NORTHFIELD, VT - Top-seeded Norwich University (17-2-1, 8-0-1 GNAC) defeated Saint Joseph's (12-6-3, 6-2-1), 2-1, in a hard-fought GNAC Championship match on Saturday afternoon. Doug MacCallum '10 (Hingham, MA) netted his 15th goal of the season for the Monks in the losing effort. Will Pike '10 (Gorham, ME), Lane Hubacz '09 (Mapleville, RI) and MacCallum were all named to the All-Tournament Team.

For the Cadets, Kyle Przekaza and Ryan Boyton tallied goals, and Charles Maxwell stopped two of the three shots he faced.

Norwich will now advance to play in the NCAA Championship while the Monks will wait to see if the program's first-ever ECAC Championship Tournament berth is in the cards.

Przekaza put Norwich on top 1-0 with less than three minutes to play in the first half as he headed Chris Rivet's corner kick past Saint Joseph's goalkeeper Will Pike, snapping his streak of 400 minutes played without allowing a ball to get past him.

The Cadets doubled their lead midway through the second half when Boyton took a pass from Nick Micucci and chipped it over Pike to make it 2-0 at the 65:59 mark.

The Monks fought hard throughout the game, and finally beat Maxwell in the 84th minute as MacCallum tallied a goal off a nice assist from Kevin Melega ‘09 (Easthampton, MA). St. Joe's generated one more terrific scoring chance in the final minutes, but the Norwich defense stood tall.

The game was extremely physical with a total of 33 fouls being whistled. Six yellow cards were also issued in the contest, with each team picking up three apiece.

Norwich outshot the visitors, 33-11, and the Cadets held a 6-4 edge in corner kicks.

Pike kept the Monks in the game throughout, registering a season-high 17 saves on the day.

MacCallum scored all four of the Monks' goals in the GNAC Tournament and has collected seven goals and two assists in his last five games.

For Norwich, Przekaza was named the tournament's MVP and Boyton, Bob Begin, Jon Amell and Drew Dilley were named to the All-Tournament Team.

The Cadets' opponent in the NCAA Championship will be released on Monday, when the official brackets are announced.

Soccer Game Summary (Final)
2008 St. Joseph's College Men's Soccer
St. Joseph's (Me.) vs NORWICH CADETS (Nov 08, 2008 at Northfield, Vt.)

St. Joseph's (Me.) (12-6-3) vs. NORWICH CADETS (17-2-1)
Date: Nov 08, 2008 Attendance: 517
Weather: Cloudy and windy.

Goals by period 1 2 Tot
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St. Joseph's (Me.).. 0 1 - 1
NORWICH CADETS...... 1 1 - 2

SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 42:04 NOR Przekaza, Kyle (2) (Rivet, Chris) - header off corner kick.
2. 65:59 NOR Boyton, Ryan (21) (Micucci, Nick) - chipped over the goalie.
3. 83:33 SJMMS Doug MacCallum (15) (Kevin Melega)

Shots: St. Joseph's (Me.) 11, NORWICH CADETS 33
Saves: St. Joseph's (Me.) 17 (Will Pike 17), NORWICH CADETS 2
(Maxwell, Charles 2)
Norwich Wins GNAC Tournament Championship. Cadets advance to
NCAA Tournament.

THANKS IN PART TO NORWICH SPORTS INFORMATION