#3 St. Joe's Plays
#4 Emmanuel on Saturday, 2:00 PM
STANDISH, ME -Saint Joseph's College will host the
2009 GNAC Championship game on Saturday as the third-seeded Monks
(20-7, 12-6 GNAC) are set to take on #4 Emmanuel College (17-10,
12-6) in a 2:00 PM title tip-off.
An NCAA DIII Tournament berth hangs in the balance, as the
conference champion receives an automatic qualifier into the
national tourney.
In semi-final matchups on Thursday, St. Joe's knocked out #7
Albertus Magnus, 75-64, and Emmanuel pulled off an upset victory,
94-91, in double-overtime against top-seeded Lasell College. The
GNAC championship appearance is the first for the Monks, a
second-year member of the league, and second for the Saints.
Saint Joseph's holds a 3-1 record against the Saints in the history
of the series and has defeated Emmanuel twice this season in a pair
of closely contested games. The Monks defeated the Saints at the
Alfond Center on January 19th, 73-65, and again in Boston on
February 17th, 82-75. SJC guard Elbie
Murphy ‘09 (Loudonville, NY) has averaged
15.5 points and 7.5 assists against Emmanuel this year, while
Saints' guard Mike Jackson
‘10 (New York, NY) has scored 20 points in both losses to the
Monks.
