Saint Joseph's Deals Women's Lacrosse First Loss in 13-8 Defeat

THE BASICS 
Score: 
Emmanuel College, 8 – Saint Joseph's College (ME), 13

Records: 
Emmanuel College Saints (6-1, 3-1 GNAC)
SJM Monks (6-2, 4-0 GNAC)

Location: Boston, Mass. – Clemente Field

Date: Saturday, March 25, 2023

THE LEAD – Saint Joseph's College (ME) used a strong second half performance to pull away from host Emmanuel College to earn a 13-8 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's lacrosse victory Saturday afternoon at Roberto Clemente Field.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• SJM grad student Lydia Dexter (Oakland, Maine) broke a 4-4 tie late in the second quarter to give the Monks a 5-4 edge heading into halftime, a lead which they would not relinquish the rest of the day.
• Dexter opened the third quarter with another score to move the score to 6-4 before EC senior Megan Steele (Auburn, Maine) pulled the hosts back to within a goal a 6-5 with 6:36 left in the stanza.
• Junior Bridget Collins (Milford, Conn.) gave the Monks a 7-5 lead with her 100^th career point before sophomore Mackenzie Siebert (Naples, Maine) gave Saint Joseph's some breathing room with 5:00 left in the third, extending the lead to 8-5.
• EC first year Livia Fedele (Spencerport, N.Y.) got the final goal of quarter to keep the Saints within striking distance at 8-6 heading into the final period.
• The Monks squashed any chance of a comeback with three scores to start the fourth as Collins, Siebert and junior Carson Battaglia (Gorham, Maine) all found the twine to open up an 11-6 cushion.
• The squads traded goals over the final 7:22 on the clock to account for the 13-8 final as EC got scores from first years Ella Marschitz (Naperville, Ill.) and Emily Gates (Waterford, Conn.) while Battaglia and Dexter capped the scoring for SJM in the road win.
• Emmanuel led 3-2 after the first quarter as Gates, first year Broghan Laundry (Swampscott, Mass.) and Steele each scored but the Monks responded with a strong second quarter as sophomore Shauna Clark (Oakland, Maine) scored while Dexter added two including the go-ahead tally late in the half to change the momentum of the contest.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Dexter finished the game with seven points on five goals and two assists while Siebert chipped in with three goals and one helper.
• Battaglia netted a pair but owned the draw control action in the win, posting 15 draws to help the Monks dominate total time of possession.
• Steele paced the Saints with three points on two goals and one assist. Gates was the only other EC player with multiple goals (2).
• SJM first year goalie Alexis Eldridge (Effingham, N.H.) made seven saves to earn the win and improve to 4-1 on the year while EC sophomore Isabella Thomas (Miami, Fla.) made a season-high 11 saves in a losing effort to fall to 5-1 on the year.
• The Monks improve to 13-2 all-time vs. Emmanuel.

UP NEXT

• The Saints head to New Haven, Conn. on Wednesday, March 29 for a 7:30 PM GNAC affair vs. Albertus Magnus College.
• Saint Joseph's plays host to Rivier University the same day with a 5:00 PM draw scheduled in Standish, Maine.