Box Score: VCU 1, St. Bonaventure 0
Location: St. Bonaventure, N.Y. / Marra Athletic Complex
Records: VCU (2-5-2, 0-0 A-10), St. Bonaventure (3-3-2, 0-0 A-10)
 
THE SHORT STORY
VCU women's soccer dominated defensively, holding onto its 19^th-minute lead en route to a conference-opening victory at St. Bonaventure, 1-0.
 
PITCH SIDE

• The Rams didn't allow a Bonnies shot in the first period for their best single-half performance of the year
• Jensyn Lins scored her second game-winning goal of the season
• Y-Van Nguyen earned the assist, notching her first point of the year
• Mia Pongratz made two saves for VCU's second shutout
• Freshman Mina Stevens led the rams with a pair of shots on goal
• St. Bonaventure sophomore goalkeeper Adelaide Paredes made six saves
• VCU dominated possession, controlling the ball for 62 percent of the match

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Stevens got the offensive charge started for the Rams, placing her first career shot on goal in the seventh minute, but Paredes made the save to open the match
• Weaving through Bonnies defenders, Nguyen laced a pass to Lins at the 18-yard marker, who found the back of the net with the Rams' decisive goal
• Stifling the SBU offense, the Rams didn't allow the host to take a shot until the 50^th minute
• VCU's defense held onto the one-goal advantage, as Stella Castro made a potentially-lead-saving block on the back line and Pongratz tallied her final save in the 90^th minute
• The Rams took down the Bonnies 1-0 on Sunday afternoon

 
UP NEXT
VCU returns home for a pair of conference matches next week, hosting Saint Louis at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 25, and 1 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 28 at Sports Backers Stadium.