MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Grace Cutler provided an early lead and No. 3 West Virginia defeated Richmond 3-0 at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium on Sunday.
Cutler scored her first goal of the year just 1:42 into the match, the ninth-fastest goal in program history, as the Mountaineers (5-2) pulled ahead for good. Michaela Abam played the ball forward for Cutler, who ran-up on it just inside the box before sending a low shot toward the near left post.
“That goal was huge,” Mountaineers coach Nikki Izzo-Brown said. “Grace is a tempo player for us. You look at her and say you want to work harder because she’s working so hard.