Williamson Nets First Career Brace as Bulldogs Top VMI, 2–0

Sunday, September 28

Lexington, Va. / Patchin Field

1:00 PM

The Citadel

4-4-2, 1-1-1

VMI

1-10-1, 0-3-0

Team	1	2	Final F
The Citadel	0	2	2
VMI	0	0	0

Williamson Nets First Career Brace as Bulldogs Top VMI, 2–0

9/28/2025 4:45:00 PM | Soccer

Box Score

By: The Citadel Athletics

LEXINGTON, Va. – The Citadel women's soccer team earned a pivotal Southern Conference road victory on Sunday afternoon, defeating VMI 2–0 at Patchin Field. With the win, the Bulldogs improved to 4-4-2 overall and 1-1-1 in league play, while the Keydets fell to 1-10-1 and 0-3-0 in SoCon action.

After a scoreless first half in which The Citadel generated 10 shots, the Bulldogs broke through in the 56th minute. Senior Alice Williamson netted the opener off an assist from Reagan Wise, slotting the ball past the keeper to give the visitors a 1–0 lead.

𝟓𝟓:𝟒𝟒 | 𝐆𝐎𝐀𝐋 | 𝐂𝐈𝐓 𝟏 – 𝟎 𝐕𝐌𝐈

A BEAUTIFUL ball in from Reagan Wise ➡️ Alice Williamson with the perfect header finish! 🐾#MarchingForward pic.twitter.com/BW1H4U1ZqT
— 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘾𝙄𝙏𝘼𝘿𝙀𝙇 𝙎𝙊𝘾𝘾𝙀𝙍 (@CitadelWSoccer) September 28, 2025

Williamson struck again in the 67th minute, this time finishing from a pass by Cameron Martin, to complete her brace and secure the two-goal advantage.

𝟔𝟔:𝟒𝟔 | 𝐆𝐎𝐀𝐋 | 𝐂𝐈𝐓 𝟐 – 𝟎 𝐕𝐌𝐈

Deja-vu! Another perfect cross and header extends the Bulldogs' lead to✌️#MarchingForward pic.twitter.com/pdYIme5KBf
— 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘾𝙄𝙏𝘼𝘿𝙀𝙇 𝙎𝙊𝘾𝘾𝙀𝙍 (@CitadelWSoccer) September 28, 2025

Goalkeeper Zoe Santos anchored the defense with four saves en route to her third shutout of the season. The Bulldogs outshot VMI 16–7, including an 8–4 advantage in shots on goal, and held a 5–1 margin in corner kicks.

𝗔 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱!

Alice Williamson netted a brace in the second half, with assists coming from Reagan Wise and Cameron Martin to push The Citadel past VMI, 2–0👏

Keeper Zoe Santos secured the clean sheet… pic.twitter.com/7SqUk4yCvc
— 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘾𝙄𝙏𝘼𝘿𝙀𝙇 𝙎𝙊𝘾𝘾𝙀𝙍 (@CitadelWSoccer) September 28, 2025

Traquair's Thoughts
Following the match, head coach Ciaran Traquair praised his squad's performance: "Brilliant performance from the ladies today. It's never easy coming to a rival and picking up 3 points. I felt really good about us going into the game and the girls showed quality on both sides of the ball. We found a bit of quality in the final third and managed the lead well going into the later stages of the match. Team effort and that bulldog mentality gets us a fantastic road win."

Up Next
The Citadel will return to action on Thursday, October 2, at 4:00 p.m. when they travel to face Samford at the Samford Track & Soccer Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama. The match will be broadcast live on ESPN+, with live stats also available.