ST. JOE'S ROLLS PAST REGIS 8-1

PORTLAND, Maine – Saint Joseph's College (5-1) defeated Regis College (2-2), 8-1, in a non-conference women's lacrosse contest at Deering Memorial Stadium on Wednesday evening.

Saint Joseph's maintained possession for the majority of play, as evidenced by the hosts' 22-9 shots advantage, and sophomore Elyse Caiazzo (Scarborough, Maine) produced the brunt of the Monks' offense with five goals, including four in the first half.

Junior Kelsey Dumond (Lewiston, Maine) produced three goals on four shots with three ground balls. Senior Kat Gadbois (Scarborough, Maine) tallied four assists, five ground balls, and four caused turnovers. Senior goalie Michelle Cunha (Enfield, Conn.) made four saves, including three on free-position attempts, to improve to 5-1 on the season

Senior Sam Salamone (Milford, Mass.) netted the Pride's lone goal, a man-up marker on a Sierra Luce (Hartford, Vt.) feed, with 4:59 remaining in the second half and also contributed six ground balls and three caused turnovers. Senior goalkeeper Emma Decker (Southborough, Mass.) made eight saves in the losing effort

Saint Joseph's held the advantage in shots (22-9), ground balls (36-18), draw controls (7-3), and turnovers (23-29) while successfully clearing on 10 of 11 attempts on the evening. Regis was 13 for 27 on clear attempts in the loss.

Regis is off until next Tuesday when the team hosts Fitchburg State University in the Pride's 2016 home opener in a 5:00 PM start.

Release Courtesy of Saint Joseph's (Maine) Sports Information