STANDISH, Maine – Freshman Libby Pomerleau (Limerick, Maine) scored twice to help lift Saint Joseph's College (3-3, 2-1 GNAC) past Lasell College (6-3, 1-1 GNAC), 2-1 in overtime, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) field hockey contest on a cloudy Friday afternoon at Mercy Field.
SUM IT UP
Pomerleau netted her sixth goal – and third game-winner in as many SJC victories – 4:24 into the extra play, as the freshman hustled to the left post, handled a thread-the-needle pass from junior Elyse Caiazzo (Scarborough, Maine/Cheverus) that eluded the Lasell goalie, and tapped the ball into an empty cage for the dramatic finish.
Pomerleau put the Monks on the board in the 15th minute when she received a right-to-left cross from senior Kelsey Dumond (Lewiston, Maine) near the goalmouth and slammed her own rebound into the cage. The Lasers answered when junior Erica Connors (South Berwick, Maine) blasted a shot to the lower left sector of the cage, off a pass from freshman Samantha Taylor (Hanover, Mass.), on a perfectly executed penalty corner with just 16 seconds left in the first half.
Saint Joseph's held a 20-3 shots advantage in the narrow victory but Lasell junior keeper Denise Landry (New Milford, Conn.) kept the scoring to a minimum with 13 stops, several of the highlight reel variety, in a losing effort.
NOTABLES
- Saint Joseph's sophomore goalie Megan Baker (Gorham, Maine) posted one stop to pick up her third victory of the season
- Pomerleau tallied a game-high six shots, including five on target
- Sophomore twins Kayla and Kara Kelly (York, Maine) both played very well and deserve mention in the important Monks' victory
- Saint Joseph's held a 13-4 lead in penalty corners in the conference triumph
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING
With the victory, Saint Joseph's improves to 15-3 in the history of the series with Lasell College and has now defeated the Lasers in three-consecutive meetings dating back to the 2014 campaign.
NEXT!
Saint Joseph's is back in action tomorrow when the Monks host Kean University at Deering Memorial Stadium in a non-conference match-up slated to begin at 6:00 PM. Lasell is off until next Thursday when the Lasers travel to Anna Maria College for a 5:00 PM conference contest.
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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.
