PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The 11th-ranked Saint Joseph's field hockey team saw its 2021 season come to an end after the Hawks fell to #9 Liberty, 2-0, at the Bauer Track and Field Hockey Complex on Friday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Liberty (18-2) earned seven penalty corners in the first half, but the Hawks defended them all and kept the sheet clean until the final 30 seconds, when Jodie Conolly sent a long ball forward that found its way to Charlotte Vaanhold, who chipped high into the net for a 1-0 halftime lead.

• Saint Joseph's (16-5) was on the front foot for a large part of the second half, earning four corners to just one for the Flames, but it was a counter by Liberty's Martu Cian that doubled the Flames' lead.

• The Hawks pressed for a goal late in the fourth, but could not get on the board before time expired.

BEHIND THE BOX SCORE
• Liberty held a 16-8 advantage in shots and an 8-4 edge in penalty corners for the game.

• Azul Iritxity Irigoyen made one save for the Flames, while Robin Bleekemolen had three stops for the Hawks.

• Nicholl Fenton played in her 90th career game in the Crimson and Gray, more than any player in Saint Joseph's history.

• The Hawks finished the season with 16 wins, the fifth consecutive full season in which SJU has eclipsed the 15-win mark.  Prior to 2016, the Hawks had posted that many wins just once.