FIELD HOCKEY
VCU stretched its losing streak to six matches with losses over the weekend
to eighth-ranked James Madison and California on consecutive days. Senior
Emily Guerra (Yorktown/Seton Hall) tallied the only goal against James Madison
with an airborne shot from 11 yards out in the 2-1 loss. Against California,
senior Jenna Harris (Aurora, Colo./Smoky Hill) notched her sixth goal of the
season. It came off a deflected shot from the top of the circle off the stick of
freshman Marle van Dessel (Oisterwijk, Netherlands/Odulphus Lyceum), but it
wasn’t enough as California came away with the victory, 4-1. The Rams drop
to 4-9 and have finished with one goal in each of their last five matches.
MEN’S SOCCER
The Rams used a balanced attack to defeat Delaware Friday night, 5-0, with
each goal coming from a different player. Senior Matthijs Maruanaya (Alkmaar,
Netherlands/Willem Blaeu) stole the ball from a defender and scored from
10 yards out. Freshman Evan Slusser (Prince George/Prince George) assisted
sophomore Forsan Asad-Radwan (Amman, Jordan/James River) to score the
second goal a minute before halftime. In the second half, seniors Sven Meusch
(Cologne, Germany) and Pat Viray (Reston/South Lakes) scored within four
minutes of each other, and freshman Jorit Loehr (Bremen, Germany) added
the final goal in the 85th minute.
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Two more shutouts lifted VCU in road matches over Delaware and Drexel, both
2-0. Senior Emily Niman (Pittsburgh/Fox Chapel Area) recorded her seventh and
eighth shutouts of the season. Against the Fightin’ Blue Hens, sophomore Myriam
Bouchard (Quebec, Canada/Cardinal Roy) scored a goal for the second consecutive
match on a header from one of senior Brittain Maas’ (McLean/McLean) 14 corner
kicks. Junior Jasmine Riley (Arlington/Wakefield) found the back of the net on
a breakaway down the center of the field in the final minute of regulation. Riley
scored another goal against the Dragons to run her streak to four consecutive
matches with a goal. Junior Stephanie Power (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia/Dartmouth)
scored the other goal for the Rams, her third of the season, on a free kick from
15 yards out. VCU out-shot Drexel 18-3. It improves its overall record to 7-4-1,
stays perfect in conference play at 4-0 and has won four straight matches.
VOLLEYBALL
The Rams had their two-match winning streak halted on the road Friday
night, 3-1, against Delaware, which has won nine consecutive matches. Freshman
Jessica Ojukwu (Sao Paulo, Brazil/Colegio Dourado) had 17 kills and five blocks
against the Fightin’ Blue Hens. Saturday at Towson, the Rams were swept 3-0.
Senior libero Laryssa Goncalves (Curitiba, Brazil/Colegio Dom Bosco) registered
16 digs to lead VCU in the loss.With the losses, VCU slips 4-13 overall and 2-3
in CAA play. The Rams return home for the first time in more than a month
Wednesday to host Howard at the Stuart C. Siegel Center.