Field hockey dominates in second half to beat Fairfield
Jenna Harris (Aurora, Colo./Smoky Hill) scored twice in the second half to lead the way for the Rams in their season opening win, 4-1, on a hot and humid Saturday afternoon at Cary Street Field. Fairfield took an early 1-0 lead on an assist from Molly Byrnes that set up a short goal for Emily Janis over the shoulder of senior goalkeeper Brittany LoVullo, 6:08 into the game.
Senior Jenna Harris (Aurora, Colo./Smoky Hill) scored twice in the second half to lead the way for the Rams in their season opening win, 4-1, on a hot and humid Saturday afternoon at Cary Street Field.
Fairfield took an early 1-0 lead on an assist from Molly Byrnes that set up a short goal for Emily Janis over the shoulder of senior goalkeeper Brittany LoVullo, 6:08 into the game.
Harris, who had four shots on goal, tied the game shortly after halftime on a rebound from a corner penalty shot.
VCU took the lead on another corner penalty shot, this time from junior Nikki Hollibaugh (Spotsylvania/Massaponax), assisted by fellow junior Megan Sauder (Lititz, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite).
The Rams put the game out of reach with an onslaught of scoring late in the second half. Harris scored her second goal unassisted, followed just a minute later by a tally from sophomore Vicky Smith (Rumson, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven).
The Stags had few answers to counter the Rams offense and were out-shot 12 to two in the second, as much of the action took place in the Rams’ offensive zone.
The win was the first for Kelly McQuade, who recently took over as the Rams’ head coach after being named the interim coach in December.
VCU will next take the field Friday, Aug. 31, at 4 p.m., at American University in Washington, D.C. The Eagles downed the Rams, 2-1, when the teams last met in 2001.