BUFFALO, N.Y. — D'Youville (8-8, 6-3) defeated St. Thomas Aquinas (0-15, 0-9) 4-0 on Saturday. D'Youville finished with a 38-2 shot advantage, put 29 shots on goal and held STAC without a shot on target.
D'Youville generated the only recorded scoring chances of the first quarter, finishing with six shots and three penalty corners, but the Spartans kept the game scoreless.
Madisyn Grawl put the first attempt wide at 2:57, and
Addyson Trimbell followed with a shot on goal saved at 3:22. D'Youville continued to press later in the quarter, with
Meeah Wegryznowski forcing another save before Grawl and
Ella Darvalics each had shots stopped during a late sequence that included penalty corners at 14:16 and 14:29.
Rowynn Pickering also earned a penalty stroke opportunity in the final minute, but the Spartan's saved it, and the quarter ended tied 0-0.
D'Youville broke through at 19:31 of the second quarter when
Jimena Loustalot scored the first goal of the game, her 10th of the season, to put D'Youville ahead 1-0. Earlier, D'Youville built pressure with a saved shot from
Isabella Fazio, two wide attempts by Loustalot and three penalty corners taken by Grawl before the goal. After the score, D'Youville continued to create chances, including a saved shot from
Addyson Trimbell and consecutive corners that produced a blocked Loustalot attempt. The late push included saved shots from
Sydney Bolesta, Fazio and
Chloe Burkhard, and D'Youville finished the quarter with 10 shots and 10 penalty corners while holding STAC without a recorded shot. The quarter ended with D'Youville ahead 1-0.
D'Youville took control of the third quarter with goals from Loustalot at 35:11 and
Chloe Burkhard at 35:31, moving the home side in front 3-0. Earlier, D'Youville generated pressure with a penalty corner by
Chloe Burkhard and saved shots from
Addyson Trimbell and Loustalot. The attack kept coming after the two goals, as Grawl put multiple shots on goal, Fazio had one chance stopped by a defensive save from STAC, and D'Youville earned five more penalty corners. The Spartans did not record a shot in the quarter, and D'Youville carried the 3-0 lead to the end of the quarter.
Loustalot capped D'Youville's fourth quarter at 59:02, scoring off
Chloe Burkhard's assist to move the score to 4-0. Earlier, D'Youville answered two wide STAC shots in the opening minute with back-to-back penalty corners and a Bolesta shot that the Spartans saved. D'Youville continued to press through the middle and late stages of the quarter, getting saves forced by Pickering, Wegryznowski and
Addyson Trimbell, along with blocked attempts from Loustalot and Bolesta. The Saints generated four penalty corners and 12 shots in the quarter, including Pickering's saved attempt one second before Loustalot's goal, and closed out the fourth quarter with the 4-0 result.
Loustalot scored three goals, including the game-winner, and finished with a team-high 12 shots.
Chloe Burkhard added a goal and an assist on two shots on goal.
Addyson Trimbell put all five of her shots on goal.
Hallie Villavechia recorded the shutout while playing all 60 minutes in goal.
Up Next
The Saints are back on the road as they travel to Roberts Wesleyan University on November 4th at 6:00 PM.
