Score: No. 12 Virginia 4, VCU 1
Location: Charlottesville, Va. (Klockner Stadium)
Records: VCU 1-3-2, Virginia 5-0-1
 
THE SHORT STORY: VCU Women's Soccer dropped a top-25 matchup at No. 12 Virginia, losing 4-1 on Sunday afternoon.
 
PITCH SIDE
 

• Kanna Matsuhisa got VCU on the board in the 46th minute with her first goal of the season
• Matsuhisa collected three shots, with two on goal to lead VCU
• The Rams recorded six shots on goal with nine overall shots
• During the second half the Rams out shot the Cavaliers six to four and had three shots on goal while keeping Virginia off net
• VCU earned a game-high five corners
• Mia Pongratz made her collegiate debut, playing the entire second half

 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 

• Virginia scored all four of their goals in the first half, getting goals in the first, fourth, 12th and 32nd minutes
• In the 46th minute, Virginia's keeper, Victoria Safradin (who took over at halftime) misplayed a ball that took her wide left and out of her net. In an attempt to clear the ball, she instead found Matsuhisa
• The VCU forward took one touch past a defender then confidently smashed it home into the empty net to get the Rams on the board
• Despite the score, the Rams kept pushing throughout the second half, out shooting Virginia and putting three shots on goal
• Jazzy Jackson ripped a shot that was cleared off the line in the 48th minute
• In the 69th minute Matsuhisa took a shot from the right side that was kept out by the UVA keeper
• And in the final minutes, with VCU still pushing the tempo, Anna Bagley took a shot in the 77th minute that was saved

 
UP NEXT: VCU returns home on Thursday, Sept. 7 with another top-25 matchup when No. 3 Stanford visits Sports Backers Stadium with kickoff set for 7 p.m.