Box Score

BIDDEFORD, Maine -- Senior Courtney Rague (Old Orchard Beach, Maine) converted a pass from sophomore Melanie Allen (Jackson, N.H.) with just under eight minutes remaining to give Saint Joseph's College a 2-1 non-conference field hockey victory over the University of New England Tuesday afternoon at The Big Blue Turf.

The Monks stay undefeated on the young season with the win, improving to 3-0. With their second straight setback, the Nor'easters drop to 2-3 overall.

Rague set up classmate Kayla Nowell (Bridgeton, Maine) midway through the first half to start the scoring and put the visitors in front, 1-0.

UNE sophomore Emily Koehler (Pelham, N.H.) evened things up 8:16 later with her first career goal, collecting a rebound off of the second defensive save of the match for St. Joe's sophomore Brittany Locke (Waterville, Maine) and slipping the ball into the open net.

The teams played the next 36 minutes without a goal, before Rague slapped home the game-winner.

Big Blue fired off 13 of its 17 shots before halftime, only to see the Monks' Meaghan Johnson (Portland, Maine) steer away 10 of the attempts. For the game, the junior goalie recorded 13 saves.

Senior Ayla Nelson (Auburn, Mass.) posted nine stops in a losing effort for UNE, which travels to Salve Regina University Saturday (6 p.m.).

St. Joe's returns to action the same day, squaring off against FDU-Florham in New Jersey (5 p.m.).


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