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WSOC Senior Day
0
VCU VCU (0-6-0, 0-0-0)
4
Winner Maryland UMD (3-2-3, 0-0-0)
VCU VCU
(0-6-0, 0-0-0)
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Final
4
Maryland UMD
(3-2-3, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
VCU VCU 0 0 0
Maryland UMD 3 1 4

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Bell’s Two Goals Lead Terps In Senior Day Shutout Victory, 4-0

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. 
  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.

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 XI Bell On Her Two Goal Performance And The Confidence It Brings
"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 Honoring the Seniors  Terp Debuts Numbers To Know
  • 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.
Up Next
  • 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.
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