Saturday, April 20
Richmond, Va.
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Spiders Fall to Rams in First Conference Loss of Season
04/20/2024 | Women's Lacrosse
Richmond, Va. – The University of Richmond women's lacrosse program dropped its Saturday afternoon matchup against VCU 9-7. This is the Spiders first loss in program history to the Rams as the all-time series record moves to 8-1.
Richmond scored the first goal of the day but was not able to gain much momentum after the opening score. VCU went on to score four unanswered goals, putting the first quarter tally at 4-1 in favor of the Rams. Richmond fought back through the second quarter, outscoring VCU 4-2 and narrowing the deficit to 6-5 heading into the third quarter. Gritty play in quarter three led to a tied period of 2-2 as the Rams held onto their thin margin at 8-7. The Spiders were unable to fight through the VCU defense in the final fifteen minutes of action, losing the quarter 1-0 and leaving the final score at 9-7.
Despite the loss, Sarah Roycroft found success on both offensive and defensive ends of the field. Roycroft shot for 100% with two goals on the day. Her defensive efforts led to an impressive 5 caused turnovers, 4 ground balls and 2 draw controls.
Five other Spiders were able to find the back of the net for individual goals through the game, aiding in other stat categories as well:
Up next, the Spiders are set to host UMass at Robins Stadium on Saturday, April 27 on Senior Day. Opening draw is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.
Richmond scored the first goal of the day but was not able to gain much momentum after the opening score. VCU went on to score four unanswered goals, putting the first quarter tally at 4-1 in favor of the Rams. Richmond fought back through the second quarter, outscoring VCU 4-2 and narrowing the deficit to 6-5 heading into the third quarter. Gritty play in quarter three led to a tied period of 2-2 as the Rams held onto their thin margin at 8-7. The Spiders were unable to fight through the VCU defense in the final fifteen minutes of action, losing the quarter 1-0 and leaving the final score at 9-7.
Despite the loss, Sarah Roycroft found success on both offensive and defensive ends of the field. Roycroft shot for 100% with two goals on the day. Her defensive efforts led to an impressive 5 caused turnovers, 4 ground balls and 2 draw controls.
Five other Spiders were able to find the back of the net for individual goals through the game, aiding in other stat categories as well:
- Grace Muldoon – 1 goal, 6 draw controls, 3 ground balls
- Ali Susskind – 2 points, 1 goal, 1 assist
- Colleen Quinn – 2 points, 1 goal, 1 assist, 1 ground ball
- Leah Kenny – 1 goal, 1 ground ball, 1 caused turnover
- Marymargaret Quinn – 1 goal, 1 ground ball
Up next, the Spiders are set to host UMass at Robins Stadium on Saturday, April 27 on Senior Day. Opening draw is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.
Team Stats
RIC
VCU
Shots
21
26
Turnovers
23
21
Caused Turnovers
14
11
Draw Controls
14
6
Free-Position Shots
5
6
Ground Balls
22
22
Game Leaders
Players
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2
A
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FO
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Pen
-
GB
4
CT
5
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1
A
0
FO
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Pen
-
GB
3
CT
0
G
1
A
0
FO
-
Pen
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GB
1
CT
0
G
1
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
Players Mentioned
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