PHILADELPHIA – Saint Joseph's used a dominant 8-2 margin over the opening three periods to take down Towson Friday afternoon, 11-8. The Hawks move to 5-2 overall and the Tigers drop to 3-4. HOW IT HAPPENED: SJU tallied six unanswered goals up until Towson found the back of the net with 30 seconds left in the first half. The Crimson & Gray held a 4-0 lead after one and 6-1 lead at the halfway point. All three scores in the third stanza came by the 8:27 mark with St. Joe's up 8-2 before the clock expired. Towson claimed a 3-1 margin over the first 12 minutes of the final period to pull the game within four at 9-5. The final 1:03 saw five goals scored for the Hawks to finish up by three. BEHIND THE BOX SCORE: Matt Bohmer was tied with a game-high four points on three scores and a helper. Levi Anderson and Carter Page each had three points with Anderson scoring twice and Page three times. Austin Strazzulla scored twice with Alex Kenner finding the back of the cage once. Mac McLaughlin and Tucker Brown each handed out an assist. Zach Cole was 13-of-17 on faceoffs with eight ground balls and two assists. Patrick Clemens continued to be a defensive presence with three caused turnovers and six ground balls. Robbie Seely (1-0) notched the victory with 12 saves. UP NEXT: Conference play begins for the Hawks next Saturday at Mount St. Mary's.