STANDISH, Maine – The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's soccer postseason accolades have been released and four Saint Joseph's College players have been honored.
Senior Keelin Sweeney (Hollis, Maine) has earned First Team honors while senior Madison Michaud (Presque Isle, Maine) is listed on the Second Team and first-year Lelia Weir (Bar Harbor, Maine) has claimed Third Team All-GNAC accolades. Weir and Sydney Gallop (Hermon, Maine) have also collected GNAC All-Rookie Team honors.
Sweeney claims the first All-Conference nod of her career and is listed as one of the top three defenders in the conference as a First Team selection after starting all 20 games on the backline this fall. The Monks' tri-captain is the first SJC defender to garner First Team All-GNAC honors since 2017 when current assistant coach Emily DeLuca '18 earned the same honor.
Michaud, a 2021 First Team All-GNAC selection, takes home Second Team honors after tying for the team lead in points (27) with 11 goals and five assists in 17 games. The senior forward and two-year captain caps her college career having scored 28 goals with 13 assists for 69 total points along with eight game-winning tallies in 49 games across three seasons.
Michaud leaves the program ranked among the Monks' all-time leaders in game winners (T-4th), goals per game (0.57, 6th), shots (162, 6th), points per game (1.41, 7th), goals (10th), and points (11th).
Weir collects Third Team All-GNAC and All-Rookie Team honors after netting three goals – including a pair of game clinchers – and three assists for nine total points this season. One of eight players to start all 20 games for the Monks, the freshman midfielder was a pivotal player in the heart of the pitch and was terrific on corner kicks during the 2022 campaign.
Gallop also earned GNAC All-Rookie Team mention after scoring three goals and divvying out an assist for seven points in 16 games as a freshman forward. Strong on the ball with a knack for finding the back of the net, Gallop figures to be an important player for the Monks as the team looks to fill the shoes of the departing 2023 senior class.
Under the watch of 10th-year Head Coach Jenelle Harris, the Monks posted a 10-9-1 overall record with a 9-3-1 mark in conference play en route to securing the #4 seed in the GNAC Tournament. St. Joe's opened the postseason with a decisive 3-1 quarterfinal victory over #5 Regis College on October 29th before being clipped in the semifinal round, 1-0, by top-seeded Johnson & Wales University, which proceeded to win the GNAC Championship for the third-consecutive season.
