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Virginia Wesleyan Women’s Soccer Tops Emory & Henry, 2-0, Sunday In ODAC Action

Taylor Mauldin takes a free kick.
-photo courtesy of Thomas Wehner, HSC Athletics

HAMPDEN SYDNEY, Va. – The Virginia Wesleyan University Women's Soccer Team (2-1, 2-1 ODAC) scored twice the second half on its way to a 2-0 win over Emory & Henry College (0-3, 0-3 ODAC) Sunday afternoon on the campus of Hampden-Sydney College

The Basics
FINAL
SCORE – Virginia Wesleyan 2, Emory & Henry 0
LOCATION – Hampden Sydney, Virginia
VENUE – Hellmuth-Gibson Field
RECORDS – Emory & Henry (0-3, 0-3 ODAC); Virginia Wesleyan (2-1, 2-1 ODAC)

How It Happened
- The two teams battled through a scoreless first half that saw E&H sophomore goalkeeper Natalie Capone (Kannapolis, N.C.) turn away six shots.
- Virginia Wesleyan broke through just 89 seconds into the second period as Olivia Bryant scored on a pass from Mia Meinhardt.
- The Marlins added an insurance goal in the 81st minute when Julia Marrone found the back of the net.

Emory & Henry Individual Leaders
- Capone finished the match with 10 saves, adding four stops in the second 45 minutes.
- Freshman forward Adrienne Harris (Hillsville, Va.) had the Wasps' lone shot on goal of the afternoon.

Virginia Wesleyan Individual Leaders
- Mary Alexis Jackson led VWU with six shots, putting three of her attempts on frame.
- Marrone scored her goal on a total of three changes while Bryant was efficient, scoring on her only shot.
- Ashleigh Lockard picked up the clean sheet in goal for the Marlins, tallying one save.

A Deeper Look
- Virginia Wesleyan held a 28-1 shot advantage and also led 8-1 on corner kicks.
- Both teams saw their attack stopped once because of being offside.

Up Next
- Emory & Henry will continue its road swing on Thursday when it visits Roanoke College for a 4:00 p.m., contest.

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