NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Vanderbilt soccer tallied their sixth shutout in seven nonconference matches with a 7-0 victory over Eastern Kentucky on Thursday night. Rachel Deresky led the pack with two goals.
Vanderbilt’s seven goals are the most scored by the Commodores since 2019, when the team topped Georgia State 7-0.
Off the opening kick, Maci Teater spotted Deresky downfield to open the scoring just 13 seconds into the match, the fastest goal in program history.
FASTEST. GOAL. IN. PROGRAM. HISTORY.
1️⃣3️⃣ seconds 🤯#SCtop10 | @NCAASoccer pic.twitter.com/yTgqjBDF3P
— Vanderbilt Soccer (@VandySoccer) September 12, 2024
Deresky then connected again off a cross from Addie Porter to mid-box for the Deresky tap-in. In the last two matches, Deresky has posted nine points off four goals and one assist.
The second half opened with an own goal off of Eastern Kentucky’s Emma Spivey to put Vandy up 3-0. Less than a minute later, junior Vivian Akyirem scored her first goal as a Commodore off a downfield pass from Jessica Hinton.
I mean, c’mon 🖤💛 https://t.co/ZK6akTLYnc pic.twitter.com/naMW6m7aOL
— Vanderbilt Soccer (@VandySoccer) September 12, 2024
Caroline Betts registered the fifth goal of the night after Ella Eggleston served to Betts outside the 18-yard. Betts went one-on-one with her defender and put the ball right past keeper Marah Krick.
Sydney Watts scored her fourth goal of the season in the 78th minute. Graduate student Mia Gonzalez registered her first goal in the black and gold after a shot by Eggleston was saved by Colonels keeper Ruby Morgan. Gonzalez then connected off the save to find the back of the net.
GOALLLLL MIA GONZALEZ!!! pic.twitter.com/3DRDNOWfQx
— Vanderbilt Soccer (@VandySoccer) September 12, 2024
Vanderbilt outshot Eastern Kentucky 38-6 and earned 13 corner kicks to the Colonels’ two. Eastern Kentucky’s keepers combined for 12 saves in the match.
Vandy closes the 2024 nonconference portion of the schedule 5-0-2 overall, marking the third consecutive season in which the Dores end nonconference play undefeated. It also marks just the fourth time in program history that Vandy enters conference play unbeaten.
The Dores return to action on Thursday opening conference play at Auburn. The match is slated for 6:30 p.m. and can be seen on SEC Network+.
