FIELD HOCKEY
The Rams snapped a two-game
losing streak Friday with a 4-2 victory
over conference foe Towson. The Tigers
got on the board at the 20:52 mark
in the first half to take a 1-0 lead.
However, the lead was short-lived, as
VCU scored four straight goals, two
in each half, to take a 4-1 advantage.
Towson added its final score at 66:32.
Jenna Harris (Aurora, Colo./Smoky
Hill), Merel Kroon (Amstelveen, The
Netherlands/Keizer Karel College),
Marle van Dessel (Oisterwijk, The
Netherlands/Odulphus Lyceum) and
Rachel Krumm (Norfolk/Granby)
scored for the Rams.
MEN’S SOCCER
The Rams improved their record
to 4-1-1 with a 5-0 victory over
American on Saturday. Sven Meusch
(Cologne, Germany) scored twice in
the first half, both times assisted by
Matthijs Maruanaya (Almaar, The
Netherlands/Willem Blaeu). Owusu
Sekyere (Suame-Kumasi, Ghana/Opaku
Ware) also registered two assists,
setting up second-half scores by
Pat Viray (Reston/South Lakes) and
Jorit Loehr (Bremen, Germany). C.J.
Gehin-Scott (Chesapeake/Hickory)
scored the Rams’ final goal with an
assist from Otavio De Luca (Sao Paulo,
Brazil/Joao Paulo). The Rams are back
in action on Saturday night against
North Carolina.
WOMEN’S SOCCER
The Rams continued their string
of shutout victories on Thursday
with a 1-0 win over cross-town rival
Richmond. June Hartman (Virginia
Beach/Tallwood) scored the game’s
lone goal in the 39th minute in the
first half. VCU goalkeeper Emily Niman
(Pittsburgh/Fox Chapel Area) picked
up four saves in the victory. Niman
was again strong Sunday afternoon in
Raleigh, though the Rams fell to N.C.
State, 1-0.
Meredith Parrilla scored the decisive
goal early for the Wolfpack with a
header off a free kick at the 7:50 mark.
All of the Rams’ losses have been
shutouts, the latest dropping their
record 3-4-1.
VOLLEYBALL
VCU snapped a four-game losing
streak on Saturday with a 3-0 defeat
of UNC Wilmington. The Rams won
by scores of 31-29, 30-15 and 30-13
to improve their record to 3-11 overall
and 1-1 in the CAA. Ariel Newman
(Greensboro, N.C./Southern Guilford)
and Belinda Behncke-Biney (Hamburg,
Germany/Gymnasium Marienthal) had
14 kills each in the win. On Friday,
the Rams dropped a 3-1 decision to
the Georgia State Panthers in the
conference opener.