Men's Soccer

ON THIS DATE: Monks Top Mariners, 2-1, Advance to NCAA Second Round

Posted: Nov 11, 2020

On November 11th, 2017 the Saint Joseph's College men's soccer team defeated Mitchell College, 2-1, in the first round of the NCAA DIII Men's Soccer Tournament at Bello Field on the campus of Tufts University.

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The Monks, ranked 17th in the country at the time, grabbed the lead at the 24:44 mark when sophomore Cody Elliott (Gorham, Maine) delivered a corner kick into the box, where junior Brett Mattos (Mahopac, N.Y.) knocked in a header for his team-leading 20th goal of the season
Saint Joseph's tacked on what proved to be a necessary goal in the 69th minute when freshman Quinn Hewitt (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) scored his third of the season on a pass from junior Jesse Ramirez (Dumont, N.J.)
Junior goalkeeper Blake Mullen (Manchester, Conn.) made one save in the victory
Saint Joseph's held sizeable leads in shots (21-3), shots on goal (12-2), and corner kicks (12-0)
The triumph counts as the first NCAA Tournament victory in SJC men's soccer history
The Mattos strike was the first NCAA Tournament goal in the history of the SJC men's soccer program

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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.