MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
Stephen Mutisya (Machakos, Kenya) took first
place at the University of Richmond’s Spider Open
with at time of 15:24:81 last Saturday. However, the
Rams could not follow through on the sophomore’s
success, falling to Richmond in the dual-meet.
Freshman John Vial (Glen Allen/Hermitage) finished
11th place in his first race, stopping the clock at
16:18:59.
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
Danielle Williams (Virginia Beach/Salem) finished
in 10th place with a time of 12:15:31, but it was not
enough, as the Rams fell to Richmond in the Spider
Open dual-meet.
FIELD HOCKEY
The Rams split a pair of games played in Washington,
D.C., last weekend. VCU put up a good
fight against No. 16 American but eventually fell
1-0 in overtime. Rams goalie Laura Baker (Kent,
England/Langley Park) made five saves on 18 shots in
the loss. VCU was only able to get off one shot in the
game. In the second game, two freshmen registered
their first career goals to lead VCU to a 3-1 win over
Georgetown. Rosan van Eikelenburg (Middelburg,
Holland/Nehalennia stedelijk scholengemeenscha)
and Merel Kroon (Amstelveen, Netherlands/Keizer
Karel) gave the Rams all they needed to win the game.
Kroon’s goal put the Rams ahead for go at 2-1 off an
assist from Jenna Harris (Aurora, Colo./Smoky Hill).
Harris added a go-ahead goal late in the game to put
the contest away. VCU’s record is now 2-1.
MEN’S SOCCER
The Rams hosted the Nike/Alltel Classic last
weekend and came away with two 4-0 victories,
over Virginia Tech and Albany. Freshman Carlos
Herdy (Rio de Janiero, Brazil) scored two goals in
the Rams’ victory over the Hokies. In the second
game, Gerson Dos Santos (Sao Paulo, Brazil) knocked
home a penalty kick in the 20th minute, and Pat Viray
(Reston/South Lakes) netted two goals to lead the
Rams to the second win. The two shutout wins gave
goalie Andrew Dykstra (Woodbridge/Osbourn Park)
his ninth and 10th of his career. The victories make the
Rams season record 2-0. Sophomore Owusu Sekyere
(Suame-Kumasi, Ghana) earned CAA co-player of
the week honors after registering two goals and an
assist in the tournament.
WOMEN’S SOCCER
The women’s team got off to a bad start in
Philadelphia, dropping a 4-0 decision to Seton
Hall, and lost 3-0 to Villanova at the Villanova
tournament. The Rams drop to 0-2 with the losses
and are back in action on Friday in the Nike/Tribe
Invitational.
VOLLEYBALL
The Rams dropped to 1-5 for the season after losing
three of four games at the VCU/3rd Degree Sportswear
Invitational last weekend. George Washington and
Maryland beat VCU with scores of 3-2, while South
Carolina shut out the Rams 3-0. VCU’s lone victory
came in a 3-1 decision over Liberty.