Women's Soccer

Butler Strike Pushes Monks Past Blue Jays in OT, 2-1

Final	1	2	OT	T
St. Joseph (Conn.) (6-3-1, 4-2-0)	0	1	0	1
Saint Joseph's (Me.) (6-4-1, 3-3-1)	0	1	1	2

Scoring Summary

2nd - 47:15 - Kenzie Murphy (Saint Joseph's (Me.))

2nd - 52:55 - Jessica Spezzano (St. Joseph (Conn.))

OT - 98:37 - Hannah Butler (Saint Joseph's (Me.))

Game Leaders

St. Joseph (Conn.)

G: Jessica Spezzano - 1

A: N/A

Sh: Jessica Spezzano - 10

Sv: Megan Ricci - 11

Saint Joseph's (Me.)

G: 2 Players (#16, #21) - 1

A: Haley DaGraca - 2

Sh: Haley DaGraca - 9

Sv: Brooke Troup - 6

Team Stats

St. Joseph (Conn.)

Saint Joseph's (Me.)

Shots (on goal)

13 (7)

27 (14)

Saves

Fouls

Corner Kicks

Offsides

full stats

Posted: Sep 30, 2017

STANDISH, Maine – Sophomore Hannah Butler (Melrose, Mass.) scored off a Haley DaGraca (Saco, Maine) pass in the 99th minute to lift Saint Joseph's College (6-4-1, 3-3-1 GNAC) past University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) (6-3-1, 4-2-0 GNAC), 2-1 in overtime, in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's soccer action at the SJC Athletics Complex on Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

After a scoreless first half, both teams hit pay dirt early in the second stanza, as Monks freshman Kenzie Murphy (West Baldwin, Maine) scored off a DaGraca feed at the 47:15 mark and Blue Jays senior Jessica Spezzano (Watertown, Conn.) found the back of the net in the 53rd minute on a free kick attempt from about 25 yards out.

For Butler, the goal was her first of the season and second game-clincher of her career.

THE KEEPERS:

Monks senior Brook Troup (East Bridgewater, Mass.) posted six saves to earn the victory while Blue Jays freshman Megan Ricci (Center Moriches, N.Y.) tallied 11 stops in a hard fought loss. Junior Deidra Caruso (Portland, Conn.) also recorded a crucial defensive save on a DaGraca header in the 11th minute.

TEAM STATS:

Saint Joseph's posted advantages in shots (27-13) and shots on goal (14-7) while both teams were awarded three corner kicks in the conference contest.

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:

With the triumph, Saint Joseph's improves to 6-3-3 in the history of the series with University of Saint Joseph (Conn.). The Monks and Blue Jays dueled to a 2-2 tie last fall.

NEXT!

Saint Joseph's plays at Mount Ida College Wednesday in a GNAC tilt slated to start at 4:00 PM.

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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.