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Melanie Linsmair is shown dribbling the soccer ball in game action at the Demske Sports Complex
Marshal Filipowicz
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St. Bonaventure SBUW (0-6-1)
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Winner Canisius CAN (5-2-0)
St. Bonaventure SBUW
(0-6-1)
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Final
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Canisius CAN
(5-2-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
St. Bonaventure SBUW 0 0 0
Canisius CAN 0 1 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Women's Soccer Beats St. Bonaventure 1-0

Junior Melanie Linsmair netted her first goal of the season to help push the Canisius women's soccer team to a 1-0 victory over St. Bonaventure Sunday afternoon at the Demske Sports Complex.
 
The win moves the Golden Griffins to 5-2-0 this season and a perfect 4-0-0 at home. The Bonnies dropped to 0-6-1 with the loss, and were shut out for the sixth time on the season.
 
Linsmair put the Griffs ahead in the 48th minute after junior Emily Czechowski lofted a corner kick to the far post, deflecting off Linsmair and past Bonnies sophomore goalkeeper Lauren Malcolm. Malcolm ended up with nine saves on the afternoon in the loss.
 
Canisius sophomore goalkeeper Alana Rossi was credited with one save en route to her fourth shutout of the 2017 campaign.

The Griffs held the 18-10 shots advantage for the contest, with Canisius putting a season-high 10 shots on net. St. Bonaventure assumed the 6-5 advantage in corner kicks.
 
Head Coach Todd Clark's Postgame Comments
"Overall, this was, without a doubt, our best energy and effort that our front group has put together. We took the lead, and control of the game, early on and were able to hold it against a Bonaventure team that fights until the end."
 
Game Notes
• Canisius and St. Bonaventure have now met 36 times since 1982, with the Blue and Gold leading the all-time series 20-14-2.
• The Griffs extended their unbeated streak over the Bonnies to three with the victory.
• Rossi's shutout is the ninth of her career, with seven coming on the home turf of the Demske Sports Complex.
• Czechowski, who recorded three assists in her career coming into the season, now has three assists in seven games this season.
• All three of Czechowski's assists have come off corner kicks, and those assists have gone to three different goal scorers.
• Sunday's game vs. St. Bonaventure was the team's final non-league game of the season. Canisius' five non-conference wins are the most for the program since the 2011 season.

Up Next
The Griffs begin conference play Saturday, Sept. 16 as they travel to New Rochelle, N.Y., to face the Iona Gaels. Game time is set for 11 a.m.
 
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