Men's Soccer

Beavers Clip Monks in Season Opener, 1-0

Final	1	2	T
Saint Joseph's (Me.) (0-1-0)	0	0	0
Babson (1-0-0)	1	0	1

Scoring Summary

1st - 38:47 - Liam Rhatigan (Babson)

Game Leaders

Saint Joseph's (Me.)

G: N/A

A: N/A

Sh: Alec Kosinski - 2

Sv: 2 Players (#1, #TM) - 1

Babson

G: Liam Rhatigan - 1

A: 2 Players (#7, #20) - 1

Sh: 2 Players (#10, #28) - 3

Sv: Walker White - 4

Team Stats

Saint Joseph's (Me.)

Babson

Shots (on goal)

6 (4)

15 (3)

Saves

Fouls

Corner Kicks

Offsides

full stats

Posted: Sep 01, 2023

BABSON PARK, Mass. – Saint Joseph's College (0-1-0) opened the 2023 season with a 1-0 setback at the hands of Babson College (1-0-0) on Friday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Beavers netted the game's lone goal in the 39th minute when senior Liam Rhatigan (Holderness, N.H.) buried a shot inside the right post off quick passes from Lorenzo Mancini (Franklin, Mass.) and Will Lloyd (Lexington, Mass.).

TEAM STATS:

Babson held the lead in shots (15-6) and corner kicks (5-1) while St. Joe's registered a 4-3 edge in shots on goal on the afternoon.

THE KEEPERS:

SJC junior Liam Foley (Middleton, Mass.), making his first career start, recorded one save in the losing bid. Babson junior netminder Walker White (Coral Gables, Fla.) turned away four shots in the shutout performance.

GAME NOTES:

Senior Alec Kosinski (East Lyme, Conn.) led the Monks with two shots
The Monks are now 0-2-1 all-time versus Babson College
These teams last met in the 2016 NCAA Tournament, when Saint Joseph's advanced to the second round via PK's after 110 minutes of scoreless play (11/12/16)
Babson has won three-consecutive NEWMAC Championships and ended the 2022 campaign ranked 22nd nationally in the final D3soccer.com poll

NEXT!

Saint Joseph's will host another NEWMAC foe, Wheaton College, in the team's 2023 home opener on Sunday at 2:00 PM.

#GOMONKS

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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.