Final Score: No. 11 Saint Joseph's 2, VCU 1
Location:Â Amherst, Mass.
Records:Â VCU 10-9, Saint Joseph's 14-4
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The Short Story:Â VCU and Saint Joseph's battled back-and-forth throughout the contest but the Hawks were able to score the decisive goal in the 42
nd minute off a penalty corner.
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QUICK FACTS:
- Camila Rosenbrock scored for VCU, her sixth goal of the season
- Litiana Field recorded an assist, her team-leading sixth of the year
- Sheridan Messier made five saves in goal for the Rams
- Saint Joseph's outshot VCU 16-4 overall and 7-2 in shots on goal
- The Hawks had a 9-1 edge in penalty corner
- Saint Joseph's got two goals from Leigh James
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The first quarter saw the Rams hold a 2-0 shot advantage but the teams remained tied 0-0 heading into the second quarter
- VCU took a 1-0 lead in the 20th minute as Rosenbrock got her stick to the ground in the middle of the circle and redirected a feed from Field past the goalkeeper
- Saint Joseph's tied the game 1-1 in the 28th minute as James got goal side of VCU and tapped in a pass from the end line
- The Hawks took a 2-1 lead in the 42nd minute as James scored off a penalty corner feed at the back post