RICHMOND, Va. – The Old Dominion (0-2) lacrosse team fell to VCU (1-0) on the road, 13-10 on Wednesday afternoon. The Monarchs were led by senior Sophia Richie, scoring four goals and one assist.
VCU opened the match with back-to-back goals. Less than one minute later, Glory Johnson opened up scoring for ODU. Lilly Siskind and Sophie Powers both scored goals in the first half. The Rams notched nine goals in the first 30 minutes of play.
To open up the second half of play, the Monarchs tallied back-to-back goals. Brooke Stein collected her first goal of 2019 and Katie Miller with her second of the season.
The Rams answered with back-to-back goals before Richie scored two goals and Lauren Irvine scored one to get within three goals. Richie scored two more before time expired.
Siskind also connected three times for assists. The freshman picked up four draw controls. She leads the team with seven points through two games.
Defensively, Kerri Caruso, Anna Davis and Katie Miller all collected groundballs.
Graduate transfer Haleigh Wurzel made 13 saves in her first Monarch start.
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ODU hosts their home opener against American on Saturday, Feb. 16 at 1 p.m.
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