Monks Oust Lasers, 2-1

Newton, MA -Saint Joseph's College (14-1-1, 10-1-1 GNAC) defeated Great Northeast Athletic Conference opponent Lasell College (9-5, 7-4 GNAC) 2-1 in Women's Soccer action on Wednesday afternoon.

The Monks struck first when FY Whitney Linindoll (Paris, ME) notched her sixth goal of the season in the 24th minute. The Lasers answered 20 minutes later when Allison Bushley (Westminster, MA) scored to tie the game. The goal ended SO GK Katye Mayo's (Fairfield, ME) amazing streak of 333 minutes of play without allowing a goal, dating back to October 6th. Although the "streak" ended, Mayo played an excellent game as she helped keep the surging Lasers off the board in the second half and made 8 saves overall.

The match remained tied until the 82nd minute when FY Elizabeth Theberge (Danvers, MA) found the back of the net on a free kick from 25 yards out. The goal was Theberge's 4th of the season.

Saint Joseph's College hosts GNAC foe Pine Manor College on Saturday, 10/20. Game time is 3:00 PM.