Box Score: Maryland 4, VCU 0
Location: College Park, Md. / Ludwig Field
Records: Maryland (3-2-3), VCU (0-6)
THE SHORT STORY: VCU owned the edge in shots, shots on goal and corners, creating opportunities throughout the contest, but Liz Beardsley was steadfast in goal for the Terrapins as they took down the Rams, 4-0.
PITCH SIDE
- Nearly even in possession, the Rams controlled the ball for 49% of the game, spending just 14% of that possession in their defensive third
- VCU allowed just a pair of corner kicks opportunities, while taking 11 of its own
- The Rams outshot the Terrapins, 10-5, with seven shots on goal
- Seven different rams recorded on-target shots, including Kanna Matsuhisa's team-leading fifth
- Freshman forward Amelia Horton tallied a pair of shots and one shot on goal in her first collegiate start
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Terrapins forward Kennedy Bell recorded a brace with a pair of early goals in the fifth and seventh minutes
- Maryland extended its first-half lead as Peyton Bernard made an impressive finish, just evading the reach of diving Allison Karpovich in net for VCU
- Attempting to return a rebound off the corner, Natalia Santangelo sent a header just wide in the 69th minute
- The Terrapins countered with their fourth and final goal in the 70th minute as Bell added an assist and Delaney DiMartino supplied the finish
- In the closest opportunity of the contest for the Rams, during the 80th minute, VCU's goal on an Isidora Gajdobranski header was overturned due to an offside review
- The Rams fell in a 4-0 contest at Ludwig Field
UP NEXT:
VCU will return to Sports Backers Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 12, as it plays host to UNCW at 6 p.m., ahead of the Atlantic 10 opener against Davidson the following week.
