No. 8 Seed Saint Joseph's at No. 1 Seed VCU
Saturday, October 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Richmond, Va.
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The Saint Joseph's women's soccer team opens play in the 2021 Atlantic 10 Championship this Saturday as the eighth seeded Hawks head to top-seed VCU for 7 p.m. match at Sports Backers Stadium.

About Saint Joseph's
• The Hawks are making their 11th overall Atlantic 10 Championship appearance, all coming under the guidance of head coach Jess Mannella.
• Saint Joseph's capped the regular season with a thrilling last-minute 1-0 victory at #25 VCU last weekend to secure a spot in the A-10 Championships.
• Finishing the regular season with a 5-5-0 conference mark, the Hawks tied Richmond for seventh overall, but the Spiders earned the higher seed on tie breakers.
• Saturday marks the fourth meeting between the Hawks and Rams in the A-10 postseason.
• St. Joe's trails VCU 3-0 in the postseason series as the Rams picked up victories at the 2012 (4-0), 2017 (1-0) and 2018 (2-1) A-10 Championships.
• Saint Joseph's has posted a 5-10 overall record at the A-10 Championship and advanced to the title game in 2016.
• Goalkeeper Katie Cappelletti currently ranks second in the A-10 in saves with 103, while her 60 saves in conference play paced the league.
• Cappelletti enters Saturday four saves shy of matching Christine Neal's mark of 107 saves for fifth place in a single season.
• Ashley Orendac's five goals in conference play tied her for third most during A-10 play.
• Orendac is currently tied for seventh in the A-10 in overall goals this season.
• Thirteen of the Hawks' 14 goals on the year came during conference play.

About VCU
• The Rams enter the 2021 A-10 Championship as the top seed after going 9-1-0 in conference play.
• VCU ranks second in the conference in both goals scored (25), and fewest goals allowed (13).
• This season, the Rams have gone 5-2-0 at home with the only losses coming to Saint Joseph's and Wake Forest.
• Samantha Jerabek currently leads VCU in goals (six) and points (17).
• In net, Grace Young is third in the conference in goals-against-average (.799) and tied for fifth in save percentage (.800).

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