Field Hockey Pulls Away From Saint Joseph's On Senior Day
10/31/2010 | Field Hockey
Oct. 31, 2010
RICHMOND, Va.- Richmond finished tied for second in the Atlantic 10 standings after a 4-2 victory over Saint Joseph's on Sunday.
Richmond will be the third seed in this coming weekend's Atlantic 10 Tournament, playing No. 2 seed Lock Haven on Friday at 11 a.m. at Temple's Geasey Field. Top-seeded UMass will play host Temple in the other semifinal game at 2 p.m.
The Spiders jumped out to a 2-0 lead at the half on goals by seniors Dani Pycroft and Christin Hanley.
Saint Joseph's cut the lead to 2-1 on a goal by Nicole McCreight six minutes into the second half, which kept it interesting until freshman Chelsea Davies and sophomore Meghan Stocks scored in the final 13 minutes.
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