March 17, 2012

PAXTON, MA – Saint Joseph's (2-0, 1-0 GNAC) defeated Anna Maria College (0-1, 0-1 GNAC), 21-9, in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's lacrosse action on Saturday afternoon.

The Monks were led by Amelia Santos' (Beverly, Mass.) game-high nine points, leading all players with five assists on the day. Anneka Adame (San Diego, Calif.) added five goals and teammate Cassie Diplock (Augusta, Maine) scored another four goals on the day.

AMCAT senior Katie Schebel (Ludlow, Mass) finished with 7 points – 6 goals, 1 assist - for Anna Maria while senior Amanda Hevy (North Brookfield, Mass.) had 3 points on two goals and an assist. Junior Sandy Acosta (Lawrence, Mass.) chipped in with a goal and an assist and senior Mackenzie Coakley (Millbury, Mass.) registered an assist.

Anna Maria jumped out to a 1-0 lead just 2:48 into the game, when Schebel scored the seasons' first goal off a nifty pass from Acosta. Monks forward Diplock tied the game just half a minute later. Anna Maria struck again when Hevy scored an unassisted goal at 4:52 to take a 2-1 advantage. Exactly one minute later St. Joe's tied the game at two with a goal from Adame. Hevy scored her second goal of the game at 7:33 to take the 3-2 lead.

St. Joe's went on a 6-0 run over the next five minutes to take control of the game and an 8-3 lead. Santos had two of the team's six goals. Anna Maria got two goals back when Schebel scored twice to cut the lead to 10-5. The St. Joe's offensive pressure was too much for the AMCATS as the Monks once again reeled off six unanswered goals. Adame scored three of the six for the Monks to increase the lead to 15-5.

Anna Maria made one last push, with a 3-0 run to start the second half. Schebel picked up two goals on assists from Hevy and Coakley while Acosta scored unassisted to make it a 15-8 game. But the Monks battled back with yet another 6-0 run to put the game away.

AMCAT goalkeeper Marlena Donjacour (San Francisco, Calif.) made 16 saves in the loss while Haley Nason (Saco, Maine) and Elizabeth Giacchino (Melrose, Mass.) combined for 6 saves in the win.

Both teams resume action on Tuesday, as St. Joe's travels to Newton, Mass. for a 4:00 PM tilt versus GNAC-rival Lasell College and Anna Maria hosts Becker College in a non-conference tilt also slated to begin at 4:00 PM.