us executive staff faq contest rules show schedule wvcw sports wvcw on demand wvcw specialty shows special events wvcw soundcloud search for sports fall sports week in review 10 5 16 10 9 16 october 9 2016 brandon ingram leave a comment vcu men s soccer vs. george washington 10 5 16 records vcu 3 5 3 1 0 1 a 10 george washington 5 2 5 0 0 2 a 10 the vcu rams were in a hard fought battle against the george washington colonials on wednesday that ended up in a 2 2 tie . george washington would strike first with a goal by midfielder garrett heine in the 11th minute off a free kick . vcu had opportunities to tie things up in the first half but colonials goalie thor hofs made save after save to keep the rams off the board in the half . vcu would finally even things up at one in the 58th minute with a goal by midfielder dakota barnathan . and the rams weren t finished in the 70th minute vcu took the lead thanks to a header by midfielder francesco amorisino off a corner kick . however moments later in the 73rd minute george washington would wipe out vcu s momentum with a goal from dylan lightbourn coming off a corner kick . in extra time rams goalkeeper pierre gardan made two huge saves in the second overtime that kept the score a 2 2 tie and allowed vcu to finish with a draw instead of a loss . between both teams 28 shots were taken with george washington leading 16 12 in that category . george washington also held the advantage with shots on goal over the rams 9 7 . vcu returns to sports backers stadium next wednesday october 12th when they face the la salle explorers at 7 p.m. vcu women s soccer vs. fordham 10 6 16 records vcu 5 6 1 1 2 a 10 fordham 6 3 3 1 0 2 a 10 after a scoreless 85 minutes between the vcu rams and fordham rams fordham was able to break the 0 0 tie in the 86th minute to beat the rams 1 0 . it was a quiet first half for both teams as neither team was able to find the back of the net and not a lot of offensive opportunities were created . in the 53rd and 68th minutes vcu had opportunities to score but saves by fordham goalkeeper megan fitzgerald that kept the score even at zero . in the 86th minute lane cronin would score the eventual game winning goal that led to vcu receiving their second loss in the atlantic 10 . without a goal vcu had its streak of five straight games without being shutout snapped . vcu volleyball vs. george mason 10 7 16 records vcu 12 8 3 1 a 10 george mason 4 14 0 5 a 10 the vcu rams swept the george mason patriots friday night 3 0 25 14 25 22 25 16 with julia adler and alica kandler leading the way . adler and kandler both recorded 10 kills while sophomore tori baldwin produced six kills and had five blocks . the rams were dominate in mostly all categories against the patriots . vcu out blocked mason 10 3 led in aces and outhit mason as well . vcu volleyball vs. george washington 10 9 16 records vcu 13 8 4 1 a 10 george washington 6 13 0 6 the vcu rams swept george washington 3 0 25 16 25 12 25 20 while serving up 13 aces the most for the rams in nine years . from the opening set vcu didn t take george washington lightly coming out and putting their stamp on each set . vcu out dug george washington 35 25 and led in blocks as well 7 5 . sophomore julia adler recorded 10 kills to go along with three kills while freshman madalon simpson served five of vcu s season high 13 aces . junior alica kandler and freshman vicky giommarini each registered eight and seven kills respectively . vcu has now won three straight matches and 11 consecutive sets . vcu returns to action on friday october 14th when they face the defending atlantic 10 champion dayton flyers at 7 p.m. at the e.j. wade arena . vcu women s soccer vs. dayton 10 9 16 records vcu 6 6 1 2 2 a 10 dayton 3 7 2 1 2 1 a 10 the vcu rams defeated the dayton flyers on sunday afternoon by a score of 1 0 . in the first half there wasn t much happening for both teams other than a couple of shots for vcu that couldn t be converted into goals . much of the first 45 minutes was all about defense . coming into the second half sophomore kelly graves broke the scoreless tie in the 47th minute as she finished off a goal assisted by maddi santo . that would make the score 1 0 and it would stay there as dayton couldn t find the back of the net in the second half as well . the flyers got up a lot of shots mostly in the second half totaling 19 for the game while the rams only managed five total shots in the game . goalkeeper audrey sanderson recorded her first shutout of the season recording 11 saves in the game . vcu will be back in action thursday october 13th when they go on the road to take on the george washington colonials at 3 30 p.m. vcu athleticsvcu men s soccervcu volleyballvcu women s soccer sports fall sports week in review 9 27 16 10 2 16 october 2 2016 brandon ingram leave a comment vcu volleyball vs. maryland eastern shore 9 27 16 records vcu 10 7 maryland eastern shore 7 10 junior alica kandler led the vcu rams with 15 kills and 12 digs to defeat maryland eastern shore 3 1 25 22 19 25 25 21 25 15 and its vcu s seventh win in eight matches . vcu controlled the match from start to finish owning advantages in aces digs and blocks . freshman vicky giommarini helped the rams dominate the last two sets 25 21 and 25 15 . in the fourth set vcu jumped out to a 9 0 lead and from that point the match was in their hands . giommarini continues to play well with 13 kills in the match while also serving up three aces . three rams recorded three blocks including sophomore julia adler who also had nine kills . vcu men s soccer vs. 14 akron 9 27 16 records vcu 2 5 2 14 akron 5 3 1 the vcu rams and the 14th ranked akron zips had plenty of opportunities to win this game but both teams would have to settle for a scoreless draw on tuesday night after a double overtime match . it was a pretty quiet first half until akron made a push at the end of the half with some offensive pressure but couldn t convert on any of their opportunities . the zips came out firing early in the second half but like the first the zips just couldn t the ball in the back of the net . so in extra time the rams got a shot from jorge herranz in the first overtime that went just wide and in the second overtime the zips missed a breakaway shot that would have won them the game . vcu took a total of 11 shots with three on goal but also were called for offisides three times that cost them mightily . goalkeeper pierre gardan recorded his first shutout of the season making five saves in the game . both sides combined for 27 fouls and seven yellow cards . vcu women s soccer vs. davidson 9 29 16 records vcu 5 4 1 1 0 in a 10 davidson 4 6 0 1 in a 10 rams win atlantic 10 opener by jason boleman the vcu rams defeated the davidson wildcats 2 1 on a night where offense was hard to come by until the second half . despite having three shots on goal in the first ten minutes of the game vcu and davidson both were unable to get on the scoreboard in the first half . the rams played tough offensively and were more often than not on their opponent s side of the field in the first half . davidson who had zero shots on goal in the first half scored in the 53 as perry zollicoffer broke the tie . from that point on it was all vcu with a goal in the 58 by julia suarez and a goal by megan dell off a suarez assist just eight minutes later . the rams were then able to hold off the wildcats despite the rain that made the field slippery in the last minutes . vcu outshot davidson 16 7 for the game with the majority of davidson s shots coming in the second half . the rams improve to 5 4 1 on the season 1 0 in atlantic 10 competition . vcu volleyball vs. duquesne 9 30 16 records vcu 10 8 1 1 a 10 duquesne 12 6 2 1 a 10 duquesne defeated the vcu rams 3 1 16 25 25 17 26 24 25 23 on saturday as they made critical plays down the stretch to outlast the rams in four sets . vcu was leading in the third set 24 22 before the dukes scored four unanswered points to come away with the win and in the fourth set with the score tied at 22 all duquesne seized the opportunity and made play after play to seal the match and knock off a pesky vcu squad . freshman vicky giommarini led vcu with 10 kills and junior rebekah strange was everywhere on the court with 18 digs . sophomore julia adler added nine kills to go along with sophomore tori baldwin s seven kills and five blocks . junior alica kandler also had a good match for the rams with 13 digs and 8 kills . it was a well played match by both teams with vcu leading in hitting percentage blocks and digs but duquesne was able to serve 10 aces to the rams five . vcu men s soccer vs. george mason 10 1 16 records vcu 3 5 2 1 0 a 10 george mason 2 6 1 0 1 a 10 the vcu rams defeated the george mason patriots 2 0 in their atlantic conference opener on saturday night . the rams would get on the board first in the 35th minute with a goal from jorge herranz assisted by eli lockaby . that was herranz s third goal of the season . the score would remain 1 0 until the 79th minute when luc fatton would put one through the back of the net and lockaby recording his second assist of the game . fatton is the leading goal scorer for the rams with four on the season and this was lockaby s first multi assist game of the season . goalkeeper pierre gardan has turned in back to back shutouts for the rams making one save in 90 minutes of action against the patriots . vcu returns to action on wednesday october 5th when they take on the george washington colonials on the road . game time is set for 2 p.m. vcu women s soccer vs. duquesne 10 2 16 records vcu 5 5 1 1 1 a 10 duquesne 6 3 2 2 0 a 10 the duquesne dukes defeated the vcu rams 3 1 after scoring three unanswered goals in the second half . the rams started strong with a goal