Box Score

STANDISH, ME – Saint Joseph's College (9-2, 4-2 NAC) shut down Thomas College (5-6, 2-3 NAC), 2-0, in a North Atlantic Conference (NAC) field hockey match at Mercy Field on Saturday afternoon.

Sophomore Allyson Allard put the hosts on top when she slammed a shot into the back of the cage at the 8:24 mark of the first half. Drew set up the play with a right-to-left cross near the goalmouth and was credited with an assist on the score.

Taking advantage of a Thomas turnover near midfield, Drew went on to tally a goal of her own off a nice feed from Kelsey Dumond just 4:27 later.  After collecting a loose ball down the right side, Dumond dangled through several defenders and pushed crossing pass over to Drew, who lifted the sphere into the upper right corner of the cage to make it a 2-0 game.

Owning a 15-3 advantage in shots and a 7-4 edge in penalty corners, Saint Joseph's had plenty of opportunities to pad the lead but could not execute, as Thomas keeper Abbie Charrier proved up to the task, making five saves to help her team remain within striking distance.

Monks freshman net minder went untested in the victory, as all three of the Terriers' shot attempts were off target.

With the victory, Saint Joseph's improves to 16-9 in the history of the series with Thomas College.

The Terriers, who lost to Husson by a 5-0 margin last Saturday, have now been shut out in back to back conference contests and have yet to score during the month of October. Four of the six Thomas losses have been of the shutout variety this fall.

Thomas faces a conference foe on Tuesday when the Terriers travel to play at Maine-Farmington at 3:30 PM. Thomas defeated Farmington in both matchups last year, defeating their in-state rival for the first time in program history.

 
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