kyle grant vs. howard
Brian McWalters | RoadWin Photos
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Howard HOW (0-4-0, 0-0-0)
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Winner VMI VMI (3-4-0, 0-0-0)
Howard HOW
(0-4-0, 0-0-0)
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Final
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VMI VMI
(3-4-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Howard HOW 0 1 1
VMI VMI 0 2 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Grant goal lifts VMI over Howard

LEXINGTON, Va. – After a long four-game road trip, VMI Men's Soccer returned to Patchin Field and earned an exciting 2-1 win over visiting Howard University on Alumni Weekend Saturday evening.
 
Sophomore Kyle Grant entered the match late in the second half and had a meaningful impact by  scoring the game-winning goal with only 3:19 left in regulation to lift the Keydets (3-4, 0-0) to the thrilling victory and improve to 3-0 at home this season. Howard falls to 0-4 on the young season. This also marks the first win over an NCAA D-I opponent on Patchin Field since 2014.
 
 
Grant rebounded a VMI shot and dribbled to his right just outside the Howard box and slotted the ball into the lower left cornet of the net past a diving Liam Keiller for his first game-winning goal of the season and fourth of his career.
 
Scoring Summary
*Both teams went into halftime tied at 0-0 in a scoreless draw
*VMI's Anthony Huang put the Keydets on the board first in the 60th minute (59:21) as he deflected a shot by freshman Elliot Chaffey that got past Keiller for a 1-0 VMI advantage with 30 minutes to play
*Howard equalized moments later on a corner kick when Bryson Baker took a header pass from Daniil Kaban and shot it into the VMI net to tie the match at 1-1 at the 62:55 mark
*Grant lifted VMI to victory in the 87th minute (86:41) off his shot just outside the top of the box
 
Key Stats
*Howard earned a slight 16-14 shots advantage during the contest, but VMI outshot the Bison by a 5-3 count in the latter half
*VMI keeper Zack Murphy preserved the win for VMI with nine saves on the afternoon. Keiller had three saves on the other end for Howard
*Cole Mooney led VMI with four shots on the day while Woongchan Oh and Elliot Chaffey both had three. Zach Simmons was credited with a team-high five shots for the Bison
*A physical match saw 12 fouls for Howard to 10 for VMI
 
Up Next
The Keydets hit the road once again to face Saint Peter's next Sunday, Sept. 22. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. in Jersey City, New Jersey.







 
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