Saint Joseph’s Cruises Past Anna Maria, 5-0

Saint Joseph’s Cruises Past Anna Maria, 5-0

PAXTON, Mass. – Saint Joseph's College (13-3, 6-0 GNAC) raced past Anna Maria College (7-7, 3-3 GNAC), 5-0, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) field hockey contest on Thursday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Sophomore Emma Rutledge (Alfred, Maine) scored twice while senior Maddy Beaulieu (West Gardiner, Maine) and junior Alexandra Belaire (Greene, Maine) recorded a goal and an assist apiece to help the Monks remain undefeated in conference play.

Sophomore Meghan Hill also found the back of the cage while freshman Megan Quirion contributed with two assists and freshman Sophia Jacques (Peru, Maine) was also credited with a helper in the one-sided triumph.

THE KEEPERS:

SJC junior Alexandria Simpson (Pascoag, R.I.) posted a pair of saves to notch her fourth shutout of the year while Anna Maria starter Hannah Tobey tallied 12 stops in a losing effort.

TEAM STATS:

Saint Joseph's held the lead in shots (24-2), shots on goal (18-2), and penalty corners (18-1) on the afternoon.

NOTEWORTHY:

With the win, the Monks extend their winning streak versus conference opponents to 19 games (regular & postseason) – the team's last loss to a GNAC foe was a 2-1 setback at the hands of Lasell on October 7th, 2017.

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:

With the win Saint Joseph's improves to 16-3 in the history of the series against Anna Maria College and has now defeated the AMCATS in six-consecutive meetings dating back to the 2014 campaign.

NEXT!

Saint Joseph's will host Johnson & Wales University on Saturday in a GNAC matchup slated to begin at 3:00 PM.

 

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Founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy in Portland, Maine, Saint Joseph’s College is Maine’s Catholic liberal arts college in the Mercy tradition. We are inclusive of all faiths, including no faith. The 474-acre campus, located on the shore of Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine offers more than 40 undergraduate programs and a Division III athletic program to a population of approximately 1,000 on-campus students. A pioneer of distance education since the 1970s, the College also provides online certificates and undergraduate and graduate degrees for thousands more working adults who reside in more than 20 other countries. In 2015 the College was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive its Community Engagement Classification, highlighting the College’s focus on community service throughout its mission and daily interactions within local, regional, and global communities. In 2018, Princeton Review recognized SJC as one of its “Green Colleges” for its sustainability initiatives. Learn more at www.sjcme.edu.