WASHINGTON, D.C. - A George Washington goal in the sixth minute play proved to be the difference, as the St. Bonaventure women's soccer team began its Atlantic 10 weekend road trip with a 1-0 loss to the Colonials on Friday afternoon at Mount Vernon Field.

The loss drops the Bonnies' overall record to 8-8 on the season, including 5-2 in A-10 play heading into Sunday's game at Richmond. GW (5-7-4), on the other hand, improves to 2-4-2 in the league.

"We're playing against teams that are either facing elimination from the conference tournament or playing for a top six position in the standings," said head coach Manoj Khettry. "None of these remaining games are easy, especially on the road. We simply have to want it more than our opponent and today, even though the stats were pretty even, GWU simply wanted it just a little more and that was the difference."

St. Bonaventure applied plenty of pressure throughout game and more specifically the second half, resulting in 11 shots, including seven on goal, and three corner kicks over the final 45 minutes. For the game, the Brown and White were out-shot, 17-14.

The lone goal of the game came from Sierra Smidinger at the 5:57 mark off a pass from Kristen Slack.

George Washington keeper Lindsey Rowe made seven saves in the win, while St. Bonaventure goalie Nicole Markert made five.

The Bonaventure forward trio of juniors Courtney Bosse and Anna Cunningham, along with sophomore Dakota Carroll accounted for 11 of the team's 14 shots.

Sunday's game in Richmond, Va., is slated to start at 2:30 p.m.