This weekend, the Virginia Commonwealth Rams defeated the George Mason Patriots 5-1 on Friday and tied Elon 1-1 on Sunday.

Brenna Connell gave the Patriots the lead early on a shot that bounced off the left post and into the net in the 16th minute of play.

That lead, however, would be short lived. VCU fought back quickly, scoring three goals in the next 12 minutes. Taryn Cressy scored first for VCU on a penalty kick in the 21st minute. Seven minutes later, Maren Johansen racked up her fifth goal of the season with a shot from about five yards out, assisted by Courtney Conrad.

Five minutes later Conrad was at it again, assisting Natalie Moik, who finished from there for her fourth goal in the past two games. Last week, Moik was named Atlantic 10 Women’s Soccer Co-Player of the Week.

VCU would find the back of the net two more times in the 75th and 80th minutes, on a pair of goals by Conrad.

With the loss, George Mason falls to 3-4-1. They will take on James Madison on Wednesday. After the win, VCU went on to tie Elon on Sunday 1-1, making them 5-4-1 overall. The Rams will travel to Massachusetts on Oct. 5th to kick off Atlantic 10 play.

Hofstra’s Galton shines, Pride edge Saint Joseph’s

On Saturday, the Saint Joseph’s women’s soccer team fell 2-0 to Hofstra.

In a meeting that took place through heavy rain, it was the Pride’s (6-3-0) Leah Galton who shined.  Galton registered an assist in the 42nd minute on a goal by Sam Scolarici inside the Hawks’ box. She later registered a goal of her own on a breakaway one minute and 33 seconds into the second half. The goal was her fifth of the year.

There weren’t many highlights for Saint Joseph’s in this matchup. It fell to 4-4-2 after the loss on their home field. All three of the Hawks’ shot attempts came in the second half, with only one on goal by Emily Gingrich. Goalkeeper Lauren Jancuska played the entire game, finishing with four saves.

Saint Joseph’s will head into its next game with a three-game losing streak. It will be against UMass and will be its first A-10 game of the season. The game will be played this Sunday at the Hawks’ Sweeney Field in Philadelphia at 1 p.m..

La Salle falls to UConn in double overtime

La Salle faced Connecticut on Thursday, and there were almost 109 minutes of play before a goal was finally scored. It was UConn junior Stephanie Ribeiro who scored her first goal of the season with one minute and three seconds left in double overtime to bring the Huskies to their sixth win of the season.

La Salle and UConn combined for 41 shots throughout the game. La Salle freshman Gabriella Carbone gave the Explorers their best chance at scoring. In the first half she crossed a ball into the Huskies’ box, but the defense was able to clear it out. Jessica Wiggins played the whole game and made a season-high 10 saves before letting up the goal from Ribeiro.

La Salle went on to defeat Lehigh 1-0 on Monday.

Noelle Mattessich can be reached at [email protected].