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Dukes Come Up Short in Atlantic 10 Opener 15-9 to St. Bonaventure
April 10, 2007
PITTSBURGH, PA - Three quick St. Bonaventure goals in 1:10 broke a 5-5 second half tie and gave the Bonnies (5-4, 3-0) a lead they did not relinquish en route to a 15-9 victory. SBU's Katelyn Faas scored two of her game-best five goals at the 26:31 and 25:23 marks respectively and Molly Hastrich added a goal 1:02 later to put the Bonnies on top 8-5.
Kathleen McNish had a team-high four points and Janna Faulkner scored three goals off the bench for Duquesne (5-6, 0-1).
Although DU outshot SBU (34-25), they were stopped 17 times by Bonnies' keeper Eboni Preston. The Dukes also had the edge in ground balls (22-10).
The Dukes will spend the weekend in Phialdelphia visiting Saint Joseph's Friday and La Salle on Sunday. The home schedule concludes for the Red & Blue April 20 vs. UMass and April 22 vs. Temple.
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