Score:Â Saint Joseph's 19, VCU 9
Location:Â Richmond, Va.
Records:Â VCU 6-10 (4-5 A-10), Saint Joseph's 9-7 (8-1 A-10)
The short story:Â VCU and Saint Joseph's were tied 2-2 at the end of the first quarter but five unanswered goals in the second half from the Hawks allowed them to pull away for the win.
QUICK FACTS
- Rachel Koeneke scored a team-high three goals on seven shot attempts
- Ashley Karn scored once and had two assists
- Kenson Epperly, Kiley Kozak and Sam Palmer had one goal and one assist
- assists
- Saint Joseph's outshot VCU 32-27 overall and 29-16 in shots on goal
- The Rams trailed 17-13 in draw controls
- The Hawks were led by Sarah Groark who scored a game-high six goals
HOW IT HAPPENED
- VCU took a 2-0 lead with 12:07 left in the first quarter following a goal from Molly Metz
- The Hawks tied the game at 2-2 after back-to-back goals from Emma Yoder
- VCU took a 3-2 lead with 14:06 left in the second quarter on a goal from Rachel Koeneke
- Saint Joseph's then scored six of the next seven goals to build an 8-4 lead at halftime
- The Rams were unable to overcome the deficit as the Hawks pulled away for the win.
UP NEXT
VCU travels to Rhode Island for a game on Saturday, April 26 at 1 p.m. in Kingston, R.I. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
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