PHILADELPHIA (4/05/02) - Junior Lauren Foley and sophomore Kristin Teklinsky each scored twice, but it was not enough as Saint Joseph's fell just short at American,falling 7-5 on Sunday afternoon. The Eagles opened the scoring at the 3:46 mark of the first half when Laura Repoli scored an unassisted goals. St. Joe's answered five minutes later when Foley scored to tie the game at 1-1. Tara Michael put the Eagles back on top 2-1 when she found the back of the net at the 16:19 mark. The lead was short-lived as Teklinsky found the cage at 16:41. Gina Riitano then scored the first of her four goals at the 22:54 mark on a nice catch and drive to the cage. Nicole McCarthy, who recovered seven ground balls on the day, put American on top 4-2 with an unassisted goal at the 24:28 mark. St. Joe's broke the streak with a tally by Maura McNamara at 28:58. American went into the half leading 5-3 on the strength on Riitano's second goal with just 10 seconds to play in the first period. Defense dominated the action this afternoon, and both goalies were up to the task. For American, Laura Randisi made seven stops while adding six ground balls. The Hawks' Marisa Barriere made 11 saves. The Hawks came out strong to open the second half, and Foley's second goal of the day, just five minutes in sliced the American margin to 5-4. The Eagles responded as Riitano found the cage for the third time at the 14:23 mark. SJU did not give up as Teklinsky scored off a feed from Shannon Hungate with just over 10 minutes remaining to get the Hawks within one, 6-5. Riitano then scored an insurance goal, her fourth of the afternoon, with just over four minutes to play off a feed from Holly Deland. SJU, 2-6, next plays host to UMass on Friday, April 12 at 4:00 p.m. American improves to 6-5 on the season.