By: Noah Bartholomew, Athletics Graduate Assistant
ST. BONAVENTURE (2-6-6, 0-6-1 A-10) at GEORGE WASHINGTON (5-3-6, 0-3-3 A-10)
Thursday, Oct. 13 – 3:00 p.m.
Washington, D.C. – GW Soccer Field
TV: ESPN+
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ST. BONAVENTURE vs. RICHMOND (2-8-3, 1-3-2 A-10)
Sunday, Oct. 16 – 1:00 p.m.
St. Bonaventure, N.Y. – Marra Athletics Complex
TV: ESPN+
Senior Day
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The St. Bonaventure University women's soccer team will travel to George Washington this Thursday with kickoff scheduled for 3:00 p.m. On Sunday the Bonnies will welcome Richmond to the Marra Athletics Complex with game time scheduled for 1:00 p.m.
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Prior to Sunday's contest, the Bonnies will honor nine graduating student-athletes as part of Senior Day:
Payton Powers,
Haylee Smith,
Christine Napoli,
Rachel Hutchison,
Amber Achladis,
Cristina Torres,
Maya Palmer,
Clare Davis, and
Kenzie Tarmino.
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BONNIES BITS
- The Bonnies fell, 2-1, at Rhode Island this past Sunday.
- Sophomore Bridget Kennedy tallied her second goal of the season against the Rams coming off an assist from freshman Ami Komori. Kennedy has tallied the first two goals of her career this season.
- Komori leads the team with eight points (three goals/two assists), while Kennedy (two goals), Cristina Torres (two goals), Kenzie Tarmino (two assists/one assist), and Christine Napoli (two assists/one goal) are tied for second on the team with four points each.
- Other Bonnies who have recorded points this season are Chanel Alexander with one goal scored, while Hannah Walker and Isabella Jeppesen have each tallied an assist.
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CLIMBING THE RECORD BOOK
- Sophomore goalkeeper Chiara Gottinger now sits 12th all-time for most saves in a season after making 10 stops against Rhode Island. She passed Lauren Malcolm, who recorded 120 saves in 2017.
- Last season, Gottinger made 119 saves.
- The Pirching am Traubenberg, Austria native leads the nation with 121 total saves this season.
- The second-year net protector is third in the nation and first in the A-10 in saves per game (8.64).
- Gottinger is 19th in the nation and first in the conference with an 87 percent save percentage.
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SENIOR DAY
- Payton Powers is a four-year member of the women's soccer program. In her freshman and junior seasons, she was selected to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
- Haylee Smith is a four-year member of the women's soccer program and has played in 21 games. In her freshman and junior seasons, she was selected to the Commissioner's Honor Roll. During her sophomore season, Haylee appeared in six games and recorded three shots on goal. Last season, she played in 15 games, while tallying a season-high 21 minutes at Richmond. Also, she was selected to the Commissioner's Honor Roll in 2021.
- Christine Napoli is a four-year member of the women's soccer program, starting all 58 games of her career. During her freshman season she played in 18 games, scoring her first collegiate goal against Youngstown State. In her sophomore season, she started in eight games, playing full time in seven of those games. Last season, she played a season-high 103 minutes against Rhode Island and scored a goal against Robert Morris. In 2019 and 2021, she was selected to the Commissioner's Honor Roll. This season she netted a score against Canisius and played full time in six matches.
- Rachel Hutchison is a four-year member of the women's soccer program and has played in 30 games, starting 28 of them. In her freshman season, she scored her first collegiate goal, a game-winner, against Valparaiso. She had been sidelined due to injury the past two seasons. In her freshman and junior seasons, she was selected to the Commissioner's Honor Roll. This season she has started 11 games and tallied two shots on goal against Davidson.
- Amber Achladis is a four-year member of the women's soccer program and has played in 53 total games, starting 12. As a freshman she played in 15 games, starting in four. In her sophomore season she scored her first collegiate goal at Dayton. Last season, she appeared in 17 games and played a season-high 63 minutes at Eastern Michigan. In 2019 and 2021, she was selected to the Commissioner's Honor Roll. This season she has started in five games.
- Cristina Torres has been a member of the women's soccer program for two years. In her first season with the program she started all 19 games and earned First Team All-Atlantic 10 honors as well as Atlantic 10 All-Academic and CoSIDA Academic All-District honors. She led the Atlantic 10 and ranked 11th in the NCAA with 13 goals. Also, she was tied for first in the A-10 with four game-winning goals and second in points, goals per game, and points per game. There were three different games last year where she scored two goals. She was selected to the commissioner's list in 2021. This season she has played in eight games and netted scores against Marist and George Mason.
- Maya Palmer joins the Bonnies this season after playing in 19 games in two seasons at Canisius. This season she has started all 13 games, playing full time in all but one match. She fired one shot against Fordham this year.
- Clare Davis is a three-year member of the women's soccer program. She joined the Bonnies in 2020 after playing 18 games her freshman season at Wofford. In her sophomore season she started all eight games, playing 547 minutes. Last season she played in all 19 games as the Bonnies earned an A-10 Tournament berth. Also, she earned a selection to the Commissioner's Honor Roll.
- Kenzie Tarmino is a four-year member of the women's soccer program and has played in 58 total games, making 56 starts. As a freshman she played in 18 games, tallying three assists one of which set up the game-winning goal against Richmond. During her sophomore season she started all eight games, playing full time in six matches. Last season she started all 19 games, notching an assist against Niagara and was key to helping the Bonnies reach the A-10 Tournament. In her freshman and junior seasons, she was selected to the commissioner's honor roll. This season she has started every game, playing full time in 11 matches and scoring her first collegiate goal off a free kick against Eastern Michigan.
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ABOUT GEORGE WASHINGTON
- The Colonials have an overall record of 5-3-6 and are 0-3-3 in conference play.
- Rachel Sorkenn leads the team with eight goals, while Lauren Prentice and Margaret Rabbit each have six points.
- In net goalkeeper Grace Crowe has recorded 25 saves this season in nine games played.
- George Washington defeated Chicago State 1-0 on Sunday.
- The Colonials are projected to finish tied for 10th with Duquesne in the 2022 Atlantic 10 Women's Soccer Preseason Poll.
- In 2019 St. Bonaventure fell, 2-1, at George Washington.
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ABOUT RICHMOND
- The Spiders are 2-8-3 overall with a conference record of 1-3-2.
- The team is led with two goals by Molly Weirman, while Katie Tritt has added a score this season.
- Goalkeeper Taylor Montague has made 60 saves so far this year.
- Richmond earned its first conference win of the year at George Mason this past Sunday, 2-1, and will play La Salle at home this Thursday.
- The Spiders were selected to finish eight in the conference with 109 points, according to the 2022 Atlantic 10 Women's Soccer Preseason Poll. Â
- Last season, Richmond came away with a 1-0 victory over St. Bonaventure.
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UP NEXT
The Bonnies conclude the regular season with a trip to Pittsburgh on Thursday, Oct. 20 for a matchup against Duquesne. Game time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
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