BOSTON, MA – Saint Joseph's (4-4, 1-4 GNAC) snapped a four-skid with a 17-11 victory over Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) rival Emmanuel College (2-7, 1-5 GNAC) on Wednesday night. Alyssa Marchant '11 (Wakefield, MA) tied a career-high with 10 goals in the triumph.

Despite the rainy conditions, the two teams burst out of the opening draw with strong play amidst the wet weather. The Monks found the back of the net early on and took a 3-0 lead in the first 10 minutes. Junior Megan Cutter (Westbrook, Maine) tallied a goal and an assist in the opening minutes while Marchant added a score as well.

The Saints got back and track soon after and traded goals back and forth with Saint Joseph's for the next six minutes. Megan Carr, who netted eight goals in the loss, scored the first two with sophomore Madeline Leahy (Cohasset, Mass.) notching one for the Saints.

After a few more goals by the visitors, including two by Marchant, Carr scored three more times for Emmanuel with senior Kristina Marik (Airmont, N.Y.) tallying her 11th goal of the season at the 2:32 mark of the frame. Ultimately, the Monks would take a 10-7 lead into halftime.

St. Joe's opened the second half with strength, scoring six goals before the Saints could tally one of their own. Marchant, still with the hot hand, scored five of the six for the Monks and the visitors grabbed a 16-7 lead with just under 10 minutes to play.

However, Emmanuel was not ready to call it quits. The Saints pulled together and scored four more times in the contest with Carr adding three more and Leahy, one. The final whistle ended the game with the score 17-11 in favor of the Monks.

For the Monks, Cutter and Erika Waterhouse '13 (South Portland, ME) tallied two goals and an assist apiece and Amelia Santos '12 (Beverly, MA) recorded a goal and two helpers. Allyson Woods '12 (Portland, ME/McAuley) corralled a game-high eight ground balls, Emily Wight '13 (Westbrook, ME) scooped up six draw controls and Anneka Adame '14 (San Diego, CA) chipped in with four draw controls in the win.

Senior Megan Clary (Woonsocket, R.I.) added an assist for the Saints while sophomore Alexandra Murray (Tuftonboro, N.H.) tallied her first collegiate point in the loss.

Emmanuel freshman goalie Hillary Dandurant (Merrimac, Mass.) tied her single-game high of 12 saves for the Saints. The Monks split the two halves for their goalies with Junior Taylor Allison (Pawtucket, R.I.) notching a save in the first half and freshman Haley Nason (Saco, Maine) stopping four shots in the second.

The Saints will next travel to play Pine Manor College this Saturday at noon. The Monks will play at Emerson College on Saturday at 1:00 PM.