STANDISH, Maine – Saint Joseph's College (3-1, 2-0 GNAC) blanked Rivier University (1-4, 0-2 GNAC), 6-0, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) field hockey contest at Mercy Field on Saturday afternoon. Sophomore midfielder Elyse Caiazzo (Scarborough, Maine/Cheverus) scored twice and added an assist in the triumph.
As it played out, the Monks put the game away early as the hosts netted three markers during in the first 12 minutes. Caiazzo kicked off the game scoring with her first NCAA goal, off a Bailey Cutler (Lisbon Falls, Maine) pass, just 3:12 after the opening whistle and freshman forward Michalia Parent (Westborough, Mass.) scored her fourth of the season off a Meghan Williams (Greenland, N.H./St. Thomas Aquinas) pass just 2:02 later. Senior Amanda Celata (Dedham, Mass.) capped the early scoring at the 11:25 mark with junior Kesley Dumond (Lewiston, Maine) claiming an assist on the play.
Dumond closed out the first half with her fourth goal of the year, an unassisted strike, at the 33:40 mark.
Caiazzo connected with Williams for her second score of the day in the 39th minute and was credited with an assist on the hosts' sixth goal, a marker by Dumond in the 49th minute.
Freshman keeper Megan Baker (Gorham, Maine) did not face a shot and recorded her second shutout in as many starts while Raiders first-year netminder Emily Foster (West Lebanon, N.H.) recorded 10 stops in a complete-game performance.
Saint Joseph's will play at University of Southern Maine on Tuesday at 4:00 PM while Rivier returns to action tomorrow with a 1:00 PM non-conference match at Maine-Farmington.
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Saint Joseph's College is Maine's only Catholic liberal arts college, providing a supportive, personalized and career-focused education for more than 100 years. From its 474-acre campus on the shores of Sebago Lake, the College offers more than 40 undergraduate programs to a population of approximately 1,000 students. Saint Joseph's College Online provides certificates, undergraduate and advanced degrees for working adults through an online learning program. For more, visit www.sjcme.edu.