Women's Lacrosse

Monks Topple Blazers in GNAC Opener, 20-4

Monks Topple Blazers in GNAC Opener, 20-4

Game Leaders

Saint Joseph's (Me.)
G: Bridget Collins - 5
A: Lydia Dexter - 4
Sv: 2 Players (#31, #44) - 2
GB: 2 Players (#23, #33) - 5
Elms
G: 4 Players (#1, #4, #13, #21) - 1
A: 2 Players (#1, #21) - 1
Sv: Emma Walsh - 10
GB: Anna-Elise Pikul - 6

Team Stats

Elms
Saint Joseph's (Me.)

Shots

11
36

Ground Balls

19
35

Saves

10
4

Clears

10-21
16-17

Turnovers

26
17

Draw Controls

13
14

Free Position Shots

0-4
3-5
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Posted: Apr 30, 2022

STANDISH, Maine – Top-seeded Saint Joseph's College (18-0) cruised past #8 Elms College (7-8), 20-4, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's lacrosse tournament quarterfinal at the SJC Athletics Complex on Saturday afternoon.

PLAYOFF IMPLICATIONS:

With the victory, Saint Joseph's advances to the semifinal round of the GNAC Tournament and will host the winner of the #5 Emmanuel / #4 Norwich quarterfinal, which is being played tonight, in a semifinal contest on Tuesday, start time TBD.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Monks were in complete control throughout the tourney tilt and held a 16-0 lead before the Blazers scored their first goal of the game at the 11:35 mark of the third quarter.

TEAM STATS:

Saint Joseph's held the lead in shots (36-11), shots on goal (30-8), ground balls (35-19) and draw controls (14-13) in the victory.

THE KEEPERS:

The Monks played four goalies in today's win as freshman starter Morgan Wright (Chelmsford, Mass.) did not face a shot in the first half, first-year Jenna Shutt (Holliston, Mass.) posted a pair of saves in the third quarter, and freshman Mackenzie Baston (Gray, Maine) turned away two shots in the fourth frame.

Elms senior goalie Emma Walsh (Dracut, Mass.) made 10 saves in the losing effort.

LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:

  • Grad student Lydia Dexter (Oakland, Maine) tallied three goals, four assists, five ground balls and two draw controls
  • Sophomore Bridget Collins (Milford, Conn.) netted five goals with an assist and five ground balls
  • Freshman Shauna Clark (Oakland, Maine) scored three goals with three assists and a pair of ground balls
  • Sophomore Carson Battaglia (Gorham, Maine) added four goals, nine draw controls, and three ground balls
  • Sophomore Megan Mourmouras (Biddeford, Maine) contributed three goals on three shots
  • Second-year Cailyn Wesley (Peabody, Mass.) chipped in with a goal and two assists

LEADERS – ELMS:

  • Junior Taylor Borla (Southington, Conn.) scored a goal with an assist and eight draw controls
  • Sophomore Elise Paier (West Springfield, Mass.) netted a goal and dealt an assist
  • Junior Anna-Elise Pikul (Belchertown, Mass.) potted a goal with six ground balls, three draw controls, and two caused turnovers

 

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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.

 

 

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