Score: VCU 1, St. Bonaventure 0
Location: St. Bonaventure, N.Y. (Marra Athletics Complex)
Records: VCU 6-2-0 (2-0-0 Atlantic 10), St. Bonaventure 2-5-3 (0-2-0 A-10)
 
The short story: Senior center back Lana Golob scored on a corner kick in the 49th minute as the Rams picked up their second straight win in Atlantic 10 play.
 
QUICK FACTS

• The victory marks the 100th career win as a head coach for Lindsey Martin.
• Golob, who also scored in Slovenia's 4-0 win over Estonia in World Cup qualifying last week, notched her first goal of the season and fifth of her career.
• Redshirt senior goalkeeper Grace Young made a season-high six saves, all in the second half, to record her third clean sheet of the season.
• VCU controlled possession for the majority of the game, outshooting St. Bonaventure by a 20-12 margin.
• Redshirt senior forward Samantha Jerabek registered a game-high six total shots, including four shots on goal.
• After two conference matches, VCU is joined at the top of the A-10 standings by Massachusetts, Richmond, and Rhode Island, all with six points.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Both teams took some time to settle into the game, but senior forward Aileen Guthrie started a trend of VCU dominance with the first shot on goal of the match in the 17th minute, redirecting a cross on frame.
• Three minutes later, Guthrie forced a diving save by ripping a shot from 15 yards out.
• Jerabek cut in on her right foot in the 28th minute, firing a shot that tested Bonnies goalkeeper Chiara Gottinger at the near post.
• VCU broke through with the match's lone goal in the 49th minute. Jerabek delivered an in-swinging corner kick to the near post, and as the ball bounced off the woodwork and out to the top of the six-yard box, Golob pounced on the opportunity and slotted the ball into the back of the net.
• As the Bonnies pushed for an equalizer, Young stood tall in the VCU goal. In the 57th minute, she dove to stop a point-blank shot in a flurry of SBU scoring chances.
• In the 65th minute, graduate forward Bri Kropinack ran onto a cross from the wing and volleyed a powerful shot on net to force a save.
• Four minutes later, sophomore forward Ella Higgins took a dangerous shot from the right wing that sailed just over the bar.
• In the 72nd minute, Young got up to punch a long-range Bonnies effort over the bar. She got vertical again in the 83rd minute, throwing a hand up to block a hard shot from the corner of the box at the near post and keep SBU off the scoreboard.

 
UP NEXT
The Rams continue their road swing on Sunday, Sept. 26 for another A-10 match-up at George Mason in Fairfax, Va., at 1 p.m. Every A-10 match is streamed on ESPN+.