Castleton, VT - In a very evenly-played first half, both teams squandered chances on the wet field, and played 35 minutes of scoreless field hockey. The Spartans fired off five first-half shots, but Saint Joseph's Karrie Sirois (Thomaston, ME/Georges Valley) was equal to the task, stopping the four that came her way. For the game Sirois stopped 10 shots on goal.

The Monks opened the second half with plenty of energy as they were able to slip a goal in seven minutes into the second half. Darcey Ward (Dresden, ME/Hall-Dale) put home her fifth goal of the season off a perfectly crossed ball from Julie Ostrowski (Albany, NY/Guilderland Central). The Spartans seemed to take some control at this point, and with just under 11 minutes remaining in the game, Heather Brock (Bow, NH/Bow) put home the equalizer for Castleton after Sirois had thwarted several attempts.

Just one minute and five second later, Brock hit a cross after a reset on the sideline that Carolyn Griggs (Lincoln, VT/Mt. Abraham Union) blasted home for the game winner. The Monks refused to give up, with a late game flurry that was turned away very nicely by Castleton goal keeper Trisha Clark (East Dover, VT/Brattleboro Union). Clark stopped six shots on the day.

With the win, Castleton improves to 3-4, and the Monks fall to 1-4. Saint Joseph's returns to action on Wednesday, September 27, when they travel to Anna Maria College for a 4 PM game.