MERION STATION, Pa. – In arguably the most dominant offensive display in Atlantic 10 field hockey history, the seventh-ranked Saint Joseph's Hawks blasted Lock Haven, 13-1, at Ellen Ryan Field on Friday afternoon.  The Hawks set both program and conference records for goals in a game and matched the league record for margin of victory in the win.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Saint Joseph's (8-2 overall, 2-1 Atlantic 10) rebounded quickly from last week's defeat, outshooting the Bald Eagles 13-0 in the first quarter.  Julia Duffhuis broke through with the game's first goal after six minutes on a penalty corner before Manu Ghigliotti doubled the lead with three minutes left in the frame.
 
• Lily Santi scored twice in the second quarter, taking a pass from Ghigliotti early in the stanza before finishing off a corner with 5:43 to play in the first half to send the Hawks into the break on top, 4-0.
 
• Santi then finished off her hat trick with her 10^th goal of the season just 101 seconds into the third quarter before Celeste Smits scored a minute and a half later to push the lead to six.
 
• Ghigliotti bagged her second of the day on a corner just five minutes into the third, and Smits would double her tally for the afternoon just after the midway point.  Sol Borensztein got on the board in the final minute to cap off a five-goal quarter and tie the previous program record for goals in a game a 9-0 lead.
 
• Yfke Walter broke that record three minutes into the fourth quarter, scoring her first collegiate goal on Nike Deicke's first collegiate assist before Borensztein struck again two minutes later.  Erika Culp then deflected a long ball from Luise Kirschner for the former's sixth goal of the season and the latter's first career point.
 
• Lock Haven (2-9 overall, 1-2 Atlantic 10) netted a consolation goal through Madison Friend with just under two minutes to go before Emma Winther scored her first goal as a Hawk with 5.7 seconds on the clock to set the final score and a new conference record.
 
BEHIND THE BOX SCORE
• The 13 goals are a single-game record for an Atlantic 10 school; Richmond tallied 12 in a game in 2009 before UMass matched the feat in 2016.  The 12-goal margin of victory matched that set by those programs in their 12-goal performances.

• It also marks the most goals scored in a game in Division I this season.
 
• The Hawks added a program-record 14 assists on the day as well, the most in Division I since Maryland collected 14 against Towson on September 13, 2009 and tied for the fourth-most in Division I history.
 
• SJU's previous record for goals in a game was nine, set on September 1, 2019, at Hofstra, while the previous mark of nine assists was set in 1995.
 
• The Hawks also totaled 40 points, the most in Division I in 16 years and the second-most in a game in NCAA Division I history.
 
• Santi's eight points matched a program record held by four other players, including Ghigliotti.  She is the first to reach eight points while also setting up her teammates to score; all four previous Hawks to reach the mark did so without an assist.
 
• Marith Bijkerk got the start in the cage and was not called upon to make a stop; Shannon McNally came on at halftime and made two saves on the day.  Kelsey Felix made seven for Lock Haven while Maja Halasz made a pair in relief.
 
• Saint Joseph's held a 35-4 advantage in shots and earned 14 penalty corners while conceding four.
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks head to Delaware on Sunday.  Game time is set for noon.