Men's Soccer

Monks Edge Rams, Clinch Top Seed in GNAC Tourney

Posted: Oct 19, 2020

On October 19th, 2016 Saint Joseph's College defeated Suffolk University, 1-0, in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) men's soccer action at Yarmouth High School.

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Saint Joseph's broke a scoreless stalemate in the 64th minute, when sophomore Brett Mattos (Mahopac, N.Y.) netted his team-leading sixth goal of the season off a through pass from freshman JoJo Strobino (Clifton, N.J.)
With the victory, Saint Joseph's clinches the top seed in the GNAC Tournament for the second time in program history and first since the 2009 campaign, when the Monks won the GNAC Championship and registered the program's first NCAA Tournament appearance
Sophomore netminder Blake Mullen (Manchester, Conn.) made huge saves on breakaway attempts and capped the contest with six stops
Saint Joseph's held advantages in shots (21-15), shots on goal (10-6), and corner kicks (11-4) in the victory. The Monks were flagged for 12 fouls while the Rams were hit with 11 infractions on the afternoon.

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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.