WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University women's soccer team opened the 2024 campaign with a 0-0 draw against the Vanderbilt Commodores. With the tie, the Hoyas open the regular season at 0-0-1.  
 
Head Coach Dave Nolan
"I can't really complain about the girls' effort today. I felt we battled really hard and there were moments we looked really good and moments we can definitely improve upon. I felt as the game went on, especially the second half, we were the team that was more likely to win it and we had a good chance near the end there that we couldn't quite finish. It was a good game for us, Vanderbilt is a good team, and their midfield in particular did a good job of moving the ball fast and it made it difficult for us to get them closed down. When we got the ball, I thought we were quite dangerous, and I saw a lot of good things out there today. You never want to lose your first game, so we got a shutout and a tie against a good SEC team and that will set us up now moving forward toward our next run of games. Overall, I thought our girls battled hard and we deserved at least a tie so good luck to Vanderbilt moving forward and we look forward to getting back out here next week."
 
 
About the Match

• Neither side was able to threaten through the first 20 minutes as both sides' defense was stout in the early going.
• Georgetown was able to string together a few chances but was unable to find the back of the net as both sides went into the half deadlocked.
• Both sides came out of the break looking to threaten early. Neither side was able to create any quality chances heading into the final 30 minutes of the half.
• GU was able to create more chances in the second half, but the Vanderbilt defense held the Hoya offense at bay keeping the score deadlocked heading into the final 10 minutes of the contest.
• Neither side was able to break through in the final minutes as the game ended in a 0-0 draw.

Notable Stats

• GU outshot Vanderbilt in the first half 8-2.
• Both sides had four shots on goal each.
• Anna Karpenko made three saves in the second half.
• Natalie Means had three shots and Maja Lardner had two.

 
What Lies Ahead
Georgetown will be back in action next Thursday, August 22 as the Hoyas welcome Quinnipiac to the Hilltop. Kickoff is slated for 4 p.m. at Shaw Field and a link to live stats and a live stream will be available on GUHoyas.com.