Sunday, September 8
College Park, MD
12 PM
Maryland
3-2-3, 0-0-0
4
vs
0
VCU
0-6-0, 0-0-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|
| VCU | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maryland | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Bell’s Two Goals Lead Terps In Senior Day Shutout Victory, 4-0
9/8/2024 1:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer
COLLEGE PARK, MD – Led by Kennedy Bell's two goals, Maryland women's soccer defeated VCU, 4-0, on Senior Day Sunday at Ludwig Field. The Terps (3-2-3) earned their first home win of the season and scored their most goals under head coach Meghan Ryan Nemzer. It was also their most since scoring six against Illinois on Oct. 6, 2019.
The sophomore defender scored her two goals early in the fourth and sixth minutes. She became the first Terp to score twice in a game since Lisa McIntyre scored twice against James Madison on Aug. 8, 2023. Bell's first goal was assisted by Taryn Raibon, and Peyton Bernard assisted the second. Raibon's assist was the first of her career.
Junior forward Delaney DeMartino then scored Maryland's fourth goal in the 70th minute after receiving a beautiful feed from Bell inside the box to put the ball in the back of the net.
Senior goalkeeper Liz Beardsley made 7 saves and earned her ninth career shutout, including her third of the season. Through eight games, she has 31 saves, which ranks her among the top three in the Big Ten Conference.
"I think it's an awesome boost especially going into Big Ten play, its a boost we all needed. It shows that we can score goals and defend with the shutout. Then, me personally I've played forward in years before, it proves that you can do that and get back to where you were."
Nezmer's Take
I'm really proud of the team's performance. The last couple days we've spent a lot of time in the final third, spent a lot of time of being efficient, having a better shot selection and I thought we did that today, " head coach Meghan Ryan Nezmer said. "But overall just really happy for the senior class. Some of them have been with me since the beginning, and to send them off on their senior day this way, I think that's the biggest thing that I take away from today."
Breaking Down The Action
The sophomore defender scored her two goals early in the fourth and sixth minutes. She became the first Terp to score twice in a game since Lisa McIntyre scored twice against James Madison on Aug. 8, 2023. Bell's first goal was assisted by Taryn Raibon, and Peyton Bernard assisted the second. Raibon's assist was the first of her career.
The Terps' lead continued to grow as sophomore forward Bernard scored Maryland's third goal of the game in the 24th minute after Ellie Egeland squeezed in a nice pass to the box that Bernard put through the legs of the VCU goalkeeper. The goal was Bernard's first of her career. Lenhard leads the team with three assists this season.Kennedy Bell brace in the first seven minutes
— Maryland W. Soccer (@TerpsWSoccer) September 8, 2024
What a start for the Terps pic.twitter.com/zQU0L2zQ7R
Junior forward Delaney DeMartino then scored Maryland's fourth goal in the 70th minute after receiving a beautiful feed from Bell inside the box to put the ball in the back of the net.
Senior goalkeeper Liz Beardsley made 7 saves and earned her ninth career shutout, including her third of the season. Through eight games, she has 31 saves, which ranks her among the top three in the Big Ten Conference.
The XIDeMar gives us our fourth pic.twitter.com/V8NlPced3Z
— Maryland W. Soccer (@TerpsWSoccer) September 8, 2024
- Goalkeeper: Liz Beardsley
- Forward: Peyton Bernard
- Midfielders: Kennedy Bell, Emily Lenhard, Ava Morales, Kelsey Smith and Lauren Wrigley
- Defenders: Katie Coyle, Halle Johnson, Taryn Raibon and Tahirah Turnage-Morales
Bell On Her Two Goal Performance And The Confidence It BringsKennedy Bell!!!
— Maryland W. Soccer (@TerpsWSoccer) September 8, 2024
Getting the party started early for the Terps pic.twitter.com/9LLUnVUgpH
"I think it's an awesome boost especially going into Big Ten play, its a boost we all needed. It shows that we can score goals and defend with the shutout. Then, me personally I've played forward in years before, it proves that you can do that and get back to where you were."
Nezmer's Take
I'm really proud of the team's performance. The last couple days we've spent a lot of time in the final third, spent a lot of time of being efficient, having a better shot selection and I thought we did that today, " head coach Meghan Ryan Nezmer said. "But overall just really happy for the senior class. Some of them have been with me since the beginning, and to send them off on their senior day this way, I think that's the biggest thing that I take away from today."
Breaking Down The Action
- Kennedy Bell scored two early goals, one assisted by Taryn Raibon and the second assisted by Peyton Bernard on a breakaway goal in the fourth and sixth minutes.
- Liz Beardsley made a big-time save to keep VCU scoreless in the 10th minute.
- In the 24th minute, Peyton Bernard scored a through-the-legs goal assisted by Emily Lenhard and Ellie Egeland.
- Delaney DeMartino scored in the 70th minute off an excellent feed from Bell.
- VCU had a potential free-kick goal that was called offsides in the 79th minute.
- The Terps honored their seniors during halftime of the contest.
- Maryland's seniors include Liz Beardsley, Katie Coyle, Halle Johnson, Kat Parris, Brooke Tracey and Lauren Wrigley.
- Dani Gichner, Drew Bernard, Symone Jenson, and Isabel DiPrima all made their 2024 debut for the Terps.
- Freshmen Bernard and Gichner made their collegiate debut.
Numbers To KnowFirst career goal for Peyton Bernard
— Maryland W. Soccer (@TerpsWSoccer) September 8, 2024
Terps up 3-0 after the first 25 minutes pic.twitter.com/CnZcbNBU3t
- 1: Peyton Bernard scored the first goal of her career.
- 1: Taryn Raibon dished out her first career assist.
- 1: Bernard recorded her first assist of the season after notching two in 2023.
- 1: The Terps earned its first home victory of the season.
- 2: Kennedy Bell scored two goals, becoming the first Terp to have a two-goal game since Lisa McIntyre against James Madison on Aug. 8, 2023.
- 2: Ellie Egeland notched her second assist of the season.
- 2: Delaney DeMartino scored her second goal of the year.
- 3: Emily Lenhard leads the Terps with three assists.
- 3: Bell leads the Terps with three goals in 2024.
- 4: Maryland's four goals were the most scored in a game since scoring six against Illinois on Oct. 6, 2019
- 9: Liz Beardsley earned her ninth career shutout, including her third of the season.
- 31: Beardsley ranks among the top three in the Big Ten with 31 saves.
- The Terps begin Big Ten conference play at Ludwig Field on Sep. 12 against Michigan State. The game starts at 7 p.m. and will air on Big Ten Plus.
Team Stats
VCU
UMD
Goals
0
4
Shots
10
5
Shots on Goal
7
4
Saves
0
7
Corners
11
2
Fouls
8
11
Scoring Plays
Kennedy Bell (3)
Assisted By: Taryn Raibon
GOAL by UMD Bell, Kennedy Assist by Raibon, Taryn.
04:20
Kennedy Bell (3)
Assisted By: Peyton Bernard
GOAL by UMD Bell, Kennedy Assist by Bernard, Peyton.
06:09
Peyton Bernard (1)
Assisted By: Ellie Egeland , Emily Lenhard
GOAL by UMD Bernard, Peyton Assist by Egeland, Ellie and Lenhard, Emily.
24:13
Delaney DeMartino (2)
Assisted By: Kennedy Bell
GOAL by UMD DeMartino, Delaney Assist by Bell, Kennedy.
69:48
Game Leaders
mid
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
2
Assists
1
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
1
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's SoccerF
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/ Women's Soccer
M
/ Women's Soccer
D/M
/ Women's Soccer
M
/ Women's Soccer
D
/ Women's SoccerM
/ Women's Soccer
F/M
/ Women's Soccer
M
/ Women's Soccer
F
/ Women's Soccer
D
/ Women's Soccer
F
/ Women's Soccer
D
/ Women's Soccer
D
/ Women's Soccer
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