Box Score

Score: William & Mary 2, VCU 1
Location: Richmond, Va.
Records: VCU 0-4, William & Mary 2-2
 
THE SHORT STORY: VCU scored the opening goal, but conceded two late goals to William & Mary to fall 2-1 Thursday evening.

PITCH SIDE

• Kendyl Sarver scored her first goal of the season in the 57^th minute to give the Rams the lead
• Kanna Matsuhisa recorded her first assist of the season on Sarver's goal
• VCU outshot William & Mary 13-10 with 8 shots in the second half. William & Mary had a slight edge on possession with 51 percent to Rams' 49 percent.
• Allison Karpovich made three saves on 5 shots faced
• William & Mary got goals from Lindsay Wilson and Peyton Costello

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Rams blanked William & Mary in the first half as Allison Karpovich made a pair of saves
• VCU opened the scoring in the contest, capitalizing on a William & Mary turnover
• Kanna Matsuhisa found Kendyl Sarver in the middle of the box in the 57^th minute to give VCU a 1-0 lead
• In a back-and-forth affair, William & Mary tied the game in the 86^th minute with an unassisted goal by Lindsay Wilson
• William and Mary took the deciding lead in the 88^th minute as Leah Iglesias snuck past Karpovich and laid it off to Payton Costello who put it in the back of the net

 
UP NEXT:
VCU hosts No. 7 Virginia at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sep. 5 at Sports Backers Stadium. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.