Final Score: VCU 17, Saint Joseph's 12
Location: Richmond, Va. (Cary Street Field)
Records: VCU 8-9 (4-5 A-10), Saint Joseph's 9-8 (6-3 A-10)
 
The Short Story: VCU trailed Saint Joseph's 10-9 with 11:18 left in the third quarter before the Rams shut down the Hawks' offense and outscored SJU 8-2 for the remainder of the game.

QUICK FACTS:

• Juliana George scored a career-high six goals along one assist
• Kelsey McDonnell scored four goals on the day, her final goal marking the 100^th of her career
• Savannah Slack, Riley O'Malley and Mia George each added two goals
• VCU outshot Saint Joseph's 34-32 overall and 26-22 in shots on goal
• VCU set a program record for wins in a season with eight. The program did not begin playing until 2016
• The win marked VCU's first over Saint Joseph's in seven tries
• The Hawks were led by Kate Fuhrman who scored five goals
• VCU's season ended with the loss as the Rams' lost the tiebreaker with St. Bonaventure to get into the six-team A-10 Tournament

 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Rams took a quick 5-2 lead in the first quarter on Morgan Reed's goal with 1:56 left in the period
• Saint Joseph's responded by scoring six of the next seven goals to take a 7-5 lead with 7:52 remaining before halftime
• VCU answered with three of the next four goals, capped off by Slack's goal with 1:39 left before the half. The Rams took an 8-7 lead into the break
• Saint Joseph's come out of halftime, scoring three of the first four goals in the third quarter to retake the lead at 11:18 in the third quarter
• McDonnell scored a man-up goal, the first of five unanswered for VCU, to give the Rams the lead at 14-10 with 12:05 left in the fourth quarter
• The Rams only allowed two Saint Joseph's goals in the final 26:17 of the contest, outscoring the Hawks 8-2 in that time and pulling away for the win