WATERVILLE, ME - Saint Joseph's College (4-5, 1-2
GNAC) trailed 6-0 after 10 minutes of play but battled back to
defeat Thomas College (2-7) 14-8 in women's lacrosse action on
Wednesday afternoon. FY Alyssa
Marchant (Wakefield, MA) scored 6 goals and added
2 assists and SO Lauren Hagerman
(Scarborough, ME) netted 4 goals in the victory.
Marchant opened the scoring for St. Joe's with a
tally at the 18:43 mark as the Lady Monks went on to score nine
unanswered goals to take the lead going into halftime.
St. Joe's outscored the Terriers 5-2 in the second half to secure
the 14-8 victory.
For St. Joe's, FY Lilly Rodden
(Lebanon, ME) scored 2 goals and FY Sarah
Hale (Berwick, ME) and SO Katie
Dedian (Scarborough, ME) each scored a goal.
Hale and Marchant both collected
4 groundballs in the win and goalkeeper FY Chynna
Nicholas (Acushnet, ME) made 14 saves to improve
her individual record to 2-1 for the season.
Terriers midfielder Julia Nyitray (Farmingdale, ME) scored four
goals in the loss.
St. Joe's will play at GNAC rival Pine Manor College on Saturday
April 19th at 3:00 PM.
