WASHINGTON, D.C. – The St. Bonaventure University women's soccer team fell 2-1 at George Washington Thursday evening.
The Colonials (6-3-6, 1-3-3 A-10) opened up the scoring in the second half after a scoreless opening period.
In the 49
th minute, Lauren Prentice sent a ball to the front of the net to teammate Sammy Newman who fired a shot over the head of goalkeeper
Chiara Gottinger for a 1-0 lead.
George Washington added the eventual game-winner in the 61
st when Elizabeth Cruz collected a deflection off a corner kick and deposited the ball into the back of the net.
The Bonnies (2-7-6, 0-7-1 A-10) cut the deficit to one goal in the 66
th minute thanks to the foot of senior
Rachel Hutchison.
Clare Davis sent a pass back to
McKenna Robinson who made a touch pass to Hutchison, then after one touch, Hutchison beat the Colonials' goalkeeper for her first goal of the season.
Unfortunately for the Bonnies, that 2-1 tally would stand for the remainder of the full time.
Gottinger tied her career-high with 13 saves Thursday afternoon. She previously tied that mark against Niagara and UMass this season.
The sophomore goalkeeper now sits tied for eighth all-time in Bonnies single-season history with Margaret Reif (1996) for most saves in a season with 134, passing Lauren Malcolm who made 128 saves in 2018. Also, she passed Malcolm and Karen Cunningham (1999), both of whom were 10
th on the all-time list with 123 saves in their respective seasons.
Rachel Sorkenn tallied a team-high six shots for George Washington, while four St. Bonaventure players each recorded a shot.
The Bonnies will return home for a matchup against Richmond this Sunday.
Prior to Sunday's contest, nine graduating student-athletes will be honored 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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