St. Joe's Advances to Championship

NEWTON, MA - #2 seed Saint Joseph's (27-10, 18-6 GNAC) defeated #4 Pine Manor College (21-19, 17-9), 7-3, in a GNAC Tournament loser's bracket contest on Sunday afternoon. The result means St. Joe's will play top-seeded Emerson College in a 1:00 PM title game, while the Gators' season comes to a close with the loss. In order to capture the championship, St. Joe's will have to beat the Lions, undefeated in tourney play, twice.

The Lady Monks pounded out 15 hits in the must-win contest and starter Christy Wezowicz '10 (Granville, MA) scattered six hits with two earned runs, one walk and a pair of punch outs.

Anna Willis '10 (Gorham, ME) paced the offense with a 3-4 effort to go with a run scored and two RBI and Alysn Ludwig '09 (Waldoboro, ME) was 3-5 with a run and a swiped bag. Designated hitter Ashley Geel '12 (St. George, ME) went 2-4 with a double with two runs batted in and Jillian Kimball '10 (Albany Township, ME) was 2-4 with a run and an RBI in the triumph. Liz Jordan '09 (Sandwich, MA) chipped in with two hits and two stolen bases for the Lady Monks.