Blue Jays Beaten By Wildcats In Saturday GNAC Contest

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) field hockey team saw its two-game win streak snapped, as the Wildcats of Johnson & Wales University (JWU) were aggressive throughout in a 5-0 conference win over the Blue Jays at the Scotts Miracle-Gro Athletic Complex (SMAC) Saturday afternoon. With the loss, USJ is now 2-4 in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) matches this season, and 3-7 overall.

USJ maintained its aggressive attitude that led them to a pair of victories last week, but it was not enough to keep the Wildcats from going wild, scoring two goals in each of the first two periods. JWU put up an onslaught of shots, the majority of them sent back by sophomore goalie and captain Wendy Bowden (Old Saybrook, Conn.), who finished with a career-high 17 saves, but in the end, USJ was unable to get a single shot off against the hosts before the final horn.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Saint Joseph 0, Johnson & Wales 5
Records: USJ 3-7 (2-4 GNAC), JWU 9-3 (5-1 GNAC)
Location: The SMAC | Providence, R.I.

COACH QUOTE [Karen Nell] "Wendy Bowden really kept us in the game and played amazing today in goal, but unfortunately we just couldn't get any flow going on the field today. We will look to regroup and get back to it next week. Still a lot of field hockey to be played this season."

GAME NOTES

• JWU outshot USJ, 28-0, and had a major edge in penalty corners, 19-0.
• First snapped multi-game win streak for the Blue Jays.
• 23 of 28 shots for the Wildcats were on goal.

NUMBER TO KNOW

1 – Freshman defender Kate Heiden (Old Saybrook, Conn.) [Pictured] picked up a defensive save for the Blue Jays early in the second half, the second in program history.

GOALIE BREAKDOWN

USJ – Bowden gave it 110% in goal Saturday in defeat (2-6), allowing five goals in a full 60 minutes of action. She finished with a career-high 17 saves.

JWU – Junior goalie Madison Flaxington (Lincoln, R.I.) picked up the win (7-3) with 45 minutes of scoreless work in goal. She split the final 15 minutes with sophomore goalkeeper Daisy Sharrow (Denver, Colo.), who also kept the Blue Jays off the board.

UP NEXT
The Blue Jays will be back in another GNAC matchup, this time against the Pride of Regis College on Wednesday, October 13 at 5:00 p.m.

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