hegarty vs citadel
Brian McWalters | RoadWin Photos
0
VMI VMI (2-16-1, 0-9-0)
3
Winner ETSU ETSU (9-3-6, 4-1-4)
VMI VMI
(2-16-1, 0-9-0)
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Final
3
ETSU ETSU
(9-3-6, 4-1-4)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
VMI VMI 0 0 0
ETSU ETSU 2 1 3

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

VMI falls to ETSU, will face UNCG at SoCon Tournament

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – The VMI women's soccer team dropped its final SoCon regular season game by a 3-0 score to host ETSU Sunday afternoon at Summers-Taylor Stadium in Johnson City, Tennessee.
 
VMI will enter this week's Southern Conference Tournament as the No. 10 seed and will travel to Greensboro, North Carolina, to face No. 7 host UNCG Tuesday night at 6 p.m. in the opening round. The winner will advance to face No. 2 seed Western Carolina in the quarterfinals Friday in Cullowhee, North Carolina.
 
VMI finished the regular season with a 2-16-1 record and 0-9-0 in conference play while the Bucs improve to 9-3-6 overall and 4-1-4 in the league. ETSU will enter the conference tournament as the No. 3 seed and will play Friday night against No. 6 seed Mercer.
 
SoCon Tournament Bracket
 
Game Summary
*The teams traded shots and possession in the early going before ETSU's Grace Eatz scored her first goal of the season in the 20th minute (19:58) off an assist from Georgia Shields for the game-winning goal
*Eatz earned a brace in the 27th minute (26:44) when she knocked in a goal off a pass from Reagan Fitzgerald and Jada Cooper
*In the second half, the Bucs earned an insurance goal in the 79th minute when Ava Duffey logged the final score of the match
 
Key Stats
*The Bucs earned 19 shot attempts on the day with seven on frame and had nine corner kick opportunities
*VMI freshman keeper Maren Ryberg logged four saves on the day while ETSU's Addison Yelton registered two
*Eatz and Fitzgerald led the Bucs with five shots apiece
*Gianna De Cicco, Isabella Franco and Rachel Baez were all credited with shot attempts for the Keydets
 


2025 Women's Soccer Championship
Tuesday, Oct. 28
First Round (at higher seeds)
Match 1: No. 9 The Citadel at No. 8 Wofford, 6 p.m.
Match 2: No 10 VMI at No. 7 UNCG, 6 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 31
Quarterfinals (at No. 1 & No. 2 seeds)
Match 3: Winner Match 1 at No. 1 Samford, 4 p.m. CT (Birmingham, Alabama)
Match 4: No. 4 Chattanooga vs. No. 5 Furman, 7 p.m. CT (Birmingham, Alabama)
Match 5: Winner Match 2 at No. 2 Western Carolina, 7 p.m. (Cullowhee, North Carolina)
Match 6: No. 3 ETSU vs. No. 6 Mercer, 4 p.m. (Cullowhee, North Carolina)

Sunday, Nov. 2
Semifinals (at No. 1 & No. 2 seeds)
Match 7: Winner Match 3 vs. Winner Match 4, 2 p.m. (Cullowhee, North Carolina)
Match 8: Winner Match 5 vs. Winner Match 6, 1 p.m. CT (Birmingham, Alabama)

Saturday, Nov. 8, or Sunday, Nov. 9
Final (Highest remaining seed, location TBD)
Match 9: Winner Match 7 vs. Winner Match 8, TBD

*all times Eastern unless otherwise noted




 
 

 
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