Field Hockey Wins 4-3 Thriller Over Villanova

MERION STATION, Pa. – A pair of fourth-quarter penalty stroke goals gave the Saint Joseph’s field hockey team a lead it wouldn’t relinquish as the Hawks topped Villanova, 4-3, on Senior Day at Ellen Ryan Field on Sunday. HOW IT HAPPENED • Villanova (8-6) got on the board first as Adie Minnella tipped home a pass from Gemma Lysaght on a penalty corner midway through the first quarter. • Early in the second, Erika Culp took a pass from Alison Buffington and scored to tie the game, but the Wildcats would go ahead once more through Aimee Largoza on a…