Men's Soccer

Monks Push Past Pilgrims, 2-0

Monks Push Past Pilgrims, 2-0

Scoring Summary

2nd - 75:35 - Joseph Perron (Saint Joseph's (Me.))
2nd - 78:43 - Gus Ford (Saint Joseph's (Me.))

Game Leaders

New England Col.
G: N/A
A: N/A
Sh: Alex Rust - 2
Sv: Hayden Walker - 2
Saint Joseph's (Me.)
G: 2 Players (#2, #8) - 1
A: 2 Players (#4, #8) - 1
Sh: Gus Ford - 6
Sv: Liam Foley - 1

Team Stats

New England Col.
Saint Joseph's (Me.)

Shots (on goal)

5 (1)
18 (4)

Saves

2
1

Fouls

11
10

Corner Kicks

6
4

Offsides

0
1
full stats
Posted: Sep 27, 2023

PHOTO CREDIT: Dylan VonderHaar '26

STANDISH, Maine – Saint Joseph's College (6-1-2, 6-0-0 GNAC) topped New England College (3-2-4, 2-1-3 GNAC), 2-0, in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) men's soccer action at the SJC Athletics Complex on Wednesday evening.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Monks dominated possession, but the Pilgrims held the hosts off the board until the 76th minute when sophomore Joseph Perron (South Portland, Maine) notched his second goal of the season. Moving upfield in transition, senior Will Wood (Franklin, N.H.) fed a lead pass to the right side of the box to junior Gus Ford (Falmouth, Maine), who slid to chip the ball to Perron for a beautiful finish to the top right corner of the net.

Three minutes later Ford was awarded a PK attempt after being tackled inside the box and buried the bid into the bottom left side of the net to cap the game scoring.

TEAM STATS:

Saint Joseph's held the lead in shots (18-5) and shots on goal (4-1) while the Pilgrims registered a 6-4 edge in corner kicks.

THE KEEPERS:

SJC junior Liam Foley (Middleton, Mass.) made one save in the shutout effort while NEC junior Hayden Walker (Manchester, N.H.) turned away a pair of shots in the setback.

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:

Tonight's victory is the Monks' first-ever over New England College, as the Royal Blue entered the contest with an 0-4-0 all-time record versus the Pilgrims. NEC is a first-year member of the GNAC after competing in the now-defunct New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) since 2018.

NEXT!

Saint Joseph's will play at Elms College on Saturday in a GNAC contest set to begin at 5:00 PM.

 

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Founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy in Portland, Maine, Saint Joseph’s College is Maine’s Catholic liberal arts college in the Mercy tradition. We are inclusive of all faiths, including no faith. The 474-acre campus, located on the shore of Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine offers more than 40 undergraduate programs and a Division III athletic program to a population of approximately 1,000 on-campus students. A pioneer of distance education since the 1970s, the College also provides online certificates and undergraduate and graduate degrees for thousands more working adults who reside in more than 20 other countries. In 2015 the College was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive its Community Engagement Classification, highlighting the College’s focus on community service throughout its mission and daily interactions within local, regional, and global communities. In 2018, Princeton Review recognized SJC as one of its “Green Colleges” for its sustainability initiatives. Learn more at www.sjcme.edu.

 

 

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