STANDISH, Maine – Senior attack Maddy Beaulieu (West Gardiner, Maine) set a new team single-game record for assists to help Saint Joseph's College (2-1) topple Maine Maritime Academy (0-1), 15-4, in a non-conference women's lacrosse contest at the SJC Athletics Complex on Wednesday afternoon.
Beaulieu, who dealt eight assists in today's triumph, broke the Monks' former single-game record of seven assists when she was credited with the helper on a goal from sophomore Jocelyn Moscato (West Haven, Conn.) at the 18:09 mark of the second half. Previously, the record was held by former standouts Alyssa Marchant '11 and Mary Leasure '16, who tallied seven assists versus Green Mountain (4/12/08) and University of Saint Joseph (3/14/15), respectively.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Monks claimed control from the get-go and opened the game with nine unanswered goals, including four from junior Josie Ring (Newfield, Maine), in the first 10 minutes. The Mariners found the back of the net twice in a matter of two minutes, as senior attack Kristen Gier (Cary, Ill.) and freshman attack Amber Card (Bowdoin, Maine) steered shots past SJC keeper Madelyn Nelson (Casco, Maine) to cut their team's deficit to 9-2 with 12:33 left in the first half.
Sophomore midfielder Molly Barr (Gorham, Maine) sandwiched a Beaulieu score in the final four minutes leading up to halftime to make it a 12-2 contest at the break.
Maintaining possession for the better part of the second stanza, the Monks received goals from Lindsey Barrow (Granby, Conn.), Moscato, and Hannah Flaherty (Waltham, Mass.) in the latter frame while Gier and senior midfielder Chloe Smedley (York, Maine) hit pay dirt for the Mariners to account for the 15-4 final score.
TEAM STATS:
The Monks held considerable leads in shots (38-13), shots on goal (29-7), ground balls (31-23), draw controls (13-6), and caused turnovers (21-16) while committing 27 turnovers and clearing successfully on 15 of 21 attempts. The Mariners turned the ball over on 33 occasions and went 12-24 on clear attempts.
THE KEEPERS:
Nelson made two saves in the first half while freshman Amanda Huang (Gray, Maine) made one stop over 30 minutes in her collegiate debut. Maine Maritime sophomore keeper Natasha Olearcek (Little Cranberry Island, Maine) turned away 14 shots and picked up three ground balls in the setback.
LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:
- Beaulieu finished the day with two goals, eight assists, two ground balls, and a caused turnover
- Ring netted four goals with two assists, nine ground balls, and three caused turnovers
- Sophomore Logan Champlin (Alfred, Maine) tallied three goals, two assists, six ground balls, eight draw controls, and tied the team record with seven caused turnovers
- Barr and Moscato scored two goals apiece
LEADERS – MAINE MARITIME:
- Gier scored a pair of goals with two draw controls
- Chloe Smedley scored and recorded seven ground balls and eight caused turnovers
- Card added a goal and three draw controls
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:
With the win Saint Joseph's improves to 3-0 in the history of the series with Maine Maritime Academy. Previously, the Monks defeated the Mariners by 14-0 (4/6/16) and 21-1 (3/9/15) scores.
NEXT!
Saint Joseph's will play at Southern Maine on Saturday at 12:00 PM.
