BANGOR, Maine – The Saint Joseph's College (1-1-0) women's soccer team edged Newbury College (0-2), 2-1 in double-overtime, in the Husson University Invitational Tournament on Saturday afternoon. Senior Whitney White (Salem, N.H.) netted the game winner, an unassisted marker, in the 104th minute to provide the Monks with their first victory of the 2015 campaign.

Despite holding a 17-2 shots advantage in the opening half, the Monks faced a 1-0 deficit heading into intermission as sophomore Shannon Walsh (Massapequa, N.Y.) scored, in the 37th minute, on what was the Nighthawks' second shot of the game. Junior Nicole Kaufman (Miami, Fla.) was credited with an assist on the play.

St. Joe's continued to pour on the offensive pressure in the second half and owned a 22-2 lead in shots in the latter half. The efforts finally paid off at the 66:30 mark when junior Desiree Parent (Westborough, Mass.) netted her first goal of the year to knot the match at 1-1.

The Monks had multiple scoring chances throughout the remainder of regulation – including an opportunity by sophomore Shaina Speight (Biddeford, Maine) with 48 seconds left – but failed to capitalize.

Overall, Saint Joseph's held a daunting 50-5 shots advantage with 24 shots on goal against Newbury. Nighthawks senior keeper Elizabeth Fox (Orono, Maine) made 22 stops in the loss while SJC netminders Brooke Troup (East Bridgewater, Mass.) and Michelle Cunha (Enfield, Conn.) made a pair of stops in the winning effort.

Saint Joseph's returns to action tomorrow with a 1:30 PM contest versus Husson University. Newbury faces Western New England in an 11:00 AM start in Bangor tomorrow.

BEYOND THE BOX

• Women's soccer most shots in a game since the Royal Blue tallied 51 at Anna Maria College on October 1st, 2011 and third most in program history – the record for shots in a game: 55 versus Pine Manor College on September 25th, 2011
• For White, the goal was the first game-winner – and second score overall - of her career
• Cunha, who was 10-2 in goal for the 2015 SJC women's lacrosse team, notched her first career soccer victory after logging 66:31 of scoreless play in net
• Senior Hannah LeBlanc (Andover, Mass.) and freshman Haley DaGraca (Saco, Maine) posted career-high shot totals – nine and eight, respectively – in the triumph
• Prior to this afternoon, the SJC women's soccer program had never faced off against Newbury College

UP NEXT

• Saint Joseph's is 32-6 all-time against Husson and has posted a 1-0 victory over the Eagles in each of the last two seasons
• Husson played Western New England University in the team's 2015 opener and drew a 1-1 tie with the Golden Bears earlier today
• St. Joe's has the second-most victories versus Husson in team history; Thomas College (34 wins) is the only program the Monks have recorded more wins against

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Saint Joseph's College is Maine's only Catholic liberal arts college, providing a supportive, personalized and career-focused education for more than 100 years. From its 474-acre campus on the shores of Sebago Lake, the College offers more than 40 undergraduate programs to a population of approximately 1,000 students. Saint Joseph's College Online provides certificates, undergraduate and advanced degrees for working adults through an online learning program. For more, visit www.sjcme.edu.