Sept. 17: The St. Lawrence University field hockey team fell to Lebanon Valley on Saturday by the score of 4-0 at the 2011 William Smith Classic in Geneva, NY.

The Saints fall to 3-2 on the season, while the Flying Dutchmen improve to 2-3 after outshooting the Scarlet and Brown by an impressive 27-3 margin.  Sophomore goalie Nicole Matos recorded a new career-high 19 saves in the loss, while Christine Poletti made one save in the win for Lebanon Valley.

St. Lawrence was able to hold off the Dutchmen for a majority of the first half, but Lebanon Valley finally cashed in at 29:17 to take a 1-0 lead into intermission.  Standing just off the goal line, Bridget Monighan swept in a feed from Mandi Albright for a 1-0 cushion.

The Dutchmen broke open the game in the second half, scoring three times in under 10:00 minutes.  Kelsey Miller made it a 2-0 game with a goal off a penalty corner in the 40th minute, driving home a pass from Jess Cox.  Kirsten Martzall and Laura James completed the scoring with unassisted goals only 3:28 apart.

St. Lawrence matched Lebanon Valley with five penalty corners in the first half, but the Flying Dutchmen held a 6-1 advantage in the second half in that category.

The Saints will look to rebound tomorrow, Sunday, September 18 when they square off with Manhattanville in Geneva, NY at 1:00pm.