ward vs. upstate
Brian McWalters | RoadWin Photos
2
Winner USC Upstate SCUP (3-3-1, 0-0-0)
0
VMI VMI (0-6-1, 0-0-0)
Winner
USC Upstate SCUP
(3-3-1, 0-0-0)
2
Final
0
VMI VMI
(0-6-1, 0-0-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
USC Upstate SCUP 1 1 2
VMI VMI 0 0 0

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Keydets come up short against USC Upstate

LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI women's soccer team fell by a 2-0 score to visiting USC Upstate in non-conference action Sunday afternoon at Patchin Field.
 
With the loss, VMI falls to 0-6-1 on the season while the Spartans improve to 3-3-1.
 
Game Summary
Upstate's Maddy DeCola put the Spartans on the board late in the first half after recovering a ball deep in VMI territory before slotting the ball past VMI keeper Maren Ryberg for what proved to be the game-winning goal in the 43rd minute (42:44).
 
The Spartans added an insurance goal late in the second stanza when Riley O'Bryan took a cross from Dara Russo and tapped it in to cement the 2-0 road victory.
 
Key Stats
*Upstate took 14 shot attempts for the day to go with five corner kick attempts
*Spartan goalie Madison Ejgird earned the shutout victory with two saves in a complete match while VMI's Ryberg picked up the loss despite four saves in 84 minutes in the cage
*VMI freshman Isabella Franco led the Keydets with three shots on the day while Barrett Callejo, Taliyah Headman and Rachel Baez each had one
*O'Bryan led Upstate with three shots while five others accounted for two apiece
 
Up Next
The Keydets take a road trip to Washington, D.C. to face George Washington Thursday at 3 p.m.
VMI returns home next Sunday to face Saint Francis (Pa.) at 2 p.m. at Patchin Field
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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