East Providence, RI -Johnson & Wales (7-6-1, 4-3-1 GNAC) battled Saint Joseph's (6-4-1, 5-2-1) to a 3-3 tie in Great Northeast Athletic Conference women's soccer action at Pierce Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Johnson & Wales struck first when freshman Katlyn Gerrish (North Stonington, CT) collected a rebounded shot in the box and put the ball into the lower right hand corner of the net to give the Wildcats the 1-0 lead just 6:06 into the contest.

Saint Joseph's would tie the game at the 18:34 mark when sophomore Jessica Needham (East Bridgewater, MA) fed a pass to senior Katie Jordan (Sandwich, MA) who buried a shot from 10 yards out to knot the game at 1-1. The visiting Monks would take the 2-1 lead on sophomore Mikayla Call's (Portland, ME) unassisted goal at the 30:17 mark.

The Wildcats responded at 38:33, again on a rebounded shot, when freshman Amanda Aguiar (Fall River, MA) scored to make the game even at 2-2. The two teams would head to halftime tied with two goals apiece.

The two teams went back and forth through the first part of the second half before Johnson & Wales would take the lead after junior Angela Cazzato (Rensselear, NY) tossed a throw-in to freshman Samantha Reynolds (Plymouth, MA). Reynolds then put in a shot from 25 yards out to give the Wildcats the 3-2 lead at the 69:32 mark.

Saint Joseph's tied the game 3-3 at the 75:16 mark when junior Brianna Jordan (Scarborough, MA) lofted a shot from 40 yards out that went over the JWU keeper's head. Regulation would end with the match deadlocked at 3-3.

Both teams would have their chances in the two 10-minute overtime periods. Neither could capitalize, however, as they settled for the tie.

Sophomore Kory Blythe (Fall River, MA) had 10 saves for Johnson & Wales while junior Katye Mayo (Fairfield, ME) made four stops for Saint Joseph's of Maine.

The Wildcats will return to action on Wednesday, October 15th when they travel to Simmons for a GNAC contest, starting at 7:00 PM. St. Joe's will host Albertus Magnus College in conference action on Monday, October 13th at 1:00 PM.

Game Summary
SJC (6-4-1, 5-2-1) 2 1 -- 3
JWU (7-6-1, 4-3-1) 2 1 -- 3

Scoring Summary
Time Team Goal Scorer (Assist)
6:06 JWU Katlyn Gerrish (unassisted)
18:34 SJC Katie Jordan Jessica Needham)
30:17 SJC Mikayla Call (unassisted)
38:33 JWU Amanda Aguiar (unassisted)
69:32 JWU Samantha Reynolds Angela Cazzato)
75:16 SJC Brianna Jordan (unassisted)

Goalies: JWU - Kory Blythe, 10 saves, 3 GA, 110:00; SJC - Katye Mayo - 4 saves, 3 GA, 110:00
Shots: JWU - 16; SJC - 26