Standish, ME – Field Hockey rolled to a comfortable 4-0 win against Saint Joseph's College of Maine to win their fifth straight game on Wednesday, September 11^th, 2024. 
 
Thomas College: Overall (5-1)
Saint Joseph's College of Maine: Overall (0-3)
 
How it Happened:  

• The Terriers started off the game on the right foot, with Callie Moran generating a shot on goal from a penalty corner that was saved by the Monks goalkeeper.
• Julia Reny, Kara Richards, and Hilary Howard all had good looks on goal in the opening quarter but were denied by the Monks goalkeeper to keep the score at a stalemate.
• With three minutes left to play in the opening quarter the Monks had a penalty corner which led to a good save from Terrier goalkeeper Elise Syphers.
• Both teams traded chances in the beginning of the second quarter, and Syphers had to come up big again with an impressive double save to prevent the Monks from taking the lead.
• With just under five minutes to go before halftime Maci Freeman was able to capitalize off of a penalty corner and scored her first collegiate goal to give the Terriers a 1-0 lead.
• The Terriers used this momentum to generate three good looks on goal in the closing minutes of the first half, but none could find the back of the net.
• Four minutes into the third quarter the Terriers had another opportunity from a penalty corner. An inserted ball found the stick of Richards, who put the it back to Freeman who scored and extended the Terrier lead to two goals.
• The Monks struggled to generate any clear-cut opportunities in the third quarter thanks to some strong defense from the Terriers.
• The Terriers would eventually find themselves up 2-0 going into the fourth quarter.
• Two and a half minutes into the final quarter Reny sent a pass to Hilary Howard, who scored to make it 3-0.
• 10 minutes later the Terriers found the back of the net again, thanks to another well designed penalty corner opportunity.
• Samantha Thebarge played the ball to Reny, who scored to effectively seal a 4-0 win for the Terriers.

 
Inside the Stats:  

• Julia Reny – 1 Goal, 1 Assist, 7 Shots, 5 Shots on Goal
• Maci Freeman - 1 Goal, 2 Shots
• Elise Syphers – 4 Saves, 60 Minutes Played

 
What's Next:

• Field Hockey will look to continue their win streak as they take on Colby College at home on Sunday, September 15^th, 2024. Game time is set for 5:00 PM.