STANDISH, ME - Saint Joseph's (10-5-3, 6-2-1 GNAC)
defeated Becker College (9-8-1) in non-conference action on Sunday
afternoon. Doug MacCallum '10
(Hingham, MA) netted a goal and an assist and
Timothy Davison '12 (Danvers, MA)
recorded his first collegiate goal in the regular season
finale.
With the tenth win of the season, the Monks break the record for
regular season wins. The previous mark of nine wins was set in 2000
when St. Joe's finished the year with a 12-8-1 record and went on
to win the Maine Athletic Conference Championship. SJC assistant
coach Jeff Yaeger '04 was the starting goalkeeper on the '00
side.
The 6-2-1 conference record places the Monks third in the final
league standings and ensures that the Royal Blue will participate
in the GNAC playoffs for the second time in as many seasons.
Davison tallied his first score, an unassisted goal, and opened the
SJC scoring in the ninth minute. Six minutes later the Monks saw
their early lead grow to two goals when Greg
Cavanaugh '10 (Haverhill, MA) booted a kick past
Becker keeper Christopher Nosek '12 (Lancaster, MA) from the top of
the box to notch his second goal of the season. MacCallum was
credited with an assist on the play. The 2-0 SJC lead would stand
going into the intermission.
Captain Kevin Melega '09
(Easthampton, MA) jumpstarted the Royal Blue offense in the second
stanza with his fourth goal of the fall, unassisted, when he
blasted a low kick from the top of the box past Nosek.
MacCallum pilfered a Becker pass attempt in the
55th minute and the play resulted in the junior's team-leading 11th
goal of the season. The goal capped the game scoring with St. Joe's
on top, 4-0.
For the Monks, Will Pike '10
(Gorham, ME) made three saves to post his sixth shutout of the
season. Melega paced the SJC offensive effort with
six shots in the victory.
Nosek made three saves in 58:50 of play in net for the Hawks while
Aaron Fill '10 (Ladner, BC) made one stop in 31:10 of relief duty
in the losing effort.
The Monks outshot the Hawks 17-5 and the teams were even in the
corner kick category with five apiece.
Saint Joseph's will find out early this week who their opponent
will be in the November 1st GNAC Quarterfinal match. GNAC Men's
Soccer Standings
Soccer Game Summary (Final)
2008 Saint Joseph's College Men's Soccer
Becker College vs St. Joseph's (Me) (Oct 26, 2008 at Standish,
ME)
Becker College (8-8-1) vs. St. Joseph's (Me) (10-5-3)
Date: Oct 26, 2008 Attendance: 100
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Goals by period 1 2 Tot
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Becker College...... 0 0 - 0
St. Joseph's (Me)... 2 2 - 4
SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 8:54 SJMMS Timothy Davison (1) (unassisted) - First College
Goal
2. 15:05 SJMMS Greg Cavanaugh (2) (Doug MacCallum) - laser shot
from the top of the box
3. 53:31 SJMMS Kevin Melega (4) (unassisted) - low shot at the top
of the box
4. 54:50 SJMMS Doug MacCallum (11) (unassisted) - goal of a steal,
shot right corner
Shots: Becker College 5, St. Joseph's (Me) 17
Saves: Becker College 4 (Aaron Fill 1; Christopher Nosek 3),
St.
Joseph's (Me) 3 (Will Pike 3)