WORCESTER, MA - The Saint Joseph's College Women's Lacrosse team defeated Becker College 19-9 on Monday evening to earn the first win in program history. Seven different players scored goals for the first year varsity squad in the win. Sophomores Vanessa Brooks (Bath, ME) and Lauren Hagerman (Scarborough, ME) each netted four goals and sophomore goalkeeper Jackie Zaccardo (Reading, MA) made 7 saves in the winning effort.

The game was tied 3-3 with 17:59 remaining in the first half before St. Joe's rattled off 12 unanswered goals to take a commanding 15-3 lead going into intermission.

Becker College outscored St. Joe's 6-4 in the second half but was unable to mount a serious comeback effort as the Royal Blue rolled to a 19-9 victory.

For St. Joe's, FY Sarah Hale (Berwick, ME) notched 3 goals and 2 assists and FY Alyssa Marchant (Wakefield, MA) scored 3 goals and tallied one assist and 8 groundballs. FY Lizzie Farley (Scarborough, ME) and FY Lilly Rodden (Lebanon, ME) both scored 2 goals. SO Katie Dedian (Scarborough, ME) chipped in with a goal to wrap up the SJC scoring. SO Jaimee Brett (Otisfield, ME) tallied 2 assists and 4 groundballs, Brooks added 3 assists and Hagerman collected 2 assists and 6 groundballs in the victory.

FY Tammy Mullen (Pottstown, PA) scored 5 goals for Becker College.

St. Joe's will travel to Newton, MA to play GNAC opponent Lasell College in the program's inaugural conference game on Saturday, 3/29. The game is slated to begin at 12:00 PM.