Box Score Score: No. 1 Saint Joseph's 1, No. 2 VCU 0
Location: Philadelphia, Pa.
Records: VCU (12-7, 7-1 A-10), Saint Joseph's (18-2, 8-0 A-10)
Short Story: The Rams pushed No. 10 Saint Joseph's, the A-10 Regular Season Champion and No. 1 seed, to the brink but were unable to overcome a first half goal by the Hawks.
KEY STATS
- Sasha Elliott made six saves in the cage for VCU.
- Emily McNamara recorded two shots, both of which were on goal.
- Bentley Zabicki also recorded a shot on goal.
- Maite Sturm and Svea Sturm each recorded one shot.
- Saint Joseph's outshot VCU 9-5 overall and 6-3 in shots on goal.
- The Hawks held a 5-1 advantage in penalty corners.
ATLANTIC 10 ALL-CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
- Emily McNamara
- Shannon Pereira
- Maite Sturm
- Sasha Elliott
- Litiana Field
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Saint Joseph's forced the first save of the game in the 2nd minute as Elliott turned away a shot from Anna Willocks.
- The Rams had a chance of their own in the 6th minute as Zabicki's effort from the far side of the circle was saved by Victoria Kammerinke.
- The teams battled for the next 20 minutes before Saint Joseph's scored the game-winning goal on a penalty corner. Joely Helder deflected the ball into the cage on a penalty corner in the 29th minute.
- The Rams two best chances came in the 44th minute as McNamara had back-to-back shot attempts saved off a penalty corner.
- The Rams' defense held strong after Lauren Kaup received a yellow card in the 47th minute, not allowing a single shot while playing down.
- Helder received a yellow for Saint Joseph's in the 60th minute but VCU couldn't' score the equalizer.
