Field hockey
Connecticut Huskies Classic
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The VCU field hockey team concluded the Connecticut Huskies Classic last weekend with two losses.
On Friday, Sept. 1 the Rams went up against Yale, defeated 1-3. On Sunday they played Sacred Heart and lost 3-5.
Friday’s game gave Rebecca Sullivan (Fredericksburg/Stafford) the first goal, assisted by Nikki Lloyd (Kent, England).
VCU out shot Yale 19-14, but Yale still managed to get 9 shots-on-goal compared to VCU’s 8.
During Sunday’s game, Sacred Heart out shot VCU 17-12 and got more shots-on-goal 12-8.
Rebecca Sullivan once again scored the premiere goal of the game in the first two minutes.
At one point, the Rams were ahead 3-1 after Nikki Lloyd and Emilie Osinga (Aerdenhout, Netherlands) each scored a goal, but after the 20-minute mark, the Pirates scored four more goals, securing their victory.
VCU’s record stands at 1-3.
Volleyball
BYU Molten Classic
PROVO, Utah – The Rams volleyball team beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christ but lost to 4th-ranked Stanford and Brigham Young at the BYU Molten Classic last weekend.
On Friday, Sept. 1 the Rams led in kills 46-24 and won the game 3-0 (30-19, 30-15, 30-17).
Ana Luiza deBorja (Florianopolis, Brazil) merits attention during this game for standing out with 11 kills, nine digs, two aces and four blocks.
The following day, VCU lost both matches against Stanford 0-3 and BYU 0-3.
4th-ranked Stanford shut out VCU in the first part of the day 30-28, 30-17, 30-16.
During the host BYU match, the Cougars’ Erica Lott led the match with 13 kills and 10 blocks, with Amy Schlauder giving 39 assists.
After the Molten Classic, VCU’s record stands at 3-3.
Women’s Soccer
The women’s soccer team (2-2-1) beat University of Richmond (0-3-0) 1-0 at UR Stadium Sunday.
The entire first half of the game passed without a score.
It wasn’t until the second half that Pernilla Jansson (Stockholm, Sweden) scored a shot into the upper right corner of the goal.
That’s not to say the entire match was uneventful – VCU beat Richmond in shots 15-9 but Richmond still made more shots-on-goal 3-4, with four saves by Lauren Hardison (Midlothian/Clover Hill HS) for VCU and two saves by Richmond.