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By Hayden Robinson
The St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team won 2-1 in an overtime thriller against the Richmond Spiders on Sunday.
This puts the Bonnies at 5-8-1 on the season and also gives them their first conference win.
The first score of the game came from Richmond’s Alyssa Walker in the 30th minute.
The Bonnies would not capitalize on any scoring opportunities presented to them in the first half, leaving them trailing 1-0 at halftime.
While scoring was a problem for St. Bonaventure in the first half, the rest of the game would yield a different story.
The second half is where the Bonnies would find the goal they needed.
Junior forward Isabelle LaBarbera put on a show for this goal with just over ten minutes left to play in the game.
LaBarbera made a great dribble move past a defender and sent the shot. The ball bounced off of the crossbar and fall in the goal, tying the game 1-1.
Both teams would push to find the back of the net in the final minutes, but at the end of regulation, the scoreboard still read 1-1.
In overtime, it wouldn’t take long for the Bonnies to score. Senior midfielder Bella Marra beat the goalkeeper 29 seconds into the overtime period to end the game.
“We had a really good week of practice,” SBU coach Steve Brdarski said. “We had good energy, and players were out there trying to do the things that we were asking of them. I think it’s super important for our group to train the way that we want to play.
“This is our first conference win, so that makes it extra special. Richmond is a real good team. Obviously, when you get into overtime, it’s a brutal way to lose a game but it’s an amazing way to win a game.”
The Bonnies will look to keep their winning streak alive Thursday night when they play Rhode Island at home at 7 p.m.
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