Score: No. 4 Saint Joseph's 16, No. 5 VCU 12
Location: Pittsburgh, Pa.
Records: VCU 5-13., Saint Joseph's 11-6

The short story: VCU outshot Saint Joseph's 35-34 on the afternoon but were unable to overcome an early first quarter deficit.

QUICK FACTS

• Mason Whitmore scored a career-high four goals while Ashley Karn recorded a career-high five assists
• Kelsey McDonnell scored three goals and had one assist. She had a team-high 11 shot attempts
• Mia George and Rachel Koeneke each two goals
• Kiley Kozak scored once and Casey Murray added an assist
• VCU led in total shots 35-34 while Saint Joseph's held a slight 24-23 edge in shots on goal
• The Hawks were led by Maddie Yoder who scored four goals

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Hawks got out to a 6-2 lead with 11:59 left in the first quarter
• VCU responded by scoring three of the next four goals and McDonnell's goal got VCU within 7-5 with 5:11 left in the second quarter. The Hawks scored twice to take a 9-5 lead
• The Rams got within 13-10 with 10:53 left in the fourth quarter on a goal from Kozak with 10:53 left but were unable to cut the deficit further