By: Noah Bartholomew, Athletics Graduate Assistant
ST. BONAVENTURE (3-7-6, 1-7-1 A-10) at DUQUESNE (5-5-3, 3-2-3 A-10)
Thursday, Oct. 20 – 7:00 p.m.
Pittsburgh, Pa. – Rooney Field
TV: ESPN+
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The St. Bonaventure University women's soccer team will finish off the 2022 season on the road at Duquesne Thursday night. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
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PUT A "W" IN THE BOOKS
- The Bonnies earned their first conference victory, 1-0, over Richmond this past Sunday.
- Graduate forward Cristina Torres netted a penalty kick goal in the 22nd minute, which ended up being the game-winning score.
- Sophomore goalkeeper Chiara Gottinger set a new career-high with 14 saves in Sunday's contest.
- Also, Gottinger recorded her fourth shutout of the season to help secure the win for the Brown and White.
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A-10 WEEKLY HONORS
- For her efforts in two games last week, Gottinger was selected as the Atlantic 10 Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week on Monday.
- During her two seasons with the Bonnies, she has captured conference weekly honors five times now after taking top weekly rookie accolades three times a season ago as well.
- In two games, the second-year keeper tallied 27 saves, while allowing only two goals and notching a shutout victory.
- The Pirching am Traubenberg, Austria native now sits sixth all-time for most saves in a season by a Bonnies goalkeeper with 148.
- Currently, her 148 stops are first among all Division I goalkeepers. Also, she is third in the nation in saves per game (9.25) and is eighth in save percentage (88 percent).
- In the program record book, she passes Megan Junker (2010-13), who recorded 9.5 shutouts in her respective seasons.
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ABOUT DUQUESNE
- The Dukes hold an overall record of 5-5-3 and 3-2-3 in conference play.
- Jaimi Araujo (five goals/one assist) leads the team with 11 points, while Mackenzie Muir has scored three goals this season.
- In net goalkeeper Maddy Neundorfer has recorded 81 saves in 13 games played this year.
- Duquesne is coming off a scoreless draw at Loyola Chicago Sunday afternoon.
- The Dukes were projected to finish tied for 10th in the Atlantic 10, according to the 2022 Women's Soccer Preseason Poll but currently rank sixth in the conference standings.
- Last season, St. Bonaventure defeated Duquesne, 2-1, behind a pair of goals from Cristina Torres to clinch an A-10 Tournament berth.
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