MERION STATION, Pa. – The 14th-ranked Saint Joseph's field hockey team held off Temple, 2-1, in a tight crosstown rivalry matchup on a decidedly autumnal Sunday afternoon at Ellen Ryan Field.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Neither team was able to find the back of the cage in the first quarter, but Saint Joseph's (13-4) broke through a little more than four minutes into the second.Â
Manu Ghigliotti carried the ball down the wing before sending a searing pass toward the front of the cage;
Hailey Bitters was on the spot for a diving finish and the game's first goal.
• The Hawks took the lead into halftime, but Temple (9-7) equalized three minutes into the second half as Maddie Molchany tipped a ball on a penalty corner.
• Six minutes later, the Hawks earned a corner and made it count;
Celeste Smits inserted to
Maaike Gorissen, who left the ball for
Sol Borensztein; Borensztein slipped free to the right and fired low to the left past Temple's Molly Frey for what turned out to be the game winner.
• The Hawks weathered the fourth, holding the Owls to one shot and one corner, to secure the win.
BEHIND THE BOX SCORE
• SJU outshot Temple, 10-3, while earning seven corners and allowing four.
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Janelle Ward made one save in the cage for the Hawks, while Frey had three stops for the Owls.
• Sunday was Senior Day, where the Hawks honored Bitters, Ghigliotti, Ward,
Katelyn Cocco,
Kate Crist,
Bridget McCormick,
Lily Santi, and
Celeste Smits in a pregame ceremony.
UP NEXT
The Hawks wrap up the regular season on Friday with their final conference matchup of the season against La Salle.
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