AMHERST, Mass. – Lauren Figura tallied five goals in Friday's 10-9 upset of #18 Richmond in the Atlantic 10 Championship Semifinals to advance to the A-10 Championship game on Sunday against top-seeded UMass at noon. The win marks the Hawks second-straight season in which they upset a nationally ranked Richmond team in the semifinals. Those two wins are the only over a nationally ranked opponent in program history.
 
Friday's win moves the Hawks to 13-6 overall this season. The 13 wins is a program record.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• St. Joe's ripped off two-straight unassisted goals before Richmond called a timeout with 12:26 on the clock. The Spiders added two of their own before the horn for a tied game after one.
• The Hawks tallied five-straight goals up to the 4:41 mark of the second quarter before Richmond took a 2-1 margin to the end of the frame for an 8-4 lead.
• The Spiders cut into the deficit with a 3-1 margin in the third frame to sit behind 9-7.
• A 2-1 advantage of the initial 5:53 would move the score to 10-9 in favor of the Hawks with both defenses holding steady without allowing another score.

BEHIND THE BOX SCORE:

• Figura's five goals was a game high.
• Rilea Fusco and Maddie Yoder each scored once and assisted on another.
• Lisa Ross, Emma O'Neill, and Riley Evans all added one goal. Evans corralled four draw controls to add to her line.
• Bonnie Yu rounded out the scoring efforts with an assist.
• Sophia Kolkka grabbed a game-high seven draw controls.
• Jorden Concordia (13-6) gets the win with 12 saves and a .571 save percentage.

UP NEXT:
St. Joe's will take on top-seeded UMass in the Atlantic 10 Championship Sunday at noon.