Brunner’s Brace Helps No. 4 UVA Down Loyola Maryland

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The offense was on show for the Cavaliers on Sunday evening (Aug. 21) as No. 4 Virginia (2-0-0) scored six targets – that includes a brace from Sarah Brunner and three assists from Lia Godfrey – on the way in which to a 6-0 victory over Loyola Maryland (0-2-0) at Klöckner Stadium.

In all, 5 completely different gamers scored for the Cavaliers on the evening as Virginia posted its first shutout of the season.

GOALS
6’ – UVA: Sarah Brunner (Lia Godfrey, Haley Hopkins)
14’ – UVA: Alexa Spaanstra (Lia Godfrey)
25’ – UVA: Rebecca Jarrett (unassisted)
37’ – UVA: Jill Flammia (Maggie Cagle)
54’ – UVA: Sarah Brunner (Lia Godfrey)
73’ – UVA: Emma Dawson (unassisted)

HOW IT HAPPENED
The scoring began early with Sarah Brunner’s objective within the sixth minute. Lia Godfrey acquired the ball out large on the appropriate facet and minimize in towards the field on the tip line to ship a cross to Haley Hopkins contained in the six. Hopkin’s header was deflected by the keeper, however a crashing Brunner collected it and put it within the internet for the rating.

Eight minutes later, the Cavaliers struck once more with a strike from vary by Alexa Spaanstra. Once more Lia Godfrey began the play with a ball slipped by way of the protection forward to Spaanstra in stride who struck from 23 yards out on the empty internet because the keeper got here out to problem.

Virginia would strike to extra occasions within the half with Rebecca Jarrett notching an unassisted objective within the twenty fifth minute earlier than freshmen linked within the thirty seventh minute when Maggie Cagle performed a ball forward to Jill Flammia within the field who completed with a ball to the again submit.

The Cavaliers added two extra targets within the second half when Godfrey discovered Brunner for the brace within the 54th minute and capped the scoring with an Emma Dawson objective within the 73rd minute.

NOTES ON THE GAME
• Virginia improved to 4-0-0 all-time in opposition to the Greyhounds of Loyola Maryland with all 4 video games at dwelling.
• Sarah Brunner turned in her first multiple-goal sport of her profession with the brace – scoring to open every half.
• Jill Flammia scored her first collegiate objective along with her rating to shut the primary half and provides UVA the 4-0 lead.
• Maggie Cagle notched an help for the second straight sport along with her cross to Flammia for the rating.
• Goalkeeper Michaela Moran noticed her first motion of the season as she and Cayla White mixed for the shutout.
• Emma Dawson’s objective to complete the evening’s scoring was her first of the season and third of her profession.
• Alexa Spaanstra and Rebecca Jarrett have every scored in each video games this season for the Cavaliers.

FROM HEAD COACH STEVE SWANSON
“It was a distinct sport for certain in that we had good high quality across the attacking third. We scored some actually good targets in loads of other ways. We had good flank play, a great transition objective and we had some good construct up. There are many issues we improved on from the final sport. We’ve gotten higher every time we’ve performed and that’s a great signal. We’re going to should proceed to do this. It’s nonetheless early, however there was progress made as we speak from a course of and consequence standpoint. It was good to see us end targets and play the way in which we did tonight.”

UP NEXT FOR THE HOOS
Virginia will head out on the highway for a non-conference matchup at No. 19 Georgetown on Thursday (Aug. 25). Kick in opposition to the Hoyas is about for 4 p.m. at Shaw Subject.