Score:Â No. 4 Davidson 10, No. 2 VCU 5
Location:Â Davidson, N.C.
Records:Â VCU 13-5, Davidson 15-4
Round: A-10 Championship
The Short Story:Â VCU took a 5-2 halftime lead over Davidson in the Betterment A-10 Championship game but the Rams were unable to hold off a second half rally from the Wildcats.
OPENING DRAW:
- VCU played in the A-10 Championship for the first time in program history
- The Rams 13 wins this season set a program record
- Rachel Koeneke scored two goals
- Sam Palmer and Kate Unzicker each had one goal
- Kenson Epperly had a goal and an assist
- Lu Doyen made seven saves in goal
- Koeneke, Palmer and Doyen were named to the A-10 All-Championship Team
- VCU outshot Davidson 24-22 overall but Davidson led 14-10 in shots on goal. The Wildcats led in draw controls 11-6
- Davidson was led by Brooke Ross who scored three goals
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Epperly opened the scoring to give VCU a 1-0 lead with 8:43 left in the first quarter
- The Wildcats answered just 40 seconds later to tie the game 1-1 with 8:03 left
- The Rams led 2-1 at the end of the first quarter after Unzicker converted a free position
- VCU outscored the Wildcats 3-1 in the second quarter to build a 5-2 halftime lead following Koeneke's goal with 2:17 remaining
- The Rams were unable to keep the momentum in the second half as the Wildcats scored eight unanswered goals as part of a comeback victory
