PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Junior
Lexi Berrettini (Lake Bluff, Ill.) scored for the second straight game and graduate student
Ellie Monahan (Watertown, Mass.) recorded two assists, but Saint Joseph's College (Maine) outlasted Plymouth State University, 6-3, in a non-conference field hockey game at Panther Field on Thursday evening.
St. Joe's jumped out to an early lead just over three minutes into the contest. The Panthers answered a minute later when senior
Abby Bsullak (Poland, Maine) notched her first of the year to knot the score at 1-1, but the Monks pulled ahead moments later to take a 2-1 lead at the end of the first quarter.
PSU controlled play throughout the second quarter and broke through to even the score on a goal from sophomore
Alex Zaino (Melrose, Mass.), with Berrettini picking up the assist, sending the teams into halftime deadlocked at 2-2.
Despite multiple scoring attempts by the Panthers, St. Joe's scored two quick goals to take a 4-2 lead in the third. Plymouth State battled back to cut the deficit to one when Monahan sent a pass to Berrettini, who buried her second of the season to make it 4-3.
The Monks spoiled the comeback bid with a pair of late insurance goals to account for the final margin.
Plymouth State dips to 0-2, while the Monks begin the year at 1-0.
The Basics:
- Plymouth State 3, St. Joe's 6
- Plymouth State (0-2)
- St. Joe's (1-0)
How it Happened:
- The Monks jumped out to a 1-0 lead just over three minutes into the contest.
- Bsullak answered to tie the game a minute later.
- St. Joe's pulled ahead again before the end of the first, making it 2-1.
- The Panthers evened the game late in the second on Zaino's first goal of the year to make it 2-2 at the half.
- The Monks scored twice in less than a minute early in the third quarter and carried a 4-2 lead into the fourth.
- Berrettini's second goal of the year cut the margin to 4-3, but St. Joe's pulled away for good with two insurance goals late in the contest.
By the Numbers:
- Zaino and Bsullak both scored their first goals of the season.
- Berrettini notched a goal and an assist.
- Monahan dished out two assists.
- PSU held a 21-15 advantage in shots, a 16-12 edge in shots on goal and a 13-7 margin in penalty corners.
- St. Joe's leads the series, 8-4.
Up Next:
- The Panthers travel to Roger Williams on Saturday (Sept. 5) for a 1 p.m. clash with the Hawks.
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