Box Score Score: VCU 15, William & Mary 8
Location: Richmond, Va. (Cary Street Field)
Records: VCU 1-4, William & Mary 2-3
 
The short story: VCU jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the first quarter and never looked back in a dominating win over William & Mary.
 
QUICK FACTS

• Mia George scored three goals and had an assist on a team-high seven shot attempts
• Sam Palmer had a hat trick and tied George with seven shot attempts
• Ashley Karn had a goal and a career-high five assists
• Kathleen Nichols scored twice, the first goals of her collegiate career
• Rachel Koeneke and Jamie Lastner each contributed a goal and an assist
• Morgan Reed, Kiley Kozak and Kelsey McDonnell each scored once
• VCU outshot William & Mary 36-18 and led 26-16 in shots on goal. The Rams also led 16-10 in draw controls
• The Tribe were led by Paige Gilbert who had three goals

HOW IT HAPPENED

• VCU's George scored just 57 seconds into the game as VCU scored seven unanswered goals to start the game
• The Rams' defense didn't allow the Tribe to score until there was 9:40 left in the second quarter, a stretch of 20:20 of game play
• The Tribe scored back-to-back goals but VCU led 6-2 at halftime
• The Rams answered with two of their own with George and Palmer each contributing a goal to push the lead back to 8-2 with 5:25 left in the third quarter
• VCU led by as many as nine goals three times in the fourth as the Rams cruised to the win

UP NEXT
VCU hosts Southern California on Tuesday, March 5 at noon at Cary Street Field. Admission is free and the game will be streamed on ESPN+.