MERION STATION, Pa. – A dominant second half and a pair of two-goal performances from Erika Culp and Julia Duffhuis led the 13^th-ranked Saint Joseph's field hockey team past Penn, 5-1, at Ellen Ryan Field on Sunday afternoon.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Neither team recorded a shot in a cagey opening stanza, but Culp got the scoring started early in the second quarter, tipping a ball from Ghigliotti into the goal for a 1-0 lead.
 
• Penn (1-3) equalized later in the frame as Darcey Chapman converted a penalty corner opportunity to send the game into halftime at 1-1.
 
• Saint Joseph's (5-1) took control in the second half as Duffhuis converted on a pair of corners 90 seconds apart to give the Hawks a 3-1 lead.
 
• Celeste Smits pushed the lead to 4-1, tipping a ball from Lily Santi home on a penalty corner with no time left on the clock in the third quarter.
 
• Culp and Ghigliotti connected again on a mirror image of their second-quarter goal midway through the fourth, as Ghigliotti sent a ball goalward from just inside the circle and Culp slammed it home for the exclamation point on a four-goal second half.
 
BEHIND THE BOX SCORE
• The Hawks outshot the Quakers, 10-3, and also held a 6-3 advantage in penalty corner chances.
 
• Ruby de Frees made one save for the Quakers in defeat, while Marith Bijkerk earned the win for the Hawks.
 
• Culp and Duffhuis collected four points, while Smits added an assist for three points on the day.  Ghigliotti and Santi chipped in with two assists apiece.
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks kick off Atlantic 10 play on Friday at Davidson.  Game time is set for 5:00 p.m.