Larripa Scores Golden Goal, Field Hockey Advances to A10 Championship Game Saturday

Thursday, November 5

Richmond, Va.

2 PM

University of Richmond

(12-6)

#3 VCU

(8-10)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
VCU	0	0	1	0	0	1
Richmond	1	0	0	0	1	2

Spider Field Hockey celebrates beating VCU in overtime

11/05/2026 | Field Hockey

Box Score

RICHMOND, Va. – Clara Larripa scored the golden goal 7:12 minutes into the overtime to capture a 2-1 victory over the Rams Thursday afternoon in the second semifinal match-up of the 2026 Betterment Atlantic 10 Field Hockey Tournament at Cary Street Field.

Two-seed Richmond, 12-6 on the season, advances to face top-seed Saint Joseph's, 10-9 on the year, in a rematch of last season's title game Saturday, Nov. 7. First pass is set for noon at VCU's Cary Street Field. Fans can also tune into the game on ESPN+. Saint Joseph's defeated four-seed Davidson, 2-1, in the first semifinal of the day.

Richmond got on the board first in the 12^th minute of action when Maura Seeger redirected Clara Larripa's shot on Richmond's second penalty corner of the game. Seeger now has three goals on the season.

The Spiders took a 1-0 lead into the half, out-shooting the Rams 4-0 and earning a 2-0 advantage in penalty corners.

VCU scored on the only shot that the Richmond defense allowed in the contest, off a penalty corner play in the 39^th minute of action.

UR fired off nine of the squad's 20 total shots and earned seven of 12 penalty corners in the fourth quarter. Larripa has 59 points on the season with 26 goals and seven assists this season.