead to 9-1 with 4:06 left before halftime after back-to-back free position goals from Mia George.
• The Dukes were able to trim the deficit to 9-4 with 12:51 left in the third quarter but that is as close of a margin as Duquesne had for the remainder of the game
• VCU expanded on its five-goal lead, outscoring Duquesne 9-4 the rest of the way to cruise to the win

UP NEXT:
VCU hosts No. 11 Virginia on Wednesday, April 5 for a 4 p.m. opening draw at Cary Street Field. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.