CINCINNATI, Ohio – After sophomore Brittany Charles scored off her own corner kick at the 82nd minute to tie the game, St. Bonaventure (6-10-1, 3-4) ended its two-game losing streak Sunday as sophomore Molly Curry headed in a goal in the 102:50 mark for a 2-1 victory in the second overtime. 

The Bonnies started off aggressive, attempting five shots, two on goal, within the first 11 minutes and finished the game with a season-high 28 shots (18 on goal) at the Xavier Soccer Complex.

St. Bonaventure's first legitimate attempt at goal came at the 14:27 mark as freshman Abby Maiello's shot just sailed a couple inches above Xavier's goalkeeper Katie Markesbery and the crossbar. The Bonnies kept Markesbery busy the entire first half led by sophomore Alicia Elwell's three shots on goal.

Maiello added two shots on goal, while junior Alyssa Lapp, sophomores Brittany Charles and Molly Curry and freshman Stephanie Jenkins each had one in the first half. Xavier first and only first half shot attempt came at 28:01 from junior Taylor Dearbaugh.

Xavier (6-10-1, 1-6) had its first legitimate scoring opportunity at 57:47 off freshman Erin McGauley's corner kick, but St. Bonaventure's senior goalkeeper Katie Kerkman came up with a point blank save and two Bonnies defenders blocked another two off rebounds.

However, Xavier scored minutes later off another McGauley corner kick as junior Ashton Green scored her second goal of the season on junior Mariah Whitaker's rebound at the 59:06 mark.

Charles, who also had the game-winning assist to Curry, now has a team-high six assists. Curry scored her second goal of the season, first since Sept. 23 versus Canisus.

Prior to her game-winning header in the top left corner, Curry almost won the game within the first two minutes as her shot hit off the top crossbar just over a diving Markesbery.

"I was really proud of the fact that we kept fighting and plugging away," head coach Manoj Khettry said. "We never gave up and I knew once we tied it that we would win; great goal by Molly from Brittany's cross to get the win. Getting three points was essential for us to keep our tournament hopes alive. We know we have a tough weekend ahead, but we're still in it and we will do our very best to try and get points at home and qualify for our fifth consecutive tournament berth." 

Markesbery, who led the conference in saves, saves percentage and saves per game last season, had a career-high 16 saves. Kerkman finished with four saves.

St. Bonaventure returns home Friday to host University of Massachusetts Amherst at 3 p.m. and closes off the season hosting Rhode Island on Oct. 28 at 1 p.m.

GAME NOTES – Xavier's goal Sunday was the team's first since Sept. 28 versus Rhode Island … St. Bonaventure's 15 shots and nine on goal in the first half is a season high … Prior to Sunday, Xavier averaged 0.81 goals scored per game compared to St. Bonaventure's 0.88 … Total of 16 fouls were called (nine from St. Bonaventure) ... St. Bonaventure had two offsides, while Xavier had four