Saint Joseph's University

MERION STATION, Pa. – The Saint Joseph's field hockey team dominated in every conceivable manner on Friday afternoon at Ellen Ryan Field, routing Lock Haven 11-0 to clinch a spot in the Atlantic 10 postseason.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Immediately.  The Hawks scored just 44 seconds into the game as Erika Culp found Cat Arentz free in front of the cage.  Arentz then fed Talya Harvey less than six minutes later to double the lead.
 
• Saint Joseph's (6-8 overall, 4-0 Atlantic 10) essentially put the game away in a three-minute span later in the quarter, as Alex Enslin batted home a feed from Amy Noonan to make it 3-0; Arentz then tucked home a rebound with 42 seconds to play in the first before Milou Kluyt converted on a penalty corner with 14 seconds left in the frame to give the Hawks a 5-0 lead after the opening stanza.
 
• Kluyt struck again midway through the second to push the lead to 6-0 heading into halftime.
 
• The Hawks added four goals in a seven-minute span in the third.  Kiki Bruning scored on an assist from Gigi Martin before Adèle Jardemar scored on a penalty corner to make it an 8-0 game.
 
• Culp then tallied on a feed from Kluyt on a corner before Karlie Mertz tapped in a rebound midway through the third to put the Hawks in double digits.
 
• Enslin bagged her second of the day on a corner to close out the scoring late in the fourth quarter.
 
BEHIND THE BOX SCORE
• The Hawks outshot Lock Haven (4-8 overall, 0-4 Atlantic 10) 43-2 on the day, including a 22-0 mark in the first half.
 
• Quinty van Luijk made 19 saves for the Bald Eagles while neither Avianna Wagner nor Avery Johnson were called on to make a stop for the Hawks.
 
• Arentz and Kluyt finished with five points apiece on the day, while Enslin tallied four.  Lily DeWan and Monica Piccioli handed out three assists apiece, while Culp and Jardemar collected three points each as well.
 
• The 11 goals are the second-most in a game and represents the second-largest margin of victory in program history; both records were set on October 4, 2024, when the Hawks beat Lock Haven, 13-1.
 
• The Hawks matched the third-highest single-game goal output in Division I this season, while their 12 assists match the most collected in one game by a team this season.
 
• Mertz's goal was the first of her career, while Martin's assist marked her first career point.  Johnson, Bella Sanchez, Gabby Balzano, and Haley Fox all made their first collegiate appearances in the game as well.
 
• With the win, the Hawks have locked up a spot in this year's Atlantic 10 Championship, which kicks off at VCU on Thursday, November 5.
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks host Villanova at noon on Sunday; Saint Joseph's will honor Arentz, Bruning, Culp, Kluyt, Alison Buffington, and Brooke James after the game in the annual Senior Day ceremony.