STANDISH, Maine – Freshman Chloe Masse (Oakland, Maine) tallied four goals and an assist to lead Saint Joseph's College (8-8, 5-3 GNAC) past Regis College (2-10, 1-7 GNAC), 9-0, in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) field hockey action at the SJC Athletics Complex on Wednesday evening.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Masse scored twice in the opening six minutes, finishing feeds from sophomore Ava Markham (Belfast, Maine) at 2:37 and 5:47 to give the Monks an early 2-0 lead. Freshman Macy Hickey (West Gardiner, Maine) added an unassisted tally at 12:38 to extend the advantage to three.
Freshman Kayla Magnant (Biddeford, Maine) netted her first goal of the season at 26:01, sending Saint Joseph's into halftime with a 4-0 cushion.
Masse completed her hat trick just 20 seconds into the third quarter, again scoring off a Markham assist. Markham converted a penalty stroke at 37:23 before Masse added her fourth goal at 42:25 to make it 7-0.
Junior Zoey Lailer (Limington, Maine) scored off a Masse assist at 46:49, and freshman Dasia Alberico (Skowhegan, Maine) capped the scoring at 47:31.
Masse finished with nine points, while Markham contributed a goal and three assists.
TEAM STATS:
Saint Joseph's held the advantage in shots (40-2), shots on goal (28-1), and penalty corners (20-3) in the conference contest. The Monks held the Pride without a shot through the opening three quarters.
THE KEEPERS:
Senior Kimberley McLaughlin (Lewiston, Maine) played the opening 30 minutes, freshman Sofia Bea (North Andover, Mass.) handled the third quarter, and Adrianna Pettengill closed out the combined shutout with one save in the final 15 minutes.
Regis goalkeeper Allayna Martone recorded 19 saves in the setback.
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:
With the victory, Saint Joseph's improves to 16-7 all-time against Regis and extends its winning streak in the series to 12 games.
NEXT!
Saint Joseph's travels to Lasell University for a GNAC contest on Saturday, October 24, at 11:00 AM in Newton, Mass.
