Bobcats Race Past Monks, 17-3

Recap, photo courtesy of Saint Joseph's College

STANDISH, Maine – Bates College (6-3) cruised past Saint Joseph's College (6-1), 17-3, in a non-conference women's lacrosse contest at the SJC Athletics Complex on Thursday evening.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Bobcats scored four goals in the opening five minutes and carried an 11-2 advantage into intermission. Bates kicked off the second stanza with two goals in the opening seven minutes to secure a 13-2 cushion before SJC senior Elyse Caiazzo (Scarborough, Maine/Cheverus) netted her second goal of the game, but the visitors closed out the contest with four consecutive goals, including a pair from freshman Margaret Smith (Wilton, Conn.), to account for the 17-3 final score.

THE KEEPERS:

Saint Joseph's sophomore Kaylin Mansir (West Gardiner, Maine) made seven saves in the setback while Bates junior netminder Eliza Statile (Ipswich, Mass.) turned away nine shots in the victory.

TEAM STATS:

Bates held advantages in shots (30-13) and ground balls (21-13) while Saint Joseph's posted a 12-10 edge in draw controls on the evening.

LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:

Caiazzo scored two goals with two ground balls and three draw controls
Junior Kara Kelly (York, Maine) netted her 17th goal of the season
Juniors Brittney Arsenault (Westbrook, Maine) and Kayla Kelly (York, Maine) turned in four draw controls apiece
LEADERS – BATES:

Junior Katie Allard (Ridgewood, N.J.) scored four goals with three assists
Senior Annie Duke (Englewood, Colo.) potted three goals with three ground balls
Senior Camille Belletete (Jaffrey, N.H.) scored three goals with a pair of draw controls
Smith tacked on two goals and an assist
Sophomore Caroline Kerrigan (Falls Church, Va.) picked up three draw controls
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:

With the loss, Saint Joseph's falls to 0-4 in the history of the series with Bates College.

St. Joe’s Tips Nichols, 4-3

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NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. – The Nichols College baseball team came up just short against Saint Joseph's College (Me.), falling to the Monks 4-3 on Friday afternoon in a non-conference matchup at the New England Baseball Complex.

The Bison drop to 5-11 overall, while the Monks improve to 8-5. Nichols is right back in action tomorrow morning when they take on Worcester State at 11:00 a.m. at the New England Baseball Complex. Saint Joseph's hosts Lyndon State College tomorrow in the team's 2018 home-opener at 1:00 PM.

Junior Joe Assenza blasted his first homerun of the season for the Bison, going 1-for-3 with an RBI

Monks Soar Past Falcons, 19-3

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Saint Joseph's College (5-0, 2-0 GNAC) defeated Albertus Magnus College (1-2, 0-1 GNAC), 19-3, in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's lacrosse action on Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Monks controlled play from the start and held a 4-0 lead after sophomore Madison Beaulieu (West Gardiner, Maine) scored off a Samantha Medlin (Kingston, Mass.) assist nine minutes into the contest. Saint Joseph's held a 9-2 advantage at the break and netted six-consecutive goals in the first nine minutes of the second stanza en route to claiming a 15-2 cushion.

THE KEEPERS:

Saint Joseph's sophomore Kaylin Mansir (West Gardiner, Maine) stopped seven of the 10 shots she faced while Albertus Magnus starter Lexie Finn posted 22 saves in a losing effort.

TEAM STATS:

Saint Joseph's held the lead in shots (51-13), ground balls (26-13), draw controls (19-5), and caused turnovers (5-3) in the victory.

LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:

• Senior Elyse Caiazzo (Scarborough, Maine/Cheverus) scored five goals with an assist, eight ground balls, eight draw controls, and three caused turnovers
• Junior Kayla Kelly (York, Maine) scored three goals with four ground balls and three draw controls
• Junior Brittany Arsenault (Westbrook, Maine) tallied two goals and an assist with a career-high seven draw controls
• Beaulieu scored two goals with an assist
• Medlin added a goal, two assists, and a pair of ground balls

LEADERS – ALBERTUS MAGNUS:

• Courtney Cacace scored two goals
• Sabrina Pohlig scored a goal with two ground balls

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:

With the win, Saint Joseph's improves to 5-0 in the history of the series with Albertus Magnus College.

NEXT!

Saint Joseph's is back in action Tuesday with a 7:00 PM conference game at University of Saint Joseph (CT).

Monks Stun Polar Bears, 77-59

Recap, photo courtesy of Saint Josephs

BRUNSWICK, Maine – Saint Joseph's College (3-3) toppled Bowdoin College (6-2), 77-59, in a non-conference men's basketball game on Tuesday night.

FIRST GLANCE:
Junior guard Ian Mileikis (Auburn, Maine) netted a game-high 25 points while junior Darian Berry (Rochester, N.H.) and freshman Jack Casale (Portland, Maine/Cheverus) both scored 15 points to help lift Saint Joseph's past Bowdoin, which received votes in the latest D3Hoops.com national poll and was ranked 22nd in last week's release.

THE REST OF THE STORY:
The first half featured four ties and five lead changes with St. Joe's carrying a 34-31 edge into intermission, but the second half was a different story, as the Monks kicked off the latter frame with a 16-1 run en route to securing a 50-32 lead. Casale nailed a three-pointer with 14:34 remaining to cap the scoring outburst.

Over the following three minutes, the Polar Bears rallied and cut the Monks' cushion to nine points (52-43). Senior guard Liam Farley (Chicago, Ill.) closed out an 11-2 Bowdoin run with a trifecta, but – after a timeout – Saint Joseph's regained the double-digit advantage with a 9-2 burst, with Casale (five) and senior forward Quinn Richardson-Newton (Saco, Maine) (four) producing all nine points.
The Monks held on to the two-digit lead for the remainder of play and held a game-high 20-point (74-54) cushion after sophomore guard Mario Nery (Bronx, N.Y.) made a pair of free throws with 3:58 left.

Down the stretch, three SJC players combined to make seven of eight free throw attempts and the Monks' defense held the Polar Bears without a field goal for the final 2:22 minutes.

LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:

• Mileikis, 9-13 from the floor, scored 16 of his game-high total in the second half and chipped in with four steals and three rebounds
• Casale was 4-8 from downtown, 5-10 from the field, and grabbed four boards in 24 minutes off the bench
• Berry hauled in a game-high eight rebounds with three assists
• Richardson-Newton contributed eight points and four caroms
• Senior Aaron Hall (Haverhill, Mass.) and junior Jae Johns (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) scored six points apiece

LEADERS – BOWDOIN:

• Junior forward Jack Simonds (Falmouth, Maine) scored 19 points off a 7-12 shooting performance
• Junior forward Hugh O'Neil (Lexington, Mass.) added 14 points, four boards, and three assists
• Farley chipped in with 10 points

TEAM STATS:
Saint Joseph's held advantages in rebounds (34-30), points off turnovers (12-6), second-chance points (11-4), points in the paint (30-26), and bench points (21-12) in the victory. The Monks outscored the Polar Bears by a 43-27 margin while shooting 57.1% (16-28) from the field in the second half.

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:
With the victory, Saint Joseph's improves to 10-16 all-time versus Bowdoin College and has now defeated the Polar Bears in consecutive meetings for the fourth time in the history of the series with Bowdoin. The Monks edged the Polar Bears, 91-88, in overtime at the Harold Alfond Center last winter.

The Monks are now 5-9 against the Polar Bears on their home court, Morrell Gymnasium, and entered tonight's game having not posted a win there since 2011.

NEXT!
Saint Joseph's will host Rivier University in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) contest Saturday at 3:00 PM.

Simmons Tops Saint Joseph's, 3-0

BOSTON, Mass. – First year outside hitter Morgan Weeg (Goodyear, Ariz.) posted a monster double-double of 20 kills and 22 digs to lead the Simmons College women's volleyball team to a 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-15) victory over visiting Saint Joseph's College (Maine) this afternoon in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference match at Moore Gymnasium in Boston, Mass. The Sharks win their second straight match and improve to 6-9 overall, including 3-2 in league play, while the Monks fall to 5-9 and 2-2.

Simmons owned a .211 hitting percentage, while recording nine team blocks and 10 aces.

Weeg hit a blistering .486 for the match to go with a pair of aces and three assisted blocks for the Sharks, while classmate Kenna McCarthy (Shelter Island, N.Y.) set for 36 assists in addition to five digs and two block assists. Senior middle blocker Abby Hart (Westfield, Mass.) also contributed with 10 kills on a .226 hitting mark and added six total blocks.

Junior middle blocker Jordynne Copp (Cumberland, Maine) led Saint Joseph's with eight kills fueled by a .250 hitting percentage in addition to four digs, an ace and a block, while senior outside hitter Victoria Huntley (Ellsworth, Maine) put down seven kills, picked up 14 digs and fired an ace. Senior outside hitter Shadai Gosselin (Somersworth, N.H.) also contributed with seven kills and 11 digs. Sophomore libero Jennelle Thompson (Farmington, N.H.) got down for a team-high 18 digs as well.

The Monks jumped out to an 11-7 lead in the opening set, paced by two kills and an ace from Huntley. Simmons put together an 11-2 run, fueled by a pair of aces from first year defensive specialist Carly Wanner-Hyde (Newinton, Conn.), to take an 18-13 lead and maintained its lead for the first set victory.

Neither team led by more than two points through the first 27 points of the second frame as the Sharks owned a 14-13 edge. Following an 8-3 stretch, Simmons owned a 21-16 margin, but Saint Joseph's responded with a 6-2 run, including a pair of kills from Copp and Gosselin, to pull it to within 23-22. Simmons scored two of the final three points, including a kill from Weeg for the set winner.

The Sharks built a 12-5 lead in the final set, behind four kills and an ace from Weeg. The Monks shot back with a 6-2 burst, led by a pair of kills from Gosselin to close to within 14-11. Simmons ripped off 10 of the next 13 points, fueled by a pair of kills and an ace from Weeg, to take a 23-14 advantage as they pulled away for the win. Hart and McCarthy combined on a block to give the Sharks the final point of the set and the match.

Simmons returns to action on Saturday, October 15 when it hosts Norwich University at Moore Gymnasium at 3:00 p.m., while the Monks host University of Southern Maine on October 13 at 6:00 p.m.



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Monks Tip Corsairs, 1-0

DARTMOUTH, Mass. – The Monks of Saint Joseph's edged the Corsairs in an evenly –played affair on Columbus Day, notching a goal off a deflection in the 64th minute to steal a 1-0 victory at Cressy Field.

The Basics

Score: Saint Joseph's 1, UMass Dartmouth 0

Records: Saint Joseph's 7-5 | UMass Dartmouth 4-10

How it Happened

The squads maintained even possession throughout the first half, with both defenses preventing much action in either circle. UMass Dartmouth senior Elizabeth St. Germaine (Wareham, Mass.) was able to connect for two deep chances off a Hunter Carden (Branford, Conn.) penalty corner early in the action, but neither reached goal. Junior Erin Kish (Littleton, Mass.) forced the lone first-period save by Monk goalkeeper Megan Baker (Gorham, Maine) later in half.

Saint Joseph's found its offensive stride in the second half, striking for all eight of its shots to UMass Dartmouth's two. Corsair netminder Sam Brun (Dighton, Mass.) registered four saves and junior defender Haley Donahay (Cranston, R.I.) stopped a back-door look by Monk Libby Pomerleau (Limerick, Maine) to keep the scoreboard empty.

In the 64th minute, the Monks found the luck they needed, when Elyse Caiazzo (Scarborough, Maine) collected the rebound from a Pomerleau shot, putting enough fire on the ball to deflect off Carden's stick and into the net.

Inside the Numbers

• All three of Caiazzo's shots reached net on the contest, and her goal marked her first of the season.
• Brun finished with four stops in her fifth goalkeeping decision of the season, and Baker registered two saves.
• Both teams registered an even five penalty corner tries on the afternoon.
•  Monday marks the first-ever meeting between UMass Dartmouth and Saint Joseph's in the sport of field hockey.

Up Next

UMass Dartmouth is back to Little East Conference play on Saturday, traveling to league-leading Keene State for a 1 p.m. start. Saint Joseph's will play next at Maine-Farmington on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.

COURTESY OF UMASS-DARTMOUTH SPORTS INFORMATION

Saint Joseph's Shuts Down Anna Maria, 4-0

PAXTON, Mass.— The Saint Joseph's College men's soccer team remained flawless in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play with a 4-0 shutout over the AMCATS of Anna Maria College on Monday afternoon.

With the win, the Monks improve to 11-1-3 overall and 6-0-0 in GNAC play, while Anna Maria falls to 2-9-1 overall and 1-4-1 in league competition. Saint Joseph's extends a program-record undefeated streak to 13 games and has not allowed an opponent to score in the last 835 minutes of play (the JWU goal on October 1st was an own goal).

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Monks scored their first goal of the game in the 15th minute and had plenty of opportunities to add to it in the first half, but many of their set-plays were intercepted by AMCAT defenders in the first half. Saint Joseph's still managed to outshoot the AMCATS 13-4, but the score remained 1-0 entering halftime.

The story changed in the second half as the Monks netted three goals in quick succession at the 53rd, 57th, and 64th minutes. The Saint Joseph's defense was flawless in the second half as they did not allow a single AMCAT shot.

SCORING

Brett Mattos (Mahopac, N.Y.) netted the game-winner in the 15th minute as he stuffed home a cross across the goal line from teammate Nicholas Borowski (Webster, Mass.).

In the second half, Mitchell Duncan (Sanford, Maine) gave a beautiful through-ball to Kartikeya Swarup (Delhi, India). Swarup drew out AMCAT goalkeeper Jonathan Alicea with a fake shot, dribbled past him, and beat an AMCAT defender to an unattended net for the tap-in goal.

Dalton Guamer (Corona, Calif.) netted a penalty kick in the 57th minute for the 3-0 lead before Swarup fed a cross from the right wing to the top of the 18-yard box, where Noah Robinson (Wappingers Falls, N.Y.) was waiting to place a high shot into the net.

GOALKEEPERS

Alicea made 10 saves in net for Anna Maria in his second start of the season. Monks keeper Blake Mullen (Manchester, Conn.) needed to make just one save in the complete-game shutout.

WHAT'S NEXT

Anna Maria is idle until Saturday when they travel to Suffolk for a 1:00 p.m. The Monks are also in action on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at Norwich.

COURTESY OF ANNA MARIA SPORTS INFORMATION

Saint Joseph’s Routs Castleton, 5-0

STANDISH, Maine – Senior Kelsey Dumond (Lewiston, Maine) scored two goals and assisted on another to help Saint Joseph's College (4-5) blank Castleton State University (3-7), 5-0, in non-conference field hockey action on a soggy Sunday afternoon at Mercy Field.

THE LEAD

Saint Joseph's freshman Maddy Beaulieu (West Gardiner, Maine) put the Monks on the board early with her second collegiate strike, off a Dumond pass, in the 14th minute but the hosts did not hit pay dirt again until nearly 30 minutes later, when junior captain Hayley Winslow (Falmouth, Maine) scored the first of four second-half goals to account for the 5-0 final.

THE KEEPERS

The Monks employed a pair of keepers in the victory, as sophomore Megan Baker (Gorham, Maine) went untested in the first half and freshman Kaylin Mansir (Gardiner, Maine) stopped the only shot she faced in the second stanza.

Castleton freshman netminder Tashia Pashby-Rockwood (Williston, Vt.) made nine saves in the losing effort.

TEAM STATS

Saint Joseph's held considerable in shots (20-5) and shots on goal (14-1) while Castleton maintained a 9-7 lead in penalty corners on the afternoon.

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING

With the result, Saint Joseph's improves to 7-9 in the history of the series with Castleton State University, a team that defeated the Royal Blue by a 2-1 margin in Vermont last fall. The Monks and Spartans faced each other nine times – four regular-season games and three in the postseason - in seven seasons (2008-13) as North Atlantic Conference (NAC) rivals.

NEXT!

Both teams resume play Tuesday, when Saint Joseph's plays at Thomas College in a 6:00 PM start and Castleton travels to Rivier University for a 6:00 PM non-conference matchup.

Saint Joseph’s Edges Nichols College, 5-4

STANDISH, Maine – Saint Joseph's College (26-14, 12-2 GNAC) rallied past Nichols College (24-17, 11-5 CCC), 5-4, in a non-conference baseball contest at Larry Mahaney Diamond on Tuesday afternoon.

THE LEAD
After four scoreless innings, the Monks and Bison proceeded to swap leads three times in the fifth and sixth frames, with Saint Joseph's claiming the final advantage with two runs off two hits in the bottom of the sixth. Trailing 4-3, junior right fielder Dan Donovan (Lynn, Mass.) singled and moved to third when the following batter, junior center fielder Scott Betts (Peabody, Mass.) doubled to left-center and both runners crossed the plate without the benefit of a base hit, as the former raced home on a Taylor Black (Cardiff by the Sea, Calif.) sacrifice fly and the latter scored the eventual game-winning run on a passed ball.

PITCHERS OF RECORD

• SJC junior Nick Malatesta (Wrentham, Mass.) picked up the victory and improves to 5-3 on the

NCAA BASEBALL: #1 Saint Joseph’s Handles #4 Johnson & Wales in GNAC Tourney Tilt, 8-1

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STANDISH, Maine – Top-seeded Saint Joseph’s College (23-12, 12-2 GNAC) toppled #4 Johnson & Wales University (24-15, 7-7 GNAC), 8-1, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Tournament Quarterfinal contest at Larry Mahaney Diamond on Friday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Johnson & Wales found the board first as the visitors plated a run with two out in the top of the second, when junior right fielder Carlos Sanabria (Pawtucket, R.I.) walked and scored on a Jordan Pilarski (Garnet Valley, Pa.) double to right-center.

Saint Joseph’s immediately evened the score with a run in the bottom of the second, when senior left fielder Taylor Reuillard (Biddeford, Maine) reached with a free pass, stole second, moved to third on a wild pitch, and scored on an Anthony DiPrizio (Rochester, N.H.) single to left.

The 1-1 deadlock remained until the bottom of the fifth, when the Monks scored four runs on four

Nolan Steps Down from Monks Volleyball Coaching Post

STANDISH, Maine – The Saint Joseph's College Department of Athletics has announced that Yamile Nolan has stepped down from her position as the head coach of the SJC women's volleyball program. Nolan, who skippered the Monks for six seasons (2010-15), has accepted a head coaching post at Dominican University of California, an NCAA DII institution located near San Francisco.

Quite familiar with the west coast, Nolan grew up near Los Angeles and played two years for El Camino College before transferring to NCAA DI program UC-Santa Barbara, where she helped the Gauchos earn national tournament berths in each of her two seasons.

Nolan departs after posting a 112-74 (.602) record, including a 38-32 (.543) mark in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play, over the last six seasons. She guided the 2015 team to the most successful season in program history, as last year's squad was 27-6 (.818) overall with an 8-3 (.727) mark in GNAC play and notched the Monks' first GNAC Tournament victory, a 3-2 quarterfinal decision over Simmons College, on November 3rd.

During her time at Saint Joseph's, Nolan coached six All-Conference players, including 2015 First Team honorees Felicia Wachowiak (Milton, N.H.) and Jennelle Thompson (Farmington, N.H.) and Third Team recipients Mariah Hebert (Biddeford, Maine) and Victoria Huntley (Ellsworth, Maine). In addition, Wachowiak and Thompson became the first SJC volleyball players to garner major postseason honors as the former claimed 2015 GNAC Offensive Player of the Year acclaim and the latter was selected as the 2015 GNAC Defensive Player of the Year.

Under Nolan's watch, the 2015 team set new single-season records for kills (1,141) and assists (1,028) and tied the SJC mark for digs (2,117).

Last fall, Dominican posted a 9-17 (.346) overall record with a 6-14 (.300) mark in PacWest Conference play.

Elliott Chosen as GNAC Softball Rookie of the Week

STANDISH, Maine – Saint Joseph’s College freshman Meghan Elliott (Blackstone, Mass.) has bee selected as the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Corvais Softball Rookie of the Week for the reporting period ending April 10th.
 
Elliott hit .450 (9-20) with nine runs, four doubles, four stolen bases, and four RBI in a 5-1 week for Saint Joseph's. The freshman shortstop notched at least one hit in all six games and was 4-8 with three runs, four doubles, and an RBI in a sweep over Mount Ida College on Tuesday.
 
Through 20 games this spring, Elliott is hitting .345 (19-55) with 17 runs, five doubles, a triple, 12 RBI, and five stolen bases. She is currently slugging .473 with a .429 OBP and has been excellent defensively with just four errors in 70 chances for a .943 fielding percentage.
 
As of April 11th, Elliott leads the Monks in runs and steals and ranks second on the team in hits, walks (8), and OBP, and third in RBI and doubles. The GNAC weekly honor is the first of her collegiate career.
 
Saint Joseph’s (10-10, 5-3 GNAC) will play a pair of conference contests at Simmons College tomorrow. The first game begins at 3:30 PM.

Saint Joseph’s Sails Past Simmons, 12-5

PORTLAND, Maine – Saint Joseph's College (9-2, 3-0 GNAC) defeated Simmons College (5-5, 2-2 GNAC), 12-5, in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's lacrosse action at Deering Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Holding on to a 3-2 edge with 15:23 remaining in the first half, the Monks scored five of the game's following six goals, including three Elyse Caiazzo (Scarborough, Maine/Cheverus) tallies, en route to securing an 8-3 cushion heading into intermission.

The Sharks opened the second stanza with a pair of goals, as sophomore midfielder Kasey Fries

Monks Clip Falcons, 15-13

STANDISH, Maine – Saint Joseph's College (5-6, 2-1 GNAC) slipped past Albertus Magnus College (3-5, 0-3 GNAC), 15-13, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) men's lacrosse contest at Westerlea Way Field on Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Saint Joseph's broke up a 7-up halftime score with 7-2 scoring run spanning 21 minutes, as sophomore Luigi Grimaldi (Portland, Maine) scored three goals in a matter of two minutes and 30 seconds and sophomore Cam Boucher (Lewiston, Maine) hit pay dirt to lift the Monks to a 15-9 advantage with 8:53 left in the fourth quarter.

The Falcons made an impressive offensive push in the closing eight minutes as the visitors, aided by

Monks Sweep AMCATS in GNAC Twinbill

WORCESTER, Mass.— A three-run seventh inning broken open a tied game and propelled the Saint Joseph's College softball team to a 12-9 win over the AMCATS of Anna Maria College in a high-scoring second game. The Monks also claimed a 9-1 victory in the opener to complete the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) sweep on Saturday afternoon at Holy Cross's Freshman Field.

The wins bump the Monks to 9-9 overall and 4-2 in GNAC play while Anna Maria falls to 2-17 overall and 0-6 in league action.

GAME ONE – SAINT JOSEPH'S 9, ANNA MARIA 1 (FIVE INNINGS)
The Monks opened the day with a four-run first inning, as Melodie Bailey (Lebanon, Maine) led off with a double and scored on a singled by Katie Chadbourne (Jaffrey, N.H.) a batter later. The Monks followed that with three unearned runs as they batted through their lineup.

Following a scoreless second inning, the Monks took a 6-0 lead in the top of the third on a two-run

Monks Trounce Eagles, 16-2

STANDISH, Maine – Saint Joseph's College (8-7) cruised past Husson University (7-9), 16-2, in a non-conference baseball game – and the Monks' 2016 home opener - at Larry Mahaney Diamond on Wednesday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED
In the early going, Saint Joseph's employed the long ball as junior second baseman Taylor Black (Cardiff by the Sea, Calif.) led off the bottom of the first with a solo home run down the left field line and senior left fielder Taylor Reuillard (Biddeford, Maine) lifted the Monks to a 4-0 lead with a two-run jack over the right field wall in the third.

In the bottom of the fourth, St. Joe's all but put the game away with eight runs off four hits and a

Monks Sweep Mustangs, 8-6 & 7-6

STANDISH, Maine – Saint Joseph's College (7-9, 2-2 GNAC) won both ends of a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) softball doubleheader versus Mount Ida College (3-9, 0-2 GNAC) at Richard W. Bailey Field on a chilly Tuesday afternoon.

GAME 1 – Saint Joseph's 8, Mount Ida 6
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Monks, held hitless in their first three turns at the bat, finally broke through in the bottom of the fourth with five runs off four hits and a Mount Ida miscue. Freshman shortstop Meghan Elliott (Blackstone, Mass.), who led off the inning, broke the hitless string with a double to left field and eventually scored on an infield error.

St. Joe's tacked on two more in the fifth, but Mount Ida tightened the collar in the sixth with four runs

Falcons Sweep Monks in GNAC-Opening Doubleheader

STANDISH, Maine – Saint Joseph's College (5-9, 0-2 GNAC) suffered a pair of shutout losses at the hands of Albertus Magnus College (11-3, 2-0 GNAC) at Richard W. Bailey Field on Saturday afternoon. In what was the 2016 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) opener for both teams, the Falcons posted a 2-0 victory and proceeded to complete the sweep with a 3-0 nightcap triumph.

GAME 1 – Albertus Magnus 2, Saint Joseph's 0
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Falcons produced the game's only runs off one hit and three Saint Joseph's errors in the top of the third inning. Junior second baseman Rachel Cataudella (Shelton, Conn.), who led off the frame with a single to left-center, and sophomore shortstop Brianna Whitfield (West Islip, N.Y.), who reached on a botched double-play attempt, both scored on SJC miscues.
SJC HIGHLIGHTS

• Freshman pitcher Kristal Smith (Pittston, Maine) took the loss despite tossing a gem, having allowed two unearned runs off three hits with four strikeouts in a complete-game effort, and falls to 3-2 on the season
• Junior third baseman Mariah Harrison (Buxton, Maine) was 2-3 with a pair of doubles
• Freshman right fielder Melodie Bailey (Lebanon, Maine) went 2-3 with a double

AMC HIGHLIGHTS

• Freshman starter Kristen Cunning (Hoboken, N.J.) improved to 4-1 on the year after allowing five hits with one strikeout over six innings
• Sophomore pitcher Megan Ferraro (Branford, Conn.) picked up her first save of the season with a 1-2-3 seventh inning

GAME TWO – Albertus Magnus 3, Saint Joseph's 0
HOW IT HAPPENED
Albertus Magnus employed small ball tactics and a near long ball en route to scoring a pair in the top of the fourth, as Whitfield and junior center fielder Megan Kelly (Bronx, N.Y.) dropped down consecutive bunt singles and both touched home plate when sophomore Kirsten McGinty (East Lyme, Conn.) roped a double off the right-center wall – about two feet shy of a home run.
The Falcons tacked on an insurance run on a passed ball in the top of the sixth to account for the 3-0 final.
SJC HIGHLIGHTS

• For the second time in as many games, the Monks received an admirable pitching performance to no avail, as junior Kylie McFadden (Dover, N.H.) yielded three runs (two earned) off four hits with three K's in 5.1 innings en route to falling to 1-3 on the season
• Senior pitcher Erica Boulanger (Somersworth, N.H.) tossed 1.2 innings of scoreless relief and fanned a pair while allowing a hit and a walk
• Sophomore catcher Katherine Collette (Rumford, Maine) was the Monks' lone repeat hitter and went 2-3 in the setback
• Freshman shortstop Meghan Elliott (Blackstone, Mass.) was excellent defensively, fielding nine chances – including several of the highlight-reel variety – and ups her errorless streak to seven consecutive games

AMC HIGHLIGHTS

• Ferraro earned the start in the nightcap and improved to 6-1 after posting a five-hit complete game shutout with one strikeout
• Whitfield was 2-3 with two runs scored

NOTEWORTHY
Today's shutout sweep is the first endured by the Monks since Colby College posted a pair of 2-0 victories over St. Joe's on April 21st, 2007. Saint Joseph's has suffered doubleheader goose egg losses just 15 times in the last 26 seasons.
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING
With two losses, Saint Joseph's falls to 15-4 in the history of the series with Albertus Magnus College. For the Falcons, the sweep over the Monks is the program's first in the 16-year matchup.

Polar Bears Sack Monks, 21-4

BRUNSWICK, Maine – Nationally ranked Bowdoin College (4-4) defeated Saint Joseph's College (6-2), 21-4, in non-conference women's lacrosse action on Wednesday evening.

THE LEAD
The Polar Bears, ranked 20th in the latest NCAA DIII Women's Lacrosse Poll, opened play with nine unanswered goals as the Monks, who entered tonight's contest riding a six-game winning streak, did not find the scoring ledger until sophomore Elyse Caiazzo (Scarborough, Maine/Cheverus) netted an unassisted marker with 14 minutes left in the first half.

The Monks seemed to claim a little momentum after the Caiazzo strike as the Royal Blue held the

Saint Joseph's College Women’s Lacrosse Rolls Past Regis, 8-1

PORTLAND, Maine – Saint Joseph's College (5-1) defeated Regis College (2-2), 8-1, in a non-conference women's lacrosse contest at Deering Memorial Stadium on Wednesday evening.

THE LEAD
Saint Joseph's maintained possession for the majority of play, as evidenced by the hosts' 22-9 shots advantage, and sophomore Elyse Caiazzo (Scarborough, Maine/Cheverus) produced the brunt of the Monks' offense with five goals, including four in the first half.

LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S

• Caiazzo scored five goals on eight shots with four ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers
• Junior Kelsey Dumond (Lewiston, Maine) produced three goals on four shots with three ground balls
• Senior Kat Gadbois (Scarborough, Maine) tallied four assists, five ground balls, and four caused turnovers
• Senior Emma Lafrance (Westport, Mass.) picked up six ground balls
• Junior Jackie Wilson (Tiverton, R.I.) added three draw controls, three caused turnovers and a pair of ground balls
• Senior goalie Michelle Cunha (Enfield, Conn.) made four saves, including three on free-position attempts, to improve to 5-1 on the season

LEADERS – REGIS

• Senior Sam Salamone (Milford, Mass.) netted the Pride's lone goal, a man-up marker on a Sierra Luce (Hartford, Vt.) feed, with 4:59 remaining in the second half and also contributed six ground balls and three caused turnovers
• Senior goalkeeper Emma Decker (Southborough, Mass.) made eight saves in the losing effort

TEAM STATS
Saint Joseph's held the advantage in shots (22-9), ground balls (36-18), draw controls (7-3), and turnovers (23-29) while successfully clearing on 10 of 11 attempts on the evening. Regis was 13 for 27 on clear attempts in the loss.

NOTEWORTHY
Tonight's combined goals tally is the lowest in the history of the SJC women's lacrosse program…the previous low was 12 (7-5 win over Norwich, 4/24/14)…Saint Joseph's has now allowed one or fewer goals in five different games since becoming an NCAA varsity team in 2008…the Monks are 5-26 when scoring eight or fewer goals…Gadbois became the Monks' career ground balls and caused turnovers leader in tonight's win…the senior captain now has 232 ground balls and 107 caused turnovers over 63 career games, surpassing former teammates Rachelle Messuri '14 (230) and Lizzie Calnan '15 (104), respectively.

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING
Saint Joseph's is now 5-0 in the history of the series with Regis College, a team the Monks defeated by an 8-6 score in Portland last spring. Prior to this evening, all four of previous matchups between the Monks and Pride were decided by three or fewer goals.

NEXT!
Saint Joseph's kicks off Great Northeast Athletic Conference play Saturday with a home contest versus Johnson & Wales University. Opening faceoff is slated for 1:00 PM at Deering Memorial Stadium.

Regis is off until next Tuesday when the team hosts Fitchburg State University in the Pride's 2016 home opener in a 5:00 PM start.