Virginia Commonwealth University

Score: VCU 1, Loyola Chicago 0
Location: Richmond, Va. / VCU Athletic Village
Records: VCU 2-7-3 (2-2-1 A10), Loyola Chicago 6-5-3 (1-3-1 A10)
 
THE SHORT STORY
VCU men's soccer picked up its seventh point in the Atlantic 10 standings with a game-winning goal in the waning moments of Saturday's contest against Loyola Chicago. Playing down a man for 38 minutes, the Rams held onto the scoreless stalemate until Esteban Vasquez found the back of the net with just one second remaining on the game clock.
 
PITCH-SIDE

• VCU extended its unbeaten streak to three games, going 2-0-1 in the last two weeks
• Vasquez notched his first collegiate goal
• On the assist, Nikita Hayes tallied his first point of the season
• Trevor Maloney made three saves between the posts for his first shutout of the year
• VCU was outshot 20-10, but tied for shots on goal with three apiece
• Freshman midfielder Bya Ndimubandi was issued a red card in the 52^nd minute
• Loyola's Jack McFeely led the contest with five shots
• VCU won its first game in the new Athletic Village

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• In the seventh minute, Ndimubandi made the game's first attempt on goal, but Ramblers goalkeeper Max Ionita made his first of three saves
• Maloney answered with a pair of saves of his own in the opening 15 minutes, taking the Rams into a 0-0 draw at the half
• Six minutes into the second period, Ndimubandi was ejected after a second yellow card and 10 more Loyola shots followed, but VCU didn't let up a goal
• With the final seconds running off the clock, Hayes curved a ball-in to the top of the six-yard box and Vasquez one-touched the finish for the 1-0 VCU victory

 
SCORING MOMENTS
90' | VCU 1, LUC 0 – Esteban Vasquez; Nikita Hayes
 
UP NEXT
VCU return to the road for its next two matches at Saint Louis on Saturday, October 17, and at Duquesne on Saturday, October 24, before returning home for the regular season finale against George Mason on Saturday, October 31, at the VCU Athletic Village.