Thanks to a goal by junior Courtney Bosse in the 12th minute, the St. Bonaventure women's soccer team was able to survive a gutsy effort by Duquesne and hold on for 1-0 Atlantic 10 victory on Saturday afternoon at McGraw-Jennings Field.

With the win, the Bonnies (6-6) build on their best A-10 start in program history and improve to 3-0 in the conference. The Brown and White have yet to surrender a goal in A-10 action and are currently on their second three-game conference win streak in the last two seasons.

Duquesne falls to 0-3 in the A-10 with the loss and 3-7 overall.

"In many ways today we were dominated and out-played, but the one positive is that we found a way to win," said head coach Manoj Khettry. "We scored a great goal and our backs and our goal keeper kept another clean sheet. We've got to continue to get better if we're going to play better soccer."

The Dukes applied pressure on the offensive end throughout the game, building a 16-6 shot advantage. A majority of the Duquesne scoring chances came in the second half, as it accounted for 10 of the 14 shots in the period.

St. Bonaventure junior goalie Nichole Markert was up to the task, though, making five saves to preserve her third straight shutout and the eighth of her career. Markert now stands at 4-3 on the season.

The lone goal of the game came at the 11:49 mark just as rain started to fall for the first of many times throughout the contest. Bosse gathered a nice pass from classmate Anna Cunningham and split two defenders en route to beating Duquesne goalie Gabby Morrin on the near post. The game-winning goal was the third of the season for Bosse and her team-best fifth score.

The Dukes fired the final nine shots of the game, including three on net, but were unable to beat Markert down the stretch. Duquesne also held a 7-3 edge in corner kicks, but did commit 18 fouls to the Brown and White's 10.

St. Bonaventure will head to Philadelphia next weekend for a pair of Atlantic 10 matches. The Bonnies will take on Temple on Friday, October 9, at 4 p.m. and then play Saint Joseph's on Sunday at 1 p.m.