senior day 2024
Brian McWalters | RoadWin Photos
3
Winner Chattanooga UTC (6-8-3, 5-4-0)
1
VMI VMI (5-9-2, 1-6-1)
Winner
Chattanooga UTC
(6-8-3, 5-4-0)
3
Final
1
VMI VMI
(5-9-2, 1-6-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Chattanooga UTC 2 1 3
VMI VMI 1 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Women’s Soccer falls to Chattanooga on Senior Day

LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI women's soccer team fell by a 3-1 score to visiting Chattanooga on Senior Day Sunday afternoon in a closely contested SoCon matchup at Patchin Field.
 
With two regular-season home games left on the schedule, the match marked one of the final times that seniors Whitney Tracy, Isabella Bruzonic, Lauren Fyfe, Audrey Davis, Sedona Dancu, Delilah Martindale, Alexa Avery and Courtney Smith stepped foot in competition at Patchin Field.
 
VMI falls to 5-9-2, 1-6-1 on the season while the Mocs improve to 6-7-3 overall and 5-3 in league play.
 
Game Summary
*The Keydets got on the board first in just the second minute of the game when a cross from Katy Layman deflected off a Chattanooga defender and Riley Boucher recovered to strike the ball into the lower left corner of the net for an early 1-0 VMI advantage. The goal was her seventh tally of the season, a team high
 

 
Chattanooga Goals
*The Mocs responded with three unanswered goals the remainder of the match starting with Caroline Richvalsky scoring in the 17th minute (16:50) off a cross from Clarissa Salinas to equalize
*With two seconds before halftime, Sophia Mize scored what came to be the game-winning goal at the 44:58 mark when she struck the ball into the upper left corner following assists from Richvalsky and Nicole Solete
*Chattanooga scored an insurance goal in the 78th minute (77:10) when Salinas took a shot the bounced off the crossbar, after which she took the rebound and slotted it into the net for the Mocs' third goal of the match
 
Key Stats
*Both teams accounted for 13 shots a piece on the days
*A physical match featured 30 total fouls between the schools
*UTC goalie Caroline Ekern earned the win with five saves on the day while VMI's Whitney Tracy took the loss despite a pair of saves during the contest
*VMI's Emma Rice led the Keydets with four shots on the day, including two consecutive in the second half that required saves by Ekern. Sedona Dancu also had a pair of shots
*UTC forwards Salinas and Richvalsky each had four shots to lead the Mocs
 
Up Next
The Keydets close the regular season next weekend with a pair of home games. VMI steps out of conference for one game to face South Carolina State Friday at 3 p.m. followed by a SoCon matchup with ETSU Sunday at 2 p.m. at Patchin Field.
 
The Southern Conference Tournament begins next Tuesday, Oct. 29. VMI will learn of its seeding and opponent Sunday evening following its game with ETSU.
 
 
 
 
 

 
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