PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Saint Joseph's College (4-2) defeated Holy Family University (0-6), 11-3, in a non-conference women's lacrosse contest on Wednesday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Holy Family held a 3-1 lead after the first quarter, but Saint Joseph's scored all three of the second stanza goals as part of a 10-0 run to close out the road contest with an 11-3 victory.
TEAM STATS:
The Monks held the lead in shots (25-16), shots on goal (20-10), ground balls (32-26), and caused turnovers (25-21) while Holy Family posted a 9-8 edge in draw controls on the afternoon.
THE KEEPERS:
SJC sophomore starter Alexis Eldridge (Effingham, N.H.) earned the win after giving up three goals with four saves in the first half and junior Morgan Wright (Chelmsford, Mass.) pitched a shutout in the second half with three saves.
Holy Family netminder Olivia Kueny allowed 11 goals and made nine saves in a complete game effort.
LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:
- Junior Mackenzie Siebert (Naples, Maine) scored three goals with an assist and two draw controls
- Freshman Taylor Dumond (Minisink, N.Y.) netted three goals on five shots
- Sophomore Sophia Burton (Westtown, N.Y.) added two goals on as many shots
- Sophomore Celia Melanson (Waterford, Maine) scored twice with a pair of caused turnovers
- Senior Madison Scott (Cumberland, Maine) broke the Monks' single game caused turnovers record with eight and added nine ground balls
- Senior Bridget Collins (Milford, Conn.) scored a goal with two assists
- Senior Carson Battaglia (Gorham, Maine) added an assist, four ground balls, four draw controls, and three caused turnovers
LEADERS – HOLY FAMILY:
- Payton Pugh scored a goal with six ground balls and 10 caused turnovers
- Rianna Shields added a goal and an assist with three ground balls
- Tori Wolstenholme scored and posted three ground balls, three draw controls, and three caused turnovers
NEXT!
The Monks will play at Manhattanville tomorrow at 4:00 PM.