Score: VCU 0, Rhode Island 0
Location: Richmond, Va. (Sports Backers Stadium)
Records: VCU 3-5-3 (2-1-1) Rhode Island 0-6-5 (0-1-2)
 
THE SHORT STORY: VCU Women's Soccer clashed to a scoreless draw at Sports Backers Stadium, out shooting Rhode Island and pushing the tempo for 90 minutes in Sunday's Atlantic 10 matchup.

THE PITCH SIDE:

• The Rams racked up 16 shots with four shots on goal
• VCU held Rhode Island to only two shots on goal
• Aisha Maughan and Kendyl Sarver led the Rams with three shots each, with Sarver getting one shot on goal
• Along with Sarver, Stella Castro, Paige Hoeger, and Carleigh Frilles also recorded a shot on goal
• Allison Karpovich made the start in goal, stopping a pair of Rhode Island shots
• It was Karpovich's third shutout of the season
• The Rams also controlled the corners, collecting eleven corners to Rhode Island's three
• VCU pushed tempo all game, resulting in ten offsides, with some being very close to the line

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Rams got it started early when Greta Kraszula ripped a shot to the left
• VCU continued to attack early with shots by Maughan, Milica Bulatovic, and Sarver
• VCU got its first shot on goal in the 32nd minute when Hoeger ripped one right at the Rhode Island keeper
• As the half dwindled down, the Rams got one more shot on goal by Castro that was again saved
• VCU opened up the second half just as aggressively, taking six shots in the first fifteen minutes of the period
• The Rams had a pair of great opportunities in the 74th and 75th minutes as they knocked on the door with shots from Frilles and Sarver
• When the final whistle blew, VCU and Rhode Island could not find a goal to separate the two as things ended scoreless

NEXT UP: The Rams travel to Philadelphia, Pa. to continue A-10 play against La Salle on Thursday at 7 p.m.