
Spiders Top St. Bonaventure to Advance to A-10 Semifinals
05/01/2025 | Women's Lacrosse
RICHMOND, Va. – The No. 4-seeded University of Richmond women's lacrosse team defeated No. 5 St. Bonaventure 11-8 in the Atlantic 10 Championship quarterfinals Thursday afternoon at Robins Stadium.
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With the win, Richmond improves to 11-7 and advances to the semifinal game to face No. 1-seeded UMass. St. Bonaventure finishes the season 10-8.
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Grace Muldoon led the Spiders with five points (four goals and one assist), and Colleen Quinn scored four goals. Whitney Liebler, Bridget Lonsinger and Keating Hopkins each added a goal. Alexis Morton tallied two assists, and Juliana Stanley had one.
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In goal, Abby Francioli made 11 saves in 60 minutes of play.
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The Bonnies opened the game with three straight goals in the first quarter to take a 3-0 lead. At the start of the second quarter, Richmond responded with back-to-back goals to cut the deficit to 3-2. St. Bonaventure led 4-2 at halftime.
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In the second half, both teams traded goals, with the Bonnies holding a 5-3 lead. Richmond then scored two straight goals to take its first lead, 6-5. St. Bonaventure tied the game 6-6 by the end of the third quarter. In the fourth, both teams scored two goals apiece, knotting the score at 8-8. Richmond closed the game with three unanswered goals to secure the 11-8 victory.
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Richmond will face UMass in the semifinal at noon Friday, May 2.
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With the win, Richmond improves to 11-7 and advances to the semifinal game to face No. 1-seeded UMass. St. Bonaventure finishes the season 10-8.
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Grace Muldoon led the Spiders with five points (four goals and one assist), and Colleen Quinn scored four goals. Whitney Liebler, Bridget Lonsinger and Keating Hopkins each added a goal. Alexis Morton tallied two assists, and Juliana Stanley had one.
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In goal, Abby Francioli made 11 saves in 60 minutes of play.
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The Bonnies opened the game with three straight goals in the first quarter to take a 3-0 lead. At the start of the second quarter, Richmond responded with back-to-back goals to cut the deficit to 3-2. St. Bonaventure led 4-2 at halftime.
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In the second half, both teams traded goals, with the Bonnies holding a 5-3 lead. Richmond then scored two straight goals to take its first lead, 6-5. St. Bonaventure tied the game 6-6 by the end of the third quarter. In the fourth, both teams scored two goals apiece, knotting the score at 8-8. Richmond closed the game with three unanswered goals to secure the 11-8 victory.
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Richmond will face UMass in the semifinal at noon Friday, May 2.
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Team Stats
SBU
RICH
Shots
24
30
Turnovers
14
13
Caused Turnovers
8
11
Draw Controls
9
14
Free-Position Shots
4
2
Ground Balls
16
14
Game Leaders
Players
- Players
- Goalies
G
4
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
1
G
4
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
G
1
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
G
1
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
1
Players Mentioned
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