Spiders Fall Just Short at #3 Virginia, 1-0

Sunday, September 3

Charlottesville, Va.

2 PM

University of Richmond

0-4-0

Virginia

4-1-0

Richmond

Virginia

09/03/2017 | Women's Soccer

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The University of Richmond women's soccer team continues to dominate on the defensive end of the field, and Sunday afternoon was no different.

Freshman goalkeeper Olivia Sjodin led a solid defensive unit that allowed No. 3 Virginia to score just once in 90 minutes, as the Cavaliers went on to take a 1-0 win at Klöckner Stadium in Charlottesville.

"This was another strong performance by the Spiders," head coach Peter Albright said. "The team stayed organized and kept its composure against one of college soccer's most storied programs."

The Spiders and Cavaliers were scoreless through the opening 24 minutes of play, despite two one-on-one chances for senior Lexi Prillaman. Her first shot was saved and second hit the post.

Virginia struck in the 25^th minute of play, when Brianna Westrup headed the ball into the net off of a corner kick service from Taylor Ziemer. It would be the only goal of the game for either team.

"We had three great chances to score and could have easily been up 2-1 at half," Albright added. "The maturity and grit we showed in the second half was remarkable."

The Spiders took four shots on the day, while the Cavalier's rattled off 30 attempts. Virginia also finished with an 18-2 corner kick advantage.

Sjodin finished the day with 12 saves, just four shy of the single-game program record. She has now logged 19 saves in her two starts for the Spiders this season.

"The process of getting stronger, deeper and smarter is continuing," Albright said. "We are excited to play Elon at home on Thursday night."

The Spiders will return home to face the Phoenix on Thursday night at 7:30pm. The match will be video streamed live on the A10 Digital Network by SpiderTV.