NEW LONDON, NH – Saint Joseph's (10-5, 8-1 NAC) defeated Colby-Sawyer (3-13, 1-8 NAC), 4-0, in a North Atlantic Conference (NAC) field hockey contest on Sunday afternoon. The Monks claim the #2 seed in the upcoming conference tournament with the victory.

Saint Joseph's controlled play for much of the first half, but had trouble finding the back of the cage. The Monks broke through in the 29th minute on a goal from Stephanie Lombardo (Steep Falls, Maine). She was set up nicely by freshman teammate Peyton Dostie (Standish, Maine).

The game continued to be played in the middle of the field in the first portion of the second half with few scoring chances.

With the Monks leading 1-0, senior Sarah Bartell (Exeter, N.H.) ripped a shot past the keeper on a feed from senior Amanda Sebastiao (Uxbridge, Mass.).

Saint Joseph's added insurance with a pair of goals in a less than a two-minute span towards the end of the contest. Dostie and sophomore Rachelle Messuri (Atkinson, N.H.) were the goal scorers.

The Monks held a 14-1 edge in shots and a 17-1 advantage in corners.

Monks goalie Meaghan Johnson (Portland, Maine/Cheverus), earned the shutout and turned away the only shot she faced. Colby-Sawyer goalie, Colleen O'Hurley (Weare, N.H.), made six saves in the loss.

Colby-Sawyer freshman Sirjaut Kaur (Hartland, Wis.) was credited with a defensive save.

Saint Joseph's and Colby-Sawyer had never played each other before today's contest.

St.  Joe's wraps up its regular season with a non-conference home contest against Plymouth State on Wednesday at 3:00 PM.

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