STANDISH, ME - Saint Joseph's (6-4, 5-2 GNAC) defeated Emerson College (6-4-1, 4-3 GNAC), 2-0, in a key conference matchup on Wednesday afternoon at Westerlea Way Field. Anna Willis ‘10 (Gorham, ME) and Mikayla Call ‘11 (Portland, ME/McAuley HS) notched goals in the second half for the Royal Blue and goalkeeper Katye Mayo ‘10 (Fairfield, ME) made five stops in net to record her third shutout of the season.

In a scoreless opening stanza, St. Joe's recorded 10 shots without beating Emerson keeper Baileigh Wirzburger ‘12 (New Bedford, MA). Sophomore Whitney Linindoll (Paris, ME) had the best opportunity to put the Lady Monks on the board late in the half when she blasted a ball off the crossbar in the 41st minute.

Willis scored what would end up being the game-winner, her fourth goal of the season, seven minutes into the second half on a breakaway that was set up by a Brianna Jordan ‘10 (Scarborough, ME) pass.

Call netted her team-leading ninth goal of the season fourteen minutes later to extend the SJC lead to 2-0. Streaking down the right side, the sophomore forward received a pass from Katie Jordan ‘09 (Sandwich, MA) and booted the ball between Wirzburger and the right post to cap the game scoring with 23:08 remaining.

The Lions wasted a scoring opportunity in the 79th minute when Mayo exited the net to dive for a loose ball in front of Rachel Lerma ‘10 (Irvine, CA) and Lindsay D'Andrea ‘11 (Medford, NJ). D'Andrea wound up with the ball and had a free shot at an open net but, unfortunately for the Lions, kicked the ball into the left side of the net to negate a potential momentum builder with 11 minutes to play.

Mikayla Call paced both teams with 10 shots. For Emerson, D'Andrea led the way with four shots while Kendra Davidson 10 (Newport Beach, CA) recorded three shots in the losing effort.

Wirzburger made seven stops in net for the visiting Lions. St. Joe's doubled up Emerson in shots, 18-9, and held a 4-3 edge in corner kicks.

Saint Joseph's will travel to Providence, RI on Saturday October 11th to face off against Johnson & Wales University (6-6, 3-3 GNAC) in 1:00 PM contest. Emerson will travel to Northfield, VT on Saturday to square off against first-place Norwich University (9-2, 6-0 GNAC) at 1:00 PM.


Soccer Game Summary (Final)
2008 St. Joseph's College Women's Soccer
Emerson College vs St. Joseph's (Me.) (Oct 08, 2008 at Standish,ME)

Emerson College (6-4-1) vs. St. Joseph's (Me.) (6-4)
Date: Oct 08, 2008 Attendance: 60
Weather: Partly Cloudy

Goals by period 1 2 Tot
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Emerson College..... 0 0 - 0
St. Joseph's (Me.).. 0 2 - 2

SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 52:54 SJMWS Anna Willis (4) (Brianna Jordan) - Breakaway Goal
2. 66:52 SJMWS Mikayla Call (9) (Katie Jordan)

Shots: Emerson College 9, St. Joseph's (Me.) 18
Saves: Emerson College 7 (Baileigh Wirzburger 7), St. Joseph's (Me.) 5
(Katye Mayo 5)