Virginia Commonwealth University

Final Score: VCU 4, William & Mary 2
Location: Williamsburg, Va.
Records: VCU 2-1, William & Mary 1-2
 
The Short Story: VCU trailed 1-0 after the end of the first quarter but scored four unanswered goals in a five-minute span in the second to take an insurmountable lead.

QUICK FACTS:

• Josefina Ventimiglia scored two goals and had an assist
• Izzle Kitzmiller scored the first goal of her collegiate career
• Ana Afonso scored one goal and tied for a team-high three shot attempts
• Lina Behrmann had two assists while Carley Deaver and Lucia Donato each had one
• VCU and William & Mary were tied 9-9 in shot attempts. The Tribe's Hailey Haynes and Josie Mae Gruendel each scored one goal

 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• William & Mary scored first with a 5^th minute goal from Gruendel unassisted
• The Rams tied the game 1-1 in the 22^nd minute as Afonso converted off a penalty corner
• VCU took the lead in the 26^th minute as Kitzmiller scored on assist from Deaver
• Ventimiglia then scored two goals in just 1:09 of game time to push VCU's lead to 4-1 including a penalty corner goal
• The Tribe got its final goal in the 54^th minute as Haynes scored for the final margin

UP NEXT:
VCU travels to face No. 7 Wake Forest on Friday, Sept. 11 at 5 p.m.