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Vivian Vendt celebrates first career goal
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Elon ELON (0-0-1, 0-0-0)
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VCU VCU (0-0-1, 0-0-0)
Elon ELON
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Final
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VCU VCU
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Elon ELON 1 0 1
VCU VCU 0 1 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

WOMEN’S SOCCER OPENS SEASON WITH 1-1 DRAW

Box Score: VCU 1, Elon 1
Location: Richmond, Va. / Sports Backers Stadium
Records: VCU (0-0-1), Elon (0-0-1)
 
THE SHORT STORY
VCU women's soccer opened its 2025 campaign with a hard-fought, 1-1 draw against Elon at Sports Backers on Thursday. Vivian Vendt's equalizer found the back of the net and Mia Pongratz' save in the 89th minute upheld the decision as Lauryn Hutchinson debuted as head coach of her alma mater.
 
PITCH SIDE
  • VCU limited Elon to just four total shots, two on goal
  • The Rams held the edge with nine corner kicks to Elon's four
  • Junior Vivian Vendt scored the first goal of her career
  • The Rams' 18 shots were the most in a match since they had 22 on Oct. 19, 2023, and their four shots allowed were the fewest since Sept. 14, 2023
  • Each notching a point, Kendyl Sarver and Jensyn Lins were credited with assists
  • Jazmin Jackson led the Rams with a career-best three shots on goal
  • In her 10 minutes of action, Brianna Lawrence placed a pair of shots on goal
  • Mia Pongratz, Keira McCloskey, Kate Weyer and Keira Connolly, along with transfers Jensyn Lins and Ishpreen Marwah, made their first starts as Rams
  • VCU led possession in the match 56-44 percent
  • The Rams opened their season with a draw for the first time since 2022
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Connolly got the offense started in the 14th minute with the first shot of the match, inducing a save
  • The Phoenix was limited to just a pair of shots in the first period, but Isa Murdock got the visitors on the board in the 34th minute
  • Lins lifted a ball-in just high of the crossbar in the 74th minute as VCU still looked for its equalizer
  • Evening the score, Vendt scored the first goal of the Rams' 2025 campaign in the 77th minute, sneaking one in to the top left corner past Elon keeper Katie Bisgrove
  • Securing the draw, Pongratz made a save in the 89th minute to close out the 1-1 game
 
UP NEXT
The Rams return to action with a pair of road games. They take on No. 14 Virginia Tech at 5 p.m. on Sunday, August 17, before continuing on to face American at 1 p.m. on August 21.
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