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Sara Hayes scored two goals in Friday's semifinal win
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Winner Saint Joseph's SJU (5-2 (3-1 A10))
2
Lock Haven LHU (4-2 (4-1 A10))
Winner
Saint Joseph's SJU
(5-2 (3-1 A10))
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Final
2
Lock Haven LHU
(4-2 (4-1 A10))
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Saint Joseph's SJU 2 0 2 0 4
Lock Haven LHU 0 1 1 0 2

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Field Hockey Tops Lock Haven, 4-2, in A-10 Semifinals

RICHMOND, Va. – The third-seeded Saint Joseph's field hockey team advanced to the Atlantic 10 championship game with a 4-2 win over second-seeded Lock Haven at VCU's Cary Street Field on Friday afternoon.  With the win, the Hawks will meet the tournament host and top seed, #18 VCU, in the final at noon on Saturday.  VCU reached the title game with a 1-0 win over fourth-seeded Richmond.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• After the teams were scoreless through 80 minutes of play on April 10, Saint Joseph's (5-2) made sure that wouldn't happen again as Sara Hayes redirected a long pass from Kacie Patton into the cage to stake the Hawks to a lead less than six minutes into the game.

• Seven minutes later, Anna Miller doubled the advantage when she lofted a ball over LHU's Joaquina Orlandini to make it a 2-0 lead for the Hawks after one quarter.

• Martina Spangenberg got Lock Haven (4-2) on the board in the final five minutes of the second to make it a 2-1 game heading into halftime.

• Right out of the break, Emily Peters restored the two-goal margin on a penalty corner 42 seconds into the third, but the Bald Eagles got back within one on a penalty stroke by Jazmin Palma with two and a half minutes to play in the quarter.

• Hayes struck again two minutes later to make it 4-2, and the defenses would hold throughout the fourth to send the Hawks into the title game for the fifth consecutive season.

BEHIND THE BOX SCORE
• Hayes notched her second consecutive two-goal game after she scored twice in the win over UMass last Saturday.

• Robin Bleekemolen made a season-high nine saves for the Hawks, including four in the fourth quarter, while Orlandini made seven in defeat.

• Patton and Lily Santi added two assists apiece for SJU.

• The Hawks held a 19-16 advantage in shots and earned seven corner opportunities to five for Lock Haven.

UP NEXT
The Hawks will meet the Rams in the Atlantic 10 championship game for the second time in three seasons; Saint Joseph's claimed the 2018 crown with a 1-0 win over the Rams at Ellen Ryan Field.  It will be the second championship game the Hawks have played at Cary Street Field after also appearing in the final there in 2016.
 
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