STANDISH, Maine – Saint Joseph's College (6-3, 4-0 GNAC) blanked Johnson & Wales University (2-6, 1-3 GNAC), 2-0, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) field hockey contest at the SJC Athletics Complex on Saturday.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Monks grabbed a 1-0 lead in the 11th minute when sophomore Libby Pomerleau (Limerick, Maine) netted her team-leading ninth goal of the season off a Maddy Beaulieu (West Gardiner, Maine) pass. Beaulieu delivered a lead pass through traffic to her sophomore teammate, who finished the play with a flick past Wildcats keeper Claire Nolan (West Bridgewater, Mass.).
St. Joe's doubled the lead 3:50 into the second stanza when freshman Alexandra Belaire (Greene, Maine) took a shot that was stopped and junior Kayla Kelly (York, Maine) cleaned up the rebound with her third marker of the year.
THE KEEPERS:
Saint Joseph's junior goalie Megan Baker (Gorham, Maine) recorded four saves to tally her fourth shutout of the season and 17th of her career. Nolan notched four stops in a losing effort for the Wildcats.
TEAM STATS:
Saint Joseph's held an advantage in shots (11-6), shots on goal (7-4), and penalty corners (8-6).
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:
With the victory, Saint Joseph's improves to 4-1 in the history of the series with Johnson & Wales University and avenges a 2-1 loss at the hands of the Wildcats last season.
NEXT!
Saint Joseph's will host Thomas College Tuesday in a non-conference contest starting at 6:00 PM.
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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.