Posted: Sep 09, 2012

AMCATS Stymied by MONKS in Field Hockey Action

Anna Maria

(1-3)

Saint Joseph's (Me.)

(3-0)

Final

Anna Maria (1-3)

Saint Joseph's (Me.) (3-0)

Scoring Summary

1st - 27:11 - Amanda Celeta (Saint Joseph's (Me.))

2nd - 63:20 - Amanda Celeta (Saint Joseph's (Me.))

Game Leaders

Anna Maria

G: N/A

A: N/A

Sh: Kayla Lapierre - 2

Sv: Mary Kate Breen - 5

Saint Joseph's (Me.)

G: Amanda Celata - 2

A: 2 Players (#11, #18) - 1

Sh: Rachelle Messuri - 6

Sv: 2 Players (#1, #35) - 1

Team Stats

Anna Maria

Saint Joseph's (Me.)

Shots (on goal)

4 (2)

15 (7)

Saves

Fouls

Penalty Corners

Full stats

STANDISH, ME – Freshman forward Amanda Celata (Dedham, Mass.) scored twice to help lift Saint Joseph's (3-0, 1-0 NAC) past Anna Maria College (1-3), 2-0, in non-conference field hockey action at Mercy Field on Sunday afternoon.

Celata netted her first collegiate goal late in the first half from close range on a well-executed penalty corner play. Junior Carley Denis (Lewiston, Maine) took the corner from the left side and several nifty passes followed, with the last coming from the top of the circle off the stick of senior Melanie Allen (Jackson, N.H.) to Celata, who finished the play with a blast to the bottom right corner of the cage at the 27:11 mark.

The slim lead held true until the 64th minute when Celata tapped in her second goal of the contest on a fast break. Junior Rachelle Messuri (Atkinson, N.H.) controlled the ball from midfield all the way to the goal mouth on the right side and pushed a perfect cross pass to her rookie teammate, who one-timed the feed into the right corner of the cage, extending the hosts' cushion to 2-0 with 6:40 remaining.

Saint Joseph's employed a pair of keepers in the victory, as senior Taylor Allison (Pawtucket, R.I.) made one save in the first half and freshman Emily Gallant (Rumford, Maine) – making her NCAA debut - stopped the only shot she faced in the second stanza. Anna Maria freshman netminder Mary Kate Breen (Londonderry, N.H.) registered five saves in a losing effort.

With the victory, Saint Joseph's improves to 8-2 in the history of the series with Anna Maria College. The Monks have defeated the AMCATS in six consecutive meetings dating back to the 2006 season.

Anna Maria plays at Rivier University on Tuesday at 7:00 PM.