Monks Top AMCATS in GNAC Opener, 3-1

Monks Top AMCATS in GNAC Opener, 3-1

Scoring Summary

1st - 26:38 - Kayla Gooch (Saint Joseph's (Me.))
2nd - 56:10 - Madeline Wood (Saint Joseph's (Me.))
2nd - 72:42 - Adia Grogan (Saint Joseph's (Me.))
2nd - 86:32 - DeAnna Baker (Anna Maria)

Game Leaders

Saint Joseph's (Me.)
G: 3 Players (#9, #10, #30) - 1
A: 2 Players (#11, #16) - 1
Sh: 2 Players (#10, #16) - 4
Sv: Adia Grogan - 7
Anna Maria
G: DeAnna Baker - 1
A: N/A
Sh: 2 Players (#22, #23) - 3
Sv: Rachel Matloff - 7

Team Stats

Saint Joseph's (Me.)
Anna Maria

Shots (on goal)

32 (17)
10 (8)

Saves

7
12

Fouls

10
13

Corner Kicks

4
3

Offsides

7
0
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Posted: Sep 14, 2019

PAXTON, Mass. – Saint Joseph's College (3-1-1, 1-0-0 GNAC) started Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play with a 3-1 triumph over Anna Maria College (3-2-0, 0-1-0 GNAC) on Saturday evening.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Monks grabbed a 1-0 lead in the 27th minute when junior Kayla Gooch (Dracut, Mass.) scored off a Madison Michaud (Presque Isle, Maine) feed and doubled the advantage at the 56:10 mark when junior Madeline Wood (Madison, Maine) connected on a McKenzie Murphy (West Baldwin, Maine) dish.

The Monks' third tally was highly unusual, to say the least, as sophomore goalkeeper Adia Grogan (Kennebunk, Maine) unleashed a free kick from the 45-yard line to score top shelf in the 73rd minute. Grogan's goal is believed to be the first non-PK tally scored by a goalkeeper in program history.

The AMCATS managed to get on the board in the 87th minute, when DeAnna Baker (Lansdale, Pa.) delivered a free kick that worked its way through Grogan's hands and into the net.

TEAM STATS:

Saint Joseph's held sizeable advantages in shots (32-10) and shots on goal (17-8) and notched a 4-3 edge in corner kicks in the conference opener.

THE KEEPERS:

Grogan finished the game with seven saves and the AMCATS employed two goalies in the loss, as sophomore Rachel Matloff (Grafton, Mass.) turned away seven of the ten attempts she faced over nearly 73 minutes and freshman Alice Yokabaskas (Farmingdale, Maine) posted five stops in just over 17 minutes of relief.

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:

The Monks are now 9-0-0 all-time versus the AMCATS, who this evening netted their first goal in the history of the series. Prior to tonight St. Joe's had outscored AMC by a collective 51-0 score in eight games dating back to the 2011 campaign.

NEXT!

Saint Joseph's is back in action tomorrow with a non-conference game at UMaine-Farmington. The contest – which was originally to be played on September 4th but was rained out – will begin at 4:00 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.