MERION STATION, Pa. – Two goals from Freke van Tilburg and another outstanding defensive effort led the ninth-ranked Saint Joseph's past #18 UMass, 3-0, at Ellen Ryan Field on Friday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Saint Joseph's (9-3 overall, 4-0 Atlantic 10) jumped out to an early lead as van Tilburg converted on a corner from Lily Santi and Kate Crist.

• That's where it would stay until the last five minutes of the third quarter, when van Tilburg struck again.  A passing sequence off the insert led to Sol Borensztein finding van Tilburg at the top of the circle and she fired home to double the lead.

• Noa Schuringa scored her first collegiate goal with 5:41 to go in the fourth, redirecting a hard ball across the circle from Leigh James into the cage to set the final score.

BEHIND THE BOX SCORE
• UMass (9-3 overall, 3-1 Atlantic 10) managed just one shot on the afternoon, coming on the Minutewomen's only penalty corner opportunity.  The Hawks ripped off 14, putting eight of them on target.

• Robin Bleekemolen and Janelle Ward combined for the shutout, SJU's fifth in a row.  Myrte Van Herwijnen made five saves for UMass.  The Hawks earned six corners on the day and scored on two of them.

UP NEXT
The Hawks head to Quinnipiac on Sunday for the first of four consecutive road games.