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Kanna Matsuhisa celebrates game winner vs. Duquesne
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Duquesne DUQ (9-6-0, 3-5-0)
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Winner VCU VCU (3-7-4, 2-1-4)
Duquesne DUQ
(9-6-0, 3-5-0)
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Final
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VCU VCU
(3-7-4, 2-1-4)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Duquesne DUQ 1 0 1
VCU VCU 1 1 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Julia Gardiner

RAMS DOWN DUQUESNE IN CONFERENCE CONTEST

Box Score: VCU 2, Duquesne 1
Location: Richmond, Va. / Sports Backers Stadium
Records: VCU (3-7-4, 2-1-4 A-10), Duquesne (9-6, 3-5 A-10)
 
THE SHORT STORY: VCU collected three points over Duquesne as Greta Kraszula and Kanna Matsuhisa combined for a pair of goals and Allison Karpovich notched five saves in a bounce-back 2-1 victory.
 
PITCH SIDE
  • Greta Kraszula curved in an olimpico goal from the corner for her first of the year
  • Kanna Matsuhisa scored her team-leading sixth goal of the season
  • Allison Karpovich's five saves on the evening brought her career total to 100
  • Matsuhisa, Jenna Eller, Jordyn Hall and Carleigh Frilles each tallied two shots
  • Duquesne outshot VCU 19-9, but the Rams recorded five saves to the Dukes' three
  • The Rams led the match in possession with control in 54% of the match
  • VCU took the lead in the all-time series, 4-3, over the Dukes
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Kraszula's unbelievable olimpico goal gave the Rams an early lead in the 19th minute
  • In the 26th minute, Duquesne had an answer on forward Margey Brown's ninth goal of the season
  • VCU took its deciding lead in the 65th minute as Y-Van Nguyen dropped the ball back to Matsuhisa at 20 yards out and she curled it over the head of goalkeeper Maddy Neundorfer
  • The Rams earned their 10th point in the Atlantic 10 standings with the 2-1 victory
 
UP NEXT:
VCU hits the road for a pair of A-10 away matches at Dayton on Oct. 20 and George Washington on Oct. 24, before coming home to host UMass for the 2024 regular season finale.
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