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Sarah Jones of VCU wearing a white #7 jersey cradles the lacrosse ball in a game against Duquesne

Women's Lacrosse

JONES BECOMES ALL-TIME DRAWS LEADER, KOENEKE SCORES FIVE IN WIN OVER GW

Box Score Score: VCU 16, George Washington 7
Location: Richmond, Va.
Records: VCU 4-5 (2-1 A-10), George Washington 5-4 (0-3 A-10)

The short story: Rachel Koeneke scored a game-high five goals and Sarah Jones became VCU's all-time career leader in draw controls in VCU's win over the Revolutionaries.

QUICK FACTS
  • Koeneke scored her five goals on seven shot attempts. She also recorded an assist
  • Sam Palmer scored four goals on six shot attempts. The four goals tie a career-high for Palmer
  • Mia George had one goal and three assists while Kenson Epperly had two goals and one assist
  • Sarah Jones recorded a team-high six draw controls, giving her 206 for her career. She passed Sky Hyatt, who had 205 draw controls, for the most all-time at VCU
  • The Rams outshot the Revs 27-25 overall and 23-18 in shots on goal. VCU committed just eight turnovers while the Revs committed 14
  • George Washington was led by Katie Fullowan who had two goals and an assist
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Rams jumped out to a 3-0 lead with 8:11 left in the first quarter after a goal from Palmer
  • George Washington then scored three of the next four goals to tie the game at 4-4 with 4:37 left before halftime
  • VCU took control of the game, scoring 10 of the game's next 11 goals to build a 14-5 lead with 12:24 left after a goal from Sophia Bombardieri
  • The Revs scored just three goals in the second half with VCU's suffocating defense
UP NEXT
VCU travels to Duquesne on Saturday, March 22 for a 1 p.m. contest.
 
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Players Mentioned

Sophia Bombardieri

#4 Sophia Bombardieri

Attack
Sophomore
Mia George

#26 Mia George

Attack
Senior
Rachel Koeneke

#5 Rachel Koeneke

Attack
Sophomore
Sam Palmer

#33 Sam Palmer

Midfield
Sophomore
Kenson Epperly

#11 Kenson Epperly

Attack
Freshman
Sarah Jones

#7 Sarah Jones

Midfield
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Sophia Bombardieri

#4 Sophia Bombardieri

Sophomore
Attack
Mia George

#26 Mia George

Senior
Attack
Rachel Koeneke

#5 Rachel Koeneke

Sophomore
Attack
Sam Palmer

#33 Sam Palmer

Sophomore
Midfield
Kenson Epperly

#11 Kenson Epperly

Freshman
Attack
Sarah Jones

#7 Sarah Jones

Graduate Student
Midfield