Blazers Fall to Monks

Standish, ME – The Elms Blazers field hockey team was defeated by Saint Joseph's College 3-0, in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) at the SJC Athletics Complex on Sunday afternoon.

THE BASICS

SCORE: Elms 0 | Saint Joseph's College 3

RECORDS: Elms (4-7-0, 3-4-0 GNAC) | Saint Joseph's College (10-2-0, 6-0-0 GNAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED:
After an early score by the SJC Monks the Blazers own senior Nora Newman (Woburn, Mass.) proceeded to hold the hosts off the board until the 25th minute. Saint Joseph's held the lead in shots (42-1), shots on goal (34-1), and penalty corners (21-2). Elms notched a 2-0 lead in defensive saves.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Elizabeth Collins saw one shot on goal.
- Nora Newman finished the day with a career high of 29 saves.

FROM THE DESK OF COACH LAPAR:
"Sunday's game was a story of two tails. The first half of the game, Elms put the pressure on St. Joe's of Maine after they scored. There were persistent attacking efforts inside the attacking 25 yard line as well as a good defensive press. We were able to get two attacking corners as well where we just missed the back post. The second half we played strong defensively... Sometimes calls go your way, other games they don't, but everyday you just have to keep playing. Shoutout to our goal keeper for making some unbelievable saves, and to our corner unit for staying strong and composed. Time to make a few adjustments, play hard against our next non-conference opponent that will set us up for our next conference opponent on Saturday. Saturday the 16th is also our Breast Cancer Awareness Game. There will be a 50/50 raffle
with proceeds to support Breast Cancer Awareness."

UP NEXT:

- The Blazers host Western Connecticut State University in non-conference play on Thursday 10/14 for a 7PM start.

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