eichel goal at gmu
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VMI VMI (0-1-0, 0-0-0)
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Winner George Mason Mason (1-0-0, 0-0-0)
VMI VMI
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Final
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George Mason Mason
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
VMI VMI 1 0 1
George Mason Mason 0 4 4

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Keydets falter late in season opener

FAIRFAX, Va. – Despite leading the match 1-0 until midway through the second half, the VMI women's soccer team fell by a 4-1 score to host George Mason to open the 2026 season Thursday night at George Mason Stadium in Fairfax, Virginia.
 
The Keydets (0-1) struck first midway through the opening half (21:09) when goalie Maren Ryberg booted a free kick deep into the Patriot goalbox. Freshman Jaleesa Eichel tapped the ball with her shoulder and snuck it into the lower right corner of the net to give VMI an early 1-0 lead and first score of the season.
 

 
VMI sustained the lead until the 71st minute (70:01) when Mason's Keira Jeffries fought for a loose ball in the VMI goalbox and snuck it past Ryberg to knot the score at 1-1.
 
Ten minutes later, GMU's Mia Casciani scored the game-winning goal at the 80:10 mark off an assist from Kylie Beauregard to give the Patriots the lead.
 
Mason would go on to score two late security goals in the final six minutes to finish the match with a 4-1 victory.
 
Key Stats
*The Keydets logged three shots during the match with shot attempts by Eichel, Ella Peterson and Madeline Karsonovich
*VMI goalie Maren Ryberg earned her first career assist on the VMI goal. She finished the game with eight saves on the night
*Beauregard led Mason with five shots during the match while Jeffries took four
 
Up Next
The Keydets stay on the road to face ACC foe Virginia Tech Sunday night at 6 pm in Blacksburg
 
 
 
 
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