Nashua, NH- The Raiders were hoping to send seniors Jenna Beadle (Rumney, NH) and Sara Wilson (Stow, MA) off with a win in their final home game of the season, but were no match for the #1 team in the GNAC as the St. Joseph Monks (10-1-1, 7-1) defeated the Raiders (3-8, 2-5) 19-8. 

The Monks offense set the tone early as they won 12 of the first 18 face-offs which led to many of their goals in the first half.  The Monks also outshot the Raiders 33-18 in the game where they were able to put 19 of those shots in the back of the net.  The Raiders tightened up their defense in the second half as they only allowed 5 goals and forced 6 turnovers, but failed to get the offense going as they only got 8 shots off for 2 goals.

Freshman Lauren Brett (Otisfield, ME) won the family battle against her older sister Jamie Brett (Otisfield, ME) by scoring 4 goals in the contest while her sister got an assist.  Alyssa Renaud (Goffstown, NH) played well for the Raiders as she was able to find the back of the net twice for 2 points.  Bridget Emerson (Goffstown, NH) and Georgia Steese (Wilmot, NH) rounded out the Raiders scoring as they each had one goal on the night.  Caliegh Bertolaccini (Chelmsford, MA) did what she could against the Monks offense as she managed to make 7 saves after she replaced Lauren Hall (Pelham, NH).

St. Joe's Midfielder Alyssa Marchant (Wakefield, MA) led all scorers in the game as she had 5 goals in the game.  Lauren Hagerman (Scarborough, ME) had herself a game as she scored 3 goals and added a game high 3 assists for 6 total points on the night as she is 1 point away for her 200^th career point. Goalie Taylor Allison (Pawtucket, RI) got her 9^th win of the season for the Monks as she made 4 stops against the Raiders.   

The Raiders look to continue their push for the playoffs as they will head to Norwich for their final conference game of the season on Sunday April 18, 2010 for a 1:00 PM start.  St. Joe's will battle Emerson on Saturday to see who will be the #1 seed for the playoffs.