ORANGEBURG, S.C. – Freshman Sarah Bonney scored her sixth and seventh goals of the weekend to lead the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) women's soccer team past South Carolina State University (SCSU) 3-1 on Sunday at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium.
 
Bonney's four points are tied for the second-highest single-match total in program history.
 
She finished the weekend with the first 16 points (seven goals and two assists) of her career, tied for the second-highest single-season scoring total in program history. She trails only junior Andreya Barrera (22, 2014). Bonney's seven goals are the second-highest single-season total in program history, behind only Barrera (nine, 2014).
 
This is the fastest UTRGV (7-2-1) has ever reached seven wins. The .750 winning percentage ties for the best start in program history, along with the 2014 squad, which was 6-1-3.
 
Bonney started the scoring at 38:55 with a goal from the left side off a feed from senior Elisa Espino.
 
SCSU (2-8-1) tied the match on a Mary Pierce goal at 63:39, but at 71:03, Espino found junior Frida Farstad-Eriksson who headed in the game-winning goal.
 
This was Espino's first-career multi-assist match.
 
Bonney added a final goal at 82:21 off a pass from Farstad-Eriksson to complete the scoring.
 
Farstad-Eriksson finished with a career-high three points.
 
Freshman Kinga Szemik (4-1-0) recorded three saves.
 
SCSU goalkeeper Mahogany Fisher (0-1-0) finished with 11 saves.
 
UTRGV outshot SCSU 21-5, including 14-4 on goal.
 
UTRGV returns home on Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. when it hosts Texas A&M International at the UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex. Gates open at 6.

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