STANDISH, ME - Saint Joseph's College (13-4, 5-1
NAC) defeated Thomas College (3-13, 1-5) by a 3-1 score in a North
Atlantic Conference Field Hockey Quarterfinal on Wednesday
afternoon. Senior Kelly Emerson
(Vassalboro, ME) netted the game-winning goal in the 48th minute to
help lift the Lady Monks to the team's first NAC postseason
victory. The Terriers' season comes to a close with the playoff
loss.
With the victory, #3 Saint Joseph's advances to the semifinal round
and will play on Saturday, November 1st at 2:00 PM on the road
against #2 seed University of Maine at Farmington.
Julia Ostrowski ‘10
(Albany, NY) opened the game scoring in the 27th minute when she
tallied her 15th goal of the season on a perfectly executed penalty
corner. Jillian Kimball ‘10
(Albany Township, ME), who notched three assists in the playoff
win, recorded a helper on the play.
Thomas answered the SJC goal just four minutes later, when Ali
Kriegel ‘12 (Winslow, ME) found the top of the net past Lady
Monks keeper Meaghan Johnson
‘12 (Portland, ME/Cheverus) on a corner to tie the contest,
1-1. Amy Miles ‘09 (Waldo, ME) was credited with an assist on
the score.
The deadlocked match stood until the 48th minute when
Emerson scored the go-ahead goal. The senior
forward took a pass from Kimball, at close range,
and suffed the ball into the left side of the net past Terriers
keeper Megan Denby ‘10 (Copiague, NY) to provide the Royal
Blue with a one-goal advantage.
Freshman Sarah Bartell (Exeter,
NH), who seemed to spark the SJC offense as a substitute in the
second half, provided the Lady Monks with an insurance goal at the
59:19 mark. Kimball and Alyssa
Dunn ‘11 (Standish, ME) recorded assists on
the tally that capped the game scoring with Saint Joseph's on top,
3-1.
Denby made 13 saves for the Terriers while Johnson
made seven stops for the Lady Monks.
St. Joe's held a 22-10 advantage in shots and a 14-9 edge in
penalty corners in the quarterfinal matchup.
The SJC field hockey team had not won a conference postseason
contest since the club defeated Husson College, 3-0, in a Maine
Athletic Conference Quarterfinal game on October 26th, 2000.
Field Hockey Game Summary (Final)
2008 St. Joseph's College Field Hockey
Thomas College vs St. Joseph's (Me.) (Oct 29, 2008 at Standish,
ME)
Thomas College (3-13-0) vs. St. Joseph's (Me.) (13-4-0)
Date: Oct 29, 2008 Attendance: 75
Weather: Cold, Breeze
Goals by period 1 2 Tot
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Thomas College...... 1 0 - 1
St. Joseph's (Me.).. 1 2 - 3
SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 26:33 SJMFH Julia Ostrowski (15) (Jillian Kimball) - off corner,
to the point, back to corner person
2. 30:53 TCFH2008 Ali Kriegel (4) (Amy Miles) - off corner,
launched a laser to the top of the net
3. 47:21 SJMFH Kelly Emerson (7) (Jillian Kimball) - close range,
stuffed it in left side
4. 59:19 SJMFH Sarah Bartell (4) (Alyssa Dunn;Jillian Kimball)
Shots: Thomas College 10, St. Joseph's (Me.) 22
Saves: Thomas College 14 (Megan Denby 13; TEAM 1), St. Joseph's
(Me.) 7 (Meaghan Johnson 7)
