STANDISH, Maine – The 2017 Saint Joseph's College men's soccer team recently completed the most successful campaign in program history, with numerous team and individual records falling and various top-10 national rankings. With the season now in the rearview, let's take a look back, BY THE NUMBERS:
0 – ZERO losses
.047 – goals against average this fall – the lowest mark in NCAA Men's Soccer history
.952 – won-lost-tied percentage, a new team record and best mark in NCAA DIII Men's Soccer
.983 – cumulative save percentage this season – the best save rate in NCAA Men's Soccer history
1 – goal allowed in 1,930 minutes
2 – consecutive conference championships – first time in program history
2 – consecutive GNAC Coach of the Year accolades for Adrian Dubois
2:26 – time elapsed while junior forward Brett Mattos (Mahopac, N.Y.) scored three goals in a in a 5-0 win over Suffolk on September 30th – the fourth-fastest time in which a player netted three tallies in NCAA DIII Men's Soccer history
2.38 – points per game by Mattos, the seventh-highest total in NCAA DIII this fall
3 – major player conference honors at the end of the season with Mattos, junior defender Dalton Gaumer (Corona, Calif.), and junior goalkeeper Blake Mullen (Manchester, Conn.) earning GNAC Offensive Player, Defensive Player, and Goalkeeper of the Year awards, respectively
4 – seniors on this year's roster: Sean Baker (Medfield, Mass.), Daniel Fox (South Portland, Maine), Justin Karageorge (North Smithfield, R.I.), and Trevor Lopes (Cumberland, R.I.)
4 – goals scored by Mattos in the win over Suffolk on September 30th – the most ever netted by an SJC player in a single game
4 – categories in which the Monks paced NCAA DIII Men's Soccer this season (save percentage, shutout percentage, team goals against average, and won-lost-tied percentage)
5 – the Monks ranked fifth nationally in assists (62) and assists per game (2.95)
6 – SJC ranked sixth in goals (67), total points (196), and points per game (9.33) in the country
9 – All-Conference honorees (Mattos, Gaumer, Mullen, Strobino, Lopes, Twomey, Robinson, Taylor, and Duncan)
10 – wins at the Monks' new field, the SJC Athletics Complex, this fall; St. Joe's outscored opponents by a 36-0 margin on their new turf this season
14 – assists by sophomore Cody Elliott (Gorham, Maine) – the most in SJC single-season history and the sixth-highest total in NCAA DIII Men's Soccer
15 – game winning streak (starting with a 1-0 win over Bowdoin on September 19th and ending with a 2-1 NCAA Tournament triumph over Mitchell on November 11th) – the longest win string in team history
15 – career game-winning goals for Mattos, a new SJC career record
15 – different players scored at least one goal this fall
17 – national ranking in the November 7th D3Soccer.com poll
19 – victories for Saint Joseph's this fall, the most in team history
20 – shutouts recorded by the Monks this season, a total that is tied for the second most in NCAA DIII history with UC-Santa Cruz (2006) and Calvin (2015); Drew University posted 21 clean sheets in 2003
20 – goals scored by Mattos this season (SJC season record)
21 – game undefeated streak…and still going…
24 – SJC team and individual records broken this season
33 – players on the 2017 roster (four seniors, 12 juniors, nine sophomores, eight freshmen)
39 – career goals by Mattos (SJC career record)
39 – career victories for Mullen (SJC career record)
50 – points tallied by Mattos this fall (SJC season record)
61 – assists dealt by the Monks this fall (SJC season record)
67 – goals scored by the Monks this season (SJC season record)
83 – career games played by Sean Baker, a new team record
96 – points registered by Mattos over 63 career games (SJC career record)
195 – total points posted by Saint Joseph's this season (SJC season record)
369 – home attendance average, the highest mark in the conference
478 – shots taken by the Monks this fall (SJC season record)
1,706:09 – consecutive minutes of shutout play by Mullen, an NCAA Men's Soccer record
1,802:54 – consecutive shutout minutes recorded by the Monks – an NCAA Men's Soccer record
#GOMONKS
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Saint Joseph's College is Maine's only Catholic liberal arts college, providing a supportive, personalized and career-focused education for more than 100 years. From its 474-acre campus on the shores of Sebago Lake, the College offers more than 40 undergraduate programs to a population of approximately 1,000 students. Saint Joseph's College Online provides certificates, undergraduate and advanced degrees for working adults through an online learning program. For more, visit www.sjcme.edu.
