NEWTON, MA - Mount Ida College (7-4-3, 4-2-0 GNAC) gained sole possession of third place in the GNAC with a 2-1 victory over Saint Joseph's College (6-4-3, 3-2-1) on Wednesday afternoon. Doug MacCallum ‘10 (Hingham, MA) netted the lone tally and Will Pike ‘10 (Gorham, ME) made five saves in goal for the Monks. The loss snaps the Monks' month-long eight-game unbeaten streak.

Mount Ida struck first off a corner kick by sophomore Billy Beauzile (Brooklyn, NY). In the 23rd minute, Beauzile curved a ball into the box while Monks goalkeeper Will Pike attempted to make the save. Unfortunately for the visitors, Pike caught the ball inside the net and over the goal line. The crowd was silent waiting for the call while the head referee blew his whistle and signaled that the ball had crossed the line for the 1-0 Mount Ida lead.

St. Joe's would have a chance of their own off a flicked pass to MacCallum, who hammered a shot past the dive of Mustang goaltender Brian Leighton (Turner, ME). In another unfortunate incident for the Monks, the line official had his flag in the air signaling an offside on the visitors calling the goal back. The Mustangs took the 1-0 advantage into the break.

In the 50th minute in the opening of the second half, St. Joe's netted a score on an unlucky break for the hosts. Mount Ida defender Carmelo Bello (Rocky Hill, CT) slipped going for a loose ball that was scooped up by Monks freshman Michael Sanfilippo (Walpole, MA/Walpole) who headed down an open field. He quickly fed striker MacCallum who hammered a shot past the dive of Leighton knotting the game at 1-1.

With 10 minutes remaining in the contest, Hayato Kanesaka (Old Tappen, NJ), who had just been re-inserted into the action after being injured, struck gold on a bounding ball in the box. Mustangs senior captain Brandon Chuba (Wallingford, CT) fed a corner kick into the middle that was squirting around. Finally, after the visitors tried clearing it out of the zone, senior Matt Gill (Winfield, KS) tapped a quick pass for Kanesaka to pound into the bottom left corner of the net for the 2-1 outright advantage and eventually the victory.

The Mustangs, who outshot the Monk 20-14, kept their composure in a very physical game where there was a combined 39 fouls, 24 by the visitors and 15 by the hosts. Leighton, who made a couple of outstanding late saves, denied four balls for Mount Ida. There were three cautions distributed between the teams throughout the contest.

Saint Joseph's will host GNAC counterpart Johnson & Wales University on Saturday, October 18th at 2:00 PM while the Mustangs will face off against Lasell College on Saturday at 2:30 PM.

COURTESY OF MOUNT IDA COLLEGE SPORTS INFORMATION

Soccer Game Summary (Final)
2008 Saint Joseph's College Men's Soccer
St. Joseph's (Me) vs Mount Ida College (Oct 15, 2008 at Newton, MA)

St. Joseph's (Me) (6-4-3, 3-2-1 GNAC) vs. Mount Ida College (7-4-3, 4-2-0 GNAC)
Date: Oct 15, 2008 Attendance: 250
Weather: Sunny

Goals by period 1 2 Tot
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St. Joseph's (Me)... 0 1 - 1
Mount Ida College... 1 1 - 2

SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 23:04 MSMTIDA Billy Beauzile (unassisted)
2. 50:13 SJMMS Doug MacCallum (Michael Sanfilippo)
3. 80:07 MSMTIDA Hayato Kanesaka (Matt Gill)

Shots: St. Joseph's (Me) 14, Mount Ida College 20
Saves: St. Joseph's (Me) 5 (Will Pike 5), Mount Ida College 4 (Brian
Leighton 4)