WASHINGTON, D.C. - The final minutes of Thursday night's women's soccer game couldn't go quick enough for Gallaudet University as the Bison saw a golden opportunity to win their first Capital Athletic Conference game in over seven years slip through their hands. Marymount (Va.) University scored two goals in the last six minutes of play to come-from-behind and beat Gallaudet, 4-3, before a crowd of 125 at Hotchkiss Field.

This was the last CAC women's soccer game in Gallaudet's history as the Bison prepare to join the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) next season. The Bison won only one conference game in the decade Gallaudet was a member of the CAC for women's soccer. GU posted a 1-70 conference record in 10 seasons and was 0-7 in its conference tournament appearances.

Gallaudet (6-12-1, 0-8 CAC) ends the '09 season with the most wins since 2002 when the Bison won seven. The school record is nine wins accomplished by the 2000 Gallaudet team. All six of the GU wins this season came at Hotchkiss Field where the Buff and Blue recorded a 6-5-1 mark.

Freshman Shaquana McDonough (Pembroke, Mass.) led the way for the Bison with two goals, both in the second half, while fellow freshman Johanna Arrigo (Ewing, N.J.) added one goal and one assist. McDonough's 12th goal of the season came in the 76th minute when she dodged a Saint defender and shot the ball by goalie Gaby Preliezo (eight saves).

GU led 3-2 with 10 minutes left in the game but the Saints mounted a comeback behind freshman forward Stephanie Flood. Marymount tied the game in the 83rd minute when Flood beat Gallaudet goalie Kara Gulvas (Crown Point, Ind.) and had an open net. Minutes later, the Saints scored the game-winner when Flood passed the ball to Elise Gebauer who unleashed a 25-yard rocket into the upper left corner with three minutes left in the game.

Marymount (2-13, 1-7 CAC) jumped out early on Gallaudet as the Saints kept strong pressure on the Bison defense for the first 25 minutes of the game. The Saints received goals from Katarina Hamelin and Rebecca Zimmerman. GU had trouble clearing the ball as Marymount took advantage of the miscues. The Saints led 2-1 at the half.

The Saints outshot the Bison 37-18 in the game (20-9 in the first half). Gallaudet held a 2-1 edge in corner kicks while Marymount got whistled for 11 offside calls.

Gulvas ended the game with 18 saves as she concludes her first collegiate season with 198 saves, tops in the CAC. McDonough leads the CAC in shots with 93 in 13 games and is tied for second in goals with 12. Arrigo is tied for the CAC lead for game-winning goals with four.

The game marked the final collegiate game for Gallaudet's two seniors in defender Nora Torres (Delano, Calif.) and midfielder Tanna Jo Kolb (Independence, Kan.). Torres is a four-year letterwinner for the Bison as both received special gifts from the team after the game.

The future looks bright for the Bison as the freshman class accounted for 81 percent of the scoring and Gulvas was solid in net for the Buff and Blue. Torres will be missed as an anchor on defense but the talent is there for Gallaudet to make a splash in its new conference next season.