NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Albertus Magnus College field hockey team lost a 1-0 heartbreaker to conference-rival University of Saint Joseph's Conn. on Tuesday evening at Celentano Field.
Serena Montague (Englishtown, N.J.) put the exclamation point on a spectacular season with her 10th double-digit save performance of the year, making 18 saves in a complete-game effort. With 18 saves today, Montague broke the program's single-season saves record with 222 in 2022.
THE BASICS
FINAL: USJ 1 | Albertus Magnus 0
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (2-12, 2-9 GNAC) | USJ (3-13, 3-8 GNAC)
BOX SCORE
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Blue Jays struck first as Maya Tomo found daylight between defenders and fired a shot into the back corner of the cage to give the Blue Jays the early 1-0 lead.
• The Blue Jays continued to mount the pressure, firing off four shots and a penalty corner over the remaining 10 minutes of the first quarter, but the AMC defense remained stout, denying its crosstown rivals the score.
• The teams transitioned into the halftime break with the Blue Jays holding the 1-0 lead.
• The Blue Jays continued to run their offense in the third stanza, firing off 12 shots and six penalty corners, but Montague continued to be a wall in the cage and turned the visitors away without a score.
• USJ held on to earn the road victory, as neither team scored in the fourth quarter, sealing a 1-0 Blue Jays' triumph
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus: Serena Montague (L, 2-12) – 19 Shots on Goal | 1 Goal-Against | 18 Saves
USJ: Wendy Bowden (W, 3-13) – 1 Shot on Goal | 0 Goals-Against | 1 Save
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
• The Blue Jays outshot the Falcons by a 25-1 margin.
• AMC made 18 saves to USJ's one.
• The Falcons were called for 46 fouls, while the Blue Jays were whistled for 39.
• USJ tallied 19 penalty corners, while Albertus registered three penalty corners.
NOTEWORTHY
• Montague's 18 saves give her 222 total saves for the season, a new single-season program record for the Falcons.
• Montague tallied 10 double-digit save performances this year.
• The Falcons end the 2022 regular season with a program record of two wins.
