Women's Lacrosse

Monks Defeat Falcons, 19-1

Monks Defeat Falcons, 19-1

Game Leaders

Saint Joseph's (Me.)
G: Lydia Dexter - 6
A: Teegan Gilreath - 4
Sv: Morgan Wright - 4
GB: Carson Battaglia - 4
Albertus Magnus
G: Amanda McGeehan - 1
A: N/A
Sv: Kelly Musante - 11
GB: Kelly Musante - 5

Team Stats

Albertus Magnus
Saint Joseph's (Me.)

Shots

12
39

Ground Balls

17
22

Saves

11
5

Clears

15-21
11-13

Turnovers

21
17

Draw Controls

3
20

Free Position Shots

1-2
3-4
full stats
Posted: Apr 01, 2023

STANDISH, Maine – Saint Joseph's College (8-2, 6-0 GNAC) cruised past Albertus Magnus College (0-8, 0-6 GNAC), 19-1, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's lacrosse contest at the SJC Athletics Complex on Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Monks netted four goals in the opening five minutes, as grad Lydia Dexter (Oakland, Maine) scored twice and Bridget Collins (Milford, Conn.) and Mackenzie Siebert (Naples, Maine) added tallies to lift the hosts to an early lead.

St. Joe's continued the scoring onslaught and held an 8-0 cushion after the first quarter. Freshman Sophia Burton (Westtown, N.Y.), Siebert, Shauna Clark (Oakland, Maine), and Dexter hit pay dirt in the second stanza to provide the Monks with a 12-0 cushion heading into halftime.

Senior attack Amanda McGeehan (Milford, Conn.) put the Falcons on the board with a free-position goal at the 13:54 mark of the third quarter.

TEAM STATS:

Saint Joseph's held the lead in shots (39-12), shots on goal (30-6), ground balls (22-17), draw controls (20-3), and caused turnovers (12-9) in the victory.

THE KEEPERS:

The Monks split time in net as freshman Alexis Eldridge (Effingham, N.H.) picked up the win after making one save in 30 minutes while sophomore Morgan Wright (Chelmsford, Mass.) turned away all four shots she faced in 30 minutes of work.

Albertus Magnus senior Kelly Musante (Wallingford, Conn.) posted 11 saves and five ground balls in a losing effort.

LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:

  • Dexter tallied six goals, three assists, and two ground balls
  • Clark scored three goals with two assists, three ground balls, and a pair of draw controls
  • Collins netted three goals on four shots
  • Siebert tacked on two goals and an assist with a pair of ground balls
  • Burton chipped in with two goals and an assist with two ground balls
  • Junior Teegan Gilreath (Lowell, Mass.) posted a goal and four assists
  • Junior Carson Battaglia (Gorham, Maine) scored a goal with four ground balls, 14 draw controls, and a pair of caused turnovers
  • Junior Madison Scott (Cumberland, Maine) contributed three ground balls and two caused turnovers

LEADERS – ALBERTUS MAGNUS:

  • McGeehan scored a goal with four ground balls and two caused turnovers
  • Graduate Kaitlin D'Agostino (Hamden, Conn.) added two draw controls and a pair of caused turnovers

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:

The Monks are now 8-0 in the history of the series with Albertus Magnus College.

NEXT!

Saint Joseph's will host Lasell University on Wednesday in a GNAC matchup set to begin at 5:00 PM.

 

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Founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy in Portland, Maine, Saint Joseph’s College is Maine’s Catholic liberal arts college in the Mercy tradition. We are inclusive of all faiths, including no faith. The 474-acre campus, located on the shore of Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine offers more than 40 undergraduate programs and a Division III athletic program to a population of approximately 1,000 on-campus students. A pioneer of distance education since the 1970s, the College also provides online certificates and undergraduate and graduate degrees for thousands more working adults who reside in more than 20 other countries. In 2015 the College was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive its Community Engagement Classification, highlighting the College’s focus on community service throughout its mission and daily interactions within local, regional, and global communities. In 2018, Princeton Review recognized SJC as one of its “Green Colleges” for its sustainability initiatives. Learn more at www.sjcme.edu.

 

 

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