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No. 25 Marlins defeat the Royals of Eastern Mennonite 3-0

Box Score VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - The No. 25 Virginia Wesleyan women's soccer team defeated the Royals of Eastern Mennonite University 3-0 on Saturday evening at Birdsong Field in Virginia Beach, Va. 

GAME INFORMATION
Score: No. 25 Virginia Wesleyan 3 - Eastern Mennonite 0
Records: No. 25 Virginia Wesleyan 7-1-1, 2-0-0 | Eastern Mennonite 0-8-1, 0-2-0
Location: Virginia Beach, Va. | Birdsong Field

FIRST HALF
  • The teams started off the match sitting back getting a feel for each others offense and defense set ups. 
  • Virginia Wesleyan did not wait long before they struck as Shyenne Diaz scored in the 13th minute to get the Marlins on the scoreboard first. Diaz's goal was assisted by Julia Marrone
  • The teams went up and down the pitch for another 30 minutes before another goal was scored, this one off the foot of Grayson Yeager with an assist from Olivia Bryant
  • VWU entered the intermission with a 2-0 lead and 20 shots to EMU's one. 
SECOND HALF
  • After the break the teams settled into the second half, again getting a feel for the pace of play. 
  • Thirty minutes into the second period, the Marlins scored their third goal of the game, this one a long ball in from Tyler Wheeler off a free kick that snuck past the keeper into the bottom corner for the goal. 
  • Neither team scored the remainder of the match as VWU went on to win 3-0.
KEY STATS UP NEXT
No. 25 Virginia Wesleyan is back in action on Wednesday afternoon when they travel up to Winchester, Va., to face Shenandoah University. Kick off between the Marlins and Hornets is set for 4 PM. 
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Players Mentioned

Olivia Bryant

#14 Olivia Bryant

M
5' 7"
Junior
World Class FC ECNL
Julia Marrone

#5 Julia Marrone

M
5' 5"
Junior
Penn Fusion 01 Pre Academy
Alexis Miller

#32 Alexis Miller

F
5' 7"
Sophomore
Penn FC 02’ United
Rachel Quigley

#0 Rachel Quigley

GK
5' 6"
Junior
PDA South
Tyler Wheeler

#15 Tyler Wheeler

D
5' 8"
Junior
NCFC
Shyenne Diaz

#33 Shyenne Diaz

F
5' 7"
First Year
Virginia Rush
Grayson Yeager

#12 Grayson Yeager

M
5' 8"
First Year
Skyline Elite

Players Mentioned

Olivia Bryant

#14 Olivia Bryant

5' 7"
Junior
World Class FC ECNL
M
Julia Marrone

#5 Julia Marrone

5' 5"
Junior
Penn Fusion 01 Pre Academy
M
Alexis Miller

#32 Alexis Miller

5' 7"
Sophomore
Penn FC 02’ United
F
Rachel Quigley

#0 Rachel Quigley

5' 6"
Junior
PDA South
GK
Tyler Wheeler

#15 Tyler Wheeler

5' 8"
Junior
NCFC
D
Shyenne Diaz

#33 Shyenne Diaz

5' 7"
First Year
Virginia Rush
F
Grayson Yeager

#12 Grayson Yeager

5' 8"
First Year
Skyline Elite
M