Oct. 23, 2004

Box Score

WEST CHESTER, PA - Sophomore Nicole Antonini tallied her 12th goal of the season, but Saint Joseph's (8-7, 1-3 A-10) fell behind early and suffered a stunning 2-1 setback to West Chester (3-12, 2-2 A-10) in Atlantic 10 field hockey. The win was the first for WCU on its new Multi-Purpose Turf Field, which was dedicated in pre-game ceremonies.

For the fifth straight game, SJU fell behind and was forced to attempt a furious comeback. The Golden Rams made first half goals from Jenna Frankenfield at the 9:00 minute mark and Jen McGinley, 15:36 into the game, stand up as goalkeeper Carrie Hanshue halted 9 of 10 shots on net.

Antonini sliced the lead in half midway through the second half. She punched home a pass from junior Hilary Moody on a penalty corner at the 12:12 mark of the second half.

The Hawks held a commanding 16-4 edge in corners, but could muster only 10 shots on goal. WCU, however was able to deposit two of its six shots into the cage.

SJU travels to La Salle on Sunday for a must-win game against the Explorers at noon.