GORHAM, Maine -- Senior Katie
Jordan (Sandwich, Mass.) scored the only goal 2:56
into the first sudden death overtime period to give St. Joseph's
College a 1-0 victory over the University of Southern Maine
Wednesday afternoon in a non-conference women's soccer match at the
USM Soccer Field.
The victory extends the Monks winning streak to seven, and runs
their unbeaten string to 10 matches (9-0-1). The Monks will head
into their conference tournament with a record of 13-4-1. The
Huskies lost their fourth straight match to fall to 4-11-1 with one
regular season match remaining.
St. Joseph's was awarded a free kick along the left wing touch line
about 25 yards out after a foul. Junior Brianna
Jordan (Scarborough, Maine) served a cross to the
back post where Katie Jordan
headed it by USM junior goalkeeper Alison Bradley (Auckland, New
Zealand) for the game winner. The goal was her 10th of the
season.
Playing on a slippery field in cold, windy conditions, both teams
missed excellent scoring opportunities during regulation time. St.
Joe's sophomore Mikayla Call (Portland, Maine) hit a shot over the
crossbar from 10 yards out early in the first half, and sophomore
Jessica Needham (East
Bridgewater, Mass.) had a cross paint the crossbar early in the
second half. USM senior Caitlin Brown (Camden, Maine) hit the
crossbar from about eight yards out with less than five minutes
remaining in regulation.
Junior goalkeeper Katye Mayo
(Fairfield, Maine) made three saves for the Lady Monks to record
her ninth shutout of the season. Bradley registered four saves.
Saint Joseph's had an 8-5 edge in shots, and both sides had three
corner kicks.
Southern Maine heads to Providence, R.I., on Saturday (1:00 p.m.)
to play Little East Conference foe Rhode Island College. Saint
Joseph's begins play in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference
(GNAC) tournament on Sunday (12:00 p.m.) hosting Johnson and Wales
University in a first round game.
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 OT Final
St. Joseph's (13-4-1) 0 0 1 1
Southern Maine (4-11-1) 0 0 0 0
Scoring: 1. St. J, Katie Jordan (Brianna Jordan) 92:56.
Goalie Saves: St. J, Katye Mayo 3 SM, Alison Bradley 4
Shots: St. J, 8 SM, 5
Corner Kicks: St. J, 3 SM, 3
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