FINAL SCORE: No. 8 Saint Joseph's 3, VCU 1
LOCATION: Richmond, Va.
RECORDS: VCU 4-3 (1-1 A-10), Saint Joseph's 7-2 (1-0 A-10)

THE SHORT STORY: After an evenly matched first half, Saint Joseph's scored two goals in 1:14 span midway through the third quarter and then held off VCU's comeback attempt.

QUICK FACTS:

• Maite Sturm scored a goal for VCU on her lone shot attempt
• Camila Rosenbrock and Carolina Mujica each had a team-high two shot attempts
• Saint Joseph's only outshot VCU 8-6 overall and 4-3 in shots on goal
• The Hawks got goals from Manu Ghigliotti, Sol Borensztein and Anna Miller

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The first two quarters were a back-and-forth physical battle with VCU recording the lone shot on goal in the sixth minute as Mujica's shot off a corner attempt was saved
• The two teams went into halftime tied 0-0 with each team having just two total shot attempts
• The Hawks scored the games' first goal at the 33:44 mark in the third quarter as Miller's cross was met at the back post by Ghigliotti who tapped it in for the goal
• Saint Joseph's scored just over a minute later as Brensztein fired a shot from a tight angle and into the upper corner to make it 2-0
• The Hawks stretched their lead to 3-0 when Miller took advantage of a VCU turnover inside the arc and scored
• Sturm brought VCU back within 3-1 in the 55^th minute after scoring on a rebound after a shot from Mujica was saved
• The Rams outshot the Hawks 4-0 in the final quarter but couldn't close the deficit

UP NEXT: 
VCU hosts La Salle on Sunday, Sept. 26 for a 1 p.m. match at Cary Street Field.