STANDISH, Maine – Junior Lydia Dexter (Oakland, Maine) tallied five goals, seven assists and five caused turnovers to help lift Saint Joseph's College (2-1) past Becker College (1-2), 17-5, in a non-conference women's lacrosse contest at the SJC Athletics Complex on Sunday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Enduring cold, driving rain and gusty winds, the Monks kicked off the contest with three goals in the first four minutes of play, as freshman Cailyn Wesley (Peabody, Mass.) scored in between a pair of Dexter tallies to provide the hosts with an early 3-0 advantage.
The Hawks scored four of the game's following five goals, including a pair of man-down markers, to make it a 5-4 game with 13:19 left in the first half.
Seven minutes of scoreless play followed, as neither team had much luck sustaining offensive pressure with turnovers being a common theme. Dexter broke the scoreless stretch at the 6:19 mark with her third tally of the game and the Monks closed out the half with three unanswered goals to secure a 9-4 cushion at intermission.
Saint Joseph's continued to fill up the scoresheet in the second half, as the Monks opened the second stanza with five-consecutive strikes and held a 14-4 lead after freshman Carson Battaglia (Gorham, Maine) hit pay dirt at the 19:37 mark.
Junior attack Claire Conway (Billerica, Mass.) broke the Hawks' scoring drought with a tally at the 16:31 mark, but St. Joe's finished the contest on a 3-0 run to account for the 17-5 final.
TEAM STATS:
Saint Joseph's held the lead in shots (33-9), shots on goal (26-7), ground balls (32-21), and draw controls (16-6) in the victory.
THE KEEPERS:
Making her college debut in goal, freshman Heather Rohr (Merrimack, N.H.) made a pair of saves with three ground balls and four caused turnovers. Becker freshman Chloe Isola (Oviedo, Fla.) played very well in goal with nine saves, four ground balls, and three caused turnovers in a losing effort.
LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:
- Dexter enjoyed a career day with five goals and a program-record tying seven assists with five caused turnovers and a pair of ground balls
- Freshman Bridget Collins (Milford, Conn.) scored two goals with two assists
- Battaglia added three goals, four draw controls, and three ground balls
- Senior Josie Ring (Newfield, Maine) tallied two goals, six ground balls, five draw controls, and three caused turnovers
- Wesley and first-year Megan Mourmouras (Biddeford, Maine) potted two goals apiece
- Freshman defender Erica Irvin (Windham, N.H.) chipped in with three ground balls, five draw controls, and a pair of caused turnovers
LEADERS – BECKER:
- Junior Julia Ravenelle (Barrington, N.H.) scored two goals with an assist
- Senior Arianna Calouro (East Providence, R.I.) netted two goals with a pair of ground balls
- Conway contributed a goal and an assist with four ground balls and three caused turnovers
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:
With the victory Saint Joseph's improves to 4-0 all-time versus Becker College, a team the Monks last played exactly 11 years ago to the day. SJC defeated Becker, 22-14, in Leicester, Massachusetts that Sunday afternoon.
