Score: VCU 1, St. Bonaventure 0
Location: St. Bonaventure, N.Y. (Marra Athletics Complex)
Records: VCU 4-8-3 (3-4-1), St. Bonaventure 3-6-6 (2-4-2)
 
THE SHORT STORY: In the 76th minute, Kendyl Sarver sent home a no doubt game winner to give VCU Women's Soccer a much needed Atlantic 10 road win, taking down St. Bonaventure 1-0 on a rainy Sunday afternoon.
 
"I am insanely proud of our kids today, and everyday really," said Head Coach Lindsey Martin. "We have faced adversity this season, more so than any other season in recent memory, and they continue to never give up and believe in one another.
 
"Kendyl's [Sarver] goal felt like a million pounds off all of our shoulders and gave us a reason to keep believing. If anyone can turn this season around, it's this group of kids and staff."
 
PITCH SIDE

• Sarver's goal was her third of the season,  
• Paige Hoeger recorded her first career assist on Sarver's 76th minute goal
• Allison Karpovich made the start in goal, stopping a pair of shots en route to her fourth shutout of the season
• Sarver finished with a team-high six shots, while Anna Bagley added five shots and Kanna Matsuhisa ripped four shots, two on goal
• Jenna Elller came off the bench and recorded four shots, putting one on goal
• VCU out shot St. Bonaventure 23-6
• The Rams recorded six shots on goal, holding the Bonnies to just two
• VCU extends its winning streak against the Bonnies to five matches, going back to 2017
• The win snapped a five-match winless streak for the Rams 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Matsuhisa set the tone early, taking VCU's first of six shots on goal in the third minute
• In the seventh minute the Rams took another shot, getting one on goal from Sarver
• St. Bonaventure's Chiara Gottinger made another save on Matsuhisa's second shot of the half in the 23rd minute
• VCU's back line kept Karpovich clean during the half, not allowing a shot on goal
• In the 35th minute Eller took only two minutes to get a shot on goal after taking the pitch and it meant the Rams took the momentum into the break
• Karpovich finally had to make a save, keeping out a St. Bonaventure shot in the 67th minute to keep the match at 0-0
• In the 72nd minute Bagley nearly put the Rams in front on a shot she sent on net
• But in the 76th minute the Rams broke through
• Sarver took a great first touch on a bouncing but perfectly placed pass from Hoeger towards net and from roughly 10 yards out blasted it past the keeper to put the Rams up 1-0
• One final save from Karpovich in the 88th minute meant the Rams came away with the much needed 1-0 road conference win

 
UP NEXT: The Rams return home on Oct. 19 for one final match at Sports Backers Stadium when A-10 foe Fordham makes the trip. VCU then wraps up its regular season on Oct. 22 with a trip to Loyola Chicago.