BANGOR, Maine – Husson University (1-3) edged Saint Joseph's College (0-1), 3-2, in non-conference field hockey action on Monday afternoon. Junior Kelsey Dumond (Lewiston, Maine) scored a goal with 14 shots in the losing effort.
The host-Eagles netted all three of their goals in the first half, as Lauren Russell, Kerianne Downing and Britt Mellor found the back of the cage to make it a 3-0 game heading into intermission.
The Monks came out firing in the second stanza and held a 15-4 shots advantage in the closing 35 minutes. St. Joe's finally solved Husson keeper Kaitlin Dolloff in the 50th minute when freshman Michalia Parent (Westborough, Mass.) scored off a Kayla Kelly (York, Maine) feed. Dumond netted her first goal of the season two minutes later, off a Meghan Williams (Greenland, N.H./St. Thomas Aquinas) pass, cutting the Husson advantage to 3-2.
St. Joe's continued to pepper the Eagles' cage, including a four-shot flurry in a matter of 40 seconds – but failed to convert.
Dolloff made 22 saves for the Eagles while SJC junior keeper Emma Astbury (Bridgewater, Vt.) made a pair of saves in the losing effort.
Saint Joseph's returns to action Wednesday with the team's 2015 home opener against New England College, a contest that starts at 3:00 PM.
BEYOND THE BOX
- With the loss, Saint Joseph's falls to 10-10-1 in season-opening contests
- The Monks' setback at the hands of the Eagles today ends the team's eight-year opening day win streak – St. Joe's had not dropped an opener since falling to UNE, 2-0, in 2006
- SJC held considerable advantages in both shots (22-10) and corners (13-9) in the losing bid
- First-year players Elyse Caiazzo (Scarborough, Maine/Cheverus), Arianna Kahler (Lisbon Falls, Maine), Mackenzie Rague (Old Orchard Beach, Maine), Parent, Kayla and Kara Kelly (York, Maine) and Reagan Emerson (Gorham, Maine) all made their collegiate debut today against the Eagles
- With the result, Saint Joseph's falls to 15-18 all-time against Husson University
UP NEXT
- Saint Joseph's is 4-2 in the history of the series with New England College and toppled the Pilgrims by a 7-1 margin in Henniker, N.H. last season
- New England is off to an 0-3 start to the 2015 season and fell to Wells College by a 3-0 margin on Sunday afternoon
- The Pilgrims are on a 26-game losing streak spanning parts of three seasons, with their last win being against Rivier University on October 15th, 2013 – NEC went 0-19 last fall
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Saint Joseph's College is Maine's only Catholic liberal arts college, providing a supportive, personalized and career-focused education for more than 100 years. From its 474-acre campus on the shores of Sebago Lake, the College offers more than 40 undergraduate programs to a population of approximately 1,000 students. Saint Joseph's College Online provides certificates, undergraduate and advanced degrees for working adults through an online learning program. For more, visit www.sjcme.edu.
