Box Score: VCU 0, La Salle 0
Location: Philadelphia, Pa. / McCarthy Stadium
Records: VCU (6-9-3, 4-4-1 A-10), La Salle (7-6-3, 4-3-2 A-10)
 
THE SHORT STORY
VCU women's soccer earned a point on the road Thursday night, fighting to a scoreless draw in a defensively dominant performance. The Rams limited the Explorers to just one shot on goal en route to their first Atlantic 10 draw.
 
PITCH SIDE

• The Rams allowed a season-best one shot on goal
• VCU led possession 59-41 percent
• Mia Pongratz made one save to move into sole possession of the ninth-most single-season saves in program history with 76
• VCU combined for 15 shots, led by Jensyn Lins' four
• Brianna Lawrence had a career-high three shots
• Both Isabelle Franklin and Ishpreen Marwah had a pair of shots on goal
• VCU recorded its fourth shutout of the year
• The Rams led the match in corner kicks 5-2

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Brianna Lawrence fired a rocket on goal in the 10th minute for the first scoring chance of the match
• In the 40^th minute, La Salle had their first attempt on goal, but Pongratz's save maintained the scoreless game into the half
• The Explorers replicated their first-half four shots, but were unable to get one on target
• Around the 70^th minute, Marwah and Franklin each added their second attempts on net, but La Salle goalkeeper Mackenna Yaracs fade her fifth and sixth stops of the night
• Lins added a pair more shots in the final two minutes, but the scoreless match held as VCU picked up a point on the road

 
UP NEXT
VCU will conclude its regular season at home against Davidson at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 26, as they celebrate senior night. Game coverage will be on ESPN+.