Reeling from two straight losses to Alabama and Georgia, Vanderbilt (7-4-2, 2-3-0 SEC) regained their footing in the standings with a dominant performance over Texas A&M (6-5-2, 2-2-1 SEC). Going against an Aggies team that has only allowed four goals in their past 10 contests, the Commodores posted their highest SEC goal count since 2000,.
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After an electric, come-from-behind tie on Monday against Northwestern, the Commodores (4-0-3) claimed their fourth victory against Ball State (1-4-0) with the sole goal coming near the end of regulation. The Commodores started heavily in Ball State’s half, holding most of the possession in the midfield. After a few unsuccessful through balls, a volley landed.
In a rematch of last year’s NCAA tournament, Vanderbilt rode a strong second half performance to earn a 3-3 draw against the undefeated No. 20 Northwestern Wildcats on Sunday afternoon. After falling behind 3-1 in the first half, the Commodores clawed back with two goals in the second half. Freshman Ella Eggleston was instrumental in.
On a hot Thursday night at Rock Chalk Park, Kansas and Vanderbilt played to a 1-1 draw in the home opener for the Jayhawks. Senior Moira Kelley scored her first career goal on a free kick from the midfield circle.