STANDISH, Maine – Saint Joseph's College (3-3) defeated the University of Maine at Farmington (1-5), 2-0, in non-conference field hockey action at the SJC Athletics Complex on Wednesday evening.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Saint Joseph's controlled play throughout the opening half, outshooting UMaine-Farmington by an 18-1 margin and earning six penalty corners. Beavers goalkeeper Hailey Johnson made nine saves during the first two quarters to keep the contest close.
The Monks broke through at the 27:46 mark when sophomore forward Myia SeeHusen (Corinna, Maine) scored off a feed from first-year midfielder Chloe Masse (Oakland, Maine), giving Saint Joseph's a 1-0 lead entering halftime.
The Beavers generated their best scoring opportunity late in the third quarter, ironically just after a UMF player was issued a green card and sent off for two minutes. On the ensuing restart, the Monks committed a turnover near midfield that sparked an odd-player rush and rapid-fire shots from Mikayla Wilcox and Cadence Peters. Senior goalkeeper Kimberley McLaughlin (Lewiston, Maine) kicked away both attempts to preserve the one-goal advantage.
First-year forward Dasia Alberico (Skowhegan, Maine) provided the Monks with an insurance marker at the 56:27 mark, scoring an unassisted goal to extend the lead to 2-0. McLaughlin turned away four shots during the fourth quarter to complete the shutout.
TEAM STATS:
Saint Joseph's held advantages in shots (30-10), shots on goal (13-7), and penalty corners (13-6). The Monks allowed just one shot during the opening half and did not surrender a shot on goal until the third quarter.
THE KEEPERS:
McLaughlin made six saves to earn the shutout victory. Johnson recorded 11 stops in the loss for UMaine-Farmington.
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:
With the victory, Saint Joseph's improves to 20-21 all-time versus the Beavers and has now defeated UMF in 12 consecutive meetings, a series-best winning streak that dates back to a 2-1 victory on October 23, 2013.
NEXT!
Saint Joseph's returns to action Wednesday, September 23, with a 6:30 PM GNAC contest at Simmons University in Boston.
