PHILADELPHIA – La Salle (9-2, 2-0 Atlantic 10) scored four goals in 1:44 to break an 8-8 tie, spoiling a three-goal outing from Lauren Michaels in a 14-10 St. Bonaventure (2-4, 0-2) loss at McCarthy Stadium on Sunday.
The Explorers led 3-1 before Michaels netted her second career hat trick, scoring three straight Bona goals to bridge the halftime break and tie the game at four.
Jenna Barber converted a free position shot to give the Bonnies a 5-4 cushion, but Jackie Roebuck dished one of her game-best three assists for the tying goal and Melanie Sarcinello went to goal alone twice to cap a string of three unanswered goals.
Sarcinello totaled five goals for the game, while Roebuck tallied five points on three assists and a pair of scores.
The Bonnies rallied once again to tie though, this time on goals just 57 seconds apart from Amanda Cizenski and Marybeth Madia. Madia added her second goal off a feed from Danielle Drabin to even it up at 8-all, before La Salle sent the Bonnies to their fourth straight loss with four goals in just 1:44 to gain separation.
Sara Schlagenhauf turned aside a career-high 12 shots in the loss.
St. Bonaventure returns to action on Thursday, as the Bonnies visit Duquesne in another A-10 Conference tilt.