STANDISH, Maine – Sophomore midfielder Logan Champlin (Alfred, Maine) scored five goals to help Saint Joseph's College (4-1) defeat UMaine-Farmington (0-1), 11-8, in a non-conference women's lacrosse game at the SJC Athletics Complex on Sunday morning.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Freshman attack Jade Petrie (Wells, Maine) scored the game's first goal just 21 seconds into play as the Beavers held a 1-0 edge for the opening five minutes. Sophomore Molly Barr (Gorham, Maine) put the Monks on top, for good as it played out, with two goals in just over a minute's time with the latter strike making it a 2-1 game with 22:47 remaining in the first half.
Champlin followed suit with three goals in the subsequent six minutes to lift the hosts to a 5-2 cushion before the Beavers received goals from sophomore Azure Illiano (Biddeford, Maine) and Isabella Monbouquette (Bath, Maine) to cut their deficit down to 5-4 heading into intermission.
Saint Joseph's kicked off the second stanza with three unanswered tallies with Jocelyn Moscato netting her fourth goal of the season to extend the hosts' advantage to four goals (8-4) with 20:43 left to play. UMaine-Farmington proceeded to apply plenty of offensive pressure and the effort paid off, as senior Keilly Lynch (Lyman, Maine) and freshman Emily Stinson (Alfred, Maine) both scored to cut the Monks' lead down to 8-6 with 15:57 left
The Monks managed to stem the Beavers' momentum with three straight strikes – including a pair from Champlin - over the next nine minutes. Champlin ignited the surge with a laser shot to the lower right corner on a free-position shot at the 14:42 mark and senior Kelsey Duncan closed out the run with her first NCAA goal with 6:57 to go.
The Beavers started another rally as Lynch scored twice in a matter of 40 seconds to make it an 11-8 game with 5:45 left, but the Monks maintained possession for most of the closing minutes to preserve the three-goal margin.
TEAM STATS:
Saint Joseph's held the lead in shots (34-21), shots on goal (22-17), ground balls (23-18) and caused turnovers (8-7) while UMaine-Farmington posted a 12-9 advantage in draw controls. The Monks went 3-7 on free-position shots and cleared successfully on 14 of 18 attempts while the Beavers went 1-4 on free-position bids and 11-for-24 on clear attempts.
THE KEEPERS:
Saint Joseph's sophomore Madelyn Nelson (Casco, Maine) made nine saves in the victory while UMF sophomore Lydia Wasina (Waterboro, Maine) turned away 11 shots with three ground balls in the losing effort.
LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:
- Champlin enjoyed an excellent all-around game with five goals, an assist, four ground balls, six draw controls, and a pair of caused turnovers
- Senior Maddy Beaulieu (West Gardiner, Maine) was credited with five assists and three ground balls
- Barr netted three goals on three shots
- Junior Josie Ring (Newfield, Maine) chipped in with a goal, two assists, and six ground balls
LEADERS – UMAINE-FARMINGTON:
- Lynch led the Beavers' efforts with three goals, three ground balls, and six draw controls
- Illiano scored a goal with two assists and four ground balls
- Monbouquette contributed a goal and an assist
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:
With the victory Saint Joseph's improves to 7-1 all-time and has now defeated the Beavers in seven-consecutive meetings dating back to the 2010 season.
NEXT!
Saint Joseph's kicks off Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play next Saturday with a 12:00 PM game at University of Saint Joseph.
