Virginia Commonwealth University

Box Score: VCU 0, Loyola Chicago 0
Location: Richmond, Va. / VCU Athletic Village
Records: VCU 1-12-4 (1-7-1 A10), Loyola Chicago 6-3-8 (3-1-5 A10)
 
THE SHORT STORY
VCU women's soccer battled to a scoreless draw with Loyola Chicago as senior goalkeeper Mia Pongratz posted a clean sheet and made four saves to enter the program's top 10 leaderboard.
 
PITCH-SIDE

• In her second clean sheet of the season, Pongratz's four saves raised her career total to 119 to take sole possession of 10^th in program history
• Nine unique players across the two teams accounted for the game's nine shots on goal, including Ishpreen Marwah, Isabelle Franklin, Brianna Lawrence, Vivian Vendt and Alexis Cox for the Rams
• VCU was outshot 13-11 in the contest, but held the advantage with five on-target shots to Loyola's four
• LUC goalkeeper Allison Deardorff posted her 10^th shutout of the season in her 17^th appearance

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Ramblers drew their first save in the fourth minute with an early press, but Pongratz denied the attempt to set the tone between the posts
• Entering the halftime break, the Rams were being outshot 8-5 with just one shot on goal, but the score remained even at 0-0
• VCU placed three shots on goal in the final 10 minutes to snap the stalemate, but Deardorff held her line
• In the 90^th minute, Loyola was awarded a penalty kick on a VAR-checked foul, but Olivia Beam's shot sailed wide to keep the scoreless draw intact
• VCU battled to earn a point in its home finale, 0-0

 
UP NEXT
The Rams will conclude their season on the road at 7 p.m. on Saturday, October 31 against Dayton. The match will be streamed on ESPN+.