GORHAM, ME – Saint Joseph's (4-2, 1-0 GNAC) erupted with three goals in a 15-minute span early in the second half on their way to a 4-1 triumph over Southern Maine (0-5) Wednesday afternoon. Greg Jentgen '14 (Columbus, OH) recorded the eventual game-winning goal in the 61st minute.

After a scoreless opening 45 minutes, the Monks got on the board in the 51st minute when senior back Eamonn Harrigan (Caribou, ME) lofted a wind-aided, 45-yard free kick over USM senior goalkeeper David Kreps (Agawam, MA) for his second goal of the season.

Ten minutes later, Jentgen beat a USM defender at the end line, eluded a charging Kreps and knocked home an eight-yard shot for his first collegiate goal.  Sophomore Matt Barlion (Auburn, ME) capped the Monks' scoring outburst when he ran onto a beautiful diagonal through-pass from Dan McIntyre '14 (Sparta, NJ) and beat Kreps from 12 yards out.

Southern Maine registered its first goal of the season when sophomore Matt Powers' (Strafford, NH) free kick from the end line was deflected by a St. Joe's defender for an own goal two minutes later.

Paul Robins '11 (Cornwall, England) put the matter to rest converting a penalty kick in the 84th minute.

Despite the score, Kreps kept the Huskies in the match throughout the first half and finished with seven saves.  Junior Nick Campasano (Goffstown, NH) recorded two saves for the Monks.

Saint Joseph's had the edge in play, rolling up a 14-5 advantage in shots and a 4-0 edge in corner kicks. After not defeating the Huskies for six seasons, the Monks have now defeated their cross-town rival in consecutive meetings for the third time in the history of the matchup. With today's win, St. Joe's improves to 7-11-3 against Southern Maine.

Both sides return to action Saturday, as the Monks will play host to GNAC foe Lasell College at 2:30 PM, while USM will open its LEC schedule with a 1:00 PM home match against UMass-Boston.