MERION STATION, Pa. – The Saint Joseph's field hockey team bounced back from an early deficit to rout Drexel, 7-2, at Ellen Ryan Field on Friday afternoon.  Freke van Tilburg led the way, notching a hat trick and adding an assist for a seven-point day.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Drexel (0-3) opened the scoring three minutes is as Avery Powell took a pass from Isabel Jacobs to put the visitors ahead.

• Saint Joseph's (2-1) wouldn't get things going until the second quarter, but did so in a big way.  With just under five minutes to go in the half, Aiden Drabick scored her first collegiate goal to tie the game.  Van Tilburg then converted on a corner a minute and a half later before setting up Sol Borensztein 80 seconds after that for a 3-1 lead that the Hawks would take into halftime.  All told, SJU turned a 1-0 deficit into a 3-1 lead in a span of two minutes and 50 seconds.

• Anna Miller tallied her second of the season five minutes into the third quarter before Amber Brouwer got one back for the Dragons.  Nika Hansen then scooped up a loose ball for her second of the year to make it a 5-2 game after three.

• Van Tilburg finished off her hat trick with goals exactly four minutes apart; after tucking home a rebound midway through the quarter, she closed out the scoring on a penalty corner with 3:58 to play.

BEHIND THE BOX SCORE
• The Hawks outshot the Dragons, 23-6, while earning a 12-5 advantage in penalty corners.  Seven of those corners came in the fourth quarter alone.

• Megan Hadfield made seven saves in the cage for Drexel, while Robin Bleekemolen made one stop for SJU.

• Miller added an assist to her goal for a three-point day, while Katy Benton notched two assists.

• Saint Joseph's won its sixth consecutive matchup with Drexel.

UP NEXT
The Hawks will take on #16 Penn State on Sunday afternoon.  Game time is set for 3:00 p.m.