Spiders Open Season with 5-1 Loss to Iowa

Sunday, August 20

Robins Stadium

1 PM

University of Richmond

0-1-0

Iowa

1-0-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Iowa	3	2	5
Richmond	1	0	1

08/20/2017 | Women's Soccer

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UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Richmond women's soccer team rebounded quickly from an early Iowa lead, but couldn't continue the offensive firepower on Sunday afternoon as they fell to the visiting Hawkeyes, 5-1, at Robins Stadium.

The Hawkeyes got on the board early when Natalie Winters slipped a pass through the Richmond defense to Kaleigh house, who knocked in her first goal of the day in the sixth minute.

The Spiders answered quickly, when senior Olivia Aha sent a free kick high into the box in the eighth minute, finding junior Mackenzie Cox for her first career goal.

Iowa would go on to score twice more in the opening half, as Haus and Olivia Fiegel both received long balls behind the defense and scored to make the score 3-1 at the break.

Fiegel logged her second tally of the day in the 52^nd minute on a shot from 15 yards out, before Haus completed the hat trick in the 56^th minute off of a deflection to send the Hawkeyes home with a 5-1 win.

Senior Katie Brennan finished the game with four saves in goal for the Spiders before being relieved by freshman Olivia Sjodin for the final 34:53. Sjodin logged one save on the day. Iowa outshot the Spiders, 14-5, and held a 4-3 advantage in corner kicks.

Richmond returns to action next Sunday, August 27, when the team travels to Harrisonburg to face in-state foe James Madison. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.