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September 12, 2008 RAMS EARN FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON AT LOYOLA Baltimore, Md.—The Virginia Commonwealth University women’s soccer team scored its first victory of the season in dominating fashion, blanking Loyola, 3-0, on Friday at Diane Geppi-Aikens Field. VCU was out-shot 11-7, but generated all of the scoring output to improve to 1-4 on the season. Three Rams scored their first goals of the season in the process. The Greyhounds drop to 0-4-1. The Rams put pressure on Loyola early with five shots on goal in the first 28 minutes. The second such shot generated the first goal of the match. In the 17th minute, junior June Hartman (Virginia Beach, Va.) dribbled to the top left corner of the box and blasted a shot past Loyola goalkeeper Brittany Henderson into lower right corner of the net. After three saves by Henderson, the Rams added to their lead in the 28th minute. Senior Stephanie Power (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia) fed fellow-senior Megan Flanagan (Franktown, Colo.) for Flanagan’s first goal of the season. Power provided the final tally with a goal in the 62nd minute. Power and Flanagan are now tied for the team-lead in points with three. Senior goalkeeper Lauren Hardison (Midlothian, Va.) earned the shutout with a match-high three saves. Despite the fact that Loyola out-shot VCU by four, the Rams notched six shots on goal, compared to just three by the Greyhounds. The Rams will play at home for the first time on Sunday, hosting the Bucknell Bison at 1:00 p.m. at SportsBackers Stadium. |
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