STANDISH, ME – Saint Joseph's (4-2-1, 1-2-1 GNAC) blanked Anna Maria College (1-8, 0-5 GNAC), 11-0, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's soccer match at Westerlea Way Field on Tuesday. Nine different SJC players joined in the scoring barrage, including junior Ashley Beaulieu (Durham, Maine), who netted a hat trick in the lopsided victory.
Kim Jordan (Bangor, Maine) started the game-scoring in the fourth minute and assisted on a Lizzie Calnan (Westport, Mass.) marker just over two minutes later. Sam Peters (Gorham, Maine) assisted on goals scored by Danielle Daigle (Dayton, Maine) and Jessica Capozzi (Saugus, Mass.), making it a 4-0 game in favor of the Monks after 20 minutes of play and Beaulieu registered a natural hat trick with three consecutive scores over a 10-minute span as the Royal Blue held a daunting 7-0 cushion heading into intermission.
Doe Leckie (Naples, Maine), Jodi Pollack (Andover, Mass.), Hannah Leblanc (Andover, Mass.) and Catherine Murch (West Baldwin, Maine) added a goal apiece in the second stanza to account for the 11-0 final. For Leblanc, who added a pair of assists in the win, her 76th-minute goal was the first of her NCAA career.
SJC keeper Jaci Lorenzen (Windham, Maine) made three stops to record her fourth shutout of the season and 14th of her career while her counterpart, AMCATS netminder Sarah Benvenuti (Southbridge, Mass.), posted five saves in a losing effort.
The Monks' goal-tally in this afternoon's victory over Anna Maria ranks as the second-most in program history. Saint Joseph's set the team's single-game goals record in a 13-0 victory over Mitchell College on October 30th, 2005.
Saint Joseph's returns to action on Saturday when the Monks play host to GNAC-rival Emmanuel College at 12:00 PM. Anna Maria hosts Johnson & Wales University in a conference contest slated to start at 11:00 AM on Saturday.
Saint Joseph's College, founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy, celebrates its Centennial year in 2012 with a theme of "Realize the Promise" – honoring our commitment to educating well-rounded graduates who combine career focus with classic liberal arts studies. A Private, Catholic, primarily residential, coeducational liberal arts institution, Saint Joseph's welcomes students of all ages and all faiths. The campus, located 18 miles northwest of Portland and just two hours from Boston, encompasses 350 acres along the shore of beautiful Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine. Enrollment ranges between 1,000 and 1,100 students annually. Saint Joseph's offers challenging academic programs in the liberal arts and sciences, education, nursing and business fields in a value-centered environment.
