Clayton State University Athletics

Junior goalkeeper Valentina Bonaiuto (Valencia, Venezuela) delivered a veteran performance as she played all 180 minutes in her first two games as a Laker, going 2-0 with a 1.00 goals against average, seven saves and a .778 save percentage.

The transfer from Salem University opened against Auburn-Montgomery (9/5) as she allowed just one score and made a pair of saves to record an impressive 4-1 victory in the season opener.

Bonaiuto would be road-tested in her next outing as the Lakers traveled to Valdosta State (9/8) to close the week. In that game she would give up an early goal in the eighth minute while playing in 95-degree weather that felt like 104-degrees. It would be all she would allow as she made five saves on the night and held off the Blazers 2-1 to lead Clayton State to their second consecutive 2-0 start.