LEXINGTON, Va. – VMI Women's Soccer extended its winning streak to three games after shutting out Emory & Henry Saturday afternoon at Patchin Field.
With the 2-0 victory over the Wasps, the Keydets move to 3-0 and are having their best start to a season since 2018. VMI will kick off a three-game road swing starting at USC Upstate on Friday next week.
Quote from Head Coach Chris Haught-Thompson
"Been a really fun start," says Haught-Thompson. " So proud of the fact that we are on three clean sheets to start the year. That's a testament to our mentality this year. We handled the game today very professionally and now look forward to traveling this weekend for the first time."
Key Stats
- VMI's offense put up 22 shots with six on goal
- In her first game of 2024,
Riley Boucher found the back of the net in the second half
- Each VMI goal was assisted, the first by
Cadee Hegarty and the second from
Audrey Davis
- Keydet defenders held the Wasps to just three shots with none on goal
- VMI had seven corner kicks in comparison to E&H's one
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Caroline Marini earned her first goal of the season
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Whitney Tracy tallied her third-straight shutout between the posts
Scoring Summary
- In the first half, Marini headed in the first VMI goal off a corner kick from Hegarty at the 18-minute mark to take an early 1-0 advantage
- Boucher took a long pass from Davis to the back of the net from inside the goalie box to lift the Keydets to a commanding 2-0 lead
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