RICHMOND, Va. – Richmond Ivy SC closed the 2026 season with a 3-0 victory over Charlottesville Blues FC on Saturday at City Stadium. Richmond utilized an efficient mix of strong defense and opportunistic offense to claim the clean sheet victory.
Richmond got on the board late in the first half of Saturday evening’s contest when Jazmin Jackson delivered a well-placed assist that Jurnee Durrett-Finney headed into the net in the 43rd minute, giving the team a 1-0 lead. The second half would feature two goals – a 67th-minute header from Kate Weyer and an 86th-minute header from Georgia Skelton – alongside a flurry of saves from goalkeeper Logan Marks to secure the shutout win.
Saturday’s triumph marked the second time in which the Ivy have blanked Charlottesville Blues FC in the 2026 season.
Breaking Down the Action
- Richmond found momentum in the early moments of Saturday’s contest as Durrett-Finney took the first shot of the game in the 2nd minute.
- Shots in both the 3rd and 5th minutes from Durrett-Finney and Megan Dwyer were corralled by the Blues goalkeeper.
- Marks found her first action of the evening in the 9th minute, saving the first Blues shot of the evening.
- Sophie Stroud’s shot from outside the six-yard box was corralled in the 17th minute.
- Maci Landel found room on the left side, but her 20th-minute shot could not find the back of the net.
- Jackson took her first shot of the night in the 22nd minute, but the initial attempt ricocheted off a Blues defender and was saved.
- Marks thwarted a Blues opportunity by coming out of the box and saving a ball in the 27th minute.
- Durrett-Finney’s third shot of the night was saved by the Blues goalie in the 31st minute.
- Mackenzie Fitzgerald’s first shot of the evening sailed high above the net in the 35th minute.
- A series of shots ended the first half, as the Blues defense stymied Ivy chances in the 36th, 40th and 41st minutes.
- The Ivy broke through in the 43rd minute, as Durrett-Finney’s header sailed past the Blues goalkeeper and into the back of the net.
- One minute of stoppage time was added to the first half.
- The Ivy entered the half with a 1-0 lead.
- Marks continued her dominance at the start of the second half, saving a shot in the 48th minute.
- Stroud nearly doubled the lead in the 52nd minute, but the shot was saved and deflected off the crossbar.
- A Blues shot was gathered by Marks inside the six-yard box in the 56th minute.
- Jackson’s 66th-minute shot was saved by the leaping Blues goalkeeper.
- Ella Stanley and Georgia Skelton entered for Jurnee Durrett-Finney and Ava Marvin in the 67th minute.
- Maci Landel delivered a high-arching ball into the box, and Kate Weyer headed it in for a 2-0 lead in the 67th minute.
- Marks patrolled the box once again in the 70th minute, leaping and denying a Blues opportunity.
- Alexis Newman, Ava Martin and Aliya Cobb came in for Jazmin Jackson, Sophie Stroud and Maci Landel in the 80th minute.
- A header from Georgia Skelton found the back of the net off a curling pass from Megan Dwyer in the 86th minute.
- Two minutes of stoppage time are added to the contest.
- The Ivy emerged victorious with a 3-0 win.
Notable Numbers
- 2: Richmond earned its second clean sheet of the 2026 season.
- 3: The Ivy scored all three goals off of headers.
- 3: 2026 marks the club’s third season, playing their inaugural campaign in 2024.
- 6: Saturday’s matchup marked the sixth match between the Ivy and VA Atlantic FC all-time.
- 7: In two games this season, the Ivy have outscored Charlottesville Blues FC, 7-0.
- 11: The Ivy hold a 11-3-4 record all-time at City Stadium.
- 12: 12 different players scored for the Ivy in 2026 as Taryn Chance, Kenley Campbell, Jurnee Durrett-Finney, Jill Flammia, Jazmin Jackson, Georgia Skelton, Maci Landel, Ava Marvin, Emerson Moore, Olivia Woodson, Sunniyah Tucker and Kate Weyer have each found the back of the net this season through 12 games.
- 12: Saturday marked Richmond’s 12th match of the season and seventh at home.
- 4022: Richmond averaged 4,022 fans per game across the 2026 USL W League season.
- 25,000+: The Richmond Ivy are proud to have welcomed over 25,000 fans to City Stadium this fall!
Series History
- The Ivy now hold a 4-0-2 record against Charlottesville Blues FC all-time.
- The two last faced each other on Saturday, May 23 of this season, the Ivy claiming a 4-0 win on the road.
