Saint Joseph's University

MERION STATION, Pa. – The Saint Joseph's field hockey team locked up its ninth Atlantic 10 regular season championship and its eighth in 11 seasons with a 7-0 shutout of La Salle at Ellen Ryan Field on Friday afternoon.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Saint Joseph's (9-9 overall, 6-0 Atlantic 10) got on the board early as Erika Culp tallied her first of the day on an assist from Cat Arentz.
 
• Adèle Jardemar then doubled the lead on a penalty corner feed from Alison Buffington and Tristan Groff to put the Hawks ahead 2-0 after one.
 
• Culp struck again just 32 seconds into the second quarter after picking up a rebound to send the Crimson and Gray into the break with a three-goal advantage.
 
• Culp then finished off her hat trick early in the third as Arentz sent a long pass to Kiki Bruning in the circle; Bruning then fed Culp in front of the cage for her third of the day.
 
• Jardemar and Arentz tallied just 23 seconds apart in the last two minutes of the frame; Jardemar's goal came on another corner opportunity, this time on a pass from Milou Kluyt, while Arentz was set up in front of the cage by Culp.
 
• Talya Harvey closed out the scoring with just under six minutes to go in the fourth, firing home after an incisive pass from Monica Piccioli.
 
BEHIND THE BOX SCORE
• Avianna Wagner made two saves in 45 minutes in the cage, while Avery Johnson made one in the fourth quarter to combine on a shutout for the second time this season.  La Salle's Abby Boggs made 14 saves on the day.
 
• Culp collected a career-high seven points to go with her first career hat trick.
 
• The regular season title is the ninth in program history (1995, 2016-19, 2021-23) and its seventh to come via an undefeated Atlantic 10 record.
 
• The Hawks will be the top seed in next week's Atlantic 10 Tournament at VCU's Cary Street Field in Richmond, Virginia.
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks will take on either Davidson, La Salle, or Saint Louis in the Atlantic 10 semifinals on Thursday at 11:00 a.m.