<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3vo73h_0wD0KFK600" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3vo73h_0wD0KFK600" width="800" height="450" >MERION STATION, Pa. – A four-goal third quarter sealed the deal on Friday as the sixth-ranked Saint Joseph's field hockey team dominated Richmond, 7-0, at Ellen Ryan Field.HOW IT HAPPENED• Neither team was able to break through in the first quarter but Celeste Smits would break the deadlock on a penalty corner midway through the second when her second effort at the near post gave the Hawks a 1-0 lead.• Four minutes later, Alison Buffington scored from the far post on another corner, tucking home a pass from Julia Duffhuis to double the margin heading into halftime.• Saint Joseph's (12-2 overall, 4-1 Atlantic 10) took full control in the third quarter. Erika Culp bagged a pair of goals in quick succession to double the lead; she redirected a pass across the front of the goal from Lily Santi just 73 seconds into the frame before taking a feed from Manu Ghigliotti and slotting it in less than three minutes later.• Sol Borensztein made it 5-0 with 9:12 to go in the third after she tipped Emma Winther's pass into the near corner of the cage from just inside the circle. Ciara Margetich capped off the four-goal deluge with just under two minutes to play in the quarter, stealing the ball from a defender in the circle and firing past the keeper for a 6-0 lead.• Lily Santi would set the final margin midway through the fourth, converting yet another penalty corner on assists from Smits and Kate Crist.BEHIND THE BOX SCORE• Saint Joseph's held Richmond (10-4 overall, 4-1 Atlantic 10) without a shot on Friday, finishing the game with a 22-0 advantage in the category and earning eight corners without conceding one.• Kristen Rake made nine saves for the Spiders, while Marith Bijkerk was not called upon between the sticks for SJU.• Culp led the way with four points on the day while Santi and Smits collected three apiece.• Over their past two home games, the Hawks have outscored their opposition 20-1.Saint Joseph's hosts local rival Drexel on Sunday at noon. The Hawks will celebrate Alumni Appreciation Day during the tilt with the Dragons.</div></body>

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#6 Field Hockey Smothers Richmond in 7-0 Win

MERION STATION, Pa. – A four-goal third quarter sealed the deal on Friday as the sixth-ranked Saint Joseph's field hockey team dominated Richmond, 7-0, at Ellen Ryan Field. • Neither team was able to break through in the first quarter but Celeste Smits would break the deadlock on a penalty corner midway through the second when her second effort at the near post gave the Hawks a 1-0 lead.