Women’s Soccer to Face Saint Louis in A-10 Championship Final

Friday, November 8

Saint Louis, MO

5:00 PM ET

George Washington University

14-2-4

University of Massachusetts

10-6-3

Massachusetts

George Washington

Women’s Soccer to Face Saint Louis in A-10 Championship Final

11/8/2019 7:38:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Colonials top Massachusetts, 2-1, in semifinal action

SAINT LOUIS – The George Washington women's soccer team will head to the Atlantic 10 Championship Final for the first time since 1997 after besting Massachusetts, 2-1, in semifinal action on Friday evening.

After an evenly matched first half that saw neither squad find the back of the net, the Colonials came out hot in the second with back-to-back tallies from the leading scorer pair of Rachel Sorkenn and Sofia Pavon. With the pressure mounting for UMass, the Minutewomen were able to get on the board with a breakaway goal from Lauren Bonavita to cut the deficit in half with 10 minutes to play. With a chance to make the final eminent, the Buff and Blue back line stayed steady and was able to halt UMass in the game's final minutes to secure the 2-1 victory.

With the win, the Colonials will look to claim the Atlantic 10 Championship crown for the first time in program history. The squad will face A-10 regular season champion Saint Louis on Sunday at 12 p.m. CT.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• 46^th Minute – After controlling the ball for the majority of the first half, tallying six shots while holding the Minutewomen to three, the Colonials came out hot in the game's second stanza with a strike from Sofia Pavon. Maria Pareja found Pavon in the pocket, who shot the ball beyond the reach of the UMass keeper Peyton Ryan. GW 1, UMass 0
• 75^th Minute – The Colonials were able to add to their lead with a tally from A-10 Second Team honoree Rachel Sorkenn. First-year Isabelle Eskay passed the ball to Sorkenn, who curved around a UMass defender and drilled the ball into the back of the net. GW 2, UMass 0
• 80^th Minute – The Minutewomen were able to cut the deficit with a breakaway goal from Lauren Bonavita. GW 2, UMass 1

NOTEWORTHY
• GW's leading scorers have proven their prowess in postseason play, with the pair of Sorkenn and Pavon both scoring in today's contest after contributing tallies in the squad's quarterfinal shutout of Saint Joseph's. Sorkenn leads the team with 25 points (10g, 5a) while Pavon sits second with 17 points (6g, 5a).
• The Colonials fired off 17 shots in today's contest, with six of those strikes hitting on target. UMass finished the day with 10 shots, but only three came on goal.
• Keeper Tamaki Machi, who was named to the A-10 All-Rookie Team earlier this week, made two saves against Massachusetts. Her best save came with 1:25 left on the clock in the second half, when she punched a late strike over the crossbar to keep the Colonials up by one.
• The Colonials will make their first appearance in an A-10 Championship game since 1997, when the squad fell 1-0 to Massachusetts in the title game.
• GW will get its rematch with Saint Louis after falling, 2-1, in the A-10 regular season title game. In GW's most evenly matched game of the season, Saint Louis held a narrow 18-17 edge in shots while the squads had two corner kicks apiece.