MERION STATION, Pa. – A four-goal third quarter sealed the deal on Friday as the sixth-ranked Saint Joseph's field hockey team dominated Richmond, 7-0, at Ellen Ryan Field.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Neither team was able to break through in the first quarter but Celeste Smits would break the deadlock on a penalty corner midway through the second when her second effort at the near post gave the Hawks a 1-0 lead.
 
• Four minutes later, Alison Buffington scored from the far post on another corner, tucking home a pass from Julia Duffhuis to double the margin heading into halftime.
 
• Saint Joseph's (12-2 overall, 4-1 Atlantic 10) took full control in the third quarter.  Erika Culp bagged a pair of goals in quick succession to double the lead; she redirected a pass across the front of the goal from Lily Santi just 73 seconds into the frame before taking a feed from Manu Ghigliotti and slotting it in less than three minutes later.
 
• Sol Borensztein made it 5-0 with 9:12 to go in the third after she tipped Emma Winther's pass into the near corner of the cage from just inside the circle.  Ciara Margetich capped off the four-goal deluge with just under two minutes to play in the quarter, stealing the ball from a defender in the circle and firing past the keeper for a 6-0 lead.
 
• Lily Santi would set the final margin midway through the fourth, converting yet another penalty corner on assists from Smits and Kate Crist.
 
BEHIND THE BOX SCORE
• Saint Joseph's held Richmond (10-4 overall, 4-1 Atlantic 10) without a shot on Friday, finishing the game with a 22-0 advantage in the category and earning eight corners without conceding one.
 
• Kristen Rake made nine saves for the Spiders, while Marith Bijkerk was not called upon between the sticks for SJU.
 
• Culp led the way with four points on the day while Santi and Smits collected three apiece.
 
• Over their past two home games, the Hawks have outscored their opposition 20-1.
 
UP NEXT
Saint Joseph's hosts local rival Drexel on Sunday at noon.  The Hawks will celebrate Alumni Appreciation Day during the tilt with the Dragons.