jones goal vs. gwu
Brian McWalters | RoadWin Photos
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Gardner-Webb GWU (1-7-1, 0-0-0)
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Winner VMI VMI (4-3-1, 0-0-0)
Gardner-Webb GWU
(1-7-1, 0-0-0)
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Final
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VMI VMI
(4-3-1, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Gardner-Webb GWU 0 1 1
VMI VMI 0 2 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Second-half rally lifts Keydets over Gardner-Webb

LEXINGTON, Va. – Down 1-0 midway through the second half, the VMI women's soccer team rallied for two goals in the final 10 minutes to earn a 2-1 victory over visiting Gardner-Webb Sunday afternoon at Patchin Field.
 
The teams went scoreless through the opening 45 minutes of play before the schools traded goals in the latter stanza. The Bulldogs (1-7-1) outshot the Keydets (4-3-1) by a 9-4 margin in the second half, but VMI took advantage of its opportunities en route to the win.
 
Scoring Summary
*Gardner-Webb's Julianna Jatkola scored in the 67th minute (66:50) to give the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead
*VMI responded in the 80th minute (79:58) when Cameron Jones fielded a loose ball that had deflected off the shoulder of teammate Caroline Marini from a corner kick by senior Sedona Dancu. Jones lofted the ball into the upper left corner for the equalizer with 10 minutes to play
*In the 86th minute (85:24), sophomore Barrett Callejo was taken down in the GWU box and given a penalty kick opportunity, which she converted in what became the game-winning goal with just over four minutes left in regulation
 
 
Key Stats
*GWU won the overall shots count by a 14-10 margin and took six corner kicks to three for VMI
*VMI goalie Whitney Tracy preserved the Keydet win with three saves on the day while GWU's Stephanie Liu picked up the loss despite four saves throughout   
*Dancu and fellow senior Lauren Fyfe led VMI with two shots apiece, while GWU's Alva Joensson, Ayse Demirci and Peyton Bryant each had two on the other end of the pitch
*A physical match saw 13 fouls assessed to Gardner-Webb to eight on VMI

VMI Head Coach Chris Haught-Thompson
"I thought it was a very physical game. What we learned from Thursday's night's loss is that we let our foot off the gas when we got down by a goal. We challenged our team to play a complete game. We gave up a goal on a set piece, but we put our foot down playing at home and clawed back into the game over the last 20 minutes. It was an awesome goal by Cam Jones to score for her first time at VMI, then Barrett worked hard to get inside the box and get past the defender before she was clipped. I'm proud of our fight. To get a win is special, and now we get to take a winning record into conference play which is special for the group that we have here."
 
Up Next
The Keydets open Southern Conference play Thursday at home as they take on UNCG at 4 p.m. at Patchin Field   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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