SJU DEFEATS WAGNER, 9-7, BEHIND SCHMOLTZE'S HAT TRICK
STATEN ISLAND, NY (3/28/04) -- Senior Amie Schmoltze recorded a hat-trick to lead Saint Joseph's to its second straight win with a 9-7 victory at Wagner. SJU improves to 3-1 overall, while the Seahawks drop to 0-8.
The Hawks put the Seahawks in the hole early, scoring six unanswered
goals
by five different players. The surge was led by sophomore Lindsay
Brown who
scored two goals while seniors Kristin Teklinsky, Amie Schmoltze, junior
Shannon Scott and sophomore Kerry O'Connell all added one apiece. The
Seahawks first goal came from sophomore Heather George with 14:40 remaining in the first half, but the Hawks
would answer with one more goal by Scholtze to close out the quarter,
7-1.
Entering the second half, junior Leann Matta and
sophomore Darby Biggart both scored for
the
Seahawks early on in the half. Schmoltze would score once more at 15:00
to
tally three goals on the day. The Seahawks still showed life when
freshman
Breanna Burgess and Biggart added two more
goals to cut the lead to 8-5.
With 18:00 remaining O'Connell would increase their lead to
four
by chipping in a goal. The Seahawks would end all scoring on the day
with
two goals by George, the last coming with 9:30 remaining in the game.
Defensively for the Seahawks junior goalie Erica Brown grabbed 10 saves in the loss. For the Hawks, junior goalie
Courtney Huff netted five.
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